1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/ordered_options.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/ordered_options.rb
index 37e357552c..124e1a74f8 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/ordered_options.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/ordered_options.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ require 'active_support/ordered_hash'
 #
 module ActiveSupport #:nodoc:
   class OrderedOptions < OrderedHash
+    alias_method :_get, :[] # preserve the original #[] method
+    protected :_get # make it protected
+
     def []=(key, value)
       super(key.to_sym, value)
     end
@@ -36,8 +39,19 @@ module ActiveSupport #:nodoc:
   end
 
   class InheritableOptions < OrderedOptions
-    def initialize(parent)
-      super() { |h,k| parent[k] }
+    def initialize(parent = nil)
+      if parent.kind_of?(OrderedOptions)
+        # use the faster _get when dealing with OrderedOptions
+        super() { |h,k| parent._get(k) }
+      elsif parent
+        super() { |h,k| parent[k] }
+      else
+        super()
+      end
+    end
+
+    def inheritable_copy
+      self.class.new(self)
     end
   end
 end