diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index efe5d16..eacc165 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -209,6 +209,56 @@ TimezoneType saves timezone objects as strings on the way in and converts them b
         timezone = sa.Column(TimezoneType(backend='pytz'))
 
 
+Generic Relationship
+--------------------
+
+Generic relationship is a form of relationship that supports creating a 1 to many relationship to any target model.
+
+::
+
+    from sqlalchemy_utils import generic_relationship
+
+    class User(Base):
+        __tablename__ = 'user'
+        id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, primary_key=True)
+
+    class Customer(Base):
+        __tablename__ = 'customer'
+        id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, primary_key=True)
+
+    class Event(Base):
+        __tablename__ = 'event'
+        id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, primary_key=True)
+
+        # This is used to discriminate between the linked tables.
+        object_type = sa.Column(sa.Unicode(255))
+
+        # This is used to point to the primary key of the linked row.
+        object_id = sa.Column(sa.Integer)
+
+        object = generic_relationship(object_type, object_id)
+
+
+    # Some general usage to attach an event to a user.
+    us_1 = User()
+    cu_1 = Customer()
+
+    session.add_all([us_1, cu_1])
+    session.commit()
+
+    ev = Event()
+    ev.object = us_1
+
+    session.add(ev)
+    session.commit()
+
+    # Find the event we just made.
+    session.query(Event).filter_by(object=us_1).first()
+
+    # Find any events that are bound to users.
+    session.query(Event).filter(Event.object.is_type(User)).all()
+
+
 API Documentation
 -----------------
 
diff --git a/sqlalchemy_utils/__init__.py b/sqlalchemy_utils/__init__.py
index 2917856..aa4d3fa 100644
--- a/sqlalchemy_utils/__init__.py
+++ b/sqlalchemy_utils/__init__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from .functions import (
 )
 from .listeners import coercion_listener
 from .merge import merge, Merger
+from .generic import generic_relationship
 from .proxy_dict import ProxyDict, proxy_dict
 from .types import (
     ArrowType,
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ __all__ = (
     sort_query,
     table_name,
     with_backrefs,
+    generic_relationship,
     ArrowType,
     ColorType,
     CountryType,
diff --git a/sqlalchemy_utils/functions/__init__.py b/sqlalchemy_utils/functions/__init__.py
index d536df4..01208b6 100644
--- a/sqlalchemy_utils/functions/__init__.py
+++ b/sqlalchemy_utils/functions/__init__.py
@@ -90,14 +90,22 @@ def primary_keys(class_):
             yield column
 
 
-def table_name(class_):
+def table_name(obj):
     """
-    Return table name of given declarative class.
+    Return table name of given target, declarative class or the
+    table name where the declarative attribute is bound to.
     """
+    class_ = getattr(obj, 'class_', obj)
+
     try:
         return class_.__tablename__
     except AttributeError:
+        pass
+
+    try:
         return class_.__table__.name
+    except AttributeError:
+        pass
 
 
 def non_indexed_foreign_keys(metadata, engine=None):
diff --git a/sqlalchemy_utils/generic.py b/sqlalchemy_utils/generic.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..676cdb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlalchemy_utils/generic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+from sqlalchemy.orm.interfaces import MapperProperty, PropComparator
+from sqlalchemy.orm.session import _state_session
+from sqlalchemy.orm import attributes, class_mapper
+from sqlalchemy.util import set_creation_order
+from sqlalchemy import exc as sa_exc
+from .functions import table_name
+
+
+class GenericAttributeImpl(attributes.ScalarAttributeImpl):
+
+    def get(self, state, dict_, passive=attributes.PASSIVE_OFF):
+        if self.key in dict_:
+            return dict_[self.key]
+
+        # Retrieve the session bound to the state in order to perform
+        # a lazy query for the attribute.
+        session = _state_session(state)
+        if session is None:
+            # State is not bound to a session; we cannot proceed.
+            return None
+
+        # Find class for discriminator.
+        # TODO: Perhaps optimize with some sort of lookup?
+        discriminator = state.attrs[self.parent_token.discriminator.key].value
+        target_class = None
+        for class_ in state.class_._decl_class_registry.values():
+            name = table_name(class_)
+            if name and name == discriminator:
+                target_class = class_
+
+        if target_class is None:
+            # Unknown discriminator; return nothing.
+            return None
+
+        # Lookup row with the discriminator and id.
+        id = state.attrs[self.parent_token.id.key].value
+        target = session.query(target_class).get(id)
+
+        # Return found (or not found) target.
+        return target
+
+    def set(self, state, dict_, initiator,
+            passive=attributes.PASSIVE_OFF,
+            check_old=None,
+            pop=False):
+
+        # Set us on the state.
+        dict_[self.key] = initiator
+
+        # Get the primary key of the initiator and ensure we
+        # can support this assignment.
+        mapper = class_mapper(type(initiator))
+        if len(mapper.primary_key) > 1:
+            raise sa_exc.InvalidRequestError(
+                'Generic relationships against tables with composite '
+                'primary keys are not supported.')
+
+        pk = mapper.identity_key_from_instance(initiator)[1][0]
+
+        # Set the identifier and the discriminator.
+        discriminator = table_name(initiator)
+        dict_[self.parent_token.id.key] = pk
+        dict_[self.parent_token.discriminator.key] = discriminator
+
+
+class GenericRelationshipProperty(MapperProperty):
+    """A generic form of the relationship property.
+
+    Creates a 1 to many relationship between the parent model
+    and any other models using a descriminator (the table name).
+
+    :param discriminator
+        Field to discriminate which model we are referring to.
+    :param id:
+        Field to point to the model we are referring to.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, discriminator, id, doc=None):
+        self._discriminator_col = discriminator
+        self._id_col = id
+        self.doc = doc
+
+        set_creation_order(self)
+
+    def _column_to_property(self, column):
+        for name, attr in self.parent.attrs.items():
+            other = self.parent.columns.get(name)
+            if other is not None and column.name == other.name:
+                return attr
+
+    def init(self):
+        # Resolve columns to attributes.
+        self.discriminator = self._column_to_property(self._discriminator_col)
+        self.id = self._column_to_property(self._id_col)
+
+    class Comparator(PropComparator):
+
+        def __init__(self, prop, parentmapper):
+            self.prop = prop
+            self._parentmapper = parentmapper
+
+        def __eq__(self, other):
+            discriminator = table_name(other)
+            q = self.prop._discriminator_col == discriminator
+            q &= self.prop._id_col == other.id
+            return q
+
+        def __ne__(self, other):
+            return ~(self == other)
+
+        def is_type(self, other):
+            discriminator = table_name(other)
+            return self.prop._discriminator_col == discriminator
+
+    def instrument_class(self, mapper):
+        attributes.register_attribute(
+            mapper.class_,
+            self.key,
+            comparator=self.Comparator(self, mapper),
+            parententity=mapper,
+            doc=self.doc,
+            impl_class=GenericAttributeImpl,
+            parent_token=self
+        )
+
+
+def generic_relationship(*args, **kwargs):
+    return GenericRelationshipProperty(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/test_generic.py b/tests/test_generic.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c52a3ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_generic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from tests import TestCase
+from sqlalchemy_utils import generic_relationship
+
+
+class TestGenericForiegnKey(TestCase):
+
+    def create_models(self):
+        class Building(self.Base):
+            __tablename__ = 'building'
+            id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, primary_key=True)
+
+        class User(self.Base):
+            __tablename__ = 'user'
+            id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, primary_key=True)
+
+        class Event(self.Base):
+            __tablename__ = 'event'
+            id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, primary_key=True)
+
+            object_type = sa.Column(sa.Unicode(255), name="objectType")
+            object_id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, nullable=False)
+
+            object = generic_relationship(object_type, object_id)
+
+        self.Building = Building
+        self.User = User
+        self.Event = Event
+
+    def test_set_manual_and_get(self):
+        user = self.User()
+
+        self.session.add(user)
+        self.session.commit()
+
+        event = self.Event()
+        event.object_id = user.id
+        event.object_type = type(user).__tablename__
+
+        assert event.object is None
+
+        self.session.add(event)
+        self.session.commit()
+
+        assert event.object == user
+
+    def test_set_and_get(self):
+        user = self.User()
+
+        self.session.add(user)
+        self.session.commit()
+
+        event = self.Event(object=user)
+
+        assert event.object_id == user.id
+        assert event.object_type == type(user).__tablename__
+
+        self.session.add(event)
+        self.session.commit()
+
+        assert event.object == user
+
+    def test_compare_instance(self):
+        user1 = self.User()
+        user2 = self.User()
+
+        self.session.add_all([user1, user2])
+        self.session.commit()
+
+        event = self.Event(object=user1)
+
+        self.session.add(event)
+        self.session.commit()
+
+        assert event.object == user1
+        assert event.object != user2
+
+    def test_compare_query(self):
+        user1 = self.User()
+        user2 = self.User()
+
+        self.session.add_all([user1, user2])
+        self.session.commit()
+
+        event = self.Event(object=user1)
+
+        self.session.add(event)
+        self.session.commit()
+
+        q = self.session.query(self.Event)
+        assert q.filter_by(object=user1).first() is not None
+        assert q.filter_by(object=user2).first() is None
+        assert q.filter(self.Event.object == user2).first() is None
+
+    def test_compare_not_query(self):
+        user1 = self.User()
+        user2 = self.User()
+
+        self.session.add_all([user1, user2])
+        self.session.commit()
+
+        event = self.Event(object=user1)
+
+        self.session.add(event)
+        self.session.commit()
+
+        q = self.session.query(self.Event)
+        assert q.filter(self.Event.object != user2).first() is not None
+
+    def test_compare_type(self):
+        user1 = self.User()
+        user2 = self.User()
+
+        self.session.add_all([user1, user2])
+        self.session.commit()
+
+        event1 = self.Event(object=user1)
+        event2 = self.Event(object=user2)
+
+        self.session.add_all([event1, event2])
+        self.session.commit()
+
+        statement = self.Event.object.is_type(self.User)
+        q = self.session.query(self.Event).filter(statement)
+        assert q.first() is not None
diff --git a/tests/test_table_name.py b/tests/test_table_name.py
index 2cfc19e..234d22f 100644
--- a/tests/test_table_name.py
+++ b/tests/test_table_name.py
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@ class TestTableName(TestCase):
 
         self.Building = Building
 
-    def test_table_name(self):
+    def test_class(self):
         assert table_name(self.Building) == 'building'
         del self.Building.__tablename__
         assert table_name(self.Building) == 'building'
+
+    def test_attribute(self):
+        assert table_name(self.Building.id) == 'building'
+        assert table_name(self.Building.name) == 'building'
+
+    def test_target(self):
+        assert table_name(self.Building()) == 'building'