diff --git a/lib/active_resource/base.rb b/lib/active_resource/base.rb
index 8ecd62718f..2b53cdee18 100644
--- a/lib/active_resource/base.rb
+++ b/lib/active_resource/base.rb
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ def schema(&block)
             @schema[k] = v
             @known_attributes << k
           end
+          define_attribute_methods @known_attributes
 
           @schema
         else
@@ -492,6 +493,7 @@ def schema=(the_schema)
           # purposefully nulling out the schema
           @schema = nil
           @known_attributes = []
+          undefine_attribute_methods
           return
         end
 
@@ -1730,6 +1732,7 @@ def read_attribute(attr_name)
       name = self.class.primary_key if name == "id" && self.class.primary_key
       @attributes[name]
     end
+    alias_method :attribute, :read_attribute
 
     def write_attribute(attr_name, value)
       name = attr_name.to_s
@@ -1737,6 +1740,7 @@ def write_attribute(attr_name, value)
       name = self.class.primary_key if name == "id" && self.class.primary_key
       @attributes[name] = value
     end
+    alias_method :attribute=, :write_attribute
 
     protected
       def attributes=(attrs)
@@ -1908,7 +1912,7 @@ class Base
     extend ActiveResource::Associations
 
     include Callbacks, CustomMethods, Validations, Serialization
-    include ActiveModel::Conversion
+    include ActiveModel::Conversion, ActiveModel::AttributeMethods
     include ActiveModel::ForbiddenAttributesProtection
     include ActiveModel::Serializers::JSON
     include ActiveModel::Serializers::Xml
diff --git a/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb b/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
index 920a6f8331..ffb27e3615 100644
--- a/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
+++ b/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,39 @@
 require "fixtures/person"
 
 class AttributeMethodsTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
-  setup :setup_response
+  setup do
+    setup_response
+    @previous_schema = Person.schema
+  end
+
+  teardown do
+    Person.schema = nil
+    Person.schema = @previous_schema
+  end
+
+  test "setting the schema defines attribute methods" do
+    assert_changes -> { Person.public_instance_methods.include?(:name) }, from: false, to: true do
+      Person.schema { attribute :name, :string }
+    end
+  end
+
+  test "setting the schema to nil undefines attribute methods" do
+    Person.schema { attribute :name, :string }
+
+    assert_changes -> { Person.public_instance_methods.include?(:name) }, from: true, to: false do
+      Person.schema = nil
+    end
+  end
+
+  test "reads and writes attribute methods declared by the schema without method missing" do
+    Person.schema { attribute :name, :string }
+
+    resource = Person.new
+
+    assert_changes -> { resource.name }, from: nil, to: "changed" do
+      resource.name = "changed"
+    end
+  end
 
   test "write_attribute string" do
     matz = Person.find(1)