diff --git a/lib/draper.rb b/lib/draper.rb
index a821518..f5b1fbc 100644
--- a/lib/draper.rb
+++ b/lib/draper.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ require 'active_model/serializers/xml'
 require 'active_support/inflector'
 require 'active_support/core_ext/hash/keys'
 require 'active_support/core_ext/hash/reverse_merge'
+require 'active_support/core_ext/name_error'
 
 require 'draper/version'
 require 'draper/view_helpers'
diff --git a/lib/draper/decorator.rb b/lib/draper/decorator.rb
index b2593c7..bb12b96 100755
--- a/lib/draper/decorator.rb
+++ b/lib/draper/decorator.rb
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ module Draper
     # @return [void]
     def self.decorates(object_class)
       @object_class = object_class.to_s.camelize.constantize
+      alias_object_to_object_class_name
     end
 
     # Returns the source class corresponding to the decorator class, as set by
@@ -219,6 +220,15 @@ module Draper
 
     private
 
+    def self.inherited(subclass)
+      subclass.alias_object_to_object_class_name
+      super
+    end
+
+    def self.alias_object_to_object_class_name
+      alias_method object_class.name.underscore, :object if object_class?
+    end
+
     def self.object_class_name
       raise NameError if name.nil? || name.demodulize !~ /.+Decorator$/
       name.chomp("Decorator")
diff --git a/spec/draper/decorator_spec.rb b/spec/draper/decorator_spec.rb
index 329c2f4..e317b36 100755
--- a/spec/draper/decorator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/draper/decorator_spec.rb
@@ -361,6 +361,46 @@ module Draper
       end
     end
 
+    describe "aliasing object to object class name" do
+      context "when object_class is inferrable from the decorator name" do
+        it "aliases object to the object class name" do
+          object = stub
+          decorator = ProductDecorator.new(object)
+
+          expect(decorator.product).to be object
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when object_class is set by decorates" do
+        it "aliases object to the object class name" do
+          decorator_class = Class.new(Decorator) { decorates Product }
+          object = stub
+          decorator = decorator_class.new(object)
+
+          expect(decorator.product).to be object
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when object_class's name is several words long" do
+        it "underscores the method name" do
+          stub_const "LongWindedModel", Class.new
+          decorator_class = Class.new(Decorator) { decorates LongWindedModel }
+          object = stub
+          decorator = decorator_class.new(object)
+
+          expect(decorator.long_winded_model).to be object
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when object_class is not set" do
+        it "does not alias object" do
+          decorator_class = Class.new(Decorator)
+
+          expect(decorator_class.instance_methods).to eq Decorator.instance_methods
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     describe "#to_model" do
       it "returns the decorator" do
         decorator = Decorator.new(Model.new)
diff --git a/spec/dummy/app/decorators/mongoid_post_decorator.rb b/spec/dummy/app/decorators/mongoid_post_decorator.rb
index 61596e4..42d87e0 100644
--- a/spec/dummy/app/decorators/mongoid_post_decorator.rb
+++ b/spec/dummy/app/decorators/mongoid_post_decorator.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-class MongoidPostDecorator < Draper::Decorator
+if defined?(Mongoid)
+  class MongoidPostDecorator < Draper::Decorator
+  end
 end