diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/clientlibrary/lib/worker/KinesisClientLibConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/clientlibrary/lib/worker/KinesisClientLibConfiguration.java
index c35f0cd5..133677c3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/clientlibrary/lib/worker/KinesisClientLibConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/clientlibrary/lib/worker/KinesisClientLibConfiguration.java
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ public class KinesisClientLibConfiguration {
 
 
     private String applicationName;
+    private String tableName;
     private String streamName;
     private String kinesisEndpoint;
     private InitialPositionInStream initialPositionInStream;
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ public class KinesisClientLibConfiguration {
         checkIsValuePositive("MetricsMaxQueueSize", (long) metricsMaxQueueSize);
         checkIsRegionNameValid(regionName);
         this.applicationName = applicationName;
+        this.tableName = applicationName;
         this.streamName = streamName;
         this.kinesisEndpoint = kinesisEndpoint;
         this.initialPositionInStream = initialPositionInStream;
@@ -366,6 +368,13 @@ public class KinesisClientLibConfiguration {
         return applicationName;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return Name of the table to use in DynamoDB
+     */
+    public String getTableName() {
+        return tableName;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return Time within which a worker should renew a lease (else it is assumed dead)
      */
@@ -572,6 +581,15 @@ public class KinesisClientLibConfiguration {
     }
 
     // CHECKSTYLE:IGNORE HiddenFieldCheck FOR NEXT 190 LINES
+    /**
+     * @param tableName name of the lease table in DynamoDB
+     * @return KinesisClientLibConfiguration
+     */
+    public KinesisClientLibConfiguration withTableName(String tableName) {
+        this.tableName = tableName;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param kinesisEndpoint Kinesis endpoint
      * @return KinesisClientLibConfiguration
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/clientlibrary/lib/worker/Worker.java b/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/clientlibrary/lib/worker/Worker.java
index dbbf934d..f1ca9bc1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/clientlibrary/lib/worker/Worker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/clientlibrary/lib/worker/Worker.java
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public class Worker implements Runnable {
                 config.shouldCleanupLeasesUponShardCompletion(),
                 null,
                 new KinesisClientLibLeaseCoordinator(
-                        new KinesisClientLeaseManager(config.getApplicationName(), dynamoDBClient),
+                        new KinesisClientLeaseManager(config.getTableName(), config.getApplicationName(), dynamoDBClient),
                         config.getWorkerIdentifier(),
                         config.getFailoverTimeMillis(),
                         config.getEpsilonMillis(),
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ public class Worker implements Runnable {
                     config.getShardSyncIntervalMillis(),
                     config.shouldCleanupLeasesUponShardCompletion(),
                     null,
-                    new KinesisClientLibLeaseCoordinator(new KinesisClientLeaseManager(config.getApplicationName(),
+                    new KinesisClientLibLeaseCoordinator(new KinesisClientLeaseManager(config.getTableName(),
                             dynamoDBClient),
                             config.getWorkerIdentifier(),
                             config.getFailoverTimeMillis(),