diff --git a/lib/redis/value.rb b/lib/redis/value.rb
index 984301c..d85cdf2 100644
--- a/lib/redis/value.rb
+++ b/lib/redis/value.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ def initialize(key, *args)
     end
 
     def value=(val)
-      redis.set key, to_redis(val)
+      if val.nil?
+        delete
+      else
+        redis.set key, to_redis(val)
+      end
     end
     alias_method :set, :value=
 
@@ -26,8 +30,17 @@ def value
     end
     alias_method :get, :value
 
-    def to_s;  value.to_s; end
-    def ==(x); value == x; end
-    def nil?;  value.nil?; end
+    def inspect
+      "#<Redis::Value #{value.inspect}>"
+    end
+
+    def ==(other); value == other end
+    def nil?; value.nil? end
+    def as_json(*args); value.as_json *args end
+    def to_json(*args); value.to_json *args end
+
+    def method_missing(*args)
+      self.value.send *args
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/redis_objects_instance_spec.rb b/spec/redis_objects_instance_spec.rb
index 7a0c6d1..543214d 100644
--- a/spec/redis_objects_instance_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/redis_objects_instance_spec.rb
@@ -58,6 +58,33 @@
     @value.value.should == 'Peter Pan'
   end
 
+  it "should provide a readable inspect" do
+    @value.value = 'monkey'
+    @value.inspect.should == '#<Redis::Value "monkey">'
+    @value.value = 1234
+    @value.inspect.should == '#<Redis::Value "1234">'
+  end
+
+  it 'should delegate unrecognized methods to the value' do
+    @value.value = 'monkey'
+    @value.to_sym.should == :monkey
+  end
+
+  it 'should properly pass equality operations on to the value' do
+    @value.value = 'monkey'
+    @value.should == 'monkey'
+  end
+
+  it 'should properly pass nil? on to the value' do
+    @value.delete
+    @value.nil?.should == true
+  end
+
+  it 'should equate setting the value to nil to deletion' do
+    @value.value = nil
+    @value.nil?.should == true
+  end
+
   after do
     @value.delete
   end