diff --git a/src/main/java/org/junit/runners/BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java b/src/main/java/org/junit/runners/BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java
index 4d06199164e8..f9b418911fad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/junit/runners/BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/junit/runners/BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java
@@ -217,6 +217,14 @@ protected Object createTest() throws Exception {
         return getTestClass().getOnlyConstructor().newInstance();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a new fixture to run a particular test {@code method} against.
+     * Default implementation executes the no-argument {@link #createTest()} method.
+     */
+    protected Object createTest(FrameworkMethod method) throws Exception {
+        return createTest();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the name that describes {@code method} for {@link Description}s.
      * Default implementation is the method's name
@@ -232,7 +240,7 @@ protected String testName(FrameworkMethod method) {
      * Here is an outline of the default implementation:
      *
      * <ul>
-     * <li>Invoke {@code method} on the result of {@code createTest()}, and
+     * <li>Invoke {@code method} on the result of {@link #createTest(org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod)}, and
      * throw any exceptions thrown by either operation.
      * <li>HOWEVER, if {@code method}'s {@code @Test} annotation has the {@code
      * expecting} attribute, return normally only if the previous step threw an
@@ -257,13 +265,13 @@ protected String testName(FrameworkMethod method) {
      * This can be overridden in subclasses, either by overriding this method,
      * or the implementations creating each sub-statement.
      */
-    protected Statement methodBlock(FrameworkMethod method) {
+    protected Statement methodBlock(final FrameworkMethod method) {
         Object test;
         try {
             test = new ReflectiveCallable() {
                 @Override
                 protected Object runReflectiveCall() throws Throwable {
-                    return createTest();
+                    return createTest(method);
                 }
             }.run();
         } catch (Throwable e) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/experimental/rules/BlockJUnit4ClassRunnerOverrideTest.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/experimental/rules/BlockJUnit4ClassRunnerOverrideTest.java
index 5a6274813ae3..9dd0f719969e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/experimental/rules/BlockJUnit4ClassRunnerOverrideTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/experimental/rules/BlockJUnit4ClassRunnerOverrideTest.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.experimental.results.PrintableResult.testResult;
 import static org.junit.experimental.results.ResultMatchers.isSuccessful;
 
@@ -89,4 +90,88 @@ public static class OverrideTestRulesTest extends OverrideRulesTest {
     public void overrideTestRulesMethod() {
         assertThat(testResult(OverrideRulesTest.class), isSuccessful());
     }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Runner for testing override of {@link org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner#createTest(org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod)}
+     * by setting the {@link org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod} in a field
+     * of the test class so it can be compared with the test method that is being
+     * executed.
+     */
+    public static class OverrideCreateTestRunner extends BlockJUnit4ClassRunner {
+        public OverrideCreateTestRunner(final Class<?> klass) throws InitializationError {
+            super(klass);
+
+            assert(klass.equals(OverrideCreateTest.class));
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected Object createTest(FrameworkMethod method) {
+            final OverrideCreateTest obj = new OverrideCreateTest();
+
+            obj.method = method;
+
+            return obj;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @RunWith(OverrideCreateTestRunner.class)
+    public static class OverrideCreateTest {
+        public FrameworkMethod method;
+
+        @Test
+        public void testMethodA() {
+            assertEquals("testMethodA", method.getMethod().getName());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        public void testMethodB() {
+            assertEquals("testMethodB", method.getMethod().getName());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void overrideCreateTestMethod() {
+        assertThat(testResult(OverrideCreateTest.class), isSuccessful());
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Runner for testing override of {@link org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner#createTest()}
+     * is still called by default if no other {@code createTest} method override
+     * is in place. This is tested by setting a boolean flag in a field of the
+     * test class so it can be checked to confirm that the createTest method was
+     * called.
+     */
+    public static class CreateTestDefersToNoArgCreateTestRunner extends BlockJUnit4ClassRunner {
+        public CreateTestDefersToNoArgCreateTestRunner(final Class<?> klass) throws InitializationError {
+            super(klass);
+
+            assert(klass.equals(CreateTestDefersToNoArgCreateTestTest.class));
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected Object createTest() {
+            final CreateTestDefersToNoArgCreateTestTest obj = new CreateTestDefersToNoArgCreateTestTest();
+
+            obj.createTestCalled = true;
+
+            return obj;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @RunWith(CreateTestDefersToNoArgCreateTestRunner.class)
+    public static class CreateTestDefersToNoArgCreateTestTest {
+        public boolean createTestCalled = false;
+
+        @Test
+        public void testCreateTestCalled() {
+            assertEquals(true, createTestCalled);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void createTestDefersToNoArgCreateTest() {
+        assertThat(testResult(CreateTestDefersToNoArgCreateTestTest.class), isSuccessful());
+    }
 }