diff --git a/lib/mobility/backends/active_record/pg_hash.rb b/lib/mobility/backends/active_record/pg_hash.rb
index ac4d6c432..4c90c7560 100644
--- a/lib/mobility/backends/active_record/pg_hash.rb
+++ b/lib/mobility/backends/active_record/pg_hash.rb
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ def translations
         end
 
         setup do |attributes, options = {}|
-          affix = "#{options[:column_prefix]}%s#{options[:column_suffix]}"
-          attributes.each { |attribute| store (affix % attribute), coder: Coder }
+          attributes.each { |attribute| store (options[:column_affix] % attribute), coder: Coder }
         end
 
         class Coder
diff --git a/lib/mobility/backends/active_record/pg_query_methods.rb b/lib/mobility/backends/active_record/pg_query_methods.rb
index 6bb73e62f..0a262cc9f 100644
--- a/lib/mobility/backends/active_record/pg_query_methods.rb
+++ b/lib/mobility/backends/active_record/pg_query_methods.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module PgQueryMethods
         def initialize(attributes, options)
           super
           @arel_table   = options[:model_class].arel_table
-          @column_affix = "#{options[:column_prefix]}%s#{options[:column_suffix]}"
+          @column_affix = options[:column_affix]
 
           q = self
 
diff --git a/lib/mobility/backends/active_record/serialized.rb b/lib/mobility/backends/active_record/serialized.rb
index 3ce9f131d..8740bcf70 100644
--- a/lib/mobility/backends/active_record/serialized.rb
+++ b/lib/mobility/backends/active_record/serialized.rb
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ class ActiveRecord::Serialized
       # @option (see Backends::Serialized.configure)
       # @raise (see Backends::Serialized.configure)
       def self.configure(options)
+        super
         Serialized.configure(options)
       end
       # @!endgroup
 
       setup do |attributes, options|
         coder = { yaml: YAMLCoder, json: JSONCoder }[options[:format]]
-        column_affix = "#{options[:column_prefix]}%s#{options[:column_suffix]}"
-        attributes.each { |attribute| serialize (column_affix % attribute), coder }
+        attributes.each { |attribute| serialize (options[:column_affix] % attribute), coder }
       end
 
       setup_query_methods(QueryMethods)
diff --git a/lib/mobility/backends/hash_valued.rb b/lib/mobility/backends/hash_valued.rb
index eeedd17a0..6786e4294 100644
--- a/lib/mobility/backends/hash_valued.rb
+++ b/lib/mobility/backends/hash_valued.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module HashValued
       #   name from attribute name
       def initialize(_model, _attribute, options = {})
         super
-        @column_affix = "#{options[:column_prefix]}%s#{options[:column_suffix]}"
+        @column_affix = options[:column_affix]
       end
 
       # @!group Backend Accessors
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ def each_locale
         translations.each { |l, _| yield l }
       end
 
+      def self.included(backend_class)
+        backend_class.extend ClassMethods
+      end
+
+      module ClassMethods
+        def configure(options)
+          options[:column_affix] = "#{options[:column_prefix]}%s#{options[:column_suffix]}"
+        end
+      end
+
       private
 
       def column_name
diff --git a/lib/mobility/backends/sequel/pg_hash.rb b/lib/mobility/backends/sequel/pg_hash.rb
index 70113ab3b..0d879fde2 100644
--- a/lib/mobility/backends/sequel/pg_hash.rb
+++ b/lib/mobility/backends/sequel/pg_hash.rb
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ def translations
         end
 
         setup do |attributes, options|
-          column_affix = "#{options[:column_prefix]}%s#{options[:column_suffix]}"
-          columns = attributes.map { |attribute| (column_affix % attribute).to_sym }
+          columns = attributes.map { |attribute| (options[:column_affix] % attribute).to_sym }
 
           before_validation = Module.new do
             define_method :before_validation do
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ def translations
           end
           include before_validation
           include Mobility::Sequel::HashInitializer.new(*columns)
-          include Mobility::Sequel::ColumnChanges.new(attributes, column_affix: column_affix)
+          include Mobility::Sequel::ColumnChanges.new(attributes, column_affix: options[:column_affix])
 
           plugin :defaults_setter
           columns.each { |column| default_values[column] = {} }
diff --git a/lib/mobility/backends/sequel/pg_query_methods.rb b/lib/mobility/backends/sequel/pg_query_methods.rb
index e71f94b2b..d7a0cba66 100644
--- a/lib/mobility/backends/sequel/pg_query_methods.rb
+++ b/lib/mobility/backends/sequel/pg_query_methods.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module PgQueryMethods
 
         def initialize(attributes, options)
           super
-          @column_affix = "#{options[:column_prefix]}%s#{options[:column_suffix]}"
+          @column_affix = options[:column_affix]
           define_query_methods
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/mobility/backends/sequel/serialized.rb b/lib/mobility/backends/sequel/serialized.rb
index 216b94385..a4a9fafd6 100644
--- a/lib/mobility/backends/sequel/serialized.rb
+++ b/lib/mobility/backends/sequel/serialized.rb
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ class Sequel::Serialized
       # @option (see Backends::Serialized.configure)
       # @raise (see Backends::Serialized.configure)
       def self.configure(options)
+        super
         Serialized.configure(options)
       end
       # @!endgroup
 
       setup do |attributes, options|
         format = options[:format]
-        column_affix = "#{options[:column_prefix]}%s#{options[:column_suffix]}"
-        columns = attributes.map { |attribute| (column_affix % attribute).to_sym }
+        columns = attributes.map { |attribute| (options[:column_affix] % attribute).to_sym }
 
         plugin :serialization
         plugin :serialization_modification_detection