diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
index fa9e023d52..cab413d4c3 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+*   Use type column first in multi-column indexes created with `add-reference`.
+
+    *Derek Prior*
+
 *   Fix `Relation.rewhere` to work with Range values.
 
     *Dan Olson*
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 adb9fcaeb8..7534fde03e 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         args.each do |col|
           column("#{col}_id", type, options)
           column("#{col}_type", :string, polymorphic.is_a?(Hash) ? polymorphic : options) if polymorphic
-          index(polymorphic ? %w(id type).map { |t| "#{col}_#{t}" } : "#{col}_id", index_options.is_a?(Hash) ? index_options : {}) if index_options
+          index(polymorphic ? %w(type id).map { |t| "#{col}_#{t}" } : "#{col}_id", index_options.is_a?(Hash) ? index_options : {}) if index_options
         end
       end
       alias :belongs_to :references
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
index 7105df1ee4..cbf87df356 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         type = options.delete(:type) || :integer
         add_column(table_name, "#{ref_name}_id", type, options)
         add_column(table_name, "#{ref_name}_type", :string, polymorphic.is_a?(Hash) ? polymorphic : options) if polymorphic
-        add_index(table_name, polymorphic ? %w[id type].map{ |t| "#{ref_name}_#{t}" } : "#{ref_name}_id", index_options.is_a?(Hash) ? index_options : {}) if index_options
+        add_index(table_name, polymorphic ? %w[type id].map{ |t| "#{ref_name}_#{t}" } : "#{ref_name}_id", index_options.is_a?(Hash) ? index_options : {}) if index_options
       end
       alias :add_belongs_to :add_reference
 
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/migration/references_index_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/migration/references_index_test.rb
index 4485701a4e..ad6b828d0b 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/migration/references_index_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/migration/references_index_test.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
             t.references :foo, :polymorphic => true, :index => true
           end
 
-          assert connection.index_exists?(table_name, [:foo_id, :foo_type], :name => :index_testings_on_foo_id_and_foo_type)
+          assert connection.index_exists?(table_name, [:foo_type, :foo_id], name: :index_testings_on_foo_type_and_foo_id)
         end
       end
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
             t.references :foo, :polymorphic => true, :index => true
           end
 
-          assert connection.index_exists?(table_name, [:foo_id, :foo_type], :name => :index_testings_on_foo_id_and_foo_type)
+          assert connection.index_exists?(table_name, [:foo_type, :foo_id], name: :index_testings_on_foo_type_and_foo_id)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/migration/references_statements_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/migration/references_statements_test.rb
index b8b4fa1135..988bd9c89f 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/migration/references_statements_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/migration/references_statements_test.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
       def test_creates_polymorphic_index
         add_reference table_name, :taggable, polymorphic: true, index: true
-        assert index_exists?(table_name, [:taggable_id, :taggable_type])
+        assert index_exists?(table_name, [:taggable_type, :taggable_id])
       end
 
       def test_creates_reference_type_column_with_default