diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index 206b4efa38100..ea791b5bfeb30 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@ def default_select(qualified)
         def construct_finder_sql(options)
           scope = scope(:find)
           sql  = "SELECT #{options[:select] || (scope && scope[:select]) || default_select(options[:joins] || (scope && scope[:joins]))} "
-          sql << "FROM #{(scope && scope[:from]) || options[:from] || quoted_table_name} "
+          sql << "FROM #{options[:from]  || (scope && scope[:from]) || quoted_table_name} "
 
           add_joins!(sql, options[:joins], scope)
           add_conditions!(sql, options[:conditions], scope)
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/finder_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/finder_test.rb
index ee8f4901f9a67..9d444a92ae6ca 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/finder_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/finder_test.rb
@@ -1057,6 +1057,14 @@ def test_with_limiting_with_custom_select
     assert_equal [0, 1, 1], posts.map(&:author_id).sort
   end
 
+  def test_finder_with_scoped_from
+    all_topics = Topic.all
+
+    Topic.with_scope(:find => { :from => 'fake_topics' }) do
+      assert_equal all_topics, Topic.all(:from => 'topics')
+    end
+  end
+
   protected
     def bind(statement, *vars)
       if vars.first.is_a?(Hash)