diff --git a/app/models/block.rb b/app/models/block.rb
index 061d9ce..eee9e24 100644
--- a/app/models/block.rb
+++ b/app/models/block.rb
@@ -23,4 +23,8 @@ class Block < ActiveRecord::Base
     false
   end
 
+  def owner
+    box ? box.owner : nil
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/block_test.rb b/test/unit/block_test.rb
index d552813..7f67654 100644
--- a/test/unit/block_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/block_test.rb
@@ -14,5 +14,22 @@ class BlockTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
     assert_kind_of Hash, Block.find(block.id).settings
   end
+  
+  
+  should 'access owner through box' do
+    user = create_user('testinguser').person
+
+    box = Box.create!(:owner => user)
+
+    block = Block.new
+    block.box = box
+    block.save!
+
+    assert_equal user, block.owner
+  end
+
+  should 'have no owner when there is no box' do
+    assert_nil Block.new.owner
+  end
 
 end
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