1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb
index 426000fde1..25e23a9d55 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
       end
     end
 
+    # Same as #first! but raises RecordNotFound if no record is returned
+    def first!(*args)
+      self.first(*args) or raise RecordNotFound
+    end
+
     # A convenience wrapper for <tt>find(:last, *args)</tt>. You can pass in all the
     # same arguments to this method as you can to <tt>find(:last)</tt>.
     def last(*args)
@@ -137,6 +142,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
       end
     end
 
+    # Same as #last! but raises RecordNotFound if no record is returned
+    def last!(*args)
+      self.last(*args) or raise RecordNotFound
+    end
+
     # A convenience wrapper for <tt>find(:all, *args)</tt>. You can pass in all the
     # same arguments to this method as you can to <tt>find(:all)</tt>.
     def all(*args)