diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG b/activerecord/CHANGELOG
index 154b2821309e1..f72d8aceaa8d4 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Added block-setting of attributes for Base.create like Base.new already has (Adam Meehan) [#39]
+
 * Fixed that pessimistic locking you reference the quoted table name (Josh Susser) [#67]
 
 * Fixed that change_column should be able to use :null => true on a field that formerly had false [Nate Wiger] [#26]
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index 63306644fbeca..4f4ba83a474d7 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -603,13 +603,25 @@ def exists?(id_or_conditions)
       # ==== Examples
       #   # Create a single new object
       #   User.create(:first_name => 'Jamie')
+      #
       #   # Create an Array of new objects
       #   User.create([{:first_name => 'Jamie'}, {:first_name => 'Jeremy'}])
-      def create(attributes = nil)
+      #
+      #   # Create a single object and pass it into a block to set other attributes.
+      #   User.create(:first_name => 'Jamie') do |u|
+      #     u.is_admin = false
+      #   end
+      #
+      #   # Creating an Array of new objects using a block, where the block is executed for each object:
+      #   User.create([{:first_name => 'Jamie'}, {:first_name => 'Jeremy'}]) do |u|
+      #     u.is_admin = false
+      #   end 
+      def create(attributes = nil, &block)
         if attributes.is_a?(Array)
-          attributes.collect { |attr| create(attr) }
+          attributes.collect { |attr| create(attr, &block) }
         else
           object = new(attributes)
+          yield(object) if block_given?
           object.save
           object
         end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
index 1d12ea8ad7eb7..5ca51c014cb45 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
@@ -873,11 +873,12 @@ def validates_numericality_of(*attr_names)
 
       # Creates an object just like Base.create but calls save! instead of save
       # so an exception is raised if the record is invalid.
-      def create!(attributes = nil)
+      def create!(attributes = nil, &block)
         if attributes.is_a?(Array)
-          attributes.collect { |attr| create!(attr) }
+          attributes.collect { |attr| create!(attr, &block) }
         else
           object = new(attributes)
+          yield(object) if block_given?
           object.save!
           object
         end
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
index 93719c710abb0..e07ec50c46a9d 100755
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
@@ -251,6 +251,27 @@ def test_create_through_factory
     topic = Topic.create("title" => "New Topic")
     topicReloaded = Topic.find(topic.id)
     assert_equal(topic, topicReloaded)
+  end  
+
+  def test_create_through_factory_with_block
+    topic = Topic.create("title" => "New Topic") do |t|
+      t.author_name = "David"
+    end
+    topicReloaded = Topic.find(topic.id)
+    assert_equal("New Topic", topic.title)
+    assert_equal("David", topic.author_name)
+  end
+
+  def test_create_many_through_factory_with_block
+    topics = Topic.create([ { "title" => "first" }, { "title" => "second" }]) do |t|
+      t.author_name = "David"
+    end
+    assert_equal 2, topics.size
+    topic1, topic2 = Topic.find(topics[0].id), Topic.find(topics[1].id)
+    assert_equal "first", topic1.title
+    assert_equal "David", topic1.author_name
+    assert_equal "second", topic2.title
+    assert_equal "David", topic2.author_name
   end
 
   def test_update
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/validations_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/validations_test.rb
index ca36ad3581b5b..e3ca8660acd94 100755
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/validations_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/validations_test.rb
@@ -133,6 +133,22 @@ def test_exception_on_create_bang_many
       Reply.create!([ { "title" => "OK" }, { "title" => "Wrong Create" }])
     end
   end
+  
+  def test_exception_on_create_bang_with_block
+    assert_raises(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid) do
+      Reply.create!({ "title" => "OK" }) do |r|
+        r.content = nil
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  
+  def test_exception_on_create_bang_many_with_block
+    assert_raises(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid) do
+      Reply.create!([{ "title" => "OK" }, { "title" => "Wrong Create" }]) do |r|
+        r.content = nil
+      end
+    end
+  end
 
   def test_scoped_create_without_attributes
     Reply.with_scope(:create => {}) do