diff --git a/scope_private.go b/scope_private.go
index dae943e8..7212af2b 100644
--- a/scope_private.go
+++ b/scope_private.go
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ func (scope *Scope) typeName() string {
 
 func (scope *Scope) related(value interface{}, foreignKeys ...string) *Scope {
 	toScope := scope.New(value)
+	toScope.db = scope.db
 
 	for _, foreignKey := range append(foreignKeys, toScope.typeName()+"Id", scope.typeName()+"Id") {
 		if foreignValue, ok := scope.FieldByName(foreignKey); ok {