diff --git a/lib/rails_admin/config/lazy_model.rb b/lib/rails_admin/config/lazy_model.rb
index e15e6ee662..efc60fa427 100644
--- a/lib/rails_admin/config/lazy_model.rb
+++ b/lib/rails_admin/config/lazy_model.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module RailsAdmin
   module Config
-    class LazyModel
+    class LazyModel < BasicObject
       def initialize(entity, &block)
         @entity = entity
         @deferred_block = block
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def initialize(entity, &block)
 
       def target
         unless @model
-          @model = RailsAdmin::Config::Model.new(@entity)
+          @model = ::RailsAdmin::Config::Model.new(@entity)
           @model.instance_eval(&@deferred_block) if @deferred_block
         end
         @model
diff --git a/lib/rails_admin/config/proxyable/proxy.rb b/lib/rails_admin/config/proxyable/proxy.rb
index 36b280dcdc..d4178d833d 100644
--- a/lib/rails_admin/config/proxyable/proxy.rb
+++ b/lib/rails_admin/config/proxyable/proxy.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 module RailsAdmin
   module Config
     module Proxyable
-      class Proxy
-        instance_methods.each { |m| undef_method m unless m =~ /^(__|instance_eval|object_id)/ }
-
+      class Proxy < BasicObject
         attr_reader :bindings
 
         def initialize(object, bindings = {})
@@ -13,7 +11,7 @@ def initialize(object, bindings = {})
 
         # Bind variables to be used by the configuration options
         def bind(key, value = nil)
-          if key.is_a?(Hash)
+          if key.is_a?(::Hash)
             @bindings = key
           else
             @bindings[key] = value
diff --git a/spec/rails_admin/config/lazy_model_spec.rb b/spec/rails_admin/config/lazy_model_spec.rb
index f90fd06c44..3eda2297ba 100644
--- a/spec/rails_admin/config/lazy_model_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rails_admin/config/lazy_model_spec.rb
@@ -1,29 +1,45 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe RailsAdmin::Config::LazyModel do
-  describe '#store' do
-    let(:block) { proc { register_instance_option('parameter') } } # an arbitrary instance method we can spy on
-    let(:other_block) { proc { register_instance_option('other parameter') } }
+  subject { RailsAdmin::Config::LazyModel.new(:Team, &block) }
+  let(:block) { proc { register_instance_option('parameter') } } # an arbitrary instance method we can spy on
 
+  describe '#store' do
     it "doesn't evaluate the block immediately" do
       expect_any_instance_of(RailsAdmin::Config::Model).not_to receive(:register_instance_option)
-
-      RailsAdmin::Config::LazyModel.new(:Team, &block)
+      subject
     end
 
     it 'evaluates block when reading' do
       expect_any_instance_of(RailsAdmin::Config::Model).to receive(:register_instance_option).with('parameter')
-
-      lazy_model = RailsAdmin::Config::LazyModel.new(:Team, &block)
-      lazy_model.groups # an arbitrary instance method on RailsAdmin::Config::Model to wake up lazy_model
+      subject.groups # an arbitrary instance method on RailsAdmin::Config::Model to wake up lazy_model
     end
 
     it 'evaluates config block only once' do
       expect_any_instance_of(RailsAdmin::Config::Model).to receive(:register_instance_option).once.with('parameter')
 
-      lazy_model = RailsAdmin::Config::LazyModel.new(:Team, &block)
-      lazy_model.groups
-      lazy_model.groups
+      subject.groups
+      subject.groups
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when a method is defined in Kernel' do
+    before do
+      Kernel.module_eval do
+        def weight
+          42
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    after do
+      Kernel.module_eval do
+        undef weight
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'proxies calls for the method to @object' do
+      expect(subject.weight).to eq 0
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/rails_admin/config/proxyable/proxy_spec.rb b/spec/rails_admin/config/proxyable/proxy_spec.rb
index 1c9ae06f8f..8318039175 100644
--- a/spec/rails_admin/config/proxyable/proxy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rails_admin/config/proxyable/proxy_spec.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ class ProxyTest
     def initialize
       @bindings = {foo: 'bar'}
     end
+
+    def qux
+      'foobar'
+    end
   end
 
   let(:proxy_test) { ProxyTest.new }
@@ -19,4 +23,24 @@ def initialize
     subject.bindings
     expect(proxy_test.bindings).to eq foo: 'bar'
   end
+
+  context 'when a method is defined in Kernel' do
+    before do
+      Kernel.module_eval do
+        def qux
+          'quux'
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    after do
+      Kernel.module_eval do
+        undef qux
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'proxies calls for the method to @object' do
+      expect(subject.qux).to eq 'foobar'
+    end
+  end
 end