diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7789c21..91ea7bf 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ function Resource(name, actions, app) {
   // default actions
   for (var i = 0, key; i < orderedActions.length; ++i) {
     key = orderedActions[i];
-    if (actions[key]) this.mapDefaultAction(key, actions[key]);
+    var handler = actions[key];
+    if (typeof handler === 'function') handler = handler.bind(actions);
+    if (handler) this.mapDefaultAction(key, handler);
   }
 
   // auto-loader
diff --git a/test/resource.test.js b/test/resource.test.js
index ee22990..c64d009 100644
--- a/test/resource.test.js
+++ b/test/resource.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 var assert = require('assert')
   , express = require('express')
+  , should = require('should')
   , Resource = require('..')
   , request = require('supertest')
   , batch = require('./support/batch');
@@ -55,6 +56,21 @@ describe('app.resource()', function(){
     .expect('destroy forum 5', next());
   })
 
+  it('should bind this correctly', function(done) {
+    var app = express();
+    var testController = {
+      'users': 'userA userB',
+      'index': function(req, res) {
+        res.send(this.users);
+      }
+    };
+
+    app.resource('users', testController);
+    request(app)
+      .get('/users')
+      .expect('userA userB', done);
+  });
+
   it('should support root resources', function(done){
      var app = express();
      var next = batch(done);