diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/named_scope.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/named_scope.rb
index 81b99f8..5854891 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/named_scope.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/named_scope.rb
@@ -71,6 +71,18 @@ module ActiveRecord
       #     end
       #   end
       #
+      #
+      # For testing complex named scopes, you can examine the scoping options using the
+      # <tt>scope_options</tt> method on the proxy itself.
+      #
+      #   class Shirt < ActiveRecord::Base
+      #     named_scope :colored, lambda { |color|
+      #       { :conditions => { :color => color } }
+      #     }
+      #   end
+      #
+      #   expected_options = { :conditions => { :colored => 'red' } }
+      #   assert_equal expected_options, Shirt.colored('red').scope_options
       def named_scope(name, options = {}, &block)
         scopes[name] = lambda do |parent_scope, *args|
           Scope.new(parent_scope, case options
@@ -103,6 +115,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
         load_found; self
       end
 
+      def scope_options
+        @proxy_options
+      end
+
       protected
       def proxy_found
         @found || load_found
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/named_scope_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/named_scope_test.rb
index e99448c..5704ae3 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/named_scope_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/named_scope_test.rb
@@ -112,4 +112,10 @@ class NamedScopeTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
 
     assert_equal Topic.find(:all, scope), Topic.scoped(scope)
   end
+
+  def test_scope_options
+    expected_scope_options = { :conditions => { :approved => true } }
+    assert_equal expected_scope_options, Topic.approved.scope_options
+  end
+
 end