diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb
index 26f0e14e7276e..2546bdd43e5bd 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ def initialize(*args)
 
         def scope(*args)
           options = args.extract_options!
+          options = options.dup
 
           case args.first
           when String
@@ -440,6 +441,32 @@ def name_for_action(action)
           def id_segment
             ":#{singular}_id"
           end
+
+          def constraints
+            options[:constraints] || {}
+          end
+
+          def id_constraint?
+            options[:id] && options[:id].is_a?(Regexp) || constraints[:id] && constraints[:id].is_a?(Regexp)
+          end
+
+          def id_constraint
+            options[:id] || constraints[:id]
+          end
+
+          def collection_options
+            (options || {}).dup.tap do |options|
+              options.delete(:id)
+              options[:constraints] = options[:constraints].dup if options[:constraints]
+              options[:constraints].delete(:id) if options[:constraints].is_a?(Hash)
+            end
+          end
+
+          def nested_options
+            options = { :name_prefix => member_name }
+            options["#{singular}_id".to_sym] = id_constraint if id_constraint?
+            options
+          end
         end
 
         class SingletonResource < Resource #:nodoc:
@@ -484,12 +511,14 @@ def resource(*resources, &block)
                 yield if block_given?
               end
 
-              get    :show if resource.actions.include?(:show)
-              post   :create if resource.actions.include?(:create)
-              put    :update if resource.actions.include?(:update)
-              delete :destroy if resource.actions.include?(:destroy)
-              get    :new, :as => resource.name if resource.actions.include?(:new)
-              get    :edit, :as => resource.name if resource.actions.include?(:edit)
+              scope(resource.options) do
+                get    :show if resource.actions.include?(:show)
+                post   :create if resource.actions.include?(:create)
+                put    :update if resource.actions.include?(:update)
+                delete :destroy if resource.actions.include?(:destroy)
+                get    :new, :as => resource.name if resource.actions.include?(:new)
+                get    :edit, :as => resource.name if resource.actions.include?(:edit)
+              end
             end
           end
 
@@ -510,17 +539,21 @@ def resources(*resources, &block)
               yield if block_given?
 
               with_scope_level(:collection) do
-                get  :index if resource.actions.include?(:index)
-                post :create if resource.actions.include?(:create)
-                get  :new, :as => resource.singular if resource.actions.include?(:new)
+                scope(resource.collection_options) do
+                  get  :index if resource.actions.include?(:index)
+                  post :create if resource.actions.include?(:create)
+                  get  :new, :as => resource.singular if resource.actions.include?(:new)
+                end
               end
 
               with_scope_level(:member) do
                 scope(':id') do
-                  get    :show if resource.actions.include?(:show)
-                  put    :update if resource.actions.include?(:update)
-                  delete :destroy if resource.actions.include?(:destroy)
-                  get    :edit, :as => resource.singular if resource.actions.include?(:edit)
+                  scope(resource.options) do
+                    get    :show if resource.actions.include?(:show)
+                    put    :update if resource.actions.include?(:update)
+                    delete :destroy if resource.actions.include?(:destroy)
+                    get    :edit, :as => resource.singular if resource.actions.include?(:edit)
+                  end
                 end
               end
             end
@@ -559,7 +592,7 @@ def nested
           end
 
           with_scope_level(:nested) do
-            scope(parent_resource.id_segment, :name_prefix => parent_resource.member_name) do
+            scope(parent_resource.id_segment, parent_resource.nested_options) do
               yield
             end
           end
diff --git a/actionpack/test/dispatch/routing_test.rb b/actionpack/test/dispatch/routing_test.rb
index c4e71a868969c..b1de96cee5513 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/dispatch/routing_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/dispatch/routing_test.rb
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ def self.matches?(request)
         resources :descriptions
         root :to => 'projects#index'
       end
+
+      resources :products, :constraints => { :id => /\d{4}/ } do
+        resources :images
+      end
+
+      resource :dashboard, :constraints => { :ip => /192\.168\.1\.\d{1,3}/ }
     end
   end
 
@@ -794,6 +800,26 @@ def test_default_params
     end
   end
 
+  def test_resource_constraints
+    with_test_routes do
+      assert_raise(ActionController::RoutingError) { get '/products/1' }
+      get '/products'
+      assert_equal 'products#index', @response.body
+      get '/products/0001'
+      assert_equal 'products#show', @response.body
+
+      assert_raise(ActionController::RoutingError) { get '/products/1/images' }
+      get '/products/0001/images'
+      assert_equal 'images#index', @response.body
+      get '/products/0001/images/1'
+      assert_equal 'images#show', @response.body
+
+      assert_raise(ActionController::RoutingError) { get '/dashboard', {}, {'REMOTE_ADDR' => '10.0.0.100'} }
+      get '/dashboard', {}, {'REMOTE_ADDR' => '192.168.1.100'}
+      assert_equal 'dashboards#show', @response.body
+    end
+  end
+
   private
     def with_test_routes
       yield