diff --git a/vcr/stubs/__init__.py b/vcr/stubs/__init__.py
index c7e39be..67cb5e7 100644
--- a/vcr/stubs/__init__.py
+++ b/vcr/stubs/__init__.py
@@ -334,6 +334,18 @@ class VCRConnection(object):
 
         super(VCRConnection, self).__setattr__(name, value)
 
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        """
+        Send requests for weird attributes up to the real connection
+        (counterpart to __setattr above)
+        """
+        if self.__dict__.get('real_connection'):
+            # check in case real_connection has not been set yet, such as when
+            # we're setting the real_connection itself for the first time
+            return getattr(self.real_connection, name)
+
+        return super(VCRConnection, self).__getattr__(name)
+
 
 for k, v in HTTPConnection.__dict__.items():
     if isinstance(v, staticmethod):