diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/errors.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/errors.rb
index e9a61daab234307b05a8f80c8d466efea1c94493..99f47f2cbeddf9e099f3b1dc941d6f411a8df530 100644
--- a/activemodel/lib/active_model/errors.rb
+++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/errors.rb
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ def generate_message(attribute, type = :invalid, options = {})
       type = options.delete(:message) if options[:message].is_a?(Symbol)
 
       defaults = @base.class.lookup_ancestors.map do |klass|
-        [ :"#{@base.class.i18n_scope}.errors.models.#{klass.model_name.underscore}.attributes.#{attribute}.#{type}",
-          :"#{@base.class.i18n_scope}.errors.models.#{klass.model_name.underscore}.#{type}" ]
+        [ :"#{@base.class.i18n_scope}.errors.models.#{klass.model_name.i18n_key}.attributes.#{attribute}.#{type}",
+          :"#{@base.class.i18n_scope}.errors.models.#{klass.model_name.i18n_key}.#{type}" ]
       end
 
       defaults << options.delete(:message)
diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb
index 61e1632088ff99d815e6b401bf6fdb02605b0eaf..0706df4b5907b64fe1d1a7eaed1a64c8bd2f264b 100644
--- a/activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb
+++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module ActiveModel
   class Name < String
-    attr_reader :singular, :plural, :element, :collection, :partial_path, :route_key, :param_key
+    attr_reader :singular, :plural, :element, :collection, :partial_path, :route_key, :param_key, :i18n_key
     alias_method :cache_key, :collection
 
     def initialize(klass, namespace = nil)
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def initialize(klass, namespace = nil)
       @partial_path = "#{@collection}/#{@element}".freeze
       @param_key = (namespace ? _singularize(@unnamespaced) : @singular).freeze
       @route_key = (namespace ? ActiveSupport::Inflector.pluralize(@param_key) : @plural).freeze
+      @i18n_key = _singularize(self, '.').to_sym
     end
 
     # Transform the model name into a more humane format, using I18n. By default,
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ def human(options={})
                            @klass.respond_to?(:i18n_scope)
 
       defaults = @klass.lookup_ancestors.map do |klass|
-        klass.model_name.underscore.to_sym
+        klass.model_name.i18n_key
       end
 
       defaults << options.delete(:default) if options[:default]
@@ -42,9 +43,10 @@ def human(options={})
     end
 
     private
-      def _singularize(str)
-        ActiveSupport::Inflector.underscore(str).tr('/', '_')
-      end
+
+    def _singularize(string, replacement='_')
+      ActiveSupport::Inflector.underscore(string).tr('/', replacement)
+    end
   end
 
   # == Active Model Naming
@@ -60,6 +62,9 @@ def _singularize(str)
   #   BookCover.model_name        # => "BookCover"
   #   BookCover.model_name.human  # => "Book cover"
   #
+  #   BookCover.model_name.i18n_key              # => "book_cover"
+  #   BookModule::BookCover.model_name.i18n_key  # => "book_module.book_cover"
+  #
   # Providing the functionality that ActiveModel::Naming provides in your object
   # is required to pass the Active Model Lint test.  So either extending the provided
   # method below, or rolling your own is required..
diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/translation.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/translation.rb
index dbb76244e48828bb5eca92176427d6910d87a40d..920a133159c5a783d10f2a5a10e8aaa8802e5f48 100644
--- a/activemodel/lib/active_model/translation.rb
+++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/translation.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def lookup_ancestors
     # Specify +options+ with additional translating options.
     def human_attribute_name(attribute, options = {})
       defaults = lookup_ancestors.map do |klass|
-        :"#{self.i18n_scope}.attributes.#{klass.model_name.underscore}.#{attribute}"
+        :"#{self.i18n_scope}.attributes.#{klass.model_name.i18n_key}.#{attribute}"
       end
 
       defaults << :"attributes.#{attribute}"
diff --git a/activemodel/test/cases/validations/i18n_validation_test.rb b/activemodel/test/cases/validations/i18n_validation_test.rb
index e9f0e430fe9c93aeb81fe803e35206069faf4e40..5cb7bff4e76e6eedc155d3d5f0148b5354324d86 100644
--- a/activemodel/test/cases/validations/i18n_validation_test.rb
+++ b/activemodel/test/cases/validations/i18n_validation_test.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ def test_errors_full_messages_translates_human_attribute_name_for_model_attribut
     assert_equal ["Person's name not found"], @person.errors.full_messages
   end
 
+  def test_errors_full_messages_translates_human_attribute_name_for_model_in_module_attributes
+    I18n.backend.store_translations('en', :activemodel => {:attributes => {:person_module => {:person => {:name => "Person in Module's name"}}}})
+    person = PersonModule::Person.new
+    person.errors.add(:name, 'not found')
+    PersonModule::Person.expects(:human_attribute_name).with(:name, :default => 'Name').returns("Person in Module's name")
+    assert_equal ["Person in Module's name not found"], person.errors.full_messages
+  end
+
   def test_errors_full_messages_uses_format
     I18n.backend.store_translations('en', :errors => {:format => "Field %{attribute} %{message}"})
     @person.errors.add('name', 'empty')
@@ -363,4 +371,15 @@ def test_validates_with_message_string
     assert_equal ["I am a custom error"], @person.errors[:title]
   end
 
+  def test_model_with_module_i18n_scope
+      I18n.backend.store_translations 'en', :activemodel => {:errors => {:models => {:person_module => {:person => {:blank => 'generic blank'}}}}}
+      PersonModule::Person.validates_presence_of :title
+      person = PersonModule::Person.new
+      person.valid?
+      assert_equal ['generic blank'], person.errors[:title]
+
+      I18n.backend.store_translations 'en', :activemodel => {:errors => {:models => {:person_module => {:person => {:attributes => {:title => {:blank => 'title cannot be blank'}}}}}}}
+      person.valid?
+      assert_equal ['title cannot be blank'], person.errors[:title]
+  end
 end
diff --git a/activemodel/test/models/person.rb b/activemodel/test/models/person.rb
index cf16a38618c839bff67610593344cade39a0857c..eb84f7a27d428533f8da66f2c6b3c77258858c8f 100644
--- a/activemodel/test/models/person.rb
+++ b/activemodel/test/models/person.rb
@@ -11,3 +11,8 @@ def condition_is_true
 
 class Child < Person
 end
+
+module PersonModule
+  class Person < ::Person
+  end
+end