diff --git a/spec/core/SpySpec.js b/spec/core/SpySpec.js
index fb90657f..55adb7c7 100644
--- a/spec/core/SpySpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/SpySpec.js
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ describe('Spies', function () {
       expect(spy.bob).toEqual("test");
     });
 
+    it("should allow you to omit the name argument and only pass the originalFn argument", function() {
+      var fn = function test() {};
+      var spy = env.createSpy(fn);
+
+      expect(spy.and.identity).toEqual("test");
+    })
+
     it("warns the user that we intend to overwrite an existing property", function() {
       TestClass.prototype.someFunction.and = "turkey";
 
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index 74b31829..c351f7b9 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -474,6 +474,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
     };
 
     this.createSpy = function(name, originalFn) {
+      if (arguments.length === 1 && j$.isFunction_(name)) {
+        originalFn = name;
+        name = originalFn.name;
+      }
+
       return spyFactory.createSpy(name, originalFn);
     };