1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb
index e14818e464..cbd021e246 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ module AbstractController
         @descendants ||= []
       end
 
+      def config
+        @config ||= ActiveSupport::InheritableOptions.new(superclass < Base ? superclass.config : {})
+      end
+
       # A list of all internal methods for a controller. This finds the first
       # abstract superclass of a controller, and gets a list of all public
       # instance methods on that abstract class. Public instance methods of
@@ -95,6 +99,10 @@ module AbstractController
       @_formats = nil
     end
 
+    def config
+      self.class.config
+    end
+
     # Calls the action going through the entire action dispatch stack.
     #
     # The actual method that is called is determined by calling