diff --git a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/meta/FieldMetaData.java b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/meta/FieldMetaData.java
index aa0ab3d12..99add4318 100644
--- a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/meta/FieldMetaData.java
+++ b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/meta/FieldMetaData.java
@@ -298,6 +298,14 @@ public class FieldMetaData
         return _name;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The field name, qualified by the owning class.
+     * @deprecated Use getFullName(boolean) instead.
+     */
+    public String getFullName() {
+        return getFullName(false);
+    }
+
     /**
      * The field name, qualified by the owning class and optionally the
      * embedding owner's name (if any).