diff --git a/render/auto.go b/render/auto.go
index b0ce48e89..1bf98ffa8 100644
--- a/render/auto.go
+++ b/render/auto.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (htmlAutoRenderer) ContentType() string {
 }
 
 func (ir htmlAutoRenderer) Render(w io.Writer, data Data) error {
-	name := inflect.Name(strings.ToLower(ir.typeName()))
+	name := inflect.Name(inflect.Underscore(ir.typeName()))
 	name = inflect.Name(name.Singular())
 	pname := inflect.Name(name.Plural())
 
diff --git a/render/auto_test.go b/render/auto_test.go
index ac6ad9bb8..f4c66fc80 100644
--- a/render/auto_test.go
+++ b/render/auto_test.go
@@ -94,6 +94,32 @@ func Test_Auto_HTML_List_Plural(t *testing.T) {
 	r.NoError(err)
 }
 
+func Test_Auto_HTML_List_Plural_MultiWord(t *testing.T) {
+	r := require.New(t)
+
+	type RoomProvider struct {
+		Name string
+	}
+
+	type RoomProviders []RoomProvider
+
+	err := withHTMLFile("room_providers/index.html", "INDEX: <%= len(roomProviders) %>", func(e *render.Engine) {
+		app := buffalo.New(buffalo.Options{})
+		app.GET("/room_providers", func(c buffalo.Context) error {
+			return c.Render(200, e.Auto(c, RoomProviders{
+				RoomProvider{Name: "Ford"},
+				RoomProvider{Name: "Chevy"},
+			}))
+		})
+
+		w := willie.New(app)
+		res := w.HTML("/room_providers").Get()
+
+		r.Contains(res.Body.String(), "INDEX: 2")
+	})
+	r.NoError(err)
+}
+
 func Test_Auto_HTML_Show(t *testing.T) {
 	r := require.New(t)