diff --git a/docs/en/reference/inheritance-mapping.rst b/docs/en/reference/inheritance-mapping.rst
index 40f50962a..9e895fcbc 100644
--- a/docs/en/reference/inheritance-mapping.rst
+++ b/docs/en/reference/inheritance-mapping.rst
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ Things to note:
 -  This feature is available for all kind of associations. (OneToOne, OneToMany, ManyToOne, ManyToMany)
 -  The association type *CANNOT* be changed.
 -  The override could redefine the joinTables or joinColumns depending on the association type.
+-  The override could redefine inversedBy to reference more than one extended entity.
 
 Attribute Override
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/doctrine-mapping.xsd b/doctrine-mapping.xsd
index 6a7e2a284..aef47b2a6 100644
--- a/doctrine-mapping.xsd
+++ b/doctrine-mapping.xsd
@@ -563,11 +563,16 @@
     <xs:sequence>
       <xs:element name="join-table" type="orm:join-table" minOccurs="0" />
       <xs:element name="join-columns" type="orm:join-columns" minOccurs="0" />
+      <xs:element name="inversed-by" type="orm:inversed-by-override" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
       <xs:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" namespace="##other"/>
     </xs:sequence>
     <xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:NMTOKEN" use="required" />
   </xs:complexType>
 
+  <xs:complexType name="inversed-by-override">
+    <xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:NMTOKEN" use="required" />
+  </xs:complexType>
+
   <xs:complexType name="attribute-overrides">
     <xs:sequence>
       <xs:element name="attribute-override" type="orm:attribute-override" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/AssociationOverride.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/AssociationOverride.php
index 1a9a31f18..83cff4179 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/AssociationOverride.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/AssociationOverride.php
@@ -50,4 +50,11 @@ final class AssociationOverride implements Annotation
      * @var \Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\JoinTable
      */
     public $joinTable;
+
+    /**
+     * The name of the association-field on the inverse-side.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $inversedBy;
 }
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataInfo.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataInfo.php
index f53999ce8..73f7dc647 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataInfo.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataInfo.php
@@ -2126,6 +2126,10 @@ class ClassMetadataInfo implements ClassMetadata
             $mapping['joinColumns'] = $overrideMapping['joinColumns'];
         }
 
+        if (isset($overrideMapping['inversedBy'])) {
+            $mapping['inversedBy'] = $overrideMapping['inversedBy'];
+        }
+
         if (isset($overrideMapping['joinTable'])) {
             $mapping['joinTable'] = $overrideMapping['joinTable'];
         }
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/AnnotationDriver.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/AnnotationDriver.php
index e8af86e84..a4e88dc51 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/AnnotationDriver.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/AnnotationDriver.php
@@ -440,6 +440,11 @@ class AnnotationDriver extends AbstractAnnotationDriver
                     $override['joinTable'] = $joinTable;
                 }
 
+                // Check for inversedBy
+                if ($associationOverride->inversedBy) {
+                    $override['inversedBy'] = $associationOverride->inversedBy;
+                }
+
                 $metadata->setAssociationOverride($fieldName, $override);
             }
         }
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/XmlDriver.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/XmlDriver.php
index 7f9a7ecc9..0dfbb850e 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/XmlDriver.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/XmlDriver.php
@@ -605,6 +605,11 @@ class XmlDriver extends FileDriver
                     $override['joinTable'] = $joinTable;
                 }
 
+                // Check for inversed-by
+                if (isset($overrideElement->{'inversed-by'})) {
+                    $override['inversedBy'] = (string) $overrideElement->{'inversed-by'}['name'];
+                }
+
                 $metadata->setAssociationOverride($fieldName, $override);
             }
         }
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/YamlDriver.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/YamlDriver.php
index aa288d0cd..73fda462d 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/YamlDriver.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/YamlDriver.php
@@ -611,6 +611,11 @@ class YamlDriver extends FileDriver
                     $override['joinTable'] = $joinTable;
                 }
 
+                // Check for inversedBy
+                if (isset($associationOverrideElement['inversedBy'])) {
+                    $override['inversedBy'] = (string) $associationOverrideElement['inversedBy'];
+                }
+
                 $metadata->setAssociationOverride($fieldName, $override);
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/DDC3579/DDC3579Admin.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/DDC3579/DDC3579Admin.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc9803d44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/DDC3579/DDC3579Admin.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\Models\DDC3579;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
+
+/**
+ * @Entity
+ * @AssociationOverrides({
+ *      @AssociationOverride(
+ *          name="groups",
+ *          inversedBy="admins"
+ *      )
+ * })
+ */
+class DDC3579Admin extends DDC3579User
+{
+    public static function loadMetadata($metadata)
+    {
+        $metadata->setAssociationOverride('groups', array(
+            'inversedBy' => 'admins'
+        ));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/DDC3579/DDC3579Group.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/DDC3579/DDC3579Group.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..821c06b57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/DDC3579/DDC3579Group.php
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\Models\DDC3579;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
+
+/**
+ * @Entity
+ */
+class DDC3579Group
+{
+
+    /**
+     * @GeneratedValue
+     * @Id @Column(type="integer")
+     */
+    private $id;
+
+    /**
+     * @Column
+     */
+    private $name;
+
+    /**
+     * @ArrayCollection
+     *
+     * @ManyToMany(targetEntity="DDC3579Admin", mappedBy="groups")
+     */
+    private $admins;
+
+    public function __construct($name = null)
+    {
+        $this->name = $name;
+        $this->users = new ArrayCollection();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $name
+     */
+    public function setName($name)
+    {
+        $this->name = $name;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return $this->name;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param DDC3579Admin $admin
+     */
+    public function addAdmin(DDC3579Admin $admin)
+    {
+        $this->admins[] = $admin;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return ArrayCollection
+     */
+    public function getAdmins()
+    {
+        return $this->admins;
+    }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/DDC3579/DDC3579User.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/DDC3579/DDC3579User.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a7ea5de6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/DDC3579/DDC3579User.php
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\Models\DDC3579;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
+
+/**
+ * @MappedSuperclass
+ */
+class DDC3579User
+{
+
+    /**
+     * @Id
+     * @GeneratedValue
+     * @Column(type="integer", name="user_id", length=150)
+     */
+    protected $id;
+
+    /**
+     * @Column(name="user_name", nullable=true, unique=false, length=250)
+     */
+    protected $name;
+
+    /**
+     * @var ArrayCollection
+     *
+     * @ManyToMany(targetEntity="DDC3579Group")
+     */
+    protected $groups;
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $name
+     */
+    public function __construct($name = null)
+    {
+        $this->name     = $name;
+        $this->groups   = new ArrayCollection;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return integer
+     */
+    public function getId()
+    {
+        return $this->id;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return $this->name;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $name
+     */
+    public function setName($name)
+    {
+        $this->name = $name;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param DDC3579Group $group
+     */
+    public function addGroup(DDC3579Group $group)
+    {
+        $this->groups->add($group);
+        $group->addUser($this);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return ArrayCollection
+     */
+    public function getGroups()
+    {
+        return $this->groups;
+    }
+
+    public static function loadMetadata($metadata)
+    {
+        $metadata->mapField(array(
+           'id'         => true,
+           'fieldName'  => 'id',
+           'type'       => 'integer',
+           'columnName' => 'user_id',
+           'length'     => 150,
+        ));
+
+        $metadata->mapField(array(
+            'fieldName' => 'name',
+            'type'      => 'string',
+            'columnName'=> 'user_name',
+            'nullable'  => true,
+            'unique'    => false,
+            'length'    => 250,
+        ));
+
+        $metadata->mapManyToMany(array(
+           'fieldName'      => 'groups',
+           'targetEntity'   => 'DDC3579Group'
+        ));
+
+        $metadata->setIdGeneratorType(\Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadataInfo::GENERATOR_TYPE_AUTO);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/AbstractMappingDriverTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/AbstractMappingDriverTest.php
index 248903c01..19d148b98 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/AbstractMappingDriverTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/AbstractMappingDriverTest.php
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ abstract class AbstractMappingDriverTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
         $this->assertEquals($personMetadata->name,                      $mapping['entities'][0]['entityClass']);
     }
 
-     /*
+    /*
      * @group DDC-964
      */
     public function testAssociationOverridesMapping()
@@ -747,6 +747,23 @@ abstract class AbstractMappingDriverTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
         $this->assertEquals(array('id'=>'adminaddress_id'), $adminAddress['targetToSourceKeyColumns']);
     }
 
+    /*
+     * @group DDC-3579
+     */
+    public function testInversedByOverrideMapping()
+    {
+
+        $factory        = $this->createClassMetadataFactory();
+        $adminMetadata  = $factory->getMetadataFor('Doctrine\Tests\Models\DDC3579\DDC3579Admin');
+
+        // assert groups association mappings
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('groups', $adminMetadata->associationMappings);
+        $adminGroups = $adminMetadata->associationMappings['groups'];
+
+        // assert override
+        $this->assertEquals('admins', $adminGroups['inversedBy']);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @group DDC-964
      */
@@ -1339,4 +1356,4 @@ class Comment
             'columnName' => 'content',
         ));
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/php/Doctrine.Tests.Models.DDC3579.DDC3579Admin.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/php/Doctrine.Tests.Models.DDC3579.DDC3579Admin.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd59e65fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/php/Doctrine.Tests.Models.DDC3579.DDC3579Admin.php
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?php
+
+$metadata->setAssociationOverride('groups', array(
+    'inversedBy' => 'admins'
+));
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/php/Doctrine.Tests.Models.DDC3579.DDC3579User.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/php/Doctrine.Tests.Models.DDC3579.DDC3579User.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1eb3555ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/php/Doctrine.Tests.Models.DDC3579.DDC3579User.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadataInfo;
+
+$metadata->mapField(array(
+   'id'         => true,
+   'fieldName'  => 'id',
+   'type'       => 'integer',
+   'columnName' => 'user_id',
+   'length'     => 150,
+));
+
+$metadata->mapField(array(
+    'fieldName' => 'name',
+    'type'      => 'string',
+    'columnName'=> 'user_name',
+    'nullable'  => true,
+    'unique'    => false,
+    'length'    => 250,
+));
+
+$metadata->mapManyToMany(array(
+   'fieldName'      => 'groups',
+   'targetEntity'   => 'DDC3579Group'
+));
+
+$metadata->setIdGeneratorType(ClassMetadataInfo::GENERATOR_TYPE_AUTO);
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/xml/Doctrine.Tests.Models.DDC3579.DDC3579Admin.dcm.xml b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/xml/Doctrine.Tests.Models.DDC3579.DDC3579Admin.dcm.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f9286706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/xml/Doctrine.Tests.Models.DDC3579.DDC3579Admin.dcm.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<doctrine-mapping xmlns="http://doctrine-project.org/schemas/orm/doctrine-mapping"
+      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+      xsi:schemaLocation="http://doctrine-project.org/schemas/orm/doctrine-mapping
+                          http://www.doctrine-project.org/schemas/orm/doctrine-mapping.xsd">
+
+    <entity name="Doctrine\Tests\Models\DDC3579\DDC3579Admin">
+        <association-overrides>
+            <association-override name="groups">
+                <inversed-by name="admins" />
+            </association-override>
+        </association-overrides>
+    </entity>
+
+</doctrine-mapping>
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/xml/Doctrine.Tests.Models.DDC3579.DDC3579User.dcm.xml b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/xml/Doctrine.Tests.Models.DDC3579.DDC3579User.dcm.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b6e213f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/xml/Doctrine.Tests.Models.DDC3579.DDC3579User.dcm.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<doctrine-mapping xmlns="http://doctrine-project.org/schemas/orm/doctrine-mapping"
+      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+      xsi:schemaLocation="http://doctrine-project.org/schemas/orm/doctrine-mapping
+                          http://www.doctrine-project.org/schemas/orm/doctrine-mapping.xsd">
+
+    <mapped-superclass name="Doctrine\Tests\Models\DDC3579\DDC3579User">
+        <id name="id" type="integer" column="user_id" length="150">
+            <generator strategy="AUTO"/>
+        </id>
+
+        <field name="name" column="user_name" type="string" length="250" nullable="true" unique="false" />
+
+        <many-to-many field="groups" target-entity="DDC3579Group" />
+    </mapped-superclass>
+
+</doctrine-mapping>
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/yaml/Doctrine.Tests.Models.DDC3579.DDC3579Admin.dcm.yml b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/yaml/Doctrine.Tests.Models.DDC3579.DDC3579Admin.dcm.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7420b14e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/yaml/Doctrine.Tests.Models.DDC3579.DDC3579Admin.dcm.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Doctrine\Tests\Models\DDC3579\DDC3579Admin:
+  type: entity
+  associationOverride:
+    groups:
+      inversedBy: admins
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/yaml/Doctrine.Tests.Models.DDC3579.DDC3579User.dcm.yml b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/yaml/Doctrine.Tests.Models.DDC3579.DDC3579User.dcm.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63d095035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/yaml/Doctrine.Tests.Models.DDC3579.DDC3579User.dcm.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Doctrine\Tests\Models\DDC3579\DDC3579User:
+  type: mappedSuperclass
+  id:
+    id:
+      type: integer
+      column: user_id
+      length: 150
+      generator:
+        strategy: AUTO
+  fields:
+    name:
+      type: string
+      column: user_name
+      length: 250
+      nullable: true
+      unique: false
+  manyToMany:
+    groups:
+      targetEntity: DDC3579Group