2 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array.rb
index cc0a1ebc12..82c6b1243a 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require 'active_support/core_ext/array/conversions'
 require 'active_support/core_ext/array/extract_options'
 require 'active_support/core_ext/array/grouping'
 require 'active_support/core_ext/array/random_access'
+require 'active_support/core_ext/array/wrapper'
 
 class Array #:nodoc:
   include ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::Array::Access
@@ -10,4 +11,5 @@ class Array #:nodoc:
   include ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::Array::ExtractOptions
   include ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::Array::Grouping
   include ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::Array::RandomAccess
+  extend ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::Array::Wrapper
 end
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/wrapper.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/wrapper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12fd745b1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/wrapper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+module ActiveSupport #:nodoc:
+  module CoreExtensions #:nodoc:
+    module Array #:nodoc:
+      module Wrapper
+        # Wraps the object in an Array unless it's an Array.
+        def wrap(object)
+          case object
+          when nil
+            []
+          when self
+            object
+          else
+            [object]
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end