diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/primary_key.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/primary_key.rb
index 98aa1ed225b6038033580550e7d6edd0282d60f6..c756924186a79e61baffbcbb98890c3e05f9df22 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/primary_key.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/primary_key.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,20 @@ def id?
       end
 
       module ClassMethods
+        def define_method_attribute(attr_name)
+          super
+
+          if attr_name == primary_key && attr_name != 'id'
+            generated_attribute_methods.send(:alias_method, :id, primary_key)
+            generated_attribute_methods.module_eval <<-CODE, __FILE__, __LINE__
+              def self.attribute_id(v, attributes, attributes_cache, attr_name)
+                attr_name = '#{primary_key}'
+                send(:'attribute_#{attr_name}', attributes[attr_name], attributes, attributes_cache, attr_name)
+              end
+            CODE
+          end
+        end
+
         def dangerous_attribute_method?(method_name)
           super && !['id', 'id=', 'id?'].include?(method_name)
         end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb
index 41cd194c92fb0ab09b93484884f5348036536708..2fe9968fafe0cc6fb098b13ba26c564e033b0de7 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def #{attr_name}
                   #{internal}
                 end
 
-                def self.attribute_#{attr_name}(v, attributes_cache, attr_name)
+                def self.attribute_#{attr_name}(v, attributes, attributes_cache, attr_name)
                   #{external}
                 end
               STR
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def self.attribute_#{attr_name}(v, attributes_cache, attr_name)
                   eval(internal)
                 end
 
-                singleton_class.send(:define_method, "attribute_#{attr_name}") do |v, attributes_cache, attr_name|
+                singleton_class.send(:define_method, "attribute_#{attr_name}") do |v, attributes, attributes_cache, attr_name|
                   eval(external)
                 end
               end
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ def read_attribute(attr_name)
         methods   = self.class.generated_attribute_methods
 
         if methods.respond_to?(accessor)
-          if @attributes.has_key?(attr_name)
-            methods.send(accessor, @attributes[attr_name], @attributes_cache, attr_name)
+          if @attributes.has_key?(attr_name) || attr_name == 'id'
+            methods.send(accessor, @attributes[attr_name], @attributes, @attributes_cache, attr_name)
           end
         elsif !self.class.attribute_methods_generated?
           # If we haven't generated the caster methods yet, do that and
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/primary_keys_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/primary_keys_test.rb
index cc8ffb5f271b8f2b8eea01543f6e0214058aec5c..8d248c3f9fb44b63e7be8540f1c1c9723070f5a5 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/primary_keys_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/primary_keys_test.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ def test_to_key_with_customized_primary_key
     assert_equal keyboard.to_key, [keyboard.id]
   end
 
+  def test_read_attribute_with_custom_primary_key
+    keyboard = Keyboard.create!
+    assert_equal keyboard.key_number, keyboard.read_attribute(:id)
+  end
+
   def test_to_key_with_primary_key_after_destroy
     topic = Topic.find(1)
     topic.destroy