diff --git a/Command/AbstractCommand.php b/Command/AbstractCommand.php
index f50b947..149ae6e 100644
--- a/Command/AbstractCommand.php
+++ b/Command/AbstractCommand.php
@@ -316,6 +316,18 @@ abstract class AbstractCommand extends ContainerAwareCommand
         return null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the name of the migrations table.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function getMigrationsTable()
+    {
+        $config = $this->getContainer()->getParameter('propel.configuration');
+
+        return $config['migrations']['tableName'];
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the name of the default connection.
      *
diff --git a/Command/MigrationDiffCommand.php b/Command/MigrationDiffCommand.php
index b83624e..0bdb09a 100644
--- a/Command/MigrationDiffCommand.php
+++ b/Command/MigrationDiffCommand.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class MigrationDiffCommand extends WrappedCommand
 
             ->addOption('connection',       null, InputOption::VALUE_IS_ARRAY | InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Connection to use. Example: default, bookstore')
             ->addOption('output-dir',       null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL,    'The output directory')
-            ->addOption('migration-table',    null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED,  'Migration table name', null)
+            ->addOption('migration-table',  null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL,  'Migration table name (if none given, the configured table is used)', null)
             ->addOption('table-renaming',     null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE,      'Detect table renaming', null)
             ->addOption('editor',             null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL,  'The text editor to use to open diff files', null)
             ->addOption('skip-removed-table', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE,      'Option to skip removed table from the migration')
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class MigrationDiffCommand extends WrappedCommand
 
         return array(
             '--connection'          => $this->getConnections($input->getOption('connection')),
-            '--migration-table'     => $input->getOption('migration-table'),
+            '--migration-table'     => $input->getOption('migration-table') ?: $this->getMigrationsTable(),
             '--output-dir'          => $input->getOption('output-dir') ?: $defaultOutputDir,
             '--table-renaming'      => $input->getOption('table-renaming'),
             '--editor'              => $input->getOption('editor'),
diff --git a/Command/MigrationDownCommand.php b/Command/MigrationDownCommand.php
index 6b57652..f0a5182 100644
--- a/Command/MigrationDownCommand.php
+++ b/Command/MigrationDownCommand.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class MigrationDownCommand extends WrappedCommand
             ->setDescription('Execute migrations down')
 
             ->addOption('connection',       null, InputOption::VALUE_IS_ARRAY | InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Connection to use. Example: default, bookstore')
-            ->addOption('migration-table',  null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED,  'Migration table name', BaseMigrationCommand::DEFAULT_MIGRATION_TABLE)
+            ->addOption('migration-table',  null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL,  'Migration table name (if none given, the configured table is used)', null)
             ->addOption('output-dir',       null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL,  'The output directory')
         ;
     }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class MigrationDownCommand extends WrappedCommand
 
         return array(
             '--connection'      => $this->getConnections($input->getOption('connection')),
-            '--migration-table' => $input->getOption('migration-table'),
+            '--migration-table' => $input->getOption('migration-table') ?: $this->getMigrationsTable(),
             '--output-dir'      => $input->getOption('output-dir') ?: $defaultOutputDir,
         );
     }
diff --git a/Command/MigrationStatusCommand.php b/Command/MigrationStatusCommand.php
index 3fc7ef8..68c9eeb 100644
--- a/Command/MigrationStatusCommand.php
+++ b/Command/MigrationStatusCommand.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class MigrationStatusCommand extends WrappedCommand
             ->setDescription('Get migration status')
 
             ->addOption('connection',       null, InputOption::VALUE_IS_ARRAY | InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Connection to use. Example: default, bookstore')
-            ->addOption('migration-table',  null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED,  'Migration table name', BaseMigrationCommand::DEFAULT_MIGRATION_TABLE)
+            ->addOption('migration-table',  null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL,  'Migration table name (if none given, the configured table is used)', null)
             ->addOption('output-dir',       null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL,  'The output directory')
         ;
     }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class MigrationStatusCommand extends WrappedCommand
 
         return array(
             '--connection'      => $this->getConnections($input->getOption('connection')),
-            '--migration-table' => $input->getOption('migration-table'),
+            '--migration-table' => $input->getOption('migration-table') ?: $this->getMigrationsTable(),
             '--output-dir'      => $input->getOption('output-dir') ?: $defaultOutputDir,
         );
     }
diff --git a/Command/MigrationUpCommand.php b/Command/MigrationUpCommand.php
index fd301c6..c8b0f66 100644
--- a/Command/MigrationUpCommand.php
+++ b/Command/MigrationUpCommand.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class MigrationUpCommand extends WrappedCommand
             ->setDescription('Execute migrations up')
 
             ->addOption('connection',       null, InputOption::VALUE_IS_ARRAY | InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Connection to use. Example: default, bookstore')
-            ->addOption('migration-table',  null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED,  'Migration table name', BaseMigrationCommand::DEFAULT_MIGRATION_TABLE)
+            ->addOption('migration-table',  null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL,  'Migration table name (if none given, the configured table is used)', null)
             ->addOption('output-dir',       null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL,  'The output directory')
         ;
     }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class MigrationUpCommand extends WrappedCommand
 
         return array(
             '--connection'      => $this->getConnections($input->getOption('connection')),
-            '--migration-table' => $input->getOption('migration-table'),
+            '--migration-table' => $input->getOption('migration-table') ?: $this->getMigrationsTable(),
             '--output-dir'      => $input->getOption('output-dir') ?: $defaultOutputDir,
         );
     }