diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b9396936a..d7c2d80f33 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+*   Fix `write_attribute` method to check whether an attribute is aliased or not, and
+    use the aliased attribute name if needed.
+
+    *Prathamesh Sonpatki*
+
 *   Fix `read_attribute` method to check whether an attribute is aliased or not, and
     use the aliased attribute name if needed.
 
@@ -65,7 +70,7 @@
 
     *Jon Moss*
 
-*   Add `stat` method to `ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionPool`.
+*   Added `stat` method to `ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionPool`.
 
     Example:
 
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/write.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/write.rb
index f65c297e01..0022d526a4 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/write.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/write.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
       # specified +value+. Empty strings for Integer and Float columns are
       # turned into +nil+.
       def write_attribute(attr_name, value)
-        write_attribute_with_type_cast(attr_name, value, true)
+        name = if self.class.attribute_alias?(attr_name)
+          self.class.attribute_alias(attr_name).to_s
+        else
+          attr_name.to_s
+        end
+
+        write_attribute_with_type_cast(name, value, true)
       end
 
       def raw_write_attribute(attr_name, value) # :nodoc:
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
index a89ecc32a6..4ac604a164 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
@@ -319,6 +319,13 @@ class AttributeMethodsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     assert_equal "Still another topic: part 4", topic.title
   end
 
+  test "write_attribute can write aliased attributes as well" do
+    topic = Topic.new(title: "Don't change the topic")
+    topic.write_attribute :heading, "New topic"
+
+    assert_equal "New topic", topic.title
+  end
+
   test "read_attribute" do
     topic = Topic.new
     topic.title = "Don't change the topic"