diff --git a/lodash.js b/lodash.js
index 71b373e886..2acccade0a 100644
--- a/lodash.js
+++ b/lodash.js
@@ -4672,14 +4672,17 @@
           throw new TypeError;
         }
       }
+      var funcsLength = funcs.length;
+      if (funcsLength === 1) {
+        return funcs[0];
+      }
       return function() {
-        var args = arguments,
-            length = funcs.length;
-
+        var length = funcsLength - 1,
+            result = funcs[length].apply(this, arguments);
         while (length--) {
-          args = [funcs[length].apply(this, args)];
+          result = funcs[length].call(this, result);
         }
-        return args[0];
+        return result;
       };
     }
 
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index bf73dd09e2..76bb54e4e7 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -1259,6 +1259,12 @@
       var welcome = _.compose(greet, format);
       equal(welcome('pebbles'), 'Hiya Penelope!');
     });
+    
+    test('should return original function if only one function passed', 1, function(){
+      var noop = function(){};
+      equal(_.compose(noop), noop);
+    });
+
   }());
 
   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/