diff --git a/acts_as_follower.gemspec b/acts_as_follower.gemspec
index c05ac27..844e6ef 100644
--- a/acts_as_follower.gemspec
+++ b/acts_as_follower.gemspec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.add_development_dependency "sqlite3"
   s.add_development_dependency "shoulda_create"
-  s.add_development_dependency "shoulda", "3.5.0"
-  s.add_development_dependency "factory_girl", "4.2.0"
+  s.add_development_dependency "shoulda", ">= 3.5.0"
+  s.add_development_dependency "factory_girl", ">= 4.2.0"
   s.add_development_dependency "rails", "~> 4.0.0"
 end
diff --git a/lib/acts_as_follower/followable.rb b/lib/acts_as_follower/followable.rb
index 4932b11..2c91272 100644
--- a/lib/acts_as_follower/followable.rb
+++ b/lib/acts_as_follower/followable.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ def method_missing(m, *args)
         end
       end
 
+      def respond_to?(m, include_private = false)
+        super || m.to_s[/count_(.+)_followers/] || m.to_s[/(.+)_followers/]
+      end
+
       def blocked_followers_count
         self.followings.blocked.count
       end
diff --git a/lib/acts_as_follower/follower.rb b/lib/acts_as_follower/follower.rb
index 17c86d8..a086ebe 100644
--- a/lib/acts_as_follower/follower.rb
+++ b/lib/acts_as_follower/follower.rb
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ def method_missing(m, *args)
         end
       end
 
+      def respond_to?(m, include_private = false)
+        super || m.to_s[/following_(.+)_count/] || m.to_s[/following_(.+)/]
+      end
+
       # Returns a follow record for the current instance and followable object.
       def get_follow(followable)
         self.follows.unblocked.for_followable(followable).first
diff --git a/test/acts_as_followable_test.rb b/test/acts_as_followable_test.rb
index 74e2b8e..b7416a7 100644
--- a/test/acts_as_followable_test.rb
+++ b/test/acts_as_followable_test.rb
@@ -251,6 +251,18 @@ class ActsAsFollowableTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
         assert_equal 1, @oasis.count_user_followers
       end
     end
+
+    context "respond_to?" do
+      should "advertise that it responds to following methods" do
+        assert @oasis.respond_to?(:user_followers)
+        assert @oasis.respond_to?(:user_followers_count)
+      end
+
+      should "return false when called with a nonexistent method" do
+        assert (not @oasis.respond_to?(:foobar))
+      end
+    end
+
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/test/acts_as_follower_test.rb b/test/acts_as_follower_test.rb
index d62ac3f..535195b 100644
--- a/test/acts_as_follower_test.rb
+++ b/test/acts_as_follower_test.rb
@@ -173,6 +173,17 @@ class ActsAsFollowerTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       end
     end
 
+    context "respond_to?" do
+      should "advertise that it responds to following methods" do
+        assert @sam.respond_to?(:following_users)
+        assert @sam.respond_to?(:following_users_count)
+      end
+
+      should "return false when called with a nonexistent method" do
+        assert (not @sam.respond_to?(:foobar))
+      end
+    end
+
     context "destroying follower" do
       setup do
         @jon.destroy