Index: test/cache_test.rb
===================================================================
--- test/cache_test.rb	(revision 409)
+++ test/cache_test.rb	(working copy)
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
   include StoryCacheSpecSetup
 
   specify "should be able to retrieve a cached version of itself" do
-    Story.expects(:get_cache).with(1).at_least_once
+    Story.expects(:get_cache).with(1, {}).at_least_once
     @story.get_cache
   end
 
@@ -242,6 +242,11 @@
     @story.should.have.cached :block
     @story.get_cache(:block).should.equal "this is a block"
   end
+  
+  specify "should allow setting custom options by passing them to get_cache" do
+    Story.expects(:set_cache).with('1:options', 'cached value', 1.hour)
+    @story.get_cache(:options, :ttl => 1.hour) { 'cached value' }
+  end
 
   specify "should be able to expire its cache" do
     Story.expects(:expire_cache).with(2)
Index: lib/acts_as_cached/cache_methods.rb
===================================================================
--- lib/acts_as_cached/cache_methods.rb	(revision 409)
+++ lib/acts_as_cached/cache_methods.rb	(working copy)
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@
       base.send :delegate, :cache_options, :to => 'self.class'
     end
 
-    def get_cache(key = nil, &block)
-      self.class.get_cache(cache_id(key), &block)
+    def get_cache(key = nil, options = {}, &block)
+      self.class.get_cache(cache_id(key), options, &block)
     end
 
     def set_cache(ttl = nil)