diff --git a/lib/secure_headers/view_helper.rb b/lib/secure_headers/view_helper.rb
index 7ed57311..d1ad8c60 100644
--- a/lib/secure_headers/view_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/secure_headers/view_helper.rb
@@ -65,8 +65,11 @@ def nonced_stylesheet_pack_tag(*args, &block)
     # Public: use the content security policy nonce for this request directly.
     # Instructs secure_headers to append a nonce to style/script-src directives.
     #
+    # type - (optional) The type of nonce to generate (:script or :style).
+    #        Defaults to :script to match Rails' content_security_policy_nonce behavior.
+    #
     # Returns a non-html-safe nonce value.
-    def _content_security_policy_nonce(type)
+    def _content_security_policy_nonce(type = :script)
       case type
       when :script
         SecureHeaders.content_security_policy_script_nonce(@_request)
diff --git a/spec/lib/secure_headers/view_helpers_spec.rb b/spec/lib/secure_headers/view_helpers_spec.rb
index 2a7f56ed..210ea04c 100644
--- a/spec/lib/secure_headers/view_helpers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/secure_headers/view_helpers_spec.rb
@@ -188,5 +188,60 @@ module SecureHeaders
         expect(env[ContentSecurityPolicyConfig::HEADER_NAME]).not_to match(/rails-nonce/)
       end
     end
+
+    it "supports calling content_security_policy_nonce without parameters (Rails compatibility)" do
+      allow(SecureRandom).to receive(:base64).and_return("xyz789")
+
+      # Create a test class that simulates Rails-compatible usage
+      # where content_security_policy_nonce is called without any parameters
+      test_class = Class.new(Message) do
+        def self.template
+          <<-TEMPLATE
+<script nonce="<%= content_security_policy_nonce %>">
+  console.log("test")
+</script>
+TEMPLATE
+        end
+      end
+
+      message = test_class.new(request)
+      result = message.result
+
+      # The nonce should be included in the rendered output
+      expect(result).to include('nonce="xyz789"')
+
+      # Call middleware to generate headers
+      _, env = middleware.call request.env
+
+      # The nonce should be added to script-src in the CSP header (default behavior)
+      expect(env[ContentSecurityPolicyConfig::HEADER_NAME]).to match(/script-src[^;]*'nonce-xyz789'/)
+    end
+
+    it "supports calling content_security_policy_nonce with :style parameter" do
+      allow(SecureRandom).to receive(:base64).and_return("style123")
+
+      # Create a test class that calls content_security_policy_nonce with :style
+      test_class = Class.new(Message) do
+        def self.template
+          <<-TEMPLATE
+<style nonce="<%= content_security_policy_nonce(:style) %>">
+  body { background: red; }
+</style>
+TEMPLATE
+        end
+      end
+
+      message = test_class.new(request)
+      result = message.result
+
+      # The nonce should be included in the rendered output
+      expect(result).to include('nonce="style123"')
+
+      # Call middleware to generate headers
+      _, env = middleware.call request.env
+
+      # The nonce should be added to style-src in the CSP header
+      expect(env[ContentSecurityPolicyConfig::HEADER_NAME]).to match(/style-src[^;]*'nonce-style123'/)
+    end
   end
 end