diff --git a/lib/draper/base.rb b/lib/draper/base.rb
index 8924ad3..047dbcc 100644
--- a/lib/draper/base.rb
+++ b/lib/draper/base.rb
@@ -220,12 +220,18 @@ module Draper
     def context
       options.fetch(:context, {})      
     end
-    
+
     def context=(input)
       options[:context] = input
     end
 
+    def source
+      model
+    end
+    alias_method :to_source, :model
+
   private
+
     def allow?(method)
       (!allowed? || allowed.include?(method) || FORCED_PROXY.include?(method)) && !denied.include?(method)
     end
diff --git a/lib/draper/decorated_enumerable_proxy.rb b/lib/draper/decorated_enumerable_proxy.rb
index 780f0da..34b8701 100644
--- a/lib/draper/decorated_enumerable_proxy.rb
+++ b/lib/draper/decorated_enumerable_proxy.rb
@@ -38,5 +38,10 @@ module Draper
     def to_s
       "#<DecoratedEnumerableProxy of #{@klass} for #{@wrapped_collection.inspect}>"
     end
+
+    def source
+      @wrapped_collection
+    end
+    alias_method :to_source, :source
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/draper/base_spec.rb b/spec/draper/base_spec.rb
index e503e47..67f0248 100644
--- a/spec/draper/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/draper/base_spec.rb
@@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ describe Draper::Base do
     end
   end
 
+  context(".source / .to_source") do
+    it "should return the wrapped object" do
+      subject.to_source == source
+      subject.source == source
+    end
+  end
+
   context("selecting methods") do
     it "echos the methods of the wrapped class except default exclusions" do
       source.methods.each do |method|
@@ -438,6 +445,13 @@ describe Draper::Base do
         collection.first.context.should == :admin
       end
     end
+
+    context(".source / .to_source") do
+      it "should return the wrapped object" do
+        subject.to_source == source
+        subject.source == source
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe "a sample usage with denies" do