diff --git a/extensions/gii/generators/model/Generator.php b/extensions/gii/generators/model/Generator.php
index 9a9401654c..3af552d327 100644
--- a/extensions/gii/generators/model/Generator.php
+++ b/extensions/gii/generators/model/Generator.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class Generator extends \yii\gii\Generator
     public $baseClass = 'yii\db\ActiveRecord';
     public $generateRelations = true;
     public $generateLabelsFromComments = false;
+    public $useTablePrefix=false;
 
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ class Generator extends \yii\gii\Generator
             [['baseClass'], 'validateClass', 'params' => ['extends' => ActiveRecord::className()]],
             [['generateRelations', 'generateLabelsFromComments'], 'boolean'],
             [['enableI18N'], 'boolean'],
+            [['useTablePrefix'], 'boolean'],
             [['messageCategory'], 'validateMessageCategory', 'skipOnEmpty' => false],
         ]);
     }
@@ -533,6 +535,26 @@ class Generator extends \yii\gii\Generator
         return $this->_tableNames = $tableNames;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Generates a the tablename with tableprefix usage .
+     * @param  string $tableName the table name (which may contain schema prefix)
+     * @return string the generated table name if useTablePrefix == true return with {{%}} depending of the position of the prefix
+     */
+    public function generateTablename($tableName)
+    {
+        if (!$this->useTablePrefix) {
+            return $tableName;
+        } else {
+            $db = $this->getDbConnection();
+            if (preg_match("/^{$db->tablePrefix}(.*?)$/", $tableName, $matches)) {
+                $tableName = '{{%'.$matches[1].'}}';
+            } elseif (preg_match("/^(.*?){$db->tablePrefix}$/", $tableName, $matches)) {
+                $tableName = '{{'.$matches[1].'%}}';
+            }
+            return $tableName;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Generates a class name from the specified table name.
      * @param string $tableName the table name (which may contain schema prefix)
diff --git a/extensions/gii/generators/model/default/model.php b/extensions/gii/generators/model/default/model.php
index 2dfcd82fb7..44b7c61c96 100644
--- a/extensions/gii/generators/model/default/model.php
+++ b/extensions/gii/generators/model/default/model.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class <?= $className ?> extends <?= '\\' . ltrim($generator->baseClass, '\\') .
      */
     public static function tableName()
     {
-        return '<?= $tableName ?>';
+        return '<?= $generator->generateTablename($tableName) ?>';
     }
 <?php if ($generator->db !== 'db'): ?>
 
diff --git a/extensions/gii/generators/model/form.php b/extensions/gii/generators/model/form.php
index 8f53b01eb2..f4147a1294 100644
--- a/extensions/gii/generators/model/form.php
+++ b/extensions/gii/generators/model/form.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ echo $form->field($generator, 'modelClass');
 echo $form->field($generator, 'ns');
 echo $form->field($generator, 'baseClass');
 echo $form->field($generator, 'db');
+echo $form->field($generator, 'useTablePrefix')->checkbox();
 echo $form->field($generator, 'generateRelations')->checkbox();
 echo $form->field($generator, 'generateLabelsFromComments')->checkbox();
 echo $form->field($generator, 'enableI18N')->checkbox();