1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/belongs_to.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/belongs_to.rb
index 9ac561b997..3ba6a71366 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/belongs_to.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/belongs_to.rb
@@ -66,8 +66,19 @@ module ActiveRecord::Associations::Builder
     def add_touch_callbacks(reflection)
       mixin.class_eval <<-CODE, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
         def belongs_to_touch_after_save_or_destroy_for_#{name}
-          record = #{name}
+          foreign_key_field = #{reflection.foreign_key.inspect}
+          old_foreign_id    = attribute_was(foreign_key_field)
+
+          if old_foreign_id
+            reflection_klass = #{reflection.klass}
+            old_record       = reflection_klass.find_by(reflection_klass.primary_key => old_foreign_id)
+
+            if old_record
+              old_record.touch #{options[:touch].inspect if options[:touch] != true}
+            end
+          end
 
+          record = #{name}
           unless record.nil? || record.new_record?
             record.touch #{options[:touch].inspect if options[:touch] != true}
           end