1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index 06bd2dab95..2eb2699949 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -2494,6 +2494,11 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
         @new_record || false
       end
 
+      # Returns true if this object has been destroyed, otherwise returns false.
+      def destroyed?
+        @destroyed || false
+      end
+
       # :call-seq:
       #   save(perform_validation = true)
       #
@@ -2544,6 +2549,7 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
       # options, use <tt>#destroy</tt>.
       def delete
         self.class.delete(id) unless new_record?
+        @destroyed = true
         freeze
       end
 
@@ -2554,6 +2560,7 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
           arel_table(true).where(arel_table[self.class.primary_key].eq(id)).delete
         end
 
+        @destroyed = true
         freeze
       end