diff --git a/lib/validations.js b/lib/validations.js
index 102e04a6..db9ef1fe 100644
--- a/lib/validations.js
+++ b/lib/validations.js
@@ -342,11 +342,15 @@ function validateUniqueness(attr, conf, err, done) {
     }, this);
   }
 
+  var idName = this.constructor.definition.idName();
+  var isNewRecord = this.isNewRecord();
   this.constructor.find(cond, function (error, found) {
     if (error) {
       err(error);
     } else if (found.length > 1) {
       err();
+    } else if (found.length === 1 && idName === attr && isNewRecord) {
+      err();
     } else if (found.length === 1 && (!this.id || !found[0].id || found[0].id.toString() != this.id.toString())) {
       err();
     }
diff --git a/test/validations.test.js b/test/validations.test.js
index d0e59f40..2f64bcc1 100644
--- a/test/validations.test.js
+++ b/test/validations.test.js
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ function getValidAttributes() {
 
 describe('validations', function () {
 
+  var User, Entry;
+
   before(function (done) {
     db = getSchema();
     User = db.define('User', {
@@ -34,6 +36,11 @@ describe('validations', function () {
       createdByScript: Boolean,
       updatedAt: Date
     });
+    Entry = db.define('Entry', {
+      id: { type: 'string', id: true, generated: false },
+      name: { type: 'string' }
+    });
+    Entry.validatesUniquenessOf('id');
     db.automigrate(done);
   });
 
@@ -436,6 +443,25 @@ describe('validations', function () {
         done();
       })).should.be.false;
     });
+
+    it('should work with id property on create', function (done) {
+      Entry.create({ id: 'entry' }, function(err, entry) {
+        var e = new Entry({ id: 'entry' });
+        Boolean(e.isValid(function (valid) {
+          valid.should.be.false;
+          done();
+        })).should.be.false;
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should work with id property after create', function (done) {
+      Entry.findById('entry', function(err, e) {
+        Boolean(e.isValid(function (valid) {
+          valid.should.be.true;
+          done();
+        })).should.be.false;
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('format', function () {