diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/memoizable.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/memoizable.rb
index d06250171a2b3..c41feef4c739a 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/memoizable.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/memoizable.rb
@@ -5,28 +5,30 @@ def self.included(base) #:nodoc:
     end
 
     module ClassMethods
-      def memoize(symbol)
-        original_method = "_unmemoized_#{symbol}"
-        memoized_ivar = "@_memoized_#{symbol}"
-        raise "Already memoized #{symbol}" if instance_methods.map(&:to_s).include?(original_method)
+      def memoize(*symbols)
+        symbols.each do |symbol|
+          original_method = "unmemoized_#{symbol}"
+          memoized_ivar = "@#{symbol}"
+          raise "Already memoized #{symbol}" if instance_methods.map(&:to_s).include?(original_method)
 
-        alias_method original_method, symbol
-        class_eval <<-EOS, __FILE__, __LINE__
-          def #{symbol}
-            if defined? #{memoized_ivar}
-              #{memoized_ivar}
-            else
-              #{memoized_ivar} = #{original_method}
+          alias_method original_method, symbol
+          class_eval <<-EOS, __FILE__, __LINE__
+            def #{symbol}(reload = false)
+              if !reload && defined? #{memoized_ivar}
+                #{memoized_ivar}
+              else
+                #{memoized_ivar} = #{original_method}.freeze
+              end
             end
-          end
-        EOS
+          EOS
+        end
       end
     end
 
     def freeze
       methods.each do |method|
-        if m = method.to_s.match(/\A_unmemoized_(.*)/)
-          send(m[1]).freeze
+        if m = method.to_s.match(/\Aunmemoized_(.*)/)
+          send(m[1])
         end
       end
       super
diff --git a/activesupport/test/memoizable_test.rb b/activesupport/test/memoizable_test.rb
index fc24a2942d7e7..b649b31455552 100644
--- a/activesupport/test/memoizable_test.rb
+++ b/activesupport/test/memoizable_test.rb
@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@ class Person
       def name
         fetch_name_from_floppy
       end
-      memoize :name
 
       def age
         nil
       end
-      memoize :age
+
+      def random
+        rand(0)
+      end
+
+      memoize :name, :age, :random
 
       private
         def fetch_name_from_floppy
@@ -21,25 +25,34 @@ def fetch_name_from_floppy
         end
     end
 
+    def setup
+      @person = Person.new
+    end
+
     def test_memoization
-      person = Person.new
-      assert_equal "Josh", person.name
+      assert_equal "Josh", @person.name
+
+      @person.expects(:fetch_name_from_floppy).never
+      2.times { assert_equal "Josh", @person.name }
+    end
 
-      person.expects(:fetch_name_from_floppy).never
-      2.times { assert_equal "Josh", person.name }
+    def test_reloadable
+      random = @person.random
+      assert_equal random, @person.random
+      assert_not_equal random, @person.random(:reload)
     end
 
     def test_memoized_methods_are_frozen
-      person = Person.new
-      person.freeze
-      assert_equal "Josh", person.name
-      assert_equal true, person.name.frozen?
+      assert_equal true, @person.name.frozen?
+
+      @person.freeze
+      assert_equal "Josh", @person.name
+      assert_equal true, @person.name.frozen?
     end
 
     def test_memoization_frozen_with_nil_value
-      person = Person.new
-      person.freeze
-      assert_equal nil, person.age
+      @person.freeze
+      assert_equal nil, @person.age
     end
 
     def test_double_memoization