diff --git a/persistence/record/src/main/scala/net/liftweb/record/MetaRecord.scala b/persistence/record/src/main/scala/net/liftweb/record/MetaRecord.scala
index 41f4d75368..f5168ed6fd 100644
--- a/persistence/record/src/main/scala/net/liftweb/record/MetaRecord.scala
+++ b/persistence/record/src/main/scala/net/liftweb/record/MetaRecord.scala
@@ -246,6 +246,11 @@ trait MetaRecord[BaseRecord <: Record[BaseRecord]] {
 
   /** Encode a record instance into a JValue */
   def asJValue(rec: BaseRecord): JValue = {
+    asJObject(rec)
+  }
+
+  /** Encode a record instance into a JObject */
+  def asJObject(rec: BaseRecord): JObject = {
     JObject(fields(rec).map(f => JField(f.name, f.asJValue)))
   }
 
diff --git a/persistence/record/src/main/scala/net/liftweb/record/Record.scala b/persistence/record/src/main/scala/net/liftweb/record/Record.scala
index 1d3f910516..cf79de63d0 100644
--- a/persistence/record/src/main/scala/net/liftweb/record/Record.scala
+++ b/persistence/record/src/main/scala/net/liftweb/record/Record.scala
@@ -90,9 +90,12 @@ trait Record[MyType <: Record[MyType]] extends FieldContainer {
    */
   def asJsExp: JsExp = meta.asJsExp(this)
 
-  /** Encode this record instance as a JObject */
+  /** Encode this record instance as a JValue */
   def asJValue: JValue = meta.asJValue(this)
 
+  /** Encode this record instance as a JObject */
+  def asJObject: JObject = meta.asJObject(this)
+
   /** Set the fields of this record from the given JValue */
   def setFieldsFromJValue(jvalue: JValue): Box[Unit] = meta.setFieldsFromJValue(this, jvalue)