diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
index aa60439..4d139d4 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
@@ -384,14 +384,17 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
     class << self
       def call(env)
         # HACK: For global rescue to have access to the original request and response
-        request = env["actioncontroller.rescue.request"] ||= Request.new(env)
-        response = env["actioncontroller.rescue.response"] ||= Response.new
-        process(request, response)
+        request   = env["actioncontroller.rescue.request"]  ||= Request.new(env)
+        response  = env["actioncontroller.rescue.response"] ||= Response.new
+        method    = env["actioncontroller.rescue.method"]   || :perform_action
+        args      = env["actioncontroller.rescue.args"]     || []
+
+        process(request, response, method, *args)
       end
 
       # Factory for the standard create, process loop where the controller is discarded after processing.
-      def process(request, response) #:nodoc:
-        new.process(request, response)
+      def process(request, response, method = :perform_action, *args) #:nodoc:
+        new.process(request, response, method, *args)
       end
 
       # Converts the class name from something like "OneModule::TwoModule::NeatController" to "NeatController".
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb
index de35b53..290141b 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb
@@ -60,9 +60,11 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
 
     module ClassMethods
       def call_with_exception(env, exception) #:nodoc:
+        env["actioncontroller.rescue.method"] = :rescue_action
+        env["actioncontroller.rescue.args"] = [exception]
         request = env["actioncontroller.rescue.request"]
         response = env["actioncontroller.rescue.response"]
-        new.process(request, response, :rescue_action, exception)
+        call(env)
       end
     end