diff --git a/lib/ap.rb b/lib/ap.rb
index 5d3264b..5d6dd77 100755
--- a/lib/ap.rb
+++ b/lib/ap.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/ap/core_ext/string"
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/ap/core_ext/kernel"
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/ap/core_ext/object"
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/ap/awesome_print"
 
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/ap/mixin/rails" if defined?(::Rails)
diff --git a/lib/ap/core_ext/object.rb b/lib/ap/core_ext/object.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b75df6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ap/core_ext/object.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2010 Michael Dvorkin
+#
+# Awesome Print is freely distributable under the terms of MIT license.
+# See LICENSE file or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class Object
+  def awesome_inspect(options = {})
+    ap = AwesomePrint.new(options)
+    ap.send(:awesome, self).to_s
+  end
+end