diff --git a/activestorage/app/models/active_storage/attachment.rb b/activestorage/app/models/active_storage/attachment.rb
index 9b626be82d..3c47fa2d29 100644
--- a/activestorage/app/models/active_storage/attachment.rb
+++ b/activestorage/app/models/active_storage/attachment.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require "active_support/core_ext/module/delegation"
 # on the attachments table prevents blobs from being purged if they’re still attached to any records.
 #
 # Attachments also have access to all methods from {ActiveStorage::Blob}[rdoc-ref:ActiveStorage::Blob].
-class ActiveStorage::Attachment < ActiveRecord::Base
+class ActiveStorage::Attachment < ActiveStorage::Record
   self.table_name = "active_storage_attachments"
 
   belongs_to :record, polymorphic: true, touch: true
diff --git a/activestorage/app/models/active_storage/blob.rb b/activestorage/app/models/active_storage/blob.rb
index 8ba9d7a9da..18c8c9973a 100644
--- a/activestorage/app/models/active_storage/blob.rb
+++ b/activestorage/app/models/active_storage/blob.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # Blobs are intended to be immutable in as-so-far as their reference to a specific file goes. You're allowed to
 # update a blob's metadata on a subsequent pass, but you should not update the key or change the uploaded file.
 # If you need to create a derivative or otherwise change the blob, simply create a new blob and purge the old one.
-class ActiveStorage::Blob < ActiveRecord::Base
+class ActiveStorage::Blob < ActiveStorage::Record
   # We use constant paths in the following include calls to avoid a gotcha of
   # classic mode: If the parent application defines a top-level Analyzable, for
   # example, and ActiveStorage::Blob::Analyzable is not yet loaded, a bare
diff --git a/activestorage/app/models/active_storage/record.rb b/activestorage/app/models/active_storage/record.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c50ae59de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/activestorage/app/models/active_storage/record.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class ActiveStorage::Record < ActiveRecord::Base #:nodoc:
+  self.abstract_class = true
+end
+
+ActiveSupport.run_load_hooks :active_storage_record, ActiveStorage::Record
diff --git a/activestorage/app/models/active_storage/variant_record.rb b/activestorage/app/models/active_storage/variant_record.rb
index 438b31af87..4e552c63ec 100644
--- a/activestorage/app/models/active_storage/variant_record.rb
+++ b/activestorage/app/models/active_storage/variant_record.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-class ActiveStorage::VariantRecord < ActiveRecord::Base
+class ActiveStorage::VariantRecord < ActiveStorage::Record
   self.table_name = "active_storage_variant_records"
 
   belongs_to :blob
diff --git a/railties/test/application/loading_test.rb b/railties/test/application/loading_test.rb
index 1988d82b13..e574dcea37 100644
--- a/railties/test/application/loading_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/application/loading_test.rb
@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@ class LoadingTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     require "#{rails_root}/config/environment"
     setup_ar!
 
-    initial = [ActiveStorage::Blob, ActiveStorage::Attachment, ActiveRecord::SchemaMigration, ActiveRecord::InternalMetadata, ApplicationRecord].collect(&:to_s).sort
+    initial = [
+      ActiveStorage::Record, ActiveStorage::Blob, ActiveStorage::Attachment,
+      ActiveRecord::SchemaMigration, ActiveRecord::InternalMetadata, ApplicationRecord
+    ].collect(&:to_s).sort
+
     assert_equal initial, ActiveRecord::Base.descendants.collect(&:to_s).sort.uniq
     get "/load"
     assert_equal [Post].collect(&:to_s).sort, ActiveRecord::Base.descendants.collect(&:to_s).sort - initial