diff --git a/app/models/comment.rb b/app/models/comment.rb
index de6991b..92cf2e2 100644
--- a/app/models/comment.rb
+++ b/app/models/comment.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
   belongs_to :reply_of, :class_name => 'Comment', :foreign_key => 'reply_of_id'
 
   named_scope :without_spam, :conditions => ['spam IS NULL OR spam = ?', false]
+  named_scope :spam, :conditions => ['spam = ?', true]
 
   # unauthenticated authors:
   validates_presence_of :name, :if => (lambda { |record| !record.email.blank? })
diff --git a/test/unit/comment_test.rb b/test/unit/comment_test.rb
index 77036e5..4c6c2bb 100644
--- a/test/unit/comment_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/comment_test.rb
@@ -452,4 +452,12 @@ class CommentTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert c1.spam?
   end
 
+  should 'be able to select spammy comments' do
+    c1 = fast_create(Comment)
+    c2 = fast_create(Comment, :spam => false)
+    c3 = fast_create(Comment, :spam => true)
+
+    assert_equivalent [c3], Comment.spam
+  end
+
 end
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