diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG b/activerecord/CHANGELOG
index 2a9a7c2042..4d117fd79b 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* to_xml: correct naming of included associations.  #5831 [josh.starcher@gmail.com]
+
 * Pushing a record onto a has_many :through sets the association's foreign key to the associate's primary key and adds it to the correct association.  #5815, #5829 [josh@hasmanythrough.com]
 
 * PostgreSQL: simplify index introspection query.  #5819 [stephen_purcell@yahoo.com]
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/xml_serialization.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/xml_serialization.rb
index 5324ae5a0a..2e4a038886 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/xml_serialization.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/xml_serialization.rb
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def add_includes
               tag = tag.dasherize if dasherize?
 
               builder.tag!(tag) do
-                records.each { |r| r.to_xml(opts) }
+                records.each { |r| r.to_xml(opts.merge(:root => association.to_s.singularize)) }
               end
             end
           when :has_one, :belongs_to
diff --git a/activerecord/test/base_test.rb b/activerecord/test/base_test.rb
index f52253dd8b..8fe57c35b9 100755
--- a/activerecord/test/base_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/base_test.rb
@@ -1319,6 +1319,11 @@ def test_to_xml_including_has_many_association
     assert xml.include?(%(<replies><reply>))
     assert xml.include?(%(<title>The Second Topic's of the day</title>))
   end
+
+  def test_array_to_xml_including_has_many_association
+    xml = [ topics(:first), topics(:second) ].to_xml(:indent => 0, :skip_instruct => true, :include => :replies)
+    assert xml.include?(%(<replies><reply>))
+  end
   
   def test_array_to_xml_including_has_one_association
     xml = [ companies(:first_firm), companies(:rails_core) ].to_xml(:indent => 0, :skip_instruct => true, :include => :account)