diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Table.php b/lib/Doctrine/Table.php
index 46e7f255d..354640ed6 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Table.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Table.php
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ class Doctrine_Table extends Doctrine_Configurable implements Countable
      * @var Doctrine_Relation_Parser $_parser   relation parser object
      */
     protected $_parser;
+    /**
+     * @var Doctrine_AuditLog $_auditLog
+     */
+    protected $_auditLog;
     /**
      * the constructor
      * @throws Doctrine_Connection_Exception    if there are no opened connections
@@ -1243,6 +1247,14 @@ class Doctrine_Table extends Doctrine_Configurable implements Countable
     public function isTree() {
         return ( ! is_null($this->options['treeImpl'])) ? true : false;
     }
+    public function getAuditLog()
+    {
+        if ( ! isset($this->_auditLog)) {
+            $this->_auditLog = new Doctrine_AuditLog($this);
+        }
+        
+        return $this->_auditLog;
+    }
     /**
      * returns a string representation of this object
      *