diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4063b7cc..d946ecf4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ var User = schema.define('User', {
 User.hasMany(Post,   {as: 'posts',  foreignKey: 'userId'});
 // creates instance methods:
 // user.posts(conds)
-// user.buildPost(data) // like new Post({userId: user.id});
-// user.createPost(data) // build and save
+// user.posts.build(data) // like new Post({userId: user.id});
+// user.posts.create(data) // build and save
 
 Post.belongsTo(User, {as: 'author', foreignKey: 'userId'});
 // creates instance methods:
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ s.automigrate(); // required only for mysql NOTE: it will drop User and Post tab
 // work with models:
 var user = new User;
 user.save(function (err) {
-    var post = user.buildPost({title: 'Hello world'});
+    var post = user.posts.build({title: 'Hello world'});
     post.save(console.log);
 });
 
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ Post.all({userId: user.id});
 // the same as prev
 user.posts(cb)
 // same as new Post({userId: user.id});
-user.buildPost
+user.posts.build
 // save as Post.create({userId: user.id}, cb);
-user.createPost(cb)
+user.posts.create(cb)
 // find instance by id
 User.find(1, cb)
 // count instances
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ If you have found a bug please write unit test, and make sure all other tests st
 ### Common:
 
 + transparent interface to APIs
-+ validations
 + -before and -after hooks on save, update, destroy
++ scopes
 + default values
 + more relationships stuff
 + docs
diff --git a/lib/abstract-class.js b/lib/abstract-class.js
index cf0abc08..314c4385 100644
--- a/lib/abstract-class.js
+++ b/lib/abstract-class.js
@@ -309,45 +309,46 @@ AbstractClass.hasMany = function (anotherClass, params) {
     // each instance of this class should have method named
     // pluralize(anotherClass.modelName)
     // which is actually just anotherClass.all({thisModelNameId: this.id}, cb);
-    this.prototype[methodName] = function (cond, cb) {
-        var actualCond;
-        if (arguments.length === 1) {
-            actualCond = {};
-            cb = cond;
-        } else if (arguments.length === 2) {
-            actualCond = cond;
-        } else {
-            throw new Error(anotherClass.modelName + ' only can be called with one or two arguments');
-        }
-        actualCond[fk] = this.id;
-        return anotherClass.all(actualCond, cb);
-    };
+    defineScope(this.prototype, anotherClass, methodName, function () {
+        var x = {};
+        x[fk] = this.id;
+        return x;
+    }, {
+        find: find,
+        destroy: destroy
+    });
 
     // obviously, anotherClass should have attribute called `fk`
     anotherClass.schema.defineForeignKey(anotherClass.modelName, fk);
 
-    // and it should have create/build methods with binded thisModelNameId param
-    this.prototype['build' + anotherClass.modelName] = function (data) {
-        data = data || {};
-        data[fk] = this.id; // trick! this.fk defined at runtime (when got it)
-        // but we haven't instance here to schedule this action
-        return new anotherClass(data);
-    };
+    function find(id, cb) {
+        anotherClass.find(id, function (err, inst) {
+            if (err) return cb(err);
+            if (inst[fk] === this.id) {
+                cb(null, inst);
+            } else {
+                cb(new Error('Permission denied'));
+            }
+        }.bind(this));
+    }
 
-    this.prototype['create' + anotherClass.modelName] = function (data, cb) {
-        if (typeof data === 'function') {
-            cb = data;
-            data = {};
-        }
-        this['build' + anotherClass.modelName](data).save(cb);
-    };
+    function destroy(id, cb) {
+        this.find(id, function (err, inst) {
+            if (err) return cb(err);
+            if (inst) {
+                inst.destroy(cb);
+            } else {
+                cb(new Error('Not found'));
+            }
+        });
+    }
 
 };
 
 AbstractClass.belongsTo = function (anotherClass, params) {
     var methodName = params.as;
     var fk = params.foreignKey;
-    // anotherClass.schema.defineForeignKey(anotherClass.modelName, fk);
+    this.schema.defineForeignKey(anotherClass.modelName, fk);
     this.prototype[methodName] = function (p, cb) {
         if (p instanceof AbstractClass) { // acts as setter
             this[fk] = p.id;
@@ -360,9 +361,88 @@ AbstractClass.belongsTo = function (anotherClass, params) {
         } else if (!p) { // acts as sync getter
             return this.cachedRelations[methodName] || this[fk];
         }
-    }
+    };
 };
 
+AbstractClass.scope = function (name, params) {
+    defineScope(this, this, name, params);
+};
+
+function defineScope(class, targetClass, name, params, methods) {
+
+    // collect meta info about scope
+    if (!class._scopeMeta) {
+        class._scopeMeta = {};
+    }
+
+    // anly make sence to add scope in meta if base and target classes
+    // are same
+    if (class === targetClass) {
+        class._scopeMeta[name] = params;
+    } else {
+        if (!targetClass._scopeMeta) {
+            targetClass._scopeMeta = {};
+        }
+    }
+
+    Object.defineProperty(class, name, {
+        enumerable: false,
+        configurable: true,
+        get: function () {
+            var f = function caller(cond, cb) {
+                var actualCond;
+                if (arguments.length === 1) {
+                    actualCond = {};
+                    cb = cond;
+                } else if (arguments.length === 2) {
+                    actualCond = cond;
+                } else {
+                    throw new Error('Method only can be called with one or two arguments');
+                }
+
+                return targetClass.all(merge(actualCond, caller._scope), cb);
+            };
+            f._scope = typeof params === 'function' ? params.call(this) : params;
+            f.build = build;
+            f.create = create;
+            f.destroyAll = destroyAll;
+            for (var i in methods) {
+                f[i] = methods;
+            }
+
+            // define sub-scopes
+            Object.keys(targetClass._scopeMeta).forEach(function (name) {
+                Object.defineProperty(f, name, {
+                    enumerable: false,
+                    get: function () {
+                        merge(f._scope, targetClass._scopeMeta[name]);
+                        return f;
+                    }
+                });
+            }.bind(this));
+            return f;
+        }
+    });
+
+    // and it should have create/build methods with binded thisModelNameId param
+    function build(data) {
+        data = data || {};
+        return new targetClass(merge(this._scope, data));
+    }
+
+    function create(data, cb) {
+        if (typeof data === 'function') {
+            cb = data;
+            data = {};
+        }
+        this.build(data).save(cb);
+    }
+
+    function destroyAll(id, cb) {
+        // implement me
+    }
+}
+
 // helper methods
 //
 function isdef(s) {
@@ -371,9 +451,12 @@ function isdef(s) {
 }
 
 function merge(base, update) {
-    Object.keys(update).forEach(function (key) {
-        base[key] = update[key];
-    });
+    base = base || {};
+    if (update) {
+        Object.keys(update).forEach(function (key) {
+            base[key] = update[key];
+        });
+    }
     return base;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/schema.js b/lib/schema.js
index f3f5cf59..0f534ed2 100644
--- a/lib/schema.js
+++ b/lib/schema.js
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@ function Text() {
 Schema.Text = Text;
 
 Schema.prototype.automigrate = function (cb) {
-    if (this.adapter.freezeSchema) {
-        this.adapter.freezeSchema();
-    }
+    this.freeze();
     if (this.adapter.automigrate) {
         this.adapter.automigrate(cb);
     } else {
@@ -72,6 +70,12 @@ Schema.prototype.automigrate = function (cb) {
     }
 };
 
+Schema.prototype.freeze = function freeze() {
+    if (this.adapter.freezeSchema) {
+        this.adapter.freezeSchema();
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Define class
  * @param className
diff --git a/test/common_test.js b/test/common_test.js
index 030b650f..6c046843 100644
--- a/test/common_test.js
+++ b/test/common_test.js
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ function testOrm(schema) {
         User.hasMany(Post,   {as: 'posts',  foreignKey: 'userId'});
         // creates instance methods:
         // user.posts(conds)
-        // user.buildPost(data) // like new Post({userId: user.id});
-        // user.createPost(data) // build and save
+        // user.posts.build(data) // like new Post({userId: user.id});
+        // user.posts.create(data) // build and save
+        // user.posts.find
 
         Post.belongsTo(User, {as: 'author', foreignKey: 'userId'});
         // creates instance methods:
@@ -280,9 +281,9 @@ function testOrm(schema) {
         User.create(function (err, u) {
             if (err) return console.log(err);
             test.ok(u.posts, 'Method defined: posts');
-            test.ok(u.buildPost, 'Method defined: buildPost');
-            test.ok(u.createPost, 'Method defined: createPost');
-            u.createPost(function (err, post) {
+            test.ok(u.posts.build, 'Method defined: posts.build');
+            test.ok(u.posts.create, 'Method defined: posts.create');
+            u.posts.create(function (err, post) {
                 if (err) return console.log(err);
                 test.ok(post.author(), u.id);
                 u.posts(function (err, posts) {
@@ -293,6 +294,36 @@ function testOrm(schema) {
         });
     });
 
+    it('should support scopes', function (test) {
+        var wait = 2;
+
+        test.ok(Post.scope, 'Scope supported');
+        Post.scope('published', {published: true});
+        test.ok(typeof Post.published === 'function');
+        test.ok(Post.published._scope.published = true);
+        var post = Post.published.build();
+        test.ok(post.published, 'Can build');
+        test.ok(post.isNewRecord());
+        Post.published.create(function (err, psto) {
+            if (err) return console.log(err);
+            test.ok(psto.published);
+            test.ok(!psto.isNewRecord());
+            done();
+        });
+
+        User.create(function (err, u) {
+            if (err) return console.log(err);
+            test.ok(typeof u.posts.published == 'function');
+            test.ok(u.posts.published._scope.published);
+            test.equal(u.posts.published._scope.userId, u.id);
+            done();
+        });
+
+        function done() {
+            if (--wait === 0) test.done();
+        };
+    });
+
     it('should destroy all records', function (test) {
         Post.destroyAll(function (err) {
             Post.all(function (err, posts) {