diff --git a/lib/draper/base.rb b/lib/draper/base.rb
index 78342ee..155a423 100644
--- a/lib/draper/base.rb
+++ b/lib/draper/base.rb
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ module Draper
       end
     end
 
+    def kind_of?(klass)
+      model.kind_of?(klass) || super(klass)
+    end
+    alias :is_a? :kind_of?
+
     def self.method_missing(method, *args, &block)
       model_class.send(method, *args, &block)
     end
diff --git a/spec/draper/base_spec.rb b/spec/draper/base_spec.rb
index 6a5e18b..cb9c417 100644
--- a/spec/draper/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/draper/base_spec.rb
@@ -445,4 +445,24 @@ describe Draper::Base do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe "#kind_of?" do
+    context "pretends to be of kind of model class" do      
+      it "#kind_of? Decorator" do
+        subject.should be_kind_of Decorator
+      end
+
+      it "#is_a? Decorator" do
+        subject.is_a?(Decorator).should be_true
+      end
+
+      it "#kind_of? Product" do
+        subject.should be_kind_of Product
+      end
+
+      it "#is_a? Product" do
+        subject.is_a?(Product).should be_true
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end