diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fb44b8b..14b252e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+ * fixing issue #69 (ActiveRecord scopes are not chainable)
+
 ## 3.0.18
 
- * fixing issue #66
+ * fixing issue #66 (state methods not reflecting the current state)
 
 ## 3.0.17
 
diff --git a/aasm.gemspec b/aasm.gemspec
index 11a1b56..02ea996 100644
--- a/aasm.gemspec
+++ b/aasm.gemspec
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.date        = Time.now
   s.licenses    = ["MIT"]
 
-  s.add_development_dependency 'activerecord'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'activerecord', '3.2.12'
+  # s.add_development_dependency 'activerecord', '4.0.0.rc1'
+
   s.add_development_dependency 'mongoid' if Gem::Version.create(RUBY_VERSION.dup) >= Gem::Version.create('1.9.3')
   s.add_development_dependency 'rake'
   s.add_development_dependency 'sdoc'
diff --git a/lib/aasm/persistence/base.rb b/lib/aasm/persistence/base.rb
index 453a0ef..a771f8d 100644
--- a/lib/aasm/persistence/base.rb
+++ b/lib/aasm/persistence/base.rb
@@ -89,10 +89,21 @@ module AASM
       state_without_scope(name, *args)
       unless @clazz.respond_to?(name)
         if @clazz.ancestors.map {|klass| klass.to_s}.include?("ActiveRecord::Base")
-          scope_options_hash = {:conditions => { "#{@clazz.table_name}.#{@clazz.aasm_column}" => name.to_s}}
-          scope_method = ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR >= 3 ? :scope : :named_scope
-          scope_options = ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR >= 4 ? lambda {  where(scope_options_hash[:conditions])} : scope_options_hash
-          @clazz.send(scope_method, name, scope_options)
+
+          conditions = {"#{@clazz.table_name}.#{@clazz.aasm_column}" => name.to_s}
+          if ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR >= 4
+            @clazz.class_eval do
+              scope name, lambda { where(conditions) }
+            end
+          elsif ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR >= 3
+            @clazz.class_eval do
+              scope name, where(conditions)
+            end
+          else
+            @clazz.class_eval do
+              named_scope name, :conditions => conditions
+            end
+          end
         elsif @clazz.ancestors.map {|klass| klass.to_s}.include?("Mongoid::Document")
           scope_options = lambda { @clazz.send(:where, {@clazz.aasm_column.to_sym => name.to_s}) }
           @clazz.send(:scope, name, scope_options)
diff --git a/spec/unit/persistence/active_record_persistence_spec.rb b/spec/unit/persistence/active_record_persistence_spec.rb
index 6707e86..78b63df 100644
--- a/spec/unit/persistence/active_record_persistence_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/persistence/active_record_persistence_spec.rb
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe "named scopes with the old DSL" do
   context "Does not already respond_to? the scope name" do
     it "should add a scope" do
       Simple.should respond_to(:unknown_scope)
-      Simple.unknown_scope.class.should == ActiveRecord::Relation
+      SimpleNewDsl.unknown_scope.is_a?(ActiveRecord::Relation).should be_true
     end
   end
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe "named scopes with the new DSL" do
   context "Does not already respond_to? the scope name" do
     it "should add a scope" do
       SimpleNewDsl.should respond_to(:unknown_scope)
-      SimpleNewDsl.unknown_scope.class.should == ActiveRecord::Relation
+      SimpleNewDsl.unknown_scope.is_a?(ActiveRecord::Relation).should be_true
     end
   end