diff --git a/lib/active_resource/base.rb b/lib/active_resource/base.rb
index f9a66bd7f9..ecdc27a449 100644
--- a/lib/active_resource/base.rb
+++ b/lib/active_resource/base.rb
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ def collection_path(prefix_options = {}, query_options = nil)
       # Returns the new resource instance.
       #
       def build(attributes = {})
-        attrs = self.format.decode(connection.get("#{new_element_path(attributes)}", headers).body)
+        attrs = self.format.decode(connection.get("#{new_element_path(attributes)}", headers).body).merge(attributes)
         self.new(attrs)
       end
 
diff --git a/test/cases/base_test.rb b/test/cases/base_test.rb
index 54c20bb470..c181b30e3e 100644
--- a/test/cases/base_test.rb
+++ b/test/cases/base_test.rb
@@ -717,6 +717,16 @@ def test_build_with_attributes_for_prefix_call
     assert_nothing_raised { StreetAddress.build(person_id: 1) }
   end
 
+  def test_build_with_non_prefix_attributes
+    ActiveResource::HttpMock.respond_to do |mock|
+      mock.get "/people/1/addresses/new.json", {}, StreetAddress.new.to_json
+    end
+    assert_nothing_raised do
+      address = StreetAddress.build(person_id: 1, city: "Toronto")
+      assert_equal "Toronto", address.city
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_save
     rick = Person.new
     assert rick.save