diff --git a/lib/twitter/base.rb b/lib/twitter/base.rb
index 8f92f1fb3..9da4ee548 100644
--- a/lib/twitter/base.rb
+++ b/lib/twitter/base.rb
@@ -308,6 +308,22 @@ def blocking(options={})
       perform_get("/#{API_VERSION}/blocks/blocking.json", options)
     end
 
+    def saved_searches
+      perform_get("/#{API_VERSION}/saved_searches.json")
+    end
+
+    def saved_search(id)
+      perform_get("/#{API_VERSION}/saved_searches/show/#{id}.json")
+    end
+
+    def saved_search_create(query)
+      perform_post("/#{API_VERSION}/saved_searches/create.json", :body => {:query => query})
+    end
+
+    def saved_search_destroy(id)
+      perform_delete("/#{API_VERSION}/saved_searches/destroy/#{id}.json")
+    end
+
     protected
 
     def self.mime_type(file)
diff --git a/test/fixtures/saved_search.json b/test/fixtures/saved_search.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9dfd02c49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/saved_search.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "great danes",
+  "position": null,
+  "created_at": "Wed Apr 21 19:33:43 +0000 2010",
+  "id": 7095598,
+  "query": "great danes"
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/saved_searches.json b/test/fixtures/saved_searches.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10e96b0af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/saved_searches.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[
+  {
+    "name": "great danes",
+    "position": null,
+    "created_at": "Wed Apr 21 19:33:43 +0000 2010",
+    "id": 7095598,
+    "query": "great danes"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "rubyconf OR railsconf",
+    "position": null,
+    "created_at": "Wed Apr 21 19:34:04 +0000 2010",
+    "id": 7095610,
+    "query": "rubyconf OR railsconf"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/twitter/base_test.rb b/test/twitter/base_test.rb
index eefd23ed2..335031e96 100644
--- a/test/twitter/base_test.rb
+++ b/test/twitter/base_test.rb
@@ -215,6 +215,33 @@ class BaseTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
         user.name.should == 'John Nunemaker' # update_profile_background responds with the user
       end
     end
+    
+    context "when using saved searches" do
+      should "be able to retrieve my saved searches" do
+        stub_get('/1/saved_searches.json', 'saved_searches.json')
+        searches = @twitter.saved_searches
+        searches[0].query.should == "great danes"
+        searches[1].query.should == "rubyconf OR railsconf"
+      end
+      
+      should "be able to retrieve a saved search by id" do
+        stub_get('/1/saved_searches/show/7095598.json', 'saved_search.json')
+        search = @twitter.saved_search(7095598)
+        search.query.should == "great danes"
+      end
+      
+      should "be able to create a saved search" do
+        stub_post('/1/saved_searches/create.json', 'saved_search.json')
+        search = @twitter.saved_search_create('great danes')
+        search.query.should == "great danes"
+      end
+      
+      should "be able to delete a saved search" do
+        stub_delete('/1/saved_searches/destroy/7095598.json', 'saved_search.json')
+        search = @twitter.saved_search_destroy(7095598)
+        search.query.should == "great danes"
+      end
+    end
 
     context "when using lists" do