diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/request_forgery_protection_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/request_forgery_protection_test.rb
index 794e057b85..521d93f02e 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/request_forgery_protection_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/request_forgery_protection_test.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,22 @@ module RequestForgeryProtectionActions
     render inline: "<%= form_for(:some_resource, :remote => true, :authenticity_token => 'external_token') {} %>"
   end
 
+  def form_with_remote
+    render inline: "<%= form_with(scope: :some_resource) {} %>"
+  end
+
+  def form_with_remote_with_token
+    render inline: "<%= form_with(scope: :some_resource, authenticity_token: true) {} %>"
+  end
+
+  def form_with_local_with_token
+    render inline: "<%= form_with(scope: :some_resource, local: true, authenticity_token: true) {} %>"
+  end
+
+  def form_with_remote_with_external_token
+    render inline: "<%= form_with(scope: :some_resource, authenticity_token: 'external_token') {} %>"
+  end
+
   def same_origin_js
     render js: "foo();"
   end
@@ -235,6 +251,80 @@ module RequestForgeryProtectionTests
     end
   end
 
+  def test_should_render_form_with_with_token_tag_if_remote
+    assert_not_blocked do
+      get :form_with_remote
+    end
+    assert_match(/authenticity_token/, response.body)
+  end
+
+  def test_should_render_form_with_without_token_tag_if_remote_and_embedding_token_is_off
+    original = ActionView::Helpers::FormTagHelper.embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms
+    begin
+      ActionView::Helpers::FormTagHelper.embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms = false
+      assert_not_blocked do
+        get :form_with_remote
+      end
+      assert_no_match(/authenticity_token/, response.body)
+    ensure
+      ActionView::Helpers::FormTagHelper.embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms = original
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_should_render_form_with_with_token_tag_if_remote_and_external_authenticity_token_requested_and_embedding_is_on
+    original = ActionView::Helpers::FormTagHelper.embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms
+    begin
+      ActionView::Helpers::FormTagHelper.embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms = true
+      assert_not_blocked do
+        get :form_with_remote_with_external_token
+      end
+      assert_select "form>input[name=?][value=?]", "custom_authenticity_token", "external_token"
+    ensure
+      ActionView::Helpers::FormTagHelper.embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms = original
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_should_render_form_with_with_token_tag_if_remote_and_external_authenticity_token_requested
+    assert_not_blocked do
+      get :form_with_remote_with_external_token
+    end
+    assert_select "form>input[name=?][value=?]", "custom_authenticity_token", "external_token"
+  end
+
+  def test_should_render_form_with_with_token_tag_if_remote_and_authenticity_token_requested
+    @controller.stub :form_authenticity_token, @token do
+      assert_not_blocked do
+        get :form_with_remote_with_token
+      end
+      assert_select "form>input[name=?][value=?]", "custom_authenticity_token", @token
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_should_render_form_with_with_token_tag_with_authenticity_token_requested
+    @controller.stub :form_authenticity_token, @token do
+      assert_not_blocked do
+        get :form_with_local_with_token
+      end
+      assert_select "form>input[name=?][value=?]", "custom_authenticity_token", @token
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_should_render_form_with_with_token_tag_if_remote_and_embedding_token_is_on
+    original = ActionView::Helpers::FormTagHelper.embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms
+    begin
+      ActionView::Helpers::FormTagHelper.embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms = true
+
+      @controller.stub :form_authenticity_token, @token do
+        assert_not_blocked do
+          get :form_with_remote
+        end
+      end
+      assert_select "form>input[name=?][value=?]", "custom_authenticity_token", @token
+    ensure
+      ActionView::Helpers::FormTagHelper.embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms = original
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_should_allow_get
     assert_not_blocked { get :index }
   end
diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
index 96f8aede76..bd035458a0 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
@@ -1517,12 +1517,14 @@ module ActionView
           html_options[:"accept-charset"] = "UTF-8"
           html_options[:"data-remote"] = true unless local
 
-          if !local && !embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms &&
-            html_options[:authenticity_token].blank?
-            # The authenticity token is taken from the meta tag in this case
-            html_options[:authenticity_token] = false
-          elsif html_options[:authenticity_token] == true
-            # Include the default authenticity_token, which is only generated when its set to nil,
+          html_options[:authenticity_token] = options.delete(:authenticity_token)
+
+          if !local && html_options[:authenticity_token].blank?
+            html_options[:authenticity_token] = embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms
+          end
+
+          if html_options[:authenticity_token] == true
+            # Include the default authenticity_token, which is only generated when it's set to nil,
             # but we needed the true value to override the default of no authenticity_token on data-remote.
             html_options[:authenticity_token] = nil
           end
diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb
index ffc64e7118..9fc08b3837 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module ActionView
       include TextHelper
 
       mattr_accessor :embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms
-      self.embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms = false
+      self.embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms = nil
 
       # Starts a form tag that points the action to a url configured with <tt>url_for_options</tt> just like
       # ActionController::Base#url_for. The method for the form defaults to POST.
diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/railtie.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/railtie.rb
index d344d98f4b..0939584786 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/railtie.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/railtie.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module ActionView
   # = Action View Railtie
   class Railtie < Rails::Engine # :nodoc:
     config.action_view = ActiveSupport::OrderedOptions.new
-    config.action_view.embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms = false
+    config.action_view.embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms = nil
     config.action_view.debug_missing_translation = true
 
     config.eager_load_namespaces << ActionView