diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG b/activerecord/CHANGELOG
index 9adc6b887f..3f350be3e9 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *Edge*
 
+* fallback_string_to_date sets Date._parse comp arg to true, so that strings with two-digit years, e.g. '1/1/09', are interpreted as modern years #2019 [Matt Ganderup]
+
 * quoted_date converts time-like objects to ActiveRecord::Base.default_timezone before serialization. This allows you to use Time.now in find conditions and have it correctly be serialized as the current time in UTC when default_timezone == :utc. #2946 [Geoff Buesing]
 
 * SQLite: drop support for 'dbfile' option in favor of 'database.'  #2363 [Paul Hinze, Jeremy Kemper]
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb
index 24c734cddb..f4e8fe6a38 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
           end
 
           def fallback_string_to_date(string)
-            new_date(*::Date._parse(string, false).values_at(:year, :mon, :mday))
+            new_date(*::Date._parse(string, true).values_at(:year, :mon, :mday))
           end
 
           def fallback_string_to_time(string)
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/date_time_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/date_time_test.rb
index 36e1caa0b6..f7527c0c04 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/date_time_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/date_time_test.rb
@@ -34,4 +34,10 @@ class DateTimeTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     topic.bonus_time = ''
     assert_nil topic.bonus_time
   end
+
+  def test_two_digit_year
+    topic = Topic.new
+    topic.last_read = '1/1/09'
+    assert_equal Date.new(2009,1,1), topic.last_read
+  end
 end