diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb
index 4c76e9642fe3d..19f55143bfb2c 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ def textilize(text, *options)
       #   textilize_without_paragraph("Visit the Rails website "here":http://www.rubyonrails.org/.)
       #   # => "Visit the Rails website <a href="http://www.rubyonrails.org/">here</a>."
       def textilize_without_paragraph(text, *options)
-        textiled = textilize(text, options)
+        textiled = textilize(text, *options)
         if textiled[0..2] == "<p>" then textiled = textiled[3..-1] end
         if textiled[-4..-1] == "</p>" then textiled = textiled[0..-5] end
         return textiled
diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/text_helper_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/text_helper_test.rb
index 9d7106b2e5301..8c4711451e3d1 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/template/text_helper_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/template/text_helper_test.rb
@@ -693,5 +693,37 @@ def test_textilize_should_not_sanitize_safe_input
     def test_textilize_with_hard_breaks
       assert_equal("<p>This is one scary world.<br />\n True.</p>", textilize("This is one scary world.\n True."))
     end
+
+    def test_textilize_without_paragraph_should_be_html_safe
+      textilize_without_paragraph("*This is Textile!*  Rejoice!").html_safe?
+    end
+
+    def test_textilize_without_paragraph
+      assert_equal("<strong>This is Textile!</strong>  Rejoice!", textilize_without_paragraph("*This is Textile!*  Rejoice!"))
+    end
+
+    def test_textilize_without_paragraph_with_blank
+      assert_equal("", textilize_without_paragraph(""))
+    end
+
+    def test_textilize_without_paragraph_with_options
+      assert_equal("This is worded &lt;strong&gt;strongly&lt;/strong&gt;", textilize_without_paragraph("This is worded <strong>strongly</strong>", :filter_html))
+    end
+
+    def test_textilize_without_paragraph_should_sanitize_unsafe_input
+      assert_equal("This is worded <strong>strongly</strong>", textilize_without_paragraph("This is worded <strong>strongly</strong><script>code!</script>"))
+    end
+
+    def test_textilize_without_paragraph_should_not_sanitize_input_if_safe_option
+      assert_equal("This is worded <strong>strongly</strong><script>code!</script>", textilize_without_paragraph("This is worded <strong>strongly</strong><script>code!</script>", :safe))
+    end
+
+    def test_textilize_without_paragraph_should_not_sanitize_safe_input
+      assert_equal("This is worded <strong>strongly</strong><script>code!</script>", textilize_without_paragraph("This is worded <strong>strongly</strong><script>code!</script>".html_safe))
+    end
+
+    def test_textilize_without_paragraph_with_hard_breaks
+      assert_equal("This is one scary world.<br />\n True.", textilize_without_paragraph("This is one scary world.\n True."))
+    end
   end
 end