2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb
index 977f5a1c03..899b33e529 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ module Rails
     def config_when_updating
       cookie_serializer_config_exist = File.exist?('config/initializers/cookies_serializer.rb')
       callback_terminator_config_exist = File.exist?('config/initializers/callback_terminator.rb')
+      active_record_belongs_to_required_by_default_config_exist = File.exist?('config/initializers/active_record_belongs_to_required_by_default.rb')
 
       config
 
@@ -99,6 +100,10 @@ module Rails
       unless cookie_serializer_config_exist
         gsub_file 'config/initializers/cookies_serializer.rb', /json/, 'marshal'
       end
+
+      unless active_record_belongs_to_required_by_default_config_exist
+        remove_file 'config/initializers/active_record_belongs_to_required_by_default.rb'
+      end
     end
 
     def database_yml
@@ -258,6 +263,12 @@ module Rails
         end
       end
 
+      def delete_active_record_initializers_skipping_active_record
+        if options[:skip_active_record]
+          remove_file 'config/initializers/active_record_belongs_to_required_by_default.rb'
+        end
+      end
+
       def finish_template
         build(:leftovers)
       end
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/initializers/active_record_belongs_to_required_by_default.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/initializers/active_record_belongs_to_required_by_default.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30c4f89792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/initializers/active_record_belongs_to_required_by_default.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Be sure to restart your server when you modify this file.
+
+# Require `belongs_to` associations by default.
+Rails.application.config.active_record.belongs_to_required_by_default = true