diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 566ece1a8..409f65a35 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -350,7 +350,23 @@ Search
 ## Search text from messages
 
 ```ruby
-@alice.messages.search("Search me")  @alice seach text "Search me" from all messages
+@alice.messages.search("Search me")  @alice search text "Search me" from all messages
+```
+
+## Custom search scope name
+
+in `config/initializers/acts-as-messageable.rb`
+
+```ruby
+ActsAsMessageable.search_scope_name = :text_search
+```
+
+or
+
+```ruby
+ActsAsMessageable.config do |config|
+  config.search_scope_name = :text_search
+end
 ```
 
 Copyright © 2011-2012 Piotr Niełacny (http://ruby-blog.pl), released under the MIT license
diff --git a/lib/acts-as-messageable.rb b/lib/acts-as-messageable.rb
index 42b162771..3d913c65c 100644
--- a/lib/acts-as-messageable.rb
+++ b/lib/acts-as-messageable.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ module ActsAsMessageable
   autoload :Rails3,   'acts-as-messageable/rails3'
   autoload :Rails4,   'acts-as-messageable/rails4'
 
+  mattr_accessor :search_scope_name
+  self.search_scope_name = :search
+
+  def self.config
+    yield self
+  end
+
   def self.rails_api
     if Rails::VERSION::MAJOR >= 4
       Rails4
diff --git a/lib/acts-as-messageable/scopes.rb b/lib/acts-as-messageable/scopes.rb
index fd0f4ff10..020aa321d 100644
--- a/lib/acts-as-messageable/scopes.rb
+++ b/lib/acts-as-messageable/scopes.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ module ClassMethods
       def initialize_scopes
         scope :are_from,          lambda { |*args| where(:sent_messageable_id => args.first, :sent_messageable_type => args.first.class.name) }
         scope :are_to,            lambda { |*args| where(:received_messageable_id => args.first, :received_messageable_type => args.first.class.name) }
-        scope :search,            lambda { |*args|  where("body like :search_txt or topic like :search_txt",:search_txt => "%#{args.first}%")}
-        scope :connected_with,    lambda { |*args|  where("(sent_messageable_type = :sent_type and
+        scope ActsAsMessageable.search_scope_name,
+                                  lambda { |*args| where("body like :search_txt or topic like :search_txt", :search_txt => "%#{args.first}%") }
+        scope :connected_with,    lambda { |*args| where("(sent_messageable_type = :sent_type and
                                                   sent_messageable_id = :sent_id and
                                                   sender_delete = :s_delete and sender_permanent_delete = :s_perm_delete) or
                                                   (received_messageable_type = :received_type and
diff --git a/spec/config_spec.rb b/spec/config_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1fbbb006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/config_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'configuration' do
+  share_examples_for :custom_search_scope_name do
+    before do
+      @reply_message = @message.reply("Re: Topic", "Body : I am fine")
+      @reply_reply_message = @reply_message.reply("Re: Re: Topic", "Fine too")
+    end
+
+    it "bob should be able to search text from messages" do
+      recordset = @bob.messages.text_search("I am fine")
+      recordset.count.should == 1
+      recordset.should_not be_nil
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'without config block' do
+    before do
+      ActsAsMessageable.search_scope_name = :text_search
+      User.acts_as_messageable
+      @message = send_message
+    end
+
+    describe "search text from messages using custom scope name" do
+      it_behaves_like :custom_search_scope_name
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with config block' do
+    before do
+      ActsAsMessageable.config do |config|
+        config.search_scope_name = :text_search
+      end
+
+      User.acts_as_messageable
+      @message = send_message
+    end
+
+    describe "search text from messages using custom scope name" do
+      it_behaves_like :custom_search_scope_name
+    end
+  end
+end