diff --git a/lib/delayed/message_sending.rb b/lib/delayed/message_sending.rb
index 80a02f382..ed75dda36 100644
--- a/lib/delayed/message_sending.rb
+++ b/lib/delayed/message_sending.rb
@@ -3,5 +3,15 @@ module MessageSending
     def send_later(method, *args)
       Delayed::Job.enqueue Delayed::PerformableMethod.new(self, method.to_sym, args)
     end
-  end
+    
+    module ClassMethods
+      def handle_asynchronously(method)
+        without_name = "#{method}_without_send_later"
+        define_method("#{method}_with_send_later") do |*args|
+          send_later(without_name, *args)
+        end
+        alias_method_chain method, :send_later
+      end
+    end
+  end                               
 end
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diff --git a/lib/delayed/worker.rb b/lib/delayed/worker.rb
index 9ae672643..744e20ac8 100644
--- a/lib/delayed/worker.rb
+++ b/lib/delayed/worker.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ class Worker
 
     cattr_accessor :logger
     self.logger = if defined?(Merb::Logger)
-                    Merb.logger
-                  elsif defined?(RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER)
-                    RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER
-                  end
+      Merb.logger
+    elsif defined?(RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER)
+      RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER
+    end
 
     def initialize(options={})
       @quiet = options[:quiet]
diff --git a/lib/delayed_job.rb b/lib/delayed_job.rb
index 9c9206cb0..482cb2ff0 100644
--- a/lib/delayed_job.rb
+++ b/lib/delayed_job.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/delayed/job'
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/delayed/worker'
 
-Object.send(:include, Delayed::MessageSending)
+Object.send(:include, Delayed::MessageSending)   
+Module.send(:include, Delayed::MessageSending::ClassMethods)
 
 if defined?(Merb::Plugins)
   Merb::Plugins.add_rakefiles File.dirname(__FILE__) / '..' / 'tasks' / 'tasks'
diff --git a/spec/database.rb b/spec/database.rb
index 20ae53da5..505b06fa9 100644
--- a/spec/database.rb
+++ b/spec/database.rb
@@ -35,5 +35,8 @@
 
 # Purely useful for test cases...
 class Story < ActiveRecord::Base
-  def tell; text; end
+  def tell; text; end       
+  def whatever(n, _); tell*n; end
+  
+  handle_asynchronously :whatever
 end
diff --git a/spec/delayed_method_spec.rb b/spec/delayed_method_spec.rb
index 9d089ffa9..25be6dac1 100644
--- a/spec/delayed_method_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/delayed_method_spec.rb
@@ -112,6 +112,21 @@ def read(story)
     job.payload_object.method.should  == :read
     job.payload_object.args.should    == ["AR:Story:#{story.id}"]
     job.payload_object.perform.should == 'Epilog: Once upon...'
+  end                 
+  
+  it "should call send later on methods which are wrapped with handle_asynchronously" do
+    story = Story.create :text => 'Once upon...'
+  
+    Delayed::Job.count.should == 0
+  
+    story.whatever(1, 5)
+  
+    Delayed::Job.count.should == 1
+    job =  Delayed::Job.find(:first)
+    job.payload_object.class.should   == Delayed::PerformableMethod
+    job.payload_object.method.should  == :whatever_without_send_later
+    job.payload_object.args.should    == [1, 5]
+    job.payload_object.perform.should == 'Once upon...'
   end
 
 end
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