diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Permalink.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Permalink.js
index 2567b24fff..1db58309dd 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Permalink.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Permalink.js
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Permalink = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      * Parameters: 
      * element - {DOMElement} 
      * base - {String} 
+     * options - {Object} options to the control. 
      */
-    initialize: function(element, base) {
-        OpenLayers.Control.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
+    initialize: function(element, base, options) {
+        OpenLayers.Control.prototype.initialize.apply(this, [options]);
         this.element = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(element);        
         this.base = base || document.location.href;
     },
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Scale.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Scale.js
index c8d8e3c9b8..857e83d75c 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Scale.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Scale.js
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Scale = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      * 
      * Parameters:
      * element - {DOMElement} 
-     * base - {String} 
+     * options - {Object} 
      */
-    initialize: function(element) {
-        OpenLayers.Control.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
+    initialize: function(element, options) {
+        OpenLayers.Control.prototype.initialize.apply(this, [options]);
         this.element = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(element);        
     },
 
diff --git a/tests/Control/test_Permalink.html b/tests/Control/test_Permalink.html
index 26cc1b0f2b..9b924e0b7b 100644
--- a/tests/Control/test_Permalink.html
+++ b/tests/Control/test_Permalink.html
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
         map.events.triggerEvent("changelayer", {});
         t.ok(true, "permalink didn't bomb out.");
     }   
+    function test_02_Control_Permalink_initwithelem (t) {
+        t.plan( 1 );
+    
+        control = new OpenLayers.Control.Permalink(OpenLayers.Util.getElement('permalink'));
+        t.ok(true, "If the above line doesn't throw an error, we're safe."); 
+    }
     function test_02_Control_Permalink_updateLinks (t) {
         t.plan( 3 );
     
diff --git a/tests/Control/test_Scale.html b/tests/Control/test_Scale.html
index 05fa69a0c1..f00729f378 100644
--- a/tests/Control/test_Scale.html
+++ b/tests/Control/test_Scale.html
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
         t.ok( control instanceof OpenLayers.Control.Scale, "new OpenLayers.Control returns object" );
         t.eq( control.displayClass,  "olControlScale", "displayClass is correct" );
     }
+    function test_02_Control_Scale_initwithelem (t) {
+        t.plan( 1 );
+    
+        control = new OpenLayers.Control.Scale(OpenLayers.Util.getElement('scale'));
+        t.ok(true, "If this happens, then we passed. (FF throws an error above otherwise)");
+    }
     function test_02_Control_Scale_updateScale (t) {
         t.plan( 4 );