diff --git a/test/collections.js b/test/collections.js
index 442b205f1..69b98c2ac 100644
--- a/test/collections.js
+++ b/test/collections.js
@@ -154,6 +154,13 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     equals(result[1].join(', '), '1, 2, 3', 'second array sorted');
   });
 
+  test('collections: invoke w/ function reference', function() {
+    var list = [[5, 1, 7], [3, 2, 1]];
+    var result = _.invoke(list, Array.prototype.sort);
+    equals(result[0].join(', '), '1, 5, 7', 'first array sorted');
+    equals(result[1].join(', '), '1, 2, 3', 'second array sorted');
+  });
+
   test('collections: pluck', function() {
     var people = [{name : 'moe', age : 30}, {name : 'curly', age : 50}];
     equals(_.pluck(people, 'name').join(', '), 'moe, curly', 'pulls names out of objects');
diff --git a/underscore.js b/underscore.js
index d18d72030..1b5ba3f27 100644
--- a/underscore.js
+++ b/underscore.js
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
   _.invoke = function(obj, method) {
     var args = slice.call(arguments, 2);
     return _.map(obj, function(value) {
-      return (method ? value[method] : value).apply(value, args);
+      return (method.call ? method || value : value[method]).apply(value, args);
     });
   };