diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
index d93c26c130a1ece65f2ce372ac8556f0fe9325ce..96b5686ae046b93a82d519a94f1748519f17de91 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def inspect
         elsif abstract_class?
           "#{super}(abstract)"
         elsif !connected?
-          "#{super}(no database connection)"
+          "#{super} (call '#{super}.connection' to establish a connection)"
         elsif table_exists?
           attr_list = columns.map { |c| "#{c.name}: #{c.type}" } * ', '
           "#{super}(#{attr_list})"
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/invalid_connection_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/invalid_connection_test.rb
index f2d8f18ec724caa64de3b1fd33153da5af9f11c4..f6774d7ef4c8c4119cc9711f99dfb1f1a6dcf12d 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/invalid_connection_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/invalid_connection_test.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ def teardown
   end
 
   test "inspect on Model class does not raise" do
-    assert_equal "#{Bird.name}(no database connection)", Bird.inspect
+    assert_equal "#{Bird.name} (call '#{Bird.name}.connection' to establish a connection)", Bird.inspect
   end
 end