2 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/singular_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/singular_association.rb
index bb96202a22..7732b63af6 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/singular_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/singular_association.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,16 @@ module ActiveRecord::Associations::Builder # :nodoc:
 
     def self.define_accessors(model, reflection)
       super
-      define_constructors(model.generated_association_methods, reflection.name) if reflection.constructable?
+      mixin = model.generated_association_methods
+      name = reflection.name
+
+      define_constructors(mixin, name) if reflection.constructable?
+
+      mixin.class_eval <<-CODE, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
+        def reload_#{name}
+          association(:#{name}).force_reload_reader
+        end
+      CODE
     end
 
     # Defines the (build|create)_association methods for belongs_to or has_one association
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/singular_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/singular_association.rb
index e386cc0e4c..1953cc6a72 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/singular_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/singular_association.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
         record
       end
 
+      # Implements the reload reader method, e.g. foo.reload_bar for
+      # Foo.has_one :bar
+      def force_reload_reader
+        klass.uncached { reload }
+        target
+      end
+
       private
 
         def create_scope