diff --git a/lib/cancan/controller_resource.rb b/lib/cancan/controller_resource.rb
index ba17d1f..59be270 100644
--- a/lib/cancan/controller_resource.rb
+++ b/lib/cancan/controller_resource.rb
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ module CanCan
   # Handle the load and authorization controller logic so we don't clutter up all controllers with non-interface methods.
   # This class is used internally, so you do not need to call methods directly on it.
   class ControllerResource # :nodoc:
-    def self.add_before_filter(controller_class, method, options = {})
+    def self.add_before_filter(controller_class, method, *args)
+      options = args.extract_options!
+      resource_name = args.first
       controller_class.before_filter(options.slice(:only, :except)) do |controller|
-        ControllerResource.new(controller, options.except(:only, :except)).send(method)
+        ControllerResource.new(controller, resource_name, options.except(:only, :except)).send(method)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/cancan/controller_additions_spec.rb b/spec/cancan/controller_additions_spec.rb
index ffac620..1c654cc 100644
--- a/spec/cancan/controller_additions_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/cancan/controller_additions_spec.rb
@@ -53,19 +53,25 @@ describe CanCan::ControllerAdditions do
   end
 
   it "load_and_authorize_resource should setup a before filter which passes call to ControllerResource" do
-    stub(CanCan::ControllerResource).new(@controller, :foo => :bar).mock!.load_and_authorize_resource
+    stub(CanCan::ControllerResource).new(@controller, nil, :foo => :bar).mock!.load_and_authorize_resource
     mock(@controller_class).before_filter({}) { |options, block| block.call(@controller) }
     @controller_class.load_and_authorize_resource :foo => :bar
   end
 
+  it "load_and_authorize_resource should properly pass first argument as the resource name" do
+    stub(CanCan::ControllerResource).new(@controller, :project, :foo => :bar).mock!.load_and_authorize_resource
+    mock(@controller_class).before_filter({}) { |options, block| block.call(@controller) }
+    @controller_class.load_and_authorize_resource :project, :foo => :bar
+  end
+
   it "authorize_resource should setup a before filter which passes call to ControllerResource" do
-    stub(CanCan::ControllerResource).new(@controller, :foo => :bar).mock!.authorize_resource
+    stub(CanCan::ControllerResource).new(@controller, nil, :foo => :bar).mock!.authorize_resource
     mock(@controller_class).before_filter(:except => :show) { |options, block| block.call(@controller) }
     @controller_class.authorize_resource :foo => :bar, :except => :show
   end
 
   it "load_resource should setup a before filter which passes call to ControllerResource" do
-    stub(CanCan::ControllerResource).new(@controller, :foo => :bar).mock!.load_resource
+    stub(CanCan::ControllerResource).new(@controller, nil, :foo => :bar).mock!.load_resource
     mock(@controller_class).before_filter(:only => [:show, :index]) { |options, block| block.call(@controller) }
     @controller_class.load_resource :foo => :bar, :only => [:show, :index]
   end