diff --git a/mockito-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/nhaarman/mockitokotlin2/Mocking.kt b/mockito-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/nhaarman/mockitokotlin2/Mocking.kt
index afc0773e..521575b9 100644
--- a/mockito-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/nhaarman/mockitokotlin2/Mocking.kt
+++ b/mockito-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/nhaarman/mockitokotlin2/Mocking.kt
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ import kotlin.reflect.KClass
  * @param stubOnly A stub-only mock does not record method invocations, thus saving memory but disallowing verification of invocations.
  * @param useConstructor Mockito attempts to use constructor when creating instance of the mock.
  * @param outerInstance Makes it possible to mock non-static inner classes in conjunction with [useConstructor].
+ * @param lenient Lenient mocks bypass "strict stubbing" validation.
  */
 inline fun <reified T : Any> mock(
-    extraInterfaces: Array<KClass<out Any>>? = null,
+    extraInterfaces: Array<out KClass<out Any>>? = null,
     name: String? = null,
     spiedInstance: Any? = null,
     defaultAnswer: Answer<Any>? = null,
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ inline fun <reified T : Any> mock(
     invocationListeners: Array<InvocationListener>? = null,
     stubOnly: Boolean = false,
     @Incubating useConstructor: UseConstructor? = null,
-    @Incubating outerInstance: Any? = null
+    @Incubating outerInstance: Any? = null,
+    @Incubating lenient: Boolean = false
 ): T {
     return Mockito.mock(
           T::class.java,
@@ -75,7 +77,8 @@ inline fun <reified T : Any> mock(
                 invocationListeners = invocationListeners,
                 stubOnly = stubOnly,
                 useConstructor = useConstructor,
-                outerInstance = outerInstance
+                outerInstance = outerInstance,
+                lenient = lenient
           )
     )!!
 }
@@ -94,9 +97,10 @@ inline fun <reified T : Any> mock(
  * @param stubOnly A stub-only mock does not record method invocations, thus saving memory but disallowing verification of invocations.
  * @param useConstructor Mockito attempts to use constructor when creating instance of the mock.
  * @param outerInstance Makes it possible to mock non-static inner classes in conjunction with [useConstructor].
+ * @param lenient Lenient mocks bypass "strict stubbing" validation.
  */
 inline fun <reified T : Any> mock(
-    extraInterfaces: Array<KClass<out Any>>? = null,
+    extraInterfaces: Array<out KClass<out Any>>? = null,
     name: String? = null,
     spiedInstance: Any? = null,
     defaultAnswer: Answer<Any>? = null,
@@ -107,6 +111,7 @@ inline fun <reified T : Any> mock(
     stubOnly: Boolean = false,
     @Incubating useConstructor: UseConstructor? = null,
     @Incubating outerInstance: Any? = null,
+    @Incubating lenient: Boolean = false,
     stubbing: KStubbing<T>.(T) -> Unit
 ): T {
     return Mockito.mock(
@@ -122,7 +127,8 @@ inline fun <reified T : Any> mock(
                 invocationListeners = invocationListeners,
                 stubOnly = stubOnly,
                 useConstructor = useConstructor,
-                outerInstance = outerInstance
+                outerInstance = outerInstance,
+                lenient = lenient
           )
     ).apply { KStubbing(this).stubbing(this) }!!
 }
@@ -142,9 +148,10 @@ inline fun <reified T : Any> mock(
  * @param stubOnly A stub-only mock does not record method invocations, thus saving memory but disallowing verification of invocations.
  * @param useConstructor Mockito attempts to use constructor when creating instance of the mock.
  * @param outerInstance Makes it possible to mock non-static inner classes in conjunction with [useConstructor].
+ * @param lenient Lenient mocks bypass "strict stubbing" validation.
  */
 fun withSettings(
-    extraInterfaces: Array<KClass<out Any>>? = null,
+    extraInterfaces: Array<out KClass<out Any>>? = null,
     name: String? = null,
     spiedInstance: Any? = null,
     defaultAnswer: Answer<Any>? = null,
@@ -154,7 +161,8 @@ fun withSettings(
     invocationListeners: Array<InvocationListener>? = null,
     stubOnly: Boolean = false,
     @Incubating useConstructor: UseConstructor? = null,
-    @Incubating outerInstance: Any? = null
+    @Incubating outerInstance: Any? = null,
+    @Incubating lenient: Boolean = false
 ): MockSettings = Mockito.withSettings().apply {
     extraInterfaces?.let { extraInterfaces(*it.map { it.java }.toTypedArray()) }
     name?.let { name(it) }
@@ -167,6 +175,7 @@ fun withSettings(
     if (stubOnly) stubOnly()
     useConstructor?.let { useConstructor(*it.args) }
     outerInstance?.let { outerInstance(it) }
+    if (lenient) lenient()
 }
 
 class UseConstructor private constructor(val args: Array<Any>) {
diff --git a/tests/src/test/kotlin/test/MockingTest.kt b/tests/src/test/kotlin/test/MockingTest.kt
index 5a45d1e4..0bb19ce7 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/kotlin/test/MockingTest.kt
+++ b/tests/src/test/kotlin/test/MockingTest.kt
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ package test
 import com.nhaarman.expect.expect
 import com.nhaarman.expect.expectErrorWithMessage
 import com.nhaarman.expect.fail
-import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.*
-import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.UseConstructor.Companion
 import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.UseConstructor.Companion.parameterless
 import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.UseConstructor.Companion.withArguments
+import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.doReturn
+import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.mock
+import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.verify
+import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.whenever
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.mockito.Mockito
 import org.mockito.exceptions.verification.WantedButNotInvoked
@@ -255,6 +257,20 @@ class MockingTest : TestBase() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun mockStubbing_withSettingsAPIAndStubbing_name() {
+        /* Given */
+        val mock = mock<Methods>(name = "myName") {
+            on { nullableStringResult() } doReturn "foo"
+        }
+
+        /* When */
+        val result = mock.nullableStringResult()
+
+        /* Then */
+        expect(result).toBe("foo")
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun mockStubbing_withSettingsAPI_defaultAnswer() {
         /* Given */