diff --git a/DataFixtures/Loader/AbstractDataLoader.php b/DataFixtures/Loader/AbstractDataLoader.php
index 010ffe4..0dd2f6d 100644
--- a/DataFixtures/Loader/AbstractDataLoader.php
+++ b/DataFixtures/Loader/AbstractDataLoader.php
@@ -257,8 +257,7 @@ abstract class AbstractDataLoader extends AbstractDataHandler implements DataLoa
 
                 $reflectionClass = new \ReflectionClass($parentClass);
                 if (!$reflectionClass->isAbstract()) {
-                    $parentObj = new $parentClass;
-                    $parentObj->fromArray($obj->toArray());
+                    $parentObj = $obj->getParentOrCreate();
                     $this->saveParentReference($parentClass, $key, $parentObj);
                 }
 
@@ -267,6 +266,24 @@ abstract class AbstractDataLoader extends AbstractDataHandler implements DataLoa
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieve all the parent classes of a given class (for the inheritance).
+     *
+     * @param string     $class Class name of the current object
+     */
+    protected function getInheritedClasses($class) {
+        $reflectionClass = new \ReflectionClass($class);
+        $classes = array();
+
+        while (!$reflectionClass->isAbstract()) {
+            $classes[] = constant(constant($class.'::PEER').'::TABLE_NAME');
+            $class = get_parent_class(get_parent_class($class));
+            $reflectionClass = new \ReflectionClass($class);
+        }
+
+        return $classes;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Loads many to many objects.
      *
@@ -278,11 +295,11 @@ abstract class AbstractDataLoader extends AbstractDataHandler implements DataLoa
     {
         $middleTable = $this->dbMap->getTable($middleTableName);
         $middleClass = $middleTable->getClassname();
-        $tableName   = constant(constant(get_class($obj).'::PEER').'::TABLE_NAME');
+        $inheritedClasses = $this->getInheritedClasses(get_class($obj));
 
         foreach ($middleTable->getColumns() as $column) {
             if ($column->isForeignKey()) {
-                if ($tableName !== $column->getRelatedTableName()) {
+                if (!in_array($column->getRelatedTableName(), $inheritedClasses)) {
                     $relatedClass  = $this->dbMap->getTable($column->getRelatedTableName())->getClassname();
                     $relatedSetter = 'set' . $column->getRelation()->getName();
                 } else {
diff --git a/Tests/DataFixtures/Loader/YamlDataLoaderTest.php b/Tests/DataFixtures/Loader/YamlDataLoaderTest.php
index 890bb38..0755346 100644
--- a/Tests/DataFixtures/Loader/YamlDataLoaderTest.php
+++ b/Tests/DataFixtures/Loader/YamlDataLoaderTest.php
@@ -379,6 +379,81 @@ YAML;
         $this->assertInstanceOf('Propel\PropelBundle\Tests\Fixtures\DataFixtures\Loader\YamlInheritedRelationshipAuthor', $author);
     }
 
+    public function testLoadWithInheritedManyToManyRelationship()
+    {
+        $schema = <<<XML
+<database name="default" package="vendor.bundles.Propel.PropelBundle.Tests.Fixtures.DataFixtures.Loader" namespace="Propel\PropelBundle\Tests\Fixtures\DataFixtures\Loader" defaultIdMethod="native">
+
+    <table name="table_book_inherited_m2m_relationship" phpName="YamlInheritedM2MRelationshipBook">
+        <column name="id" type="integer" primaryKey="true" autoIncrement="true" />
+        <column name="name" type="varchar" size="255" />
+    </table>
+
+    <table name="table_history_book_inherited_m2m_relationship" phpName="YamlInheritedM2MRelationshipHistoryBook">
+        <behavior name="concrete_inheritance">
+            <parameter name="extends" value="table_book_inherited_m2m_relationship" />
+        </behavior>
+    </table>
+
+    <table name="table_author_inherited_m2m_relationship" phpName="YamlInheritedM2MRelationshipAuthor">
+        <column name="id" type="integer" primaryKey="true" autoIncrement="true" />
+        <column name="name" type="varchar" size="255" />
+    </table>
+
+    <table name="table_nobelized_author_inherited_m2m_relationship" phpName="YamlInheritedM2MRelationshipNobelizedAuthor">
+        <column name="nobel_year" type="integer" />
+        <behavior name="concrete_inheritance">
+            <parameter name="extends" value="table_author_inherited_m2m_relationship" />
+        </behavior>
+    </table>
+
+    <table name="table_book_author_inherited_m2m_relationship" phpName="YamlInheritedM2MRelationshipBookAuthor" isCrossRef="true">
+        <column name="author_id" type="integer" primaryKey="true" />
+        <column name="book_id" type="integer" primaryKey="true" />
+        <foreign-key foreignTable="table_author_inherited_m2m_relationship" phpName="Author">
+            <reference local="author_id" foreign="id" />
+        </foreign-key>
+        <foreign-key foreignTable="table_book_inherited_m2m_relationship" phpName="Book">
+            <reference local="book_id" foreign="id" />
+        </foreign-key>
+    </table>
+
+</database>
+XML;
+
+        $fixtures = <<<YAML
+Propel\PropelBundle\Tests\Fixtures\DataFixtures\Loader\YamlInheritedM2MRelationshipBook:
+    Book_1:
+        name: 'Supplice du santal'
+
+Propel\PropelBundle\Tests\Fixtures\DataFixtures\Loader\YamlInheritedM2MRelationshipHistoryBook:
+    Book_2:
+        name: 'Qiushui'
+
+Propel\PropelBundle\Tests\Fixtures\DataFixtures\Loader\YamlInheritedM2MRelationshipNobelizedAuthor:
+    NobelizedAuthor_1:
+        nobel_year: 2012
+        table_book_author_inherited_m2m_relationships: [Book_1, Book_2]
+
+YAML;
+
+        $filename = $this->getTempFile($fixtures);
+
+        $builder = new \PropelQuickBuilder();
+        $builder->setSchema($schema);
+        $con = $builder->build();
+
+        $loader = new YamlDataLoader(__DIR__.'/../../Fixtures/DataFixtures/Loader');
+        $loader->load(array($filename), 'default');
+
+        $authors = \Propel\PropelBundle\Tests\Fixtures\DataFixtures\Loader\YamlInheritedM2MRelationshipNobelizedAuthorPeer::doSelect(new \Criteria(), $con);
+        $this->assertCount(1, $authors);
+
+        $author = $authors[0];
+        $books = $author->getBooks();
+        $this->assertCount(2, $books);
+    }
+
     public function testLoadArrayToObjectType()
     {
         $schema = <<<XML