diff --git a/core/modules/field/tests/modules/field_test/field_test.field.inc b/core/modules/field/tests/modules/field_test/field_test.field.inc
index 7166f4b..d2f4a94 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/tests/modules/field_test/field_test.field.inc
+++ b/core/modules/field/tests/modules/field_test/field_test.field.inc
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ function field_test_field_info() {
     'shape' => array(
       'label' => t('Shape'),
       'description' => t('Another dummy field type.'),
-      'settings' => array(),
+      'settings' => array(
+        'foreign_key_name' => 'shape',
+      ),
       'instance_settings' => array(),
       'default_widget' => 'test_field_widget',
       'default_formatter' => 'field_test_default',
diff --git a/core/modules/field/tests/modules/field_test/field_test.install b/core/modules/field/tests/modules/field_test/field_test.install
index 5355e9b..b0a15a2 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/tests/modules/field_test/field_test.install
+++ b/core/modules/field/tests/modules/field_test/field_test.install
@@ -129,6 +129,18 @@ function field_test_field_schema($field) {
     );
   }
   else {
+    $foreign_keys = array();
+    // The 'foreign keys' key is not always used in tests.
+    if (!empty($field['settings']['foreign_key_name'])) {
+      $foreign_keys['foreign keys'] = array(
+        // This is a dummy foreign key definition, references a table that
+        // doesn't exist, but that's not a problem.
+        $field['settings']['foreign_key_name'] => array(
+          'table' => $field['settings']['foreign_key_name'],
+          'columns' => array($field['settings']['foreign_key_name'] => 'id'),
+        ),
+      );
+    }
     return array(
       'columns' => array(
         'shape' => array(
@@ -142,6 +154,6 @@ function field_test_field_schema($field) {
           'not null' => FALSE,
         ),
       ),
-    );
+    ) + $foreign_keys;
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/field_sql_storage/field_sql_storage.module b/core/modules/field_sql_storage/field_sql_storage.module
index b4587c2..3283b26 100644
--- a/core/modules/field_sql_storage/field_sql_storage.module
+++ b/core/modules/field_sql_storage/field_sql_storage.module
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ function _field_sql_storage_schema($field) {
   foreach ($schema['foreign keys'] as $specifier => $specification) {
     $real_name = _field_sql_storage_indexname($field['field_name'], $specifier);
     $current['foreign keys'][$real_name]['table'] = $specification['table'];
-    foreach ($specification['columns'] as $column => $referenced) {
+    foreach ($specification['columns'] as $column_name => $referenced) {
       $sql_storage_column = _field_sql_storage_columnname($field['field_name'], $column_name);
       $current['foreign keys'][$real_name]['columns'][$sql_storage_column] = $referenced;
     }
diff --git a/core/modules/field_sql_storage/lib/Drupal/field_sql_storage/Tests/FieldSqlStorageTest.php b/core/modules/field_sql_storage/lib/Drupal/field_sql_storage/Tests/FieldSqlStorageTest.php
index f31c63e..e02d4bb 100644
--- a/core/modules/field_sql_storage/lib/Drupal/field_sql_storage/Tests/FieldSqlStorageTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/field_sql_storage/lib/Drupal/field_sql_storage/Tests/FieldSqlStorageTest.php
@@ -426,21 +426,35 @@ function testFieldStorageDetails() {
    * Test foreign key support.
    */
   function testFieldSqlStorageForeignKeys() {
-    // Create a decimal field.
+    // Create a 'shape' field, with a configurable foreign key (see 
+    // field_test_field_schema()).
     $field_name = 'testfield';
-    $field = array('field_name' => $field_name, 'type' => 'text');
-    $field = field_create_field($field);
-    // Retrieve the field and instance with field_info and verify the foreign
-    // keys are in place.
+    $foreign_key_name = 'shape';
+    $field = array('field_name' => $field_name, 'type' => 'shape', 'settings' => array('foreign_key_name' => $foreign_key_name));
+    field_create_field($field);
+
+    // Retrieve the field definition and check that the foreign key is in place.
     $field = field_info_field($field_name);
-    $this->assertEqual($field['foreign keys']['format']['table'], 'filter_format', 'Foreign key table name preserved through CRUD');
-    $this->assertEqual($field['foreign keys']['format']['columns']['format'], 'format', 'Foreign key column name preserved through CRUD');
+    $this->assertEqual($field['foreign keys'][$foreign_key_name]['table'], $foreign_key_name, 'Foreign key table name preserved through CRUD');
+    $this->assertEqual($field['foreign keys'][$foreign_key_name]['columns'][$foreign_key_name], 'id', 'Foreign key column name preserved through CRUD');
+
+    // Update the field settings, it should update the foreign key definition too.
+    $foreign_key_name = 'color';
+    $field['settings']['foreign_key_name'] = $foreign_key_name;
+    field_update_field($field);
+
+    // Retrieve the field definition and check that the foreign key is in place.
+    $field = field_info_field($field_name);
+    $this->assertEqual($field['foreign keys'][$foreign_key_name]['table'], $foreign_key_name, t('Foreign key table name modified after update'));
+    $this->assertEqual($field['foreign keys'][$foreign_key_name]['columns'][$foreign_key_name], 'id', t('Foreign key column name modified after update'));
+
     // Now grab the SQL schema and verify that too.
-    $schema = drupal_get_schema(_field_sql_storage_tablename($field));
-    $this->assertEqual(count($schema['foreign keys']), 1, t("There is 1 foreign key in the schema"));
+    $schema = drupal_get_schema(_field_sql_storage_tablename($field), TRUE);
+    $this->assertEqual(count($schema['foreign keys']), 1, "There is 1 foreign key in the schema");
     $foreign_key = reset($schema['foreign keys']);
-    $filter_column = _field_sql_storage_columnname($field['field_name'], 'format');
-    $this->assertEqual($foreign_key['table'], 'filter_format', 'Foreign key table name preserved in the schema');
-    $this->assertEqual($foreign_key['columns'][$filter_column], 'format', 'Foreign key column name preserved in the schema');
+    $foreign_key_column = _field_sql_storage_columnname($field['field_name'], $foreign_key_name);
+    $this->assertEqual($foreign_key['table'], $foreign_key_name, 'Foreign key table name preserved in the schema');
+    $this->assertEqual($foreign_key['columns'][$foreign_key_column], 'id', 'Foreign key column name preserved in the schema');
   }
+  
 }