diff --git a/src/Configuration.php b/src/Configuration.php
index c1ecdcc4d..7537af72b 100644
--- a/src/Configuration.php
+++ b/src/Configuration.php
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public function delayFlush(callable $callback): mixed
      * @phpstan-param Proxy<TObject>|TObject|class-string<TObject> $objectOrClass
      * @phpstan-return RepositoryProxy<TObject>
      */
-    public function repositoryFor(object|string $objectOrClass): RepositoryProxy
+    public function repositoryFor(object|string $objectOrClass, string|null $persistentManagerName = null): RepositoryProxy
     {
         if ($objectOrClass instanceof Proxy) {
             $objectOrClass = $objectOrClass->object();
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public function repositoryFor(object|string $objectOrClass): RepositoryProxy
         }
 
         /** @var EntityRepository<TObject>|null $repository */
-        $repository = $this->managerRegistry()?->getRepository($objectOrClass);
+        $repository = $this->managerRegistry()?->getRepository($objectOrClass, $persistentManagerName);
 
         if (!$repository) {
             throw new \RuntimeException(\sprintf('No repository registered for "%s".', $objectOrClass));
diff --git a/src/ModelFactory.php b/src/ModelFactory.php
index b74390528..ea3f74b16 100644
--- a/src/ModelFactory.php
+++ b/src/ModelFactory.php
@@ -260,9 +260,9 @@ final public static function assert(): RepositoryAssertions
     /**
      * @phpstan-return RepositoryProxy<TModel>
      */
-    final public static function repository(): RepositoryProxy
+    final public static function repository(string|null $persistentManagerName = null): RepositoryProxy
     {
-        return static::configuration()->repositoryFor(static::getClass());
+        return static::configuration()->repositoryFor(static::getClass(), $persistentManagerName);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Proxy.php b/src/Proxy.php
index 215303f5c..80b41a1e3 100644
--- a/src/Proxy.php
+++ b/src/Proxy.php
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ public function forceGet(string $property)
         return Instantiator::forceGet($this->object(), $property);
     }
 
-    public function repository(): RepositoryProxy
+    public function repository(string|null $persistentManagerName = null): RepositoryProxy
     {
-        return Factory::configuration()->repositoryFor($this->class);
+        return Factory::configuration()->repositoryFor($this->class, $persistentManagerName);
     }
 
     public function enableAutoRefresh(): self
diff --git a/src/functions.php b/src/functions.php
index 2d9f028bb..509b57f27 100644
--- a/src/functions.php
+++ b/src/functions.php
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ function instantiate_many(int $number, string $class, array|callable $attributes
  *
  * @return RepositoryProxy<TObject>
  */
-function repository(object|string $objectOrClass): RepositoryProxy
+function repository(object|string $objectOrClass, string|null $persistentManagerName = null): RepositoryProxy
 {
-    return Factory::configuration()->repositoryFor($objectOrClass);
+    return Factory::configuration()->repositoryFor($objectOrClass, $persistentManagerName);
 }
 
 /**