diff --git a/includes/rules.core.inc b/includes/rules.core.inc
index 2014e0e..0e98a0d 100644
--- a/includes/rules.core.inc
+++ b/includes/rules.core.inc
@@ -17,7 +17,18 @@ require_once dirname(__FILE__) . '/faces.inc';
 class RulesEntityController extends EntityAPIControllerExportable {
 
   /**
-   * Overriden.
+   * Overridden.
+   *
+   * @see EntityAPIController::create()
+   */
+  public function create(array $values = array()) {
+    // Default to rules as owning module.
+    $values += array('owner' => 'rules');
+    return parent::create($values);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Overridden.
    * @see DrupalDefaultEntityController::attachLoad()
    */
   protected function attachLoad(&$queried_entities, $revision_id = FALSE) {
@@ -1079,7 +1090,15 @@ abstract class RulesPlugin extends RulesExtendable {
 
       $this->plugin = $this->itemName;
       $this->name = isset($name) ? $name : $this->name;
+      // Module stores the module via which the rule is configured and is used
+      // for generating machine names with the right prefix. However, for
+      // default configurations 'module' points to the module providing the
+      // default configuration, so the module via which the rules is configured
+      // is stored in the "owner" property.
+      // @todo: For Drupal 8 use "owner" for generating machine names also and
+      // module only for the modules providing default configurations.
       $this->module = !isset($this->module) || $module != 'rules' ? $module : $this->module;
+      $this->owner = !isset($this->owner) || $module != 'rules' ? $module : $this->owner;
       $this->ensureNameExists();
       $this->data = $this;
       $return = entity_get_controller('rules_config')->save($this);
@@ -1135,7 +1154,9 @@ abstract class RulesPlugin extends RulesExtendable {
     // Keep the id always as we need it for the recursion prevention.
     $array = drupal_map_assoc(array('parent', 'id', 'elementId', 'weight', 'settings'));
     // Keep properties related to configurations if they are there.
-    foreach (array('name', 'module', 'status', 'label', 'recursion', 'tags') as $key) {
+    $info = entity_get_info('rules_config');
+    $fields = array_merge($info['schema_fields_sql']['base table'], array('recursion', 'tags'));
+    foreach ($fields as $key) {
       if (isset($this->$key)) {
         $array[$key] = $key;
       }
diff --git a/rules.api.php b/rules.api.php
index 3905692..e672117 100644
--- a/rules.api.php
+++ b/rules.api.php
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ function hook_rules_config_insert($config) {
  *   The rules configuration that is being inserted or updated.
  */
 function hook_rules_config_presave($config) {
-  if ($config->id && $config->module == 'yours') {
+  if ($config->id && $config->owner == 'your_module') {
     // Add custom condition.
     $config->conditon(/* Your condition */);
   }
diff --git a/rules.install b/rules.install
index c27dd68..b91e94b 100644
--- a/rules.install
+++ b/rules.install
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ function rules_schema() {
         'length' => 255,
         'not null' => FALSE,
       ),
+      'owner' => array(
+        'description' => 'The name of the module via which the rule has been configured.',
+        'type' => 'varchar',
+        'length' => 255,
+        'not null' => TRUE,
+        'default' => 'rules',
+      ),
       'access_exposed' => array(
         'type' => 'int',
         'not null' => TRUE,
@@ -447,3 +454,17 @@ function rules_update_7209() {
 function rules_update_7210() {
   variable_del('rules_empty_sets');
 }
+
+/**
+ * Creates the "owner" column.
+ */
+function rules_update_7211() {
+  // Create a owner column.
+  db_add_field('rules_config', 'owner', array(
+    'description' => 'The name of the module via which the rule has been configured.',
+    'type' => 'varchar',
+    'length' => 255,
+    'not null' => TRUE,
+    'default' => 'rules',
+  ));
+}
diff --git a/ui/ui.controller.inc b/ui/ui.controller.inc
index fd86a95..af38f41 100644
--- a/ui/ui.controller.inc
+++ b/ui/ui.controller.inc
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@ class RulesUIController {
       'show events' => isset($conditions['plugin']) && $conditions['plugin'] == 'reaction rule',
       'show execution op' => !(isset($conditions['plugin']) && $conditions['plugin'] == 'reaction rule'),
     );
+    // By default show only configurations owned by rules.
+    $conditions += array(
+      'owner' => 'rules',
+    );
     if (!empty($options['base path'])) {
       RulesPluginUI::$basePath = $options['base path'];
     }
diff --git a/ui/ui.core.inc b/ui/ui.core.inc
index d202e34..163c0f8 100644
--- a/ui/ui.core.inc
+++ b/ui/ui.core.inc
@@ -420,6 +420,8 @@ class RulesPluginUI extends FacesExtender implements RulesPluginUIInterface {
       '#required' => TRUE,
       '#weight' => -5,
     );
+    // @todo: For Drupal 8 use "owner" for generating machine names and
+    // module only for the modules providing default configurations.
     if (!empty($this->element->module) && !empty($this->element->name) && $this->element->module == 'rules' && strpos($this->element->name, 'rules_') === 0) {
       // Remove the Rules module prefix from the machine name.
       $machine_name = substr($this->element->name, strlen($this->element->module) + 1);