diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4244ece..226e4cf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 /.rvmrc
 /.idea/
+.ruby-gemset
+.ruby-version
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 32d3e79..a00c002 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,6 +91,16 @@ or correct country code:
 
     validates_plausible_phone :phone_number, :country_code => 'AU'
 
+#### Allowing records country codes to not match phone number country codes
+
+You may have a record specifying one country (via a `country_code` attribute) but using a phone number from another country.  For example, your record may be from Japan but have a phone number from the Philippines. By default, `phony_rails` will consider your record's `country_code` as part of the validation.  If that country doesn't match the country code in the phone number, validation will fail.  
+
+If you want to allow records from one country to have phone numbers from a different one, there are a couple of options you can use: `ignore_record_country_number` and `ignore_record_country_code`.  Use them like so:
+
+    validates :phone_number, :phony_plausible => { :ignore_record_country_code => true, :ignore_record_country_number => true}
+
+Obviously, you don't have to use both, and you may not need or want to set either.  They only matter if your model `responds_to?` `:country_code` or `:country_number`.
+
 ### Display / Views
 
 In your views use:
diff --git a/lib/validators/phony_validator.rb b/lib/validators/phony_validator.rb
index 4ec6024..53249ff 100644
--- a/lib/validators/phony_validator.rb
+++ b/lib/validators/phony_validator.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def country_number
   end
 
   def record_country_number
-    @record.country_number if @record.respond_to?(:country_number)
+    @record.country_number if @record.respond_to?(:country_number) && !options[:ignore_record_country_number]
   end
 
   def country_number_from_country_code
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def country_code
   end
 
   def record_country_code
-    @record.country_code if @record.respond_to?(:country_code)
+    @record.country_code if @record.respond_to?(:country_code) && !options[:ignore_record_country_code]
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/validators/phony_validator_spec.rb b/spec/lib/validators/phony_validator_spec.rb
index 58fd31a..0e2af05 100644
--- a/spec/lib/validators/phony_validator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/validators/phony_validator_spec.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
   create_table :polish_helpful_homes do |table|
     table.column :phone_number, :string
   end
+
+  create_table :mismatched_helpful_homes do |table|
+    table.column :phone_number, :string
+  end
 end
 
 #--------------------
@@ -98,6 +102,11 @@ class BigHelpfulHome < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates_plausible_phone :phone_number, :presence => true, :with => /^\+\d+/, :country_number => "33"
 end
 
+#--------------------
+class MismatchedHelpfulHome < ActiveRecord::Base
+  attr_accessor :phone_number, :country_code
+  validates :phone_number, :phony_plausible => {:ignore_record_country_code => true}
+end
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Tests
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -110,6 +119,7 @@ class BigHelpfulHome < ActiveRecord::Base
 FRENCH_NUMBER_WITH_COUNTRY_CODE = '33627899541'
 FORMATTED_FRENCH_NUMBER_WITH_COUNTRY_CODE = '+33 627899541'
 INVALID_NUMBER = '123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789'
+JAPAN_COUNTRY = 'jp'
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 describe PhonyPlausibleValidator do
@@ -385,6 +395,19 @@ class BigHelpfulHome < ActiveRecord::Base
 
     end
 
+    #--------------------
+    context 'when a phone number does not match the records country' do
+      before(:each) do
+        @home = MismatchedHelpfulHome.new
+        @home.country_code = JAPAN_COUNTRY
+        @home.phone_number = FRENCH_NUMBER_WITH_COUNTRY_CODE
+      end
+
+      it "should allow this number" do
+        @home.should be_valid
+      end
+    end
+
   end
 
 end