diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 047a67d..8ab3fa0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -135,6 +135,24 @@ Thanks to the translation support, forms just work as you expect. Pass an invert
   = f.select :gender, User.human_genders.invert
 ```
 
+## Define Start Index
+
+Normal enum_accessor properties start at an index of 0
+```ruby
+enum_accessor :currency, [:usd, :eur]
+
+> Business.currencies
+=> {"usd"=>0, "eur"=>1} 
+```
+If you need to change the starting index, you can configure EnumAccessor to start the index at either 0 or 1.
+
+```ruby
+EnumAccessor.configuration.start_index = 1
+
+> Business.currencies
+=> {"usd"=>1, "eur"=>2} 
+```
+
 ## Changelog
 
 - v2.0.0:
diff --git a/lib/enum_accessor.rb b/lib/enum_accessor.rb
index f7b9961..5b2d7e6 100644
--- a/lib/enum_accessor.rb
+++ b/lib/enum_accessor.rb
@@ -1,16 +1,28 @@
 require 'enum_accessor/version'
 require 'enum_accessor/railtie'
+require 'enum_accessor/configuration'
 require 'active_support'
 
 module EnumAccessor
   extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
+  class << self
+    attr_accessor :configuration
+  end
+
+  def self.configure
+    yield(configuration)
+  end
+
+  self.configuration = EnumAccessor::Configuration.new
+
   module ClassMethods
+
     def enum_accessor(column, keys, options={})
       # Normalize keys
       dict = case keys
       when Array
-        Hash[keys.map.with_index{|i,index| [i, index] }]
+        Hash[keys.map.with_index{|i,index| [i, (index + EnumAccessor.configuration.start_index)] }]
       when Hash
         keys
       else
diff --git a/lib/enum_accessor/configuration.rb b/lib/enum_accessor/configuration.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc5bf22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/enum_accessor/configuration.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+module EnumAccessor
+  class Configuration
+
+    attr_accessor :start_index
+
+    def initialize
+      @start_index = 0
+    end
+
+    def start_index=(index)
+      @start_index = index.to_i == 1 ? 1 : 0
+    end
+
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/enum_accessor_spec.rb b/spec/enum_accessor_spec.rb
index 5255ace..322d0af 100644
--- a/spec/enum_accessor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/enum_accessor_spec.rb
@@ -1,125 +1,165 @@
 # encoding: UTF-8
 
 require 'spec_helper'
-
 ActiveRecord::Base.connection.create_table :users, force: true do |t|
   t.column :gender, :integer, default: 0
 end
 
-class User < ActiveRecord::Base
-  enum_accessor :gender, [:female, :male]
-end
-
 describe EnumAccessor do
-  before do
-    @user = User.new
+
+  let (:create_user_class) do
+    class User < ActiveRecord::Base
+      enum_accessor :gender, [:female, :male]
+    end
   end
 
   after do
     User.delete_all
   end
 
-  it 'adds checker' do
-    expect(@user.gender_female?).to eq(true)
-    expect(@user.gender_male?).to eq(false)
-  end
+  describe 'with an invalid offset' do
+    before do
+      EnumAccessor.configuration.start_index = 2
+      create_user_class
+      @user = User.new
+    end
 
-  it 'adds getter' do
-    expect(@user.gender).to eq('female')
+    describe "#configure" do
+      it 'resets the index offset to 0 if the request is greater than 1' do
+        expect(@user.genders.invert.keys.first).to eq(0)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
-  it 'adds setter' do
-    @user.gender = :male
-    expect(@user.gender_male?).to eq(true)
+  describe 'with index offset' do
+    before do
+      EnumAccessor.configuration.start_index = 1
+      create_user_class
+      @user = User.new
+    end
 
-    @user.gender = nil
-    expect(@user.gender.nil?).to eq(true)
+    describe "#configure" do
+      it 'offsets the array index by one' do
+        expect(@user.genders.invert.keys.first).to eq(1)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
-  it 'adds raw value getter' do
-    expect(@user.gender_raw).to eq(0)
-  end
+  describe 'without index offset' do
 
-  it 'adds humanized methods' do
-    I18n.locale = :ja
-    expect(User.human_attribute_name(:gender)).to eq('性別')
-    expect(User.human_genders).to eq({ 'female' => '女', 'male' => '男' })
-    expect(User.human_genders[:female]).to eq('女')
-    expect(@user.human_gender).to eq('女')
-
-    I18n.locale = :en
-    expect(User.human_attribute_name(:gender)).to eq('Gender')
-    expect(User.human_genders).to eq({ 'female' => 'Female', 'male' => 'Male' })
-    expect(User.human_genders[:female]).to eq('Female')
-    expect(@user.human_gender).to eq('Female')
-  end
+    before do
+      EnumAccessor.configuration.start_index = 0
+      create_user_class
+      @user = User.new
+    end
 
-  it 'adds class methods' do
-    expect(User.genders).to eq({ 'female' => 0, 'male' => 1 })
-    expect(User.genders[:female]).to eq(0)
-  end
+    describe "#configure" do
+      it 'starts the array with an index of 0' do
+        expect(@user.genders.invert.keys.first).to eq(0)
+      end
+    end
+    it 'adds checker' do
+      expect(@user.gender_female?).to eq(true)
+      expect(@user.gender_male?).to eq(false)
+    end
 
-  it 'supports manual coding' do
-    class UserManualCoding < ActiveRecord::Base
-      self.table_name = :users
-      enum_accessor :gender, female: 100, male: 200
+    it 'adds getter' do
+      expect(@user.gender).to eq('female')
     end
 
-    user = UserManualCoding.new
-    user.gender = :male
-    expect(user.gender_male?).to eq(true)
-    expect(user.gender_raw).to eq(200)
-  end
+    it 'adds setter' do
+      @user.gender = :male
+      expect(@user.gender_male?).to eq(true)
 
-  it 'adds validation' do
-    class UserNoValidate < ActiveRecord::Base
-      self.table_name = :users
-      enum_accessor :gender, [:female, :male], validates: false
-    end
-
-    class UserValidateAllowNil < ActiveRecord::Base
-      self.table_name = :users
-      enum_accessor :gender, [:female, :male], validates: { allow_nil: true }
-    end
-
-    user = User.new
-    user.gender = 'male'
-    expect(user.valid?).to be_truthy
-    user.gender = nil
-    expect(user.valid?).to be_falsey
-    user.gender = 'bogus' # Becomes nil
-    expect(user.valid?).to be_falsey
-
-    user = UserNoValidate.new
-    user.gender = 'male'
-    expect(user.valid?).to be_truthy
-    user.gender = nil
-    expect(user.valid?).to be_truthy
-    user.gender = 'bogus' # Becomes nil
-    expect(user.valid?).to be_truthy
-
-    user = UserValidateAllowNil.new
-    user.gender = 'male'
-    expect(user.valid?).to be_truthy
-    user.gender = nil
-    expect(user.valid?).to be_truthy
-    user.gender = 'bogus' # Becomes nil
-    expect(user.valid?).to be_truthy
-  end
+      @user.gender = nil
+      expect(@user.gender.nil?).to eq(true)
+    end
 
-  it 'supports find_or_create_by' do
-    # `find_or_create_by` uses where-based raw value for find,
-    # then passes the raw value to the setter method for create.
-    expect {
-      User.find_or_create_by(gender: User.genders[:female])
-    }.to change{ User.count }.by(1)
-  end
+    it 'adds raw value getter' do
+      expect(@user.gender_raw).to eq(0)
+    end
+
+    it 'adds humanized methods' do
+      I18n.locale = :ja
+      expect(User.human_attribute_name(:gender)).to eq('性別')
+      expect(User.human_genders).to eq({ 'female' => '女', 'male' => '男' })
+      expect(User.human_genders[:female]).to eq('女')
+      expect(@user.human_gender).to eq('女')
+
+      I18n.locale = :en
+      expect(User.human_attribute_name(:gender)).to eq('Gender')
+      expect(User.human_genders).to eq({ 'female' => 'Female', 'male' => 'Male' })
+      expect(User.human_genders[:female]).to eq('Female')
+      expect(@user.human_gender).to eq('Female')
+    end
+
+    it 'adds class methods' do
+      expect(User.genders).to eq({ 'female' => 0, 'male' => 1 })
+      expect(User.genders[:female]).to eq(0)
+    end
 
-  it 'supports scope' do
-    user = User.create!(gender: :female)
+    it 'supports manual coding' do
+      class UserManualCoding < ActiveRecord::Base
+        self.table_name = :users
+        enum_accessor :gender, female: 100, male: 200
+      end
+
+      user = UserManualCoding.new
+      user.gender = :male
+      expect(user.gender_male?).to eq(true)
+      expect(user.gender_raw).to eq(200)
+    end
+
+    it 'adds validation' do
+      class UserNoValidate < ActiveRecord::Base
+        self.table_name = :users
+        enum_accessor :gender, [:female, :male], validates: false
+      end
+
+      class UserValidateAllowNil < ActiveRecord::Base
+        self.table_name = :users
+        enum_accessor :gender, [:female, :male], validates: { allow_nil: true }
+      end
+
+      user = User.new
+      user.gender = 'male'
+      expect(user.valid?).to be_truthy
+      user.gender = nil
+      expect(user.valid?).to be_falsey
+      user.gender = 'bogus' # Becomes nil
+      expect(user.valid?).to be_falsey
+
+      user = UserNoValidate.new
+      user.gender = 'male'
+      expect(user.valid?).to be_truthy
+      user.gender = nil
+      expect(user.valid?).to be_truthy
+      user.gender = 'bogus' # Becomes nil
+      expect(user.valid?).to be_truthy
+
+      user = UserValidateAllowNil.new
+      user.gender = 'male'
+      expect(user.valid?).to be_truthy
+      user.gender = nil
+      expect(user.valid?).to be_truthy
+      user.gender = 'bogus' # Becomes nil
+      expect(user.valid?).to be_truthy
+    end
+
+    it 'supports find_or_create_by' do
+      # `find_or_create_by` uses where-based raw value for find,
+      # then passes the raw value to the setter method for create.
+      expect {
+        User.find_or_create_by(gender: User.genders[:female])
+      }.to change{ User.count }.by(1)
+    end
+
+    it 'supports scope' do
+      User.create!(gender: :female)
+      expect(User.where_gender(:female).count).to eq(1)
+      expect(User.where_gender(:male, :female).count).to eq(1)
+      expect(User.where_gender(:male).count).to eq(0)
+    end
 
-    expect(User.where_gender(:female).count).to eq(1)
-    expect(User.where_gender(:male, :female).count).to eq(1)
-    expect(User.where_gender(:male).count).to eq(0)
   end
 end