diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 68cead8..4bb1a0f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ HGREV
 .coverage
 .tox/
 Django-*.egg
+*.pyc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index e2b32af..3e7591d 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -263,6 +263,11 @@ be returned as their actual type, you can pass subclass names to
     nearby_places = Place.objects.select_subclasses("restaurant")
     # restaurants will be Restaurant instances, bars will still be Place instances
 
+Also it provides syntax sugar for `get()` method::
+    
+    place = Place.objects.get_subclass(id=some_id)
+    # "place" will automatically be an instance of Place, Restaurant, or Bar
+
 If you don't explicitly call ``select_subclasses()``, an ``InheritanceManager``
 behaves identically to a normal ``Manager``; so it's safe to use as your
 default manager for the model.
diff --git a/model_utils/managers.py b/model_utils/managers.py
index 8542966..02ab29b 100644
--- a/model_utils/managers.py
+++ b/model_utils/managers.py
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ class InheritanceManager(models.Manager):
     def select_subclasses(self, *subclasses):
         return self.get_query_set().select_subclasses(*subclasses)
 
+    def get_subclass(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.get_query_set().select_subclasses().get(*args, **kwargs)
+
 
 class InheritanceCastMixin(object):
     def cast(self):
diff --git a/model_utils/tests/tests.py b/model_utils/tests/tests.py
index 816ccbe..544a5f4 100644
--- a/model_utils/tests/tests.py
+++ b/model_utils/tests/tests.py
@@ -353,6 +353,11 @@ if django.VERSION >= (1, 2):
                 set([self.child1,
                      InheritanceManagerTestParent(pk=self.child2.pk)]))
 
+        def test_get_subclass(self):
+            self.assertEquals(
+                self.get_manager().get_subclass(pk=self.child1.pk),
+                self.child1)
+
 
     class InheritanceManagerRelatedTests(InheritanceManagerTests):
         def setUp(self):