2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
index 205cae9b2a..88c1fc7e4c 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
       init_internals
 
-      @new_record = false
+      @new_record = coder['new_record']
 
       self.class.define_attribute_methods
 
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #   coder # => {"attributes" => {"id" => nil, ... }}
     def encode_with(coder)
       coder['attributes'] = @raw_attributes
+      coder['new_record'] = new_record?
     end
 
     # Returns true if +comparison_object+ is the same exact object, or +comparison_object+
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
index 78ae05073a..2e3bcc0956 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
       def instantiate(attributes, column_types = {})
         klass = discriminate_class_for_record(attributes)
         column_types = klass.decorate_columns(column_types.dup)
-        klass.allocate.init_with('attributes' => attributes, 'column_types' => column_types)
+        klass.allocate.init_with(
+          'attributes' => attributes,
+          'column_types' => column_types,
+          'new_record' => false,
+        )
       end
 
       private