1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/multibyte/chars.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/multibyte/chars.rb
index 901815092d..65114415eb 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/multibyte/chars.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/multibyte/chars.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ module ActiveSupport::Multibyte #:nodoc:
       @string
     end
     
+    # Make duck-typing with String possible
+    def respond_to?(method)
+      super || @string.respond_to?(method) || handler.respond_to?(method) ||
+        (method.to_s =~ /(.*)!/ && handler.respond_to?($1)) || false
+    end
+    
     # Create a new Chars instance.
     def initialize(str)
       @string = str.respond_to?(:string) ? str.string : str