4 files changed, 21 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/actionview/CHANGELOG.md b/actionview/CHANGELOG.md
index 8f47171e62..101f1263d9 100644
--- a/actionview/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/actionview/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+*   Fixed the translation helper method to accept different default values types
+    besides String.
+
+    *Ulisses Almeida*
+
 *   Collection rendering automatically caches and fetches multiple partials.
 
     Collections rendered as:
diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/translation_helper.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/translation_helper.rb
index 342361217c..24b633c5bb 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/translation_helper.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/translation_helper.rb
@@ -37,8 +37,12 @@ module ActionView
       # you know what kind of output to expect when you call translate in a template.
       def translate(key, options = {})
         options = options.dup
+        has_default = options.has_key?(:default)
         remaining_defaults = Array(options.delete(:default))
-        options[:default] = remaining_defaults.shift if remaining_defaults.first.kind_of? String
+
+        if has_default && !remaining_defaults.first.kind_of?(Symbol)
+          options[:default] = remaining_defaults.shift
+        end
 
         # If the user has explicitly decided to NOT raise errors, pass that option to I18n.
         # Otherwise, tell I18n to raise an exception, which we rescue further in this method.
diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/routing_url_for.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/routing_url_for.rb
index f281333a41..0371db07dc 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/routing_url_for.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/routing_url_for.rb
@@ -130,5 +130,11 @@ module ActionView
         controller.optimize_routes_generation? : super
     end
     protected :optimize_routes_generation?
+
+    private
+
+      def _generate_paths_by_default
+        true
+      end
   end
 end
diff --git a/actionview/test/template/translation_helper_test.rb b/actionview/test/template/translation_helper_test.rb
index 8fde478ac9..ef4d13efa7 100644
--- a/actionview/test/template/translation_helper_test.rb
+++ b/actionview/test/template/translation_helper_test.rb
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ class TranslationHelperTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal 'A Generic String', translation
   end
 
+  def test_translate_with_object_default
+    translation = translate(:'translations.missing', default: 123)
+    assert_equal 123, translation
+  end
+
   def test_translate_with_array_of_string_defaults
     translation = translate(:'translations.missing', default: ['A Generic String', 'Second generic string'])
     assert_equal 'A Generic String', translation