diff --git a/lib/attr_default.rb b/lib/attr_default.rb
index 289eac1..7b64039 100644
--- a/lib/attr_default.rb
+++ b/lib/attr_default.rb
@@ -88,32 +88,44 @@ def write_attribute_with_fixups(attr_name, args)
     def needs_time_zone_fixup?(attr_name)
       self.class.send(:create_time_zone_conversion_attribute?, attr_name, self.class.columns_hash[attr_name])
     end
+    
+    def copy(opts = {})
+      if opts.key? :new_record
+        if opts[:new_record]
+          result = if defined?(super)
+            super(opts)
+          else
+            copy_new_record_true
+          end
+          
+          result.created_at = nil unless !result.class.columns_hash.has_key?('created_at')
+          result.updated_at = nil unless !result.class.columns_hash.has_key?('updated_at')
+          if self.new_record?
+            result.instance_variable_set(:@_attr_default_set, self._attr_default_set.dup)
+          else
+            result.instance_variable_set(:@_attr_defaults_set_from_dup, true)
+          end
 
-    if Gem.loaded_specs['activesupport'].version >= Gem::Version.new('3.1')
-      def dup
-        result = super
-        result.created_at = nil unless !result.class.columns_hash.has_key?('created_at')
-        result.updated_at = nil unless !result.class.columns_hash.has_key?('updated_at')
-        if self.new_record?
-          result.instance_variable_set(:@_attr_default_set, self._attr_default_set.dup)
+          result
         else
-          result.instance_variable_set(:@_attr_defaults_set_from_dup, true)
+          if defined?(super)
+            super(opts)
+          else
+            copy_new_record_false # self.dup # what kind of default logic do we wire in
+          end
         end
-        result
+      else
+        # eventually phase this out with required keywords in ruby 2.0
+        raise ArgumentError, "Ambiguous call to copy please provide :new_record => (true|false)"
       end
-      alias_method(:clone, :dup)
+    end
+
+    if Gem.loaded_specs['activesupport'].version >= Gem::Version.new('3.1')
+      alias :copy_new_record_true :dup
+      alias :copy_new_record_false :clone
     else
-      def clone
-        result = super
-        result.created_at = nil unless !result.class.columns_hash.has_key?('created_at')
-        result.updated_at = nil unless !result.class.columns_hash.has_key?('updated_at')
-        if self.new_record?
-          result.instance_variable_set(:@_attr_default_set, self._attr_default_set.dup)
-        else
-          result.instance_variable_set(:@_attr_defaults_set_from_dup, true)
-        end
-        result
-      end
+      alias :copy_new_record_true :clone
+      alias :copy_new_record_false :dup
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/attr_default_test.rb b/test/attr_default_test.rb
index 890b7a1..0157d78 100644
--- a/test/attr_default_test.rb
+++ b/test/attr_default_test.rb
@@ -24,14 +24,7 @@
     false
   end
 
-DUP_METHODS =
-  if Gem.loaded_specs['activesupport'].version >= Gem::Version.new('4.0')
-    [:dup]
-  elsif Gem.loaded_specs['activesupport'].version >= Gem::Version.new('3.1')
-    [:dup, :clone]
-  else
-    [:clone]
-  end
+COPY_METHODS = [:copy]
 
 File.unlink('test.sqlite3') rescue nil
 ActiveRecord::Base.logger = Logger.new(STDERR)
@@ -220,27 +213,28 @@ def test_use_default_when_saved_if_not_touched
     assert_equal "initial.com", domain.domain
   end
 
-  def test_dup_and_clone_touched_state_when_duped_or_cloned_before_save_new_record_true
-    DUP_METHODS.each do |dup|
+  def test_copy_touched_state_when_copied_before_save_new_record_true
+    COPY_METHODS.each do |copy|
       u = TestUser.new :first_name => 'John', :last_name => 'Doe'
       u.last_name = 'overridden'
-      u2 = u.send(dup)
+      u2 = u.send(copy, :new_record => true)
       assert_equal 'overridden', u2.read_attribute(:last_name)
       assert_equal 'overridden', u2.last_name
     end
   end
 
-  def test_dup_and_clone_touched_state_when_duped_or_cloned_after_save_new_record_false
-    DUP_METHODS.each do |dup|
+  # This test is referring to the record itself returning false from #new_record? after being "cloned" i.e copy(new_record: true)
+  def test_copy_touched_state_when_copied_after_save_new_record_false
+    COPY_METHODS.each do |copy|
       u = TestUser.new(:first_name => 'John', :last_name => 'Doe')
       u.last_name = 'overridden'
-      u2 = u.send(dup)
+      u2 = u.send(copy, :new_record => true)
       u2.save!
       u.save!
-      assert u.send(dup).instance_variable_get(:@_attr_defaults_set_from_dup)
-      assert_equal 'overridden', u.send(dup).last_name
+      assert u.send(copy, :new_record => true).instance_variable_get(:@_attr_defaults_set_from_dup)
+      assert_equal 'overridden', u.send(copy, :new_record => true).last_name
       ufind = TestUser.find(u.id)
-      u3 = ufind.send(dup)
+      u3 = ufind.send(copy, :new_record => true)
       assert_equal 'overridden', u3.read_attribute(:last_name), u3.attributes.inspect
       assert_equal 'overridden', u3.last_name
       u3.save!