diff --git a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-more/core_extensions/default_helpers.rb b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-more/core_extensions/default_helpers.rb
index 007f908f..099f1650 100644
--- a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-more/core_extensions/default_helpers.rb
+++ b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-more/core_extensions/default_helpers.rb
@@ -121,8 +121,10 @@ class Middleman::CoreExtensions::DefaultHelpers < ::Middleman::Extension
     # Generate body css classes based on the current path
     #
     # @return [String]
-    def page_classes(options={})
-      path = current_path.dup
+    def page_classes(path = current_path.dup, options={})
+      if path.is_a? Hash
+        options = path
+        path = current_path.dup
       path << index_file if path.end_with?('/')
       path = ::Middleman::Util.strip_leading_slash(path)