diff --git a/lib/kaminari/models/array_extension.rb b/lib/kaminari/models/array_extension.rb
index 728bf08..2731dfd 100644
--- a/lib/kaminari/models/array_extension.rb
+++ b/lib/kaminari/models/array_extension.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ module Kaminari
     def initialize(original_array, options = {})
       @_original_array, @_limit_value, @_offset_value, @_total_count = original_array, (options[:limit] || default_per_page).to_i, options[:offset].to_i, options[:total_count]
 
+      if options[:limit] && options[:offset]
+        class << self
+          include Kaminari::PageScopeMethods
+        end
+      end
+
       if options[:total_count]
         super original_array
       else
@@ -36,11 +42,7 @@ module Kaminari
 
     # returns another chunk of the original array
     def offset(num)
-      arr = self.class.new @_original_array, :limit => @_limit_value, :offset => num, :total_count => @_total_count
-      class << arr
-        include Kaminari::PageScopeMethods
-      end
-      arr
+      self.class.new @_original_array, :limit => @_limit_value, :offset => num, :total_count => @_total_count
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/array_spec.rb b/spec/models/array_spec.rb
index 7704b45..779caba 100644
--- a/spec/models/array_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/array_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 require File.expand_path('../spec_helper', File.dirname(__FILE__))
 
 describe Kaminari::PaginatableArray do
+  context 'specifying limit and offset when initializing' do
+    subject { Kaminari::PaginatableArray.new((1..100).to_a, :limit => 10, :offset => 20) }
+    its(:current_page) { should == 3 }
+  end
+
   let(:array) { Kaminari::PaginatableArray.new((1..100).to_a) }
   describe '#page' do
     shared_examples_for 'the first page of array' do