diff --git a/spring-social-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/oauth2/OAuth2Operations.java b/spring-social-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/oauth2/OAuth2Operations.java
index 4e479e860..565c8facc 100644
--- a/spring-social-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/oauth2/OAuth2Operations.java
+++ b/spring-social-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/oauth2/OAuth2Operations.java
@@ -61,4 +61,12 @@ public interface OAuth2Operations {
 	 */
 	AccessGrant refreshAccess(String refreshToken, String scope, MultiValueMap<String, String> additionalParameters);
 	
+	/**
+	 * Request an extension of a short access grant to a longer one
+	 * @param refreshToken the refresh token from the previous access grant.
+	 * @param scope optional scope to narrow to when refreshing access; if null, the existing scope is preserved.
+	 * @param additionalParameters any additional parameters to be sent when refreshing a previous access grant. Should not be encoded. 
+	 * @return the access grant.
+	 */
+	AccessGrant extendAccess(String refreshToken, String scope, MultiValueMap<String, String> additionalParameters);
 }
diff --git a/spring-social-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/oauth2/OAuth2Template.java b/spring-social-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/oauth2/OAuth2Template.java
index d57dd54f2..74cc44d53 100644
--- a/spring-social-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/oauth2/OAuth2Template.java
+++ b/spring-social-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/oauth2/OAuth2Template.java
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@
  */
 public class OAuth2Template implements OAuth2Operations {
 
-	private final String clientId;
+	protected final String clientId;
 	
-	private final String clientSecret;
+	protected final String clientSecret;
 
-	private final String accessTokenUrl;
+	protected final String accessTokenUrl;
 
 	private final String authorizeUrl;
 
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ public AccessGrant refreshAccess(String refreshToken, String scope, MultiValueMa
 		return postForAccessGrant(accessTokenUrl, params);
 	}
 
+	public AccessGrant extendAccess(String refreshToken, String scope, MultiValueMap<String, String> additionalParameters) {
+		return refreshAccess(refreshToken, scope, additionalParameters);
+	}
+	
 	// subclassing hooks
 	
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-social-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/social/connect/jdbc/JdbcUsersConnectionRepositoryTest.java b/spring-social-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/social/connect/jdbc/JdbcUsersConnectionRepositoryTest.java
index ac84cbed6..370c17fb9 100644
--- a/spring-social-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/social/connect/jdbc/JdbcUsersConnectionRepositoryTest.java
+++ b/spring-social-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/social/connect/jdbc/JdbcUsersConnectionRepositoryTest.java
@@ -480,7 +480,10 @@ public AccessGrant exchangeForAccess(String authorizationGrant, String redirectU
 				}
 				public AccessGrant refreshAccess(String refreshToken, String scope, MultiValueMap<String, String> additionalParameters) {
 					return new AccessGrant("765432109", "read", "654321098", 3600);
-				}								
+				}						
+				public AccessGrant extendAccess(String refreshToken, String scope, MultiValueMap<String, String> additionalParameters) {
+					return new AccessGrant("765432109", "read", "654321098", 3600);
+				}		
 			};
 		}
 
diff --git a/spring-social-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/social/connect/oauth2/StubOAuth2Operations.java b/spring-social-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/social/connect/oauth2/StubOAuth2Operations.java
index 19c856c3c..96ce5119c 100644
--- a/spring-social-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/social/connect/oauth2/StubOAuth2Operations.java
+++ b/spring-social-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/social/connect/oauth2/StubOAuth2Operations.java
@@ -38,4 +38,8 @@ public AccessGrant exchangeForAccess(String authorizationGrant, String redirectU
 	public AccessGrant refreshAccess(String refreshToken, String scope, MultiValueMap<String, String> additionalParameters) {
 		return new AccessGrant("12345", null,  "23456", 3600);
 	}
+	
+	public AccessGrant extendAccess(String refreshToken, String scope, MultiValueMap<String, String> additionalParameters) {
+		return new AccessGrant("12345", null,  "23456", 3600);
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-social-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/social/connect/web/ConnectSupportTest.java b/spring-social-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/social/connect/web/ConnectSupportTest.java
index 4bd52b4f5..5a3c821af 100644
--- a/spring-social-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/social/connect/web/ConnectSupportTest.java
+++ b/spring-social-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/social/connect/web/ConnectSupportTest.java
@@ -429,6 +429,9 @@ public AccessGrant exchangeForAccess(String authorizationGrant, String redirectU
 				public AccessGrant refreshAccess(String refreshToken, String scope, MultiValueMap<String, String> additionalParameters) {
 					return null;
 				}
+				public AccessGrant extendAccess(String refreshToken, String scope, MultiValueMap<String, String> additionalParameters) {
+					return null;
+				}
 			};
 		}