diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index f54f715..946ba2a 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ keywords = ["testing", "mocking"]
 license = "MIT"
 desc = "Allows Julia function calls to be temporarily overloaded for purpose of testing"
 author = ["Curtis Vogt"]
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 
 [deps]
 Compat = "34da2185-b29b-5c13-b0c7-acf172513d20"
diff --git a/src/Mocking.jl b/src/Mocking.jl
index d29c179..1598264 100644
--- a/src/Mocking.jl
+++ b/src/Mocking.jl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ include("deprecated.jl")
 activated() = false
 
 """
-    Mocking.activate()
+    Mocking.activate([func])
 
 Enable `@mock` call sites to allow for calling patches instead of the original function.
 """
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ function activate()
     return nothing
 end
 
+function activate(f)
+    old = activated()
+    try
+        activate()
+        Base.invokelatest(f)
+    finally
+        if (Base.invokelatest(activated) != old)
+            @eval activated() = $old
+        end
+    end
+end
+
 """
     Mocking.deactivate()
 
diff --git a/test/activate.jl b/test/activate.jl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e76fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/activate.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+@testset "activate(func)" begin
+    add1(x) = x + 1
+    patch = @patch add1(x) = x + 42
+
+    # Starting with Mocking enabled.
+    Mocking.activate()
+    @assert Mocking.activated()
+    Mocking.activate() do
+        apply(patch) do
+            @test (@mock add1(2)) == 44
+        end
+    end
+    @test Mocking.activated()
+
+    # Starting with Mocking disabled.
+    # Make sure to leave it enabled for the rest of the tests.
+    try
+        Mocking.deactivate()
+        @assert !Mocking.activated()
+        Mocking.activate() do
+            apply(patch) do
+                @test (@mock add1(2)) == 44
+            end
+        end
+        @test !Mocking.activated()
+    finally
+        Mocking.activate()
+    end
+end
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index feb600e..4341531 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ using Mocking: anon_morespecific, anonymous_signature, dispatch, type_morespecif
     include("nested_apply.jl")
     include("async.jl")
     include("issues.jl")
+    include("activate.jl")
 end