1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb
index 69893b8abd..74cfec962e 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb
@@ -133,8 +133,14 @@ module ActionView
         option_tags ||= ""
         html_name = (options[:multiple] == true && !name.to_s.ends_with?("[]")) ? "#{name}[]" : name
 
-        if options.delete(:include_blank)
-          option_tags = content_tag(:option, '', :value => '').safe_concat(option_tags)
+        
+        if options.include?(:include_blank)
+          include_blank = options.delete(:include_blank)
+          if include_blank == true
+            include_blank = ''
+          end
+          
+          option_tags = content_tag(:option, include_blank, :value => '').safe_concat(option_tags)
         end
 
         if prompt = options.delete(:prompt)