diff --git a/actionpack/lib/sprockets/static_compiler.rb b/actionpack/lib/sprockets/static_compiler.rb
index 32a9d66e6ed3f..2e2db4b760feb 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/sprockets/static_compiler.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/sprockets/static_compiler.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ def initialize(env, target, paths, options = {})
     def compile
       manifest = {}
       env.each_logical_path do |logical_path|
+        if File.basename(logical_path)[/[^\.]+/, 0] == 'index'
+          logical_path.sub!(/\/index\./, '.')
+        end
         next unless compile_path?(logical_path)
         if asset = env.find_asset(logical_path)
           manifest[logical_path] = write_asset(asset)
diff --git a/railties/test/application/assets_test.rb b/railties/test/application/assets_test.rb
index 68451cdb33577..4da1dc33aa322 100644
--- a/railties/test/application/assets_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/application/assets_test.rb
@@ -114,6 +114,15 @@ def precompile!
       assert !File.exists?("#{app_path}/public/assets/something.else.css")
     end
 
+    test "precompile something.js for directory containing index file" do
+      add_to_config "config.assets.precompile = [ 'something.js' ]"
+      app_file "app/assets/javascripts/something/index.js.erb", "alert();"
+
+      precompile!
+
+      assert File.exists?("#{app_path}/public/assets/something.js")
+    end
+
     test "asset pipeline should use a Sprockets::Index when config.assets.digest is true" do
       add_to_config "config.assets.digest = true"
       add_to_config "config.action_controller.perform_caching = false"