diff --git a/lib/administrate/field/base.rb b/lib/administrate/field/base.rb
index de2cbdfc..507222f8 100644
--- a/lib/administrate/field/base.rb
+++ b/lib/administrate/field/base.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ def initialize(attribute, data, page, options = {})
         @attribute = attribute
         @data = data
         @page = page
+        @resource = options.delete(:resource)
         @options = options
       end
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ def to_partial_path
         "/fields/#{self.class.field_type}/#{page}"
       end
 
-      attr_reader :attribute, :data, :page
+      attr_reader :attribute, :data, :page, :resource
 
       protected
 
diff --git a/lib/administrate/field/deferred.rb b/lib/administrate/field/deferred.rb
index 40dfc266..a5107bc0 100644
--- a/lib/administrate/field/deferred.rb
+++ b/lib/administrate/field/deferred.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ def initialize(deferred_class, options = {})
       attr_reader :deferred_class, :options
 
       def new(*args)
-        deferred_class.new(*args, options)
+        new_options = args.last.respond_to?(:merge) ? args.pop : {}
+        deferred_class.new(*args, options.merge(new_options))
       end
 
       def ==(other)
diff --git a/lib/administrate/page/base.rb b/lib/administrate/page/base.rb
index 00770ead..5d32815d 100644
--- a/lib/administrate/page/base.rb
+++ b/lib/administrate/page/base.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def resource_path
       def attribute_field(dashboard, resource, attribute_name, page)
         value = get_attribute_value(resource, attribute_name)
         field = dashboard.attribute_type_for(attribute_name)
-        field.new(attribute_name, value, page)
+        field.new(attribute_name, value, page, resource: resource)
       end
 
       def get_attribute_value(resource, attribute_name)
diff --git a/spec/lib/pages/show_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pages/show_spec.rb
index c7a03802..f1d783f2 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pages/show_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pages/show_spec.rb
@@ -9,4 +9,14 @@
       expect(page.page_title).to eq("Worf")
     end
   end
+
+  describe "#attributes" do
+    it "passes the resource to the field object" do
+      customer = double(name: "Worf").as_null_object
+      page = Administrate::Page::Show.new(CustomerDashboard.new, customer)
+
+      expect(page.attributes.first.resource).to eq(customer)
+      expect(page.attributes.first.resource.name).to eq("Worf")
+    end
+  end
 end