diff --git a/backbone.js b/backbone.js
index a74453b9..cec63a1d 100644
--- a/backbone.js
+++ b/backbone.js
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@
     // that will be called.
     url : function() {
       var base = getValue(this.collection, 'url') || this.urlRoot || urlError();
+      if (typeof(base) == 'function') base = base.call(this); // allow urlRoot to be determined at runtime
       if (this.isNew()) return base;
       return base + (base.charAt(base.length - 1) == '/' ? '' : '/') + encodeURIComponent(this.id);
     },
diff --git a/test/model.js b/test/model.js
index 85c6602c..0ef49c30 100644
--- a/test/model.js
+++ b/test/model.js
@@ -87,6 +87,18 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     equals(model.url(), '/collection/%2B1%2B');
   });
 
+  test("Model: url when using urlRoot as a function to determine urlRoot at runtime", function() {
+    var Model = Backbone.Model.extend({
+      urlRoot: function() { return '/nested/' + this.get('parent_id') + '/collection'}
+      // looks better in coffeescript: urlRoot: => "/nested/#{@get('parent_id')}/collection"
+    });	
+
+    var model = new Model({parent_id: 1});
+    equals(model.url(), '/nested/1/collection');
+    model.set({id: 2});
+    equals(model.url(), '/nested/1/collection/2');
+  });
+
   test("Model: clone", function() {
     attrs = { 'foo': 1, 'bar': 2, 'baz': 3};
     a = new Backbone.Model(attrs);