diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG b/activerecord/CHANGELOG
index 8831c64815ac0..bba5fd93c3c6c 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Fixed issue that kept :select options from being scoped [Rick]
+
 * Fixed db_schema_import when binary types are present #3101 [DHH]
 
 * Fixed that MySQL enums should always be returned as strings #3501 [DHH]
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
index 104ed5ba58c3b..dafae89861fa8 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def construct_joins(custom_joins = nil)
         
         def construct_scope
           {
-            :find   => { :from => construct_from, :conditions => construct_conditions, :joins => construct_joins },
+            :find   => { :from => construct_from, :conditions => construct_conditions, :joins => construct_joins, :select => construct_select },
             :create => { @reflection.primary_key_name => @owner.id }
           }
         end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index facb22c0e902a..c58a7bf5c24d5 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ def with_scope(method_scoping = {}, action = :merge, &block)
         method_scoping.assert_valid_keys([ :find, :create ])
 
         if f = method_scoping[:find]
-          f.assert_valid_keys([ :conditions, :joins, :from, :offset, :limit, :readonly ])
+          f.assert_valid_keys([ :conditions, :joins, :select, :from, :offset, :limit, :readonly ])
           f[:readonly] = true if !f[:joins].blank? && !f.has_key?(:readonly)
         end
 
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ def type_name_with_module(type_name)
         end
 
         def construct_finder_sql(options)
-          sql  = "SELECT #{options[:select] || '*'} "
+          sql  = "SELECT #{scope(:find, :select) || options[:select] || '*'} "
           sql << "FROM #{scope(:find, :from) || options[:from] || table_name} "
 
           add_joins!(sql, options)
diff --git a/activerecord/test/associations_join_model_test.rb b/activerecord/test/associations_join_model_test.rb
index 08b460995e167..5f8ac7e0c0816 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/associations_join_model_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/associations_join_model_test.rb
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ def test_add_to_self_referential_has_many_through
     assert_equal new_author, authors(:david).reload.favorite_authors.first
   end
 
+  def test_has_many_through_uses_correct_attributes
+    assert_nil posts(:thinking).tags.find_by_name("General").attributes["tag_id"]
+  end
+
   private
     # create dynamic Post models to allow different dependency options
     def find_post_with_dependency(post_id, association, association_name, dependency)