diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02fb952..2c45208 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,16 +40,16 @@ angular.module('yourModule', ['LocalStorageModule'])
 ```
 
 #### How to bind to a $scope variable:
-Usage: localStorageService.bind(scope, key, def);
+Usage: localStorageService.bind(scope, scopeKey, def, lsKey);
 ```
 // Example
 $scope.anArtist = {'firstname':'Pablo', 'lastname':'Picasso'};
 
 // Bind to local storage service
-localStorageService.bind($scope, 'anArtist', anArtist);
+localStorageService.bind($scope, 'anArtist', $scope.anArtist, 'specialArtist');
 
 // get bound data:
-console.log(localStorageService.get('anArtist'));
+console.log(localStorageService.get('specialArtist'));
 ```
 
 Check out the full demo and documentation at http://gregpike.net/demos/angular-local-storage/demo.html
diff --git a/angular-local-storage.js b/angular-local-storage.js
index f212b16..8e02988 100644
--- a/angular-local-storage.js
+++ b/angular-local-storage.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ angularLocalStorage.provider('localStorageService', function() {
     };
   };
 
-  this.$get = ['$rootScope', '$window', '$document', function($rootScope, $window, $document) {
+  this.$get = ['$rootScope', '$window', '$document', '$parse', function($rootScope, $window, $document, $parse) {
     var self = this;
     var prefix = self.prefix;
     var cookie = self.cookie;
@@ -359,8 +359,12 @@ angularLocalStorage.provider('localStorageService', function() {
       return storageType;
     };
 
-    var bindToScope = function(scope, key, def) {
-      var value = getFromLocalStorage(key);
+    var bindToScope = function(scope, scopeKey, def, lsKey) {
+      if (!lsKey) {
+        lsKey = scopeKey;
+      }
+
+      var value = getFromLocalStorage(lsKey);
 
       if (value === null && angular.isDefined(def)) {
         value = def;
@@ -368,10 +372,10 @@ angularLocalStorage.provider('localStorageService', function() {
         value = angular.extend(def, value);
       }
 
-      scope[key] = value;
+      $parse(scopeKey).assign(scope, value);
 
-      scope.$watchCollection(key, function(newVal) {
-        addToLocalStorage(key, newVal);
+      scope.$watchCollection(scopeKey, function(newVal) {
+        addToLocalStorage(lsKey, newVal);
       });
     };
 
diff --git a/test/spec/localStorageSpec.js b/test/spec/localStorageSpec.js
index 2e7f8c7..7ca0042 100644
--- a/test/spec/localStorageSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/localStorageSpec.js
@@ -236,6 +236,32 @@ describe('localStorageService', function() {
     expect($rootScope.property).toEqual(localStorageService.get('property'));
   }));
 
+  it('should be able to bind to properties of objects', inject(function($rootScope, localStorageService) {
+
+    localStorageService.set('obj.property', 'oldValue');
+    localStorageService.bind($rootScope, 'obj.property');
+
+    expect($rootScope.obj.property).toEqual(localStorageService.get('obj.property'));
+
+    $rootScope.obj.property = 'newValue';
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect($rootScope.obj.property).toEqual(localStorageService.get('obj.property'));
+  }));
+
+  it('should be able to bind to scope using different key', inject(function($rootScope, localStorageService) {
+
+    localStorageService.set('lsProperty', 'oldValue');
+    localStorageService.bind($rootScope, 'property', undefined, 'lsProperty');
+
+    expect($rootScope.property).toEqual(localStorageService.get('lsProperty'));
+
+    $rootScope.property = 'newValue';
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect($rootScope.property).toEqual(localStorageService.get('lsProperty'));
+  }));
+
   //sessionStorage
   describe('SessionStorage', function() {