diff --git a/spec/javascripts/view.spec.js b/spec/javascripts/view.spec.js
index 5264639306..1677f86e34 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/view.spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/view.spec.js
@@ -137,12 +137,24 @@ describe("base view", function(){
         'lila': 'zoidberg'
       }
     });
+    var presetOptionsFn = Marionette.View.extend({
+      options: function () {
+        return { 'fry': 'bender' };
+      }
+    });
 
     it("should take and store view options", function() {
       var viewInstance = new view({"Guybrush": "Island"});
       expect(viewInstance.options.Guybrush).toBe("Island");
     });
 
+    it("should take and store view options as a function", function() {
+      var viewInstance = new view(function(){
+        return { "Guybrush": "Island" }
+      });
+      expect(viewInstance.options.Guybrush).toBe("Island");
+    });
+
     it("should have an empty hash of options by default", function() {
       var viewInstance = new view;
       expect(typeof(viewInstance.options.Guybrush)).toBe("undefined");
@@ -152,6 +164,11 @@ describe("base view", function(){
       var viewInstance = new presetOptions;
       expect(viewInstance.options.lila).toBe("zoidberg");
     });
+
+    it("should retain options set on view class as a function", function() {
+      var viewInstance = new presetOptionsFn;
+      expect(viewInstance.options.fry).toBe("bender");
+    });
   });
 
   describe("should expose its options in the constructor", function() {
diff --git a/src/marionette.view.js b/src/marionette.view.js
index ab31ef0b75..727956f7ee 100644
--- a/src/marionette.view.js
+++ b/src/marionette.view.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Marionette.View = Backbone.View.extend({
     // this is a backfill since backbone removed the assignment
     // of this.options
     // at some point however this may be removed
-    this.options = _.extend({}, this.options, options);
+    this.options = _.extend({}, _.result(this, 'options'), _.isFunction(options) ? options.call(this) : options);
 
     // parses out the @ui DSL for events
     this.events = this.normalizeUIKeys(_.result(this, 'events'));