diff --git a/lib/scope.js b/lib/scope.js
index b7f879ff..a4e17f74 100644
--- a/lib/scope.js
+++ b/lib/scope.js
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ function defineScope(cls, targetClass, name, params, methods, options) {
       f.create = create;
       f.destroyAll = destroyAll;
       f.findById = findById;
+      f.findOne = findOne;
       f.count = count;
       for (var i in definition.methods) {
         f[i] = definition.methods[i].bind(self);
@@ -245,6 +246,13 @@ function defineScope(cls, targetClass, name, params, methods, options) {
 
   cls['__findById__' + name] = fn_findById;
 
+  var fn_findOne = function (cb) {
+    var f = this[name].findOne;
+    f.apply(this[name], arguments);
+  };
+
+  cls['__findOne__' + name] = fn_findOne;
+  
   var fn_count = function (cb) {
     var f = this[name].count;
     f.apply(this[name], arguments);
@@ -287,10 +295,16 @@ function defineScope(cls, targetClass, name, params, methods, options) {
   function findById(id, cb) {
     var targetModel = definition.targetModel(this._receiver);
     var idName = targetModel.definition.idName();
-    var where = {};
-    where[idName] = id;
+    var filter = { where: {} };
+    filter.where[idName] = id;
+    this.findOne(filter, cb);
+  }
+
+  function findOne(filter, cb) {
+    if (typeof filter === 'function') cb = filter, filter = {};
+    var targetModel = definition.targetModel(this._receiver);
     var scoped = (this._scope && this._scope.where) || {};
-    var filter = mergeQuery({ where: scoped }, { where: where });
+    var filter = mergeQuery({ where: scoped }, filter || {});
     targetModel.findOne(filter, cb);
   }
 
diff --git a/test/scope.test.js b/test/scope.test.js
index c7ac2ee1..b48c838b 100644
--- a/test/scope.test.js
+++ b/test/scope.test.js
@@ -182,6 +182,22 @@ describe('scope - filtered count and destroyAll', function () {
     });
   });
   
+  it('should find one', function(done) {
+    Station.active.findOne(function(err, station) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        station.name.should.equal('a');
+        done();
+    });
+  });
+  
+  it('should find one - with filter', function(done) {
+    Station.active.findOne({ where: { name: 'c' } }, function(err, station) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        station.name.should.equal('c');
+        done();
+    });
+  });
+  
   it('should find by id - match', function(done) {
     Station.active.findById(stationA.id, function(err, station) {
         should.not.exist(err);