diff --git a/lib/acts_as_icontact/rails.rb b/lib/acts_as_icontact/rails.rb
index 208f15c..24f2a0f 100644
--- a/lib/acts_as_icontact/rails.rb
+++ b/lib/acts_as_icontact/rails.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 if defined?(::ActiveRecord)
   module ::ActiveRecord
     class Base
+      extend ActsAsIcontact::Rails::ClassMethods::Lists
       extend ActsAsIcontact::Rails::ClassMethods::Mappings
       extend ActsAsIcontact::Rails::ClassMethods::Macro
     end
diff --git a/lib/acts_as_icontact/rails/callbacks.rb b/lib/acts_as_icontact/rails/callbacks.rb
index 6591318..9177636 100644
--- a/lib/acts_as_icontact/rails/callbacks.rb
+++ b/lib/acts_as_icontact/rails/callbacks.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ def icontact_after_create
             end
           end
           self.save
+          # Subscribe the contact to any lists
+          self.class.icontact_default_lists.each do |list|
+            c.subscribe(list)
+          end
           @icontact_in_progress = false  # Very primitive loop prevention
         end
       end
diff --git a/lib/acts_as_icontact/rails/lists.rb b/lib/acts_as_icontact/rails/lists.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82d86c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/acts_as_icontact/rails/lists.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+module ActsAsIcontact
+  module Rails
+    module ClassMethods
+      module Lists
+        
+        # The lists that each new contact will be subscribed to upon creation.  Set by the :list and :lists 
+        # options to acts_as_icontact.
+        def icontact_default_lists
+          @icontact_default_lists
+        end
+        
+        protected
+        
+        # Builds an array of any lists in the :list or :lists parameter.
+        def set_default_lists(list, lists)
+          # Combines :list and :lists parameters into one array
+          @icontact_default_lists = []
+          @icontact_default_lists << list if list
+          @icontact_default_lists += lists if lists
+        end
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/acts_as_icontact/rails/macro.rb b/lib/acts_as_icontact/rails/macro.rb
index 93fead5..dfbc964 100644
--- a/lib/acts_as_icontact/rails/macro.rb
+++ b/lib/acts_as_icontact/rails/macro.rb
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@ def acts_as_icontact(options = {})
           # Fail on exceptions?
           @icontact_exception_on_failure = options.delete(:exception_on_failure) || false
           
-          # Combines :list and :lists parameters into one array
-          @icontact_default_lists = []
-          @icontact_default_lists << options.delete(:list) if options.has_key?(:list)
-          @icontact_default_lists += options.delete(:lists) if options.has_key?(:lists)
+          
+          # Set up lists for autosubscribe
+          set_default_lists(options.delete(:list), options.delete(:lists))
           
           # Set up field mappings
           set_mappings(options)
diff --git a/spec/rails_spec/callbacks_spec.rb b/spec/rails_spec/callbacks_spec.rb
index 1667d08..0fb97f7 100644
--- a/spec/rails_spec/callbacks_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rails_spec/callbacks_spec.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
         @person.save
         @person.icontact_id.should == 333444
       end
+      
+      it "subscribes the Person to any lists" do
+        ActsAsIcontact::Contact.any_instance.expects(:subscribe).with("First Test").returns(true)
+        @person.save
+      end
     end
     
     context "for update" do
diff --git a/spec/support/spec_fakeweb.rb b/spec/support/spec_fakeweb.rb
index f60885b..1b58c41 100644
--- a/spec/support/spec_fakeweb.rb
+++ b/spec/support/spec_fakeweb.rb
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@
 FakeWeb.register_uri(:get, "#{ic}/subscriptions?limit=1&contactId=333444", :body => %q<{"subscriptions":[{"status":"normal","addDate":"2009-07-27T15:36:37-04:00","contactId":333444,"listId":444444, "subscriptionId":"444444_333333","confirmationMessageId":555666}]}>)
 FakeWeb.register_uri(:get, "#{ic}/subscriptions?limit=500&contactId=333444", :body => %q<{"subscriptions":[{"status":"normal","addDate":"2009-07-27T15:36:37-04:00","contactId":333444,"listId":444444, "subscriptionId":"444444_333444","confirmationMessageId":555666}]}>)
 FakeWeb.register_uri(:get, "#{ic}/subscriptions?limit=500&contactId=333333", :body => %q<{"subscriptions":[{"status":"normal","addDate":"2009-07-27T15:36:37-04:00","contactId":333333,"listId":444444, "subscriptionId":"444444_333333","confirmationMessageId":555666}]}>)
-
+FakeWeb.register_uri(:post, "#{ic}/subscriptions", :body => %q<{"subscriptions":[{"status":"normal","addDate":"2009-07-27T15:36:37-04:00","contactId":333333,"listId":444444, "subscriptionId":"444444_333333","confirmationMessageId":555666}]}>)