diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/base-relationship.spec.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/base-relationship.spec.ts
index d4df8398c5..015c9126c9 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/base-relationship.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/base-relationship.spec.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ describe("Base relationship", () => {
       name: "user",
       type: "hasOne",
       nullable: false,
+      options: { mappedBy: "user_id" },
       mappedBy: "user_id",
       entity: entityRef,
     })
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/entity-builder.spec.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/entity-builder.spec.ts
index 206d4cfc47..094a91218a 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/entity-builder.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/entity-builder.spec.ts
@@ -3023,7 +3023,7 @@ describe("Entity builder", () => {
       const user = model.define("user", {
         id: model.number(),
         username: model.text(),
-        email: model.manyToMany(() => email),
+        email: model.belongsTo(() => email),
       })
 
       const entityBuilder = createMikrORMEntity()
@@ -4526,5 +4526,435 @@ describe("Entity builder", () => {
         },
       })
     })
+
+    test("define custom pivot table name", () => {
+      const model = new EntityBuilder()
+      const team = model.define("team", {
+        id: model.number(),
+        name: model.text(),
+        users: model.manyToMany(() => user, {
+          pivotTable: "users_teams",
+        }),
+      })
+
+      const user = model.define("user", {
+        id: model.number(),
+        username: model.text(),
+        teams: model.manyToMany(() => team, { pivotTable: "users_teams" }),
+      })
+
+      const entityBuilder = createMikrORMEntity()
+      const User = entityBuilder(user)
+      const Team = entityBuilder(team)
+
+      expectTypeOf(new User()).toMatchTypeOf<{
+        id: number
+        username: string
+        teams: EntityConstructor<{
+          id: number
+          name: string
+          users: EntityConstructor<{
+            id: number
+            username: string
+          }>
+        }>
+      }>()
+
+      expectTypeOf(new Team()).toMatchTypeOf<{
+        id: number
+        name: string
+        users: EntityConstructor<{
+          id: number
+          username: string
+          teams: EntityConstructor<{
+            id: number
+            name: string
+          }>
+        }>
+      }>()
+
+      const metaData = MetadataStorage.getMetadataFromDecorator(User)
+      expect(metaData.className).toEqual("User")
+      expect(metaData.path).toEqual("User")
+      expect(metaData.properties).toEqual({
+        id: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "number",
+          columnType: "integer",
+          name: "id",
+          nullable: false,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+        username: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "string",
+          columnType: "text",
+          name: "username",
+          nullable: false,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+        teams: {
+          reference: "m:n",
+          name: "teams",
+          entity: "Team",
+          pivotTable: "users_teams",
+        },
+        created_at: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "date",
+          columnType: "timestamptz",
+          name: "created_at",
+          defaultRaw: "now()",
+          onCreate: expect.any(Function),
+          nullable: false,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+        updated_at: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "date",
+          columnType: "timestamptz",
+          name: "updated_at",
+          defaultRaw: "now()",
+          onCreate: expect.any(Function),
+          onUpdate: expect.any(Function),
+          nullable: false,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+        deleted_at: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "date",
+          columnType: "timestamptz",
+          name: "deleted_at",
+          nullable: true,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+      })
+
+      const teamMetaData = MetadataStorage.getMetadataFromDecorator(Team)
+      expect(teamMetaData.className).toEqual("Team")
+      expect(teamMetaData.path).toEqual("Team")
+      expect(teamMetaData.properties).toEqual({
+        id: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "number",
+          columnType: "integer",
+          name: "id",
+          nullable: false,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+        name: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "string",
+          columnType: "text",
+          name: "name",
+          nullable: false,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+        users: {
+          reference: "m:n",
+          name: "users",
+          entity: "User",
+          pivotTable: "users_teams",
+        },
+        created_at: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "date",
+          columnType: "timestamptz",
+          name: "created_at",
+          defaultRaw: "now()",
+          onCreate: expect.any(Function),
+          nullable: false,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+        updated_at: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "date",
+          columnType: "timestamptz",
+          name: "updated_at",
+          defaultRaw: "now()",
+          onCreate: expect.any(Function),
+          onUpdate: expect.any(Function),
+          nullable: false,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+        deleted_at: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "date",
+          columnType: "timestamptz",
+          name: "deleted_at",
+          nullable: true,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+      })
+    })
+
+    test("define custom pivot entity", () => {
+      const model = new EntityBuilder()
+      const team = model.define("team", {
+        id: model.number(),
+        name: model.text(),
+        users: model.manyToMany(() => user, {
+          pivotEntity: () => squad,
+        }),
+      })
+
+      const squad = model.define("teamUsers", {
+        id: model.number(),
+        user: model.belongsTo(() => user, { mappedBy: "teams" }),
+        team: model.belongsTo(() => team, { mappedBy: "users" }),
+      })
+
+      const user = model.define("user", {
+        id: model.number(),
+        username: model.text(),
+        teams: model.manyToMany(() => team, { pivotEntity: () => squad }),
+      })
+
+      const entityBuilder = createMikrORMEntity()
+      const User = entityBuilder(user)
+      const Team = entityBuilder(team)
+      const Squad = entityBuilder(squad)
+
+      expectTypeOf(new User()).toMatchTypeOf<{
+        id: number
+        username: string
+        teams: EntityConstructor<{
+          id: number
+          name: string
+          users: EntityConstructor<{
+            id: number
+            username: string
+          }>
+        }>
+      }>()
+
+      expectTypeOf(new Team()).toMatchTypeOf<{
+        id: number
+        name: string
+        users: EntityConstructor<{
+          id: number
+          username: string
+          teams: EntityConstructor<{
+            id: number
+            name: string
+          }>
+        }>
+      }>()
+
+      const squadMetaData = MetadataStorage.getMetadataFromDecorator(Squad)
+      expect(squadMetaData.className).toEqual("TeamUsers")
+      expect(squadMetaData.path).toEqual("TeamUsers")
+      expect(squadMetaData.tableName).toEqual("team_users")
+
+      expect(squadMetaData.properties).toEqual({
+        id: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "number",
+          columnType: "integer",
+          name: "id",
+          nullable: false,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+        team: {
+          entity: "Team",
+          name: "team",
+          persist: false,
+          reference: "m:1",
+        },
+        team_id: {
+          columnType: "text",
+          entity: "Team",
+          fieldName: "team_id",
+          mapToPk: true,
+          name: "team_id",
+          nullable: false,
+          onDelete: undefined,
+          reference: "m:1",
+        },
+        user: {
+          entity: "User",
+          name: "user",
+          persist: false,
+          reference: "m:1",
+        },
+        user_id: {
+          columnType: "text",
+          entity: "User",
+          fieldName: "user_id",
+          mapToPk: true,
+          name: "user_id",
+          nullable: false,
+          onDelete: undefined,
+          reference: "m:1",
+        },
+        created_at: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "date",
+          columnType: "timestamptz",
+          name: "created_at",
+          defaultRaw: "now()",
+          onCreate: expect.any(Function),
+          nullable: false,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+        updated_at: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "date",
+          columnType: "timestamptz",
+          name: "updated_at",
+          defaultRaw: "now()",
+          onCreate: expect.any(Function),
+          onUpdate: expect.any(Function),
+          nullable: false,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+        deleted_at: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "date",
+          columnType: "timestamptz",
+          name: "deleted_at",
+          nullable: true,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+      })
+
+      const metaData = MetadataStorage.getMetadataFromDecorator(User)
+      expect(metaData.className).toEqual("User")
+      expect(metaData.path).toEqual("User")
+      expect(metaData.properties).toEqual({
+        id: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "number",
+          columnType: "integer",
+          name: "id",
+          nullable: false,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+        username: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "string",
+          columnType: "text",
+          name: "username",
+          nullable: false,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+        teams: {
+          reference: "m:n",
+          name: "teams",
+          entity: "Team",
+          pivotEntity: "TeamUsers",
+        },
+        created_at: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "date",
+          columnType: "timestamptz",
+          name: "created_at",
+          defaultRaw: "now()",
+          onCreate: expect.any(Function),
+          nullable: false,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+        updated_at: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "date",
+          columnType: "timestamptz",
+          name: "updated_at",
+          defaultRaw: "now()",
+          onCreate: expect.any(Function),
+          onUpdate: expect.any(Function),
+          nullable: false,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+        deleted_at: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "date",
+          columnType: "timestamptz",
+          name: "deleted_at",
+          nullable: true,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+      })
+
+      const teamMetaData = MetadataStorage.getMetadataFromDecorator(Team)
+      expect(teamMetaData.className).toEqual("Team")
+      expect(teamMetaData.path).toEqual("Team")
+      expect(teamMetaData.properties).toEqual({
+        id: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "number",
+          columnType: "integer",
+          name: "id",
+          nullable: false,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+        name: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "string",
+          columnType: "text",
+          name: "name",
+          nullable: false,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+        users: {
+          reference: "m:n",
+          name: "users",
+          entity: "User",
+          pivotEntity: "TeamUsers",
+        },
+        created_at: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "date",
+          columnType: "timestamptz",
+          name: "created_at",
+          defaultRaw: "now()",
+          onCreate: expect.any(Function),
+          nullable: false,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+        updated_at: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "date",
+          columnType: "timestamptz",
+          name: "updated_at",
+          defaultRaw: "now()",
+          onCreate: expect.any(Function),
+          onUpdate: expect.any(Function),
+          nullable: false,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+        deleted_at: {
+          reference: "scalar",
+          type: "date",
+          columnType: "timestamptz",
+          name: "deleted_at",
+          nullable: true,
+          getter: false,
+          setter: false,
+        },
+      })
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/has-many-relationship.spec.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/has-many-relationship.spec.ts
index 431980a80f..f1c0a7eb3c 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/has-many-relationship.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/has-many-relationship.spec.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ describe("HasMany relationship", () => {
       name: "user",
       type: "hasMany",
       nullable: false,
+      options: {},
       entity: entityRef,
     })
   })
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/has-one-relationship.spec.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/has-one-relationship.spec.ts
index 60eb7347b9..57fedb3908 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/has-one-relationship.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/has-one-relationship.spec.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ describe("HasOne relationship", () => {
       name: "user",
       type: "hasOne",
       nullable: false,
+      options: {},
       entity: entityRef,
     })
   })
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ describe("HasOne relationship", () => {
       name: "user",
       type: "hasOne",
       nullable: true,
+      options: {},
       entity: entityRef,
     })
   })
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/many-to-many.spec.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/many-to-many.spec.ts
index 310155e9b5..90fd733d5d 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/many-to-many.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/__tests__/many-to-many.spec.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ describe("ManyToMany relationship", () => {
       name: "user",
       type: "manyToMany",
       nullable: false,
+      options: {},
       entity: entityRef,
     })
   })
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/entity-builder.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/entity-builder.ts
index 72b67ef029..0495f422c2 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/entity-builder.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/entity-builder.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export class EntityBuilder {
    * Define an id property. Id properties are marked
    * primary by default
    */
-  id(options: ConstructorParameters<typeof IdProperty>[0]) {
+  id(options?: ConstructorParameters<typeof IdProperty>[0]) {
     return new IdProperty(options)
   }
 
@@ -162,7 +162,20 @@ export class EntityBuilder {
    *   relationship requires a pivot table to establish a many to many
    *   relationship between two entities
    */
-  manyToMany<T>(entityBuilder: T, options?: RelationshipOptions) {
+  manyToMany<T>(
+    entityBuilder: T,
+    options?: RelationshipOptions &
+      (
+        | {
+            pivotTable?: string
+            pivotEntity?: never
+          }
+        | {
+            pivotTable?: never
+            pivotEntity?: () => DmlEntity<any>
+          }
+      )
+  ) {
     return new ManyToMany<T>(entityBuilder, options || {})
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/helpers/create-mikro-orm-entity.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/helpers/create-mikro-orm-entity.ts
index 5a54ac26ca..0a0f56a330 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/helpers/create-mikro-orm-entity.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/helpers/create-mikro-orm-entity.ts
@@ -327,7 +327,10 @@ export function createMikrORMEntity() {
     /**
      * Otherside is a has many. Hence we should defined a ManyToOne
      */
-    if (otherSideRelation instanceof HasMany) {
+    if (
+      otherSideRelation instanceof HasMany ||
+      otherSideRelation instanceof DmlManyToMany
+    ) {
       ManyToOne({
         entity: relatedModelName,
         columnType: "text",
@@ -382,28 +385,12 @@ export function createMikrORMEntity() {
   ) {
     let mappedBy = relationship.mappedBy
     let inversedBy: undefined | string
+    let pivotEntityName: undefined | string
+    let pivotTableName: undefined | string
 
     /**
-     * A consistent pivot table name is created by:
-     *
-     * - Combining both the entity's names.
-     * - Sorting them by alphabetical order
-     * - Converting them from camelCase to snake_case.
-     * - And finally pluralizing the second entity name.
+     * Validating other side of relationship when mapped by is defined
      */
-    const pivotTableName = [
-      MikroORMEntity.name.toLowerCase(),
-      relatedModelName.toLowerCase(),
-    ]
-      .sort()
-      .map((token, index) => {
-        if (index === 1) {
-          return pluralize(camelToSnakeCase(token))
-        }
-        return camelToSnakeCase(token)
-      })
-      .join("_")
-
     if (mappedBy) {
       const otherSideRelation = relatedEntity.parse().schema[mappedBy]
       if (!otherSideRelation) {
@@ -438,9 +425,59 @@ export function createMikrORMEntity() {
       }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Validating pivot entity when it is defined and computing
+     * its name
+     */
+    if (relationship.options.pivotEntity) {
+      if (typeof relationship.options.pivotEntity !== "function") {
+        throw new Error(
+          `Invalid pivotEntity reference for "${MikroORMEntity.name}.${relationship.name}". Make sure to define the pivotEntity using a factory function`
+        )
+      }
+
+      const pivotEntity = relationship.options.pivotEntity()
+      if (!(pivotEntity instanceof DmlEntity)) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `Invalid pivotEntity reference for "${MikroORMEntity.name}.${relationship.name}". Make sure to return a DML entity from the pivotEntity callback`
+        )
+      }
+
+      pivotEntityName = parseEntityName(pivotEntity.parse().name).modelName
+    }
+
+    if (!pivotEntityName) {
+      /**
+       * Pivot table name is created as follows (when not explicitly provided)
+       *
+       * - Combining both the entity's names.
+       * - Sorting them by alphabetical order
+       * - Converting them from camelCase to snake_case.
+       * - And finally pluralizing the second entity name.
+       */
+      pivotTableName =
+        relationship.options.pivotTable ??
+        [MikroORMEntity.name.toLowerCase(), relatedModelName.toLowerCase()]
+          .sort()
+          .map((token, index) => {
+            if (index === 1) {
+              return pluralize(camelToSnakeCase(token))
+            }
+            return camelToSnakeCase(token)
+          })
+          .join("_")
+    }
+
     ManyToMany({
       entity: relatedModelName,
-      pivotTable: pgSchema ? `${pgSchema}.${pivotTableName}` : pivotTableName,
+      ...(pivotTableName
+        ? {
+            pivotTable: pgSchema
+              ? `${pgSchema}.${pivotTableName}`
+              : pivotTableName,
+          }
+        : {}),
+      ...(pivotEntityName ? { pivotEntity: pivotEntityName } : {}),
       ...(mappedBy ? { mappedBy: mappedBy as any } : {}),
       ...(inversedBy ? { inversedBy: inversedBy as any } : {}),
     })(MikroORMEntity.prototype, relationship.name)
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/relations/base.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/relations/base.ts
index 62ec0ffc6b..ca905c41b1 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/relations/base.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/relations/base.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export abstract class BaseRelationship<T> implements RelationshipType<T> {
       name: relationshipName,
       nullable: false,
       mappedBy: this.options.mappedBy,
+      options: this.options,
       entity: this.#referencedEntity,
       type: this.type,
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/types.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/types.ts
index e9a74e7e08..44726b7e0a 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/dml/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/dml/types.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export type PropertyType<T> = {
  */
 export type RelationshipOptions = {
   mappedBy?: string
-}
+} & Record<string, any>
 
 /**
  * The meta-data returned by the relationship parse
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export type RelationshipMetadata = {
   entity: unknown
   nullable: boolean
   mappedBy?: string
+  options: Record<string, any>
 }
 
 /**