diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
index 040681a09cae8620f4f9781c663b42262e7c54bd..a442d008a9a4c2abf7bfe163f66bc6e31ad1226c 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
@@ -92,17 +92,19 @@ def generate_message(attribute, message = :invalid, options = {})
           :"custom.#{klass.name.underscore}.#{message}" ]
       end
       
-      defaults << options[:default] if options[:default]
-      defaults.flatten! << message
+      defaults << options.delete(:default)
+      defaults = defaults.compact.flatten << message
 
       model_name = @base.class.name
       key = defaults.shift
-
-      options.merge!({ 
-          :default => defaults,
-          :model => @base.class.human_name,
-          :attribute => @base.class.human_attribute_name(attribute.to_s),
-          :scope => [:activerecord, :errors, :messages] })
+      value = @base.send(attribute) if @base.respond_to?(attribute)
+
+      options = { :default => defaults,
+        :model => @base.class.human_name,
+        :attribute => @base.class.human_attribute_name(attribute.to_s),
+        :value => value,
+        :scope => [:activerecord, :errors, :messages]
+      }.merge(options)
 
       I18n.translate(key, options)
     end
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/validations_i18n_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/validations_i18n_test.rb
index 96f86fbe0e31e714774298df013c214a2082cb59..469e9d6c03ce17e300a7f12a5760e15abb53b900 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/validations_i18n_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/validations_i18n_test.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def test_errors_generate_message_translates_custom_model_attribute_key
 
       I18n.expects(:translate).with(:topic, {:count => 1, :default => ['Topic'], :scope => [:activerecord, :models]}).returns('Topic')
       I18n.expects(:translate).with(:'topic.title', {:count => 1, :default => ['Title'], :scope => [:activerecord, :attributes]}).returns('Title')
-      I18n.expects(:translate).with(:"custom.topic.title.invalid", :scope => global_scope, :default => [:"custom.topic.invalid", 'default from class def error 1', :invalid], :attribute => "Title", :model => "Topic").returns('default from class def error 1')
+      I18n.expects(:translate).with(:"custom.topic.title.invalid", :value => nil, :scope => global_scope, :default => [:"custom.topic.invalid", 'default from class def error 1', :invalid], :attribute => "Title", :model => "Topic").returns('default from class def error 1')
       @topic.errors.generate_message :title, :invalid, :default => 'default from class def error 1'
     end
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def test_errors_generate_message_translates_custom_model_attribute_keys_with_sti
       custom_scope = [:activerecord, :errors, :custom, 'topic', :title]
       I18n.expects(:translate).with(:reply, {:count => 1, :default => [:topic, 'Reply'], :scope => [:activerecord, :models]}).returns('Reply')
       I18n.expects(:translate).with(:'reply.title', {:count => 1, :default => [:'topic.title', 'Title'], :scope => [:activerecord, :attributes]}).returns('Title')
-      I18n.expects(:translate).with(:"custom.reply.title.invalid", :scope => [:activerecord, :errors, :messages], :default => [:"custom.reply.invalid", :"custom.topic.title.invalid", :"custom.topic.invalid", 'default from class def', :invalid], :model => 'Reply', :attribute => 'Title').returns("default from class def")
+      I18n.expects(:translate).with(:"custom.reply.title.invalid", :value => nil, :scope => [:activerecord, :errors, :messages], :default => [:"custom.reply.invalid", :"custom.topic.title.invalid", :"custom.topic.invalid", 'default from class def', :invalid], :model => 'Reply', :attribute => 'Title').returns("default from class def")
       Reply.new.errors.generate_message :title, :invalid, :default => 'default from class def'
     end