diff --git a/ActiveRecordHelpers.h b/ActiveRecordHelpers.h
index c202d43..3981ea1 100644
--- a/ActiveRecordHelpers.h
+++ b/ActiveRecordHelpers.h
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
 
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 
+#ifdef NS_BLOCKS_AVAILABLE
+
+@class NSManagedObjectContext;
+typedef void (^CoreDataBlock)(NSManagedObjectContext *);
+
+#endif
 
 @interface ActiveRecordHelpers : NSObject {
 
@@ -25,4 +31,10 @@
 + (void) setupDefaultCoreDataStackWithStoreNamed:(NSString *)storeName;
 + (void) setupCoreDataStackWithAutoMigratingSqliteStoreNamed:(NSString *)storeName;
 
+#ifdef NS_BLOCKS_AVAILABLE
+
++ (void) performSaveDataOperationWithBlock:(CoreDataBlock)block;
+
+#endif
+
 @end
diff --git a/ActiveRecordHelpers.m b/ActiveRecordHelpers.m
index 092c13a..7e5c86c 100644
--- a/ActiveRecordHelpers.m
+++ b/ActiveRecordHelpers.m
@@ -96,4 +96,17 @@
 	[NSManagedObjectContext setDefaultContext:context];
 }
 
+#ifdef NS_BLOCKS_AVAILABLE
++ (void) performSaveDataOperationWithBlock:(CoreDataBlock)block
+{
+    NSManagedObjectContext *localContext = [NSManagedObjectContext contextThatNotifiesDefaultContextOnMainThread];
+    [localContext setMergePolicy:NSMergeByPropertyObjectTrumpMergePolicy];
+    
+    block(localContext);
+    
+    [localContext save];
+    [[NSManagedObjectContext defaultContext] stopObservingContext:localContext];
+}
+#endif
+
 @end