1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute.rb
index 6d38224830..8cc1904575 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute.rb
@@ -30,10 +30,14 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
     def value
       # `defined?` is cheaper than `||=` when we get back falsy values
-      @value = type_cast(value_before_type_cast) unless defined?(@value)
+      @value = original_value unless defined?(@value)
       @value
     end
 
+    def original_value
+      type_cast(value_before_type_cast)
+    end
+
     def value_for_database
       type.type_cast_for_database(value)
     end
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       self.class.from_database(name, value, type)
     end
 
-    def type_cast
+    def type_cast(*)
       raise NotImplementedError
     end
 
@@ -62,6 +66,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
       true
     end
 
+    def ==(other)
+      self.class == other.class &&
+        name == other.name &&
+        value_before_type_cast == other.value_before_type_cast &&
+        type == other.type
+    end
+
     protected
 
     def initialize_dup(other)