diff --git a/lib/ruport/controller.rb b/lib/ruport/controller.rb
index f28b4cf9..6515c9ec 100644
--- a/lib/ruport/controller.rb
+++ b/lib/ruport/controller.rb
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ def _run_
     end
 
     finalize self.class.final_stage if self.class.final_stage
+    maybe :finalize
   end  
   
   def execute_stages
diff --git a/lib/ruport/formatter/pdf.rb b/lib/ruport/formatter/pdf.rb
index a7223313..d3d2136f 100644
--- a/lib/ruport/formatter/pdf.rb
+++ b/lib/ruport/formatter/pdf.rb
@@ -382,6 +382,10 @@ def draw_text!(text,text_opts)
           text_opts[:font_size],
           text_opts[:angle] || 0)
         move_cursor_to(ypos)
+      end   
+      
+      def finalize
+        render_pdf
       end
     end   
 
diff --git a/test/pdf_formatter_test.rb b/test/pdf_formatter_test.rb
index d639ecb8..05eb193a 100644
--- a/test/pdf_formatter_test.rb
+++ b/test/pdf_formatter_test.rb
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ def test_draw_table_should_not_destroy_nested_rendering_options
      f.draw_table Table(%w[a b c], :data => [[1,2,3],[4,5,6]])  
      assert_equal({ :justification => :center }, 
                   f.options[:table_format][:column_options][:heading])      
-  end
+  end        
     
 end    
 
@@ -326,4 +326,29 @@ def test_draw_text_retains_cursor
     a.draw_text "foo", :left => a.left_boundary + 50, :y => 500
     assert_equal 100, a.cursor
   end
+end  
+  
+class SimpleController < Ruport::Controller
+  stage :foo
+  
+  class PDF < Ruport::Formatter::PDF
+    renders :pdf, :for => SimpleController
+    
+    build :foo do
+      add_text "Blah"
+    end
+  end
+end                                
+
+class TestPDFFinalize < Test::Unit::TestCase
+
+  context "When rendering a PDF" do    
+    def specify_finalize_should_be_called
+      SimpleController.render_pdf do |r|
+        r.formatter.expects(:render_pdf)
+      end 
+    end
+  end
+  
 end
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/renderer_test.rb b/test/renderer_test.rb
index d9317dce..ec76e03c 100644
--- a/test/renderer_test.rb
+++ b/test/renderer_test.rb
@@ -84,8 +84,15 @@ def finalize_document; end
 class VanillaBinary < Ruport::Formatter
   renders :bin, :for => VanillaController
   save_as_binary_file
-end
+end 
 
+class SpecialFinalize < Ruport::Formatter
+  renders :with_finalize, :for => VanillaController
+  
+  def finalize
+    output << "I has been finalized"
+  end
+end
 
 class TestController < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
@@ -96,7 +103,14 @@ def teardown
   def test_trivial
     actual = OldSchoolController.render(:text)
     assert_equal "header\nbody\nfooter\n", actual
-  end    
+  end          
+  
+  context "when running a formatter with custom a finalize method" do
+    def specify_finalize_method_should_be_called
+      assert_equal "I has been finalized", 
+                   VanillaController.render_with_finalize
+    end                
+  end
   
   context "when using templates" do
     def specify_apply_template_should_be_called