diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/expression/SecurityExpressionRoot.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/expression/SecurityExpressionRoot.java
index 0d6174a569..ac6a10ee2f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/expression/SecurityExpressionRoot.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/expression/SecurityExpressionRoot.java
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ public abstract class SecurityExpressionRoot {
         this.authentication = a;
     }
 
+    public final boolean hasAuthority(String authority) {
+        return hasRole(authority);
+    }
+
+    public final boolean hasAnyAuthority(String... authorities) {
+        return hasAnyRole(authorities);
+    }
+
     public final boolean hasRole(String role) {
         return getAuthoritySet().contains(role);
     }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/access/expression/SecurityExpressionRootTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/access/expression/SecurityExpressionRootTests.java
index 3d7dc9e5af..287ef273ee 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/access/expression/SecurityExpressionRootTests.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/access/expression/SecurityExpressionRootTests.java
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 package org.springframework.security.access.expression;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.security.access.hierarchicalroles.RoleHierarchy;
+import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationTrustResolver;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.TestingAuthenticationToken;
+import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
 import org.springframework.security.core.authority.AuthorityUtils;
 
@@ -16,11 +20,30 @@ import org.springframework.security.core.authority.AuthorityUtils;
  * @since 3.0
  */
 public class SecurityExpressionRootTests {
+    private final Authentication JOE = new TestingAuthenticationToken("joe", "pass", "A", "B");
+
+    @Test
+    public void denyAllIsFalsePermitAllTrue() throws Exception {
+        SecurityExpressionRoot root = new SecurityExpressionRoot(JOE) {};
+        assertFalse(root.denyAll());
+        assertFalse(root.denyAll);
+        assertTrue(root.permitAll());
+        assertTrue(root.permitAll);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void rememberMeIsCorrectlyDetected() throws Exception {
+        SecurityExpressionRoot root = new SecurityExpressionRoot(JOE) {};
+        AuthenticationTrustResolver atr = mock(AuthenticationTrustResolver.class);
+        root.setTrustResolver(atr);
+        when(atr.isRememberMe(JOE)).thenReturn(true);
+        assertTrue(root.isRememberMe());
+        assertFalse(root.isFullyAuthenticated());
+    }
 
     @Test
     public void roleHierarchySupportIsCorrectlyUsedInEvaluatingRoles() throws Exception {
-        SecurityExpressionRoot root =
-            new SecurityExpressionRoot(new TestingAuthenticationToken("joe", "pass", "A", "B")) {};
+        SecurityExpressionRoot root = new SecurityExpressionRoot(JOE) {};
 
         root.setRoleHierarchy(new RoleHierarchy() {
             public Collection<GrantedAuthority> getReachableGrantedAuthorities(Collection<GrantedAuthority> authorities) {
@@ -29,9 +52,11 @@ public class SecurityExpressionRootTests {
         });
 
         assertTrue(root.hasRole("C"));
+        assertTrue(root.hasAuthority("C"));
         assertFalse(root.hasRole("A"));
         assertFalse(root.hasRole("B"));
         assertTrue(root.hasAnyRole("C", "A", "B"));
+        assertTrue(root.hasAnyAuthority("C", "A", "B"));
         assertFalse(root.hasAnyRole("A", "B"));
     }
 }