1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
index 3dc0c0ce53..4d24a980dc 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
@@ -866,6 +866,13 @@ class AttributeMethodsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     assert subklass.method_defined?(:id), "subklass is missing id method"
   end
 
+  test "define_attribute_method works with both symbol and string" do
+    klass = Class.new(ActiveRecord::Base)
+
+    assert_nothing_raised { klass.define_attribute_method(:foo) }
+    assert_nothing_raised { klass.define_attribute_method("bar") }
+  end
+
   test "read_attribute with nil should not asplode" do
     assert_nil Topic.new.read_attribute(nil)
   end