diff --git a/lib/declarative_authorization/helper.rb b/lib/declarative_authorization/helper.rb
index cf06ada2..00bb9472 100644
--- a/lib/declarative_authorization/helper.rb
+++ b/lib/declarative_authorization/helper.rb
@@ -60,5 +60,9 @@ def has_role_with_hierarchy?(*roles, &block)
     def has_any_role?(*roles,&block)
       controller.has_any_role?(*roles,&block)
     end
+    
+    def has_any_role_with_hierarchy?(*roles, &block)
+      controller.has_any_role_with_hierarchy?(*roles, &block)
+    end
   end
 end
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diff --git a/lib/declarative_authorization/in_controller.rb b/lib/declarative_authorization/in_controller.rb
index 67c686fa..beba8830 100644
--- a/lib/declarative_authorization/in_controller.rb
+++ b/lib/declarative_authorization/in_controller.rb
@@ -107,6 +107,15 @@ def has_role_with_hierarchy?(*roles, &block)
       result
     end
     
+    # As has_any_role? except checks all roles included in the role hierarchy
+    def has_any_role_with_hierarchy?(*roles, &block)
+      user_roles = authorization_engine.roles_with_hierarchy_for(current_user)
+      result = roles.any? do |role|
+        user_roles.include?(role)
+      end
+      yield if result and block_given?
+      result
+    end
     
     protected
     def filter_access_filter # :nodoc:
diff --git a/test/helper_test.rb b/test/helper_test.rb
index 5ced67e7..e01905e1 100644
--- a/test/helper_test.rb
+++ b/test/helper_test.rb
@@ -200,8 +200,48 @@ def test_has_role_with_hierarchy
       block_evaled = true
     end
     assert !block_evaled
-
   end
   
-  
+  def test_has_any_role_with_hierarchy
+    reader = Authorization::Reader::DSLReader.new
+    reader.parse %{
+      authorization do
+        role :test_role do
+          has_permission_on :mocks, :to => :show
+        end
+        role :other_role do
+          has_permission_on :another_mocks, :to => :show
+        end
+
+        role :root do
+          includes :test_role
+        end
+      end
+    }    
+    
+    user = MockUser.new(:root)
+    request!(user, :action, reader)
+    
+    assert has_any_role_with_hierarchy?(:test_role)
+    assert !has_any_role_with_hierarchy?(:other_role)
+    assert has_any_role_with_hierarchy?(:test_role,:other_role)
+
+    block_evaled = false
+    has_any_role_with_hierarchy?(:test_role) do
+      block_evaled = true
+    end
+    assert block_evaled
+    
+    block_evaled = false
+    has_any_role_with_hierarchy?(:test_role2) do
+      block_evaled = true
+    end
+    assert !block_evaled
+    
+    block_evaled = false
+    has_any_role_with_hierarchy?(:test_role,:test_role2) do
+      block_evaled = true
+    end
+    assert block_evaled
+  end
 end
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