diff --git a/src/rails.js b/src/rails.js
index 4e9a8aef..cb03da97 100644
--- a/src/rails.js
+++ b/src/rails.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jQuery(function ($) {
         callRemote: function () {
             var el      = this,
                 method  = el.attr('method') || el.attr('data-method') || 'GET',
-                url     = el.attr('action') || el.attr('href'),
+                url     = el.attr('action') || el.attr('data-url') || el.attr('href'),
                 dataType  = el.attr('data-type')  || 'script';
 
             if (url === undefined) {
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ jQuery(function ($) {
             } else {
                 if (el.triggerAndReturn('ajax:before')) {
                     var data = el.is('form') ? el.serializeArray() : [];
+						  data = el.is('a[data-remote]') ? $.parseJSON(el.attr('data-remote')) : data;
+
                     $.ajax({
                         url: url,
                         data: data,
diff --git a/test/public/test/call-remote.js b/test/public/test/call-remote.js
index 3e707527..003916ad 100644
--- a/test/public/test/call-remote.js
+++ b/test/public/test/call-remote.js
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ test('default method GET should be picked up if no method or data-method is supp
   $('form[data-remote]')
     .live('ajax:success', function(e, data, status, xhr) { 
       App.assert_callback_invoked('ajax:success');
+		
       var request_env = $.parseJSON(data)['request_env'];
       App.assert_get_request(request_env); 
 
@@ -144,6 +145,27 @@ test('url should be picked up from href if no action is provided', function() {
     .trigger('submit');
 });
 
+test('url should be picked up from data-url when href is provided but no action', function() {
+  expect(2);
+
+  App.build_form({
+    'href': 'http://example.org',
+	 'data-url': App.url('show')
+  });
+  stop(App.ajax_timeout);
+
+
+  $('form[data-remote]')
+    .live('ajax:success', function(e, data, status, xhr) { 
+      App.assert_callback_invoked('ajax:success');
+      var request_env = $.parseJSON(data)['request_env'];
+      App.assert_request_path(request_env, '/show');
+
+      start();
+    })
+    .trigger('submit');
+});
+
 test('exception should be thrown if both action and url are missing', function() {
   expect(1);
   var exception_was_raised = false;
diff --git a/test/public/test/data-remote.js b/test/public/test/data-remote.js
index cc64c8fa..a942db1d 100644
--- a/test/public/test/data-remote.js
+++ b/test/public/test/data-remote.js
@@ -8,7 +8,15 @@ module('data-remote', {
 			'data-remote': 'true',
 			text: 'my address'
 		}));
-
+		
+		$('#fixtures').append($('<a />', {
+			'class': 'json',
+			href: App.url('update'),
+			'data-remote': '{"color": "red"}',
+			'data-method': 'POST',
+			text: 'my address'
+		}));
+		
 		$('#fixtures').append($('<input />', {
 			href: App.url('show'),
 			'data-remote': 'true',
@@ -40,7 +48,7 @@ test('clicking on a link with data-remote attribute', function() {
   expect(3);
   stop(App.ajax_timeout);
 
-  $('a[data-remote]')
+  $('a[data-remote]:not([data-method])')
     .live('ajax:success', function(e, data, status, xhr) { 
       App.assert_callback_invoked('ajax:success');
       var request_env = $.parseJSON(data)['request_env'];
@@ -52,6 +60,24 @@ test('clicking on a link with data-remote attribute', function() {
     .trigger('click');
 });
 
+test('clicking on a link with put data-method and json in data-remote attribute', function() {
+  expect(4);
+  stop(App.ajax_timeout);
+  console.log($('a[data-remote].json').attr('href'));
+  $('a[data-remote].json')
+    .live('ajax:success', function(e, data, status, xhr) { 
+      App.assert_callback_invoked('ajax:success');
+      var request_env = $.parseJSON(data)['request_env'];
+		console.log(request_env);
+		App.assert_form_vars(request_env, 'color=red')
+      App.assert_request_path(request_env, '/update');
+      App.assert_post_request(request_env); 
+
+      start();
+    })
+    .trigger('click');
+});
+
 test('clicking on Submit input tag with data-remote attribute', function() {
   expect(3);
   stop(App.ajax_timeout);
@@ -61,7 +87,6 @@ test('clicking on Submit input tag with data-remote attribute', function() {
       App.assert_callback_invoked('ajax:success');
 
       var request_env = $.parseJSON(data)['request_env'];
-
       App.assert_request_path(request_env, '/show');
       App.assert_get_request(request_env); 
 
diff --git a/test/public/test/settings.js b/test/public/test/settings.js
index ed78062e..fd886843 100644
--- a/test/public/test/settings.js
+++ b/test/public/test/settings.js
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ App.assert_post_request = function(request_env){
   equals(request_env['REQUEST_METHOD'], 'POST', 'request type should be POST');
 };
 
+App.assert_query_string = function(request_env, expected){
+	equals(request_env['QUERY_STRING'], expected, 'expected:' + expected + ' but got: ' + request_env['QUERY_STRING'])
+}
+App.assert_form_vars = function(request_env, expected){
+	equals(request_env['rack.request.form_vars'], expected, 'expected:' + expected + ' but got: ' + request_env['rack.request.form_vars'])
+}
+
 App.assert_request_path = function(request_env, path) {
   equals(request_env['REQUEST_PATH'], path, 'request should be sent to right url');
 };