1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/predicate_builder.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/predicate_builder.rb
index 711df16bf1..d0efa2189d 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/predicate_builder.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/predicate_builder.rb
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
             table = Arel::Table.new(table_name, :engine => @engine)
           end
 
-          attribute = table[column]
+          unless attribute = table[column]
+            raise StatementInvalid, "No attribute named `#{column}` exists for table `#{table.name}`"
+          end
 
           case value
-          when Array, ActiveRecord::Associations::AssociationCollection, ActiveRecord::NamedScope::Scope
+          when Array, ActiveRecord::Associations::AssociationCollection, ActiveRecord::Relation
             values = value.to_a
             attribute.in(values)
           when Range