diff --git a/lib/perspectives/properties.rb b/lib/perspectives/properties.rb
index 7cb3fed..9ca6b86 100644
--- a/lib/perspectives/properties.rb
+++ b/lib/perspectives/properties.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ def _resolve_partial_class_name(name)
       Perspectives.resolve_partial_class_name(self.class.to_s.split('::').first, name)
     end
 
+    def _default_collection_param_name(collection_class)
+      if collection_class.respond_to?(:base_class)
+        collection_class.base_class.demodulize.downcase
+      else
+        collection_class.name.demodulize.downcase
+      end
+    end
+
     module ClassMethods
       def property(name, *names, &block)
         unless names.empty?
@@ -108,7 +116,10 @@ def _setup_nested(name, locals, options, &block)
               collection = instance_exec(self, &options[:collection])
               return unless collection.present?
 
-              as = options.fetch(:as, collection.first.class.base_class.name.downcase).to_sym
+              default_as_name = _default_collection_param_name(collection.first.class)
+
+              as = options.fetch(:as, default_as_name).to_sym
+
               Collection.new(collection.map { |o| klass.new(context, realized_locals.merge(as => o)) })
             else
               klass.new(context, realized_locals)
diff --git a/spec/lib/perspectives/properties_spec.rb b/spec/lib/perspectives/properties_spec.rb
index ec3dfb4..04dce97 100644
--- a/spec/lib/perspectives/properties_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/perspectives/properties_spec.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ class Properties < Perspectives::Base
       property(:name) { user.name }
 
       nested 'profile'
+
+      nested_collection '/some_name_space/groups/show',
+        collection: proc { user.groups },
+        property: :groups
     end
   end
 
@@ -17,10 +21,31 @@ class Profile < Perspectives::Base
     end
   end
 
+  module ::SomeNameSpace
+    class Group
+      def name
+        "a group"
+      end
+    end
+    module Groups
+      class Show < Perspectives::Base
+        param :group
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   let(:context) { {} }
   let(:name) { 'Andrew Warner' }
   let(:blog_url) { 'a-warner.github.io' }
-  let(:user) { OpenStruct.new :name => name }
+  let(:groups) do
+    [
+      SomeNameSpace::Group.new,
+      SomeNameSpace::Group.new
+    ]
+  end
+  let(:user) do
+    OpenStruct.new :name => name, :groups => groups
+  end
 
   let(:params) { {:user => user} }
 
@@ -28,4 +53,10 @@ class Profile < Perspectives::Base
 
   its(:name) { should == 'Andrew Warner' }
   its(:profile) { should_not be_nil }
+
+  describe '#groups' do
+    it 'should return a non-nil value' do
+      expect(subject.groups).not_to be_nil
+    end
+  end
 end