diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
index e30a0a174a..aafdc7e028 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+*   Assign auto populated columns on Active Record record creation
+
+    Changes record creation logic to allow for the `auto_increment` column to be assigned
+    right after creation regardless of it's relation to model's primary key.
+    PostgreSQL adapter benefits the most from the change allowing for any number of auto-populated
+    columns to be assigned on the object immediately after row insertion utilizing the `RETURNING` statement.
+
+    *Nikita Vasilevsky*
+
 *   Use the first key in the `shards` hash from `connected_to` for the `default_shard`.
 
     Some applications may not want to use `:default` as a shard name in their connection model. Unfortunately Active Record expects there to be a `:default` shard because it must assume a shard to get the right connection from the pool manager. Rather than force applications to manually set this, `connects_to` can infer the default shard name from the hash of shards and will now assume that the first shard is your default.
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb
index 25b8d8e24b..b2810112d7 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb
@@ -145,8 +145,11 @@ def exec_query(sql, name = "SQL", binds = [], prepare: false)
       # Executes insert +sql+ statement in the context of this connection using
       # +binds+ as the bind substitutes. +name+ is logged along with
       # the executed +sql+ statement.
-      def exec_insert(sql, name = nil, binds = [], pk = nil, sequence_name = nil)
-        sql, binds = sql_for_insert(sql, pk, binds)
+      # Some adapters support the `returning` keyword argument which allows to control the result of the query:
+      # `nil` is the default value and maintains default behavior. If an array of column names is passed -
+      # the result will contain values of the specified columns from the inserted row.
+      def exec_insert(sql, name = nil, binds = [], pk = nil, sequence_name = nil, returning: nil)
+        sql, binds = sql_for_insert(sql, pk, binds, returning)
         internal_exec_query(sql, name, binds)
       end
 
@@ -180,10 +183,14 @@ def explain(arel, binds = [], options = []) # :nodoc:
       #
       # If the next id was calculated in advance (as in Oracle), it should be
       # passed in as +id_value+.
-      def insert(arel, name = nil, pk = nil, id_value = nil, sequence_name = nil, binds = [])
+      # Some adapters support the `returning` keyword argument which allows defining the return value of the method:
+      # `nil` is the default value and maintains default behavior. If an array of column names is passed -
+      # an array of is returned from the method representing values of the specified columns from the inserted row.
+      def insert(arel, name = nil, pk = nil, id_value = nil, sequence_name = nil, binds = [], returning: nil)
         sql, binds = to_sql_and_binds(arel, binds)
-        value = exec_insert(sql, name, binds, pk, sequence_name)
-        id_value || last_inserted_id(value)
+        value = exec_insert(sql, name, binds, pk, sequence_name, returning: returning)
+        return id_value if id_value
+        returning.nil? ? last_inserted_id(value) : returning_column_values(value)
       end
       alias create insert
 
@@ -626,7 +633,7 @@ def select(sql, name = nil, binds = [], prepare: false, async: false)
           end
         end
 
-        def sql_for_insert(sql, pk, binds)
+        def sql_for_insert(sql, _pk, binds, _returning)
           [sql, binds]
         end
 
@@ -634,6 +641,10 @@ def last_inserted_id(result)
           single_value_from_rows(result.rows)
         end
 
+        def returning_column_values(result)
+          [last_inserted_id(result)]
+        end
+
         def single_value_from_rows(rows)
           row = rows.first
           row && row.first
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
index 4a79b1b1b8..b05eade5d2 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
@@ -106,8 +106,9 @@ def index_exists?(table_name, column_name, **options)
       # Returns an array of +Column+ objects for the table specified by +table_name+.
       def columns(table_name)
         table_name = table_name.to_s
-        column_definitions(table_name).map do |field|
-          new_column_from_field(table_name, field)
+        definitions = column_definitions(table_name)
+        definitions.map do |field|
+          new_column_from_field(table_name, field, definitions)
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
index 7241e73ced..c930688972 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
@@ -580,6 +580,10 @@ def supports_concurrent_connections?
         true
       end
 
+      def return_value_after_insert?(column) # :nodoc:
+        column.auto_incremented_by_db?
+      end
+
       def async_enabled? # :nodoc:
         supports_concurrent_connections? &&
           !ActiveRecord.async_query_executor.nil? && !pool.async_executor.nil?
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/column.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/column.rb
index bfff81b91b..4c05be416a 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/column.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/column.rb
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ def encode_with(coder)
         coder["comment"] = @comment
       end
 
+      # whether the column is auto-populated by the database using a sequence
+      def auto_incremented_by_db?
+        false
+      end
+
+      def auto_populated?
+        auto_incremented_by_db? || default_function
+      end
+
       def ==(other)
         other.is_a?(Column) &&
           name == other.name &&
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql/column.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql/column.rb
index c21529b0a8..0d4b022548 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql/column.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql/column.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ def case_sensitive?
         def auto_increment?
           extra == "auto_increment"
         end
+        alias_method :auto_incremented_by_db?, :auto_increment?
 
         def virtual?
           /\b(?:VIRTUAL|STORED|PERSISTENT)\b/.match?(extra)
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql/schema_statements.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql/schema_statements.rb
index e51e607b2f..b35f3d7add 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql/schema_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql/schema_statements.rb
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def default_type(table_name, field_name)
             end
           end
 
-          def new_column_from_field(table_name, field)
+          def new_column_from_field(table_name, field, _definitions)
             field_name = field.fetch(:Field)
             type_metadata = fetch_type_metadata(field[:Type], field[:Extra])
             default, default_function = field[:Default], nil
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/column.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/column.rb
index 4ed217dd09..7d31d10042 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/column.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/column.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ def initialize(*, serial: nil, generated: nil, **)
         def serial?
           @serial
         end
+        alias_method :auto_incremented_by_db?, :serial?
 
         def virtual?
           # We assume every generated column is virtual, no matter the concrete type
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/database_statements.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/database_statements.rb
index 7652cad9dd..1cc01a137f 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/database_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/database_statements.rb
@@ -75,22 +75,23 @@ def exec_delete(sql, name = nil, binds = []) # :nodoc:
         end
         alias :exec_update :exec_delete
 
-        def sql_for_insert(sql, pk, binds) # :nodoc:
+        def sql_for_insert(sql, pk, binds, returning) # :nodoc:
           if pk.nil?
             # Extract the table from the insert sql. Yuck.
             table_ref = extract_table_ref_from_insert_sql(sql)
             pk = primary_key(table_ref) if table_ref
           end
 
-          if pk = suppress_composite_primary_key(pk)
-            sql = "#{sql} RETURNING #{quote_column_name(pk)}"
-          end
+          returning_columns = returning || Array(pk)
+
+          returning_columns_statement = returning_columns.map { |c| quote_column_name(c) }.join(", ")
+          sql = "#{sql} RETURNING #{returning_columns_statement}" if returning_columns.any?
 
           super
         end
         private :sql_for_insert
 
-        def exec_insert(sql, name = nil, binds = [], pk = nil, sequence_name = nil) # :nodoc:
+        def exec_insert(sql, name = nil, binds = [], pk = nil, sequence_name = nil, returning: nil) # :nodoc:
           if use_insert_returning? || pk == false
             super
           else
@@ -172,6 +173,10 @@ def last_insert_id_result(sequence_name)
             internal_exec_query("SELECT currval(#{quote(sequence_name)})", "SQL")
           end
 
+          def returning_column_values(result)
+            result.rows.first
+          end
+
           def suppress_composite_primary_key(pk)
             pk unless pk.is_a?(Array)
           end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/schema_statements.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/schema_statements.rb
index a93325fe50..906868333a 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/schema_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/schema_statements.rb
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ def create_alter_table(name)
             PostgreSQL::AlterTable.new create_table_definition(name)
           end
 
-          def new_column_from_field(table_name, field)
+          def new_column_from_field(table_name, field, _definitions)
             column_name, type, default, notnull, oid, fmod, collation, comment, attgenerated = field
             type_metadata = fetch_type_metadata(column_name, type, oid.to_i, fmod.to_i)
             default_value = extract_value_from_default(default)
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb
index 8d6406fea9..502d52591f 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb
@@ -281,6 +281,10 @@ def index_algorithms
         { concurrently: "CONCURRENTLY" }
       end
 
+      def return_value_after_insert?(column) # :nodoc:
+        column.auto_populated?
+      end
+
       class StatementPool < ConnectionAdapters::StatementPool # :nodoc:
         def initialize(connection, max)
           super(max)
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3/column.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3/column.rb
index 005ee76449..93d3d08685 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3/column.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3/column.rb
@@ -4,15 +4,22 @@ module ActiveRecord
   module ConnectionAdapters
     module SQLite3
       class Column < ConnectionAdapters::Column # :nodoc:
-        def initialize(*, auto_increment: nil, **)
+        attr_reader :rowid
+
+        def initialize(*, auto_increment: nil, rowid: false, **)
           super
           @auto_increment = auto_increment
+          @rowid = rowid
         end
 
         def auto_increment?
           @auto_increment
         end
 
+        def auto_incremented_by_db?
+          auto_increment? || rowid
+        end
+
         def init_with(coder)
           @auto_increment = coder["auto_increment"]
           super
@@ -33,7 +40,8 @@ def ==(other)
         def hash
           Column.hash ^
             super.hash ^
-            auto_increment?.hash
+            auto_increment?.hash ^
+            rowid.hash
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3/schema_statements.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3/schema_statements.rb
index 19d1acdc0c..a5b3698cee 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3/schema_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3/schema_statements.rb
@@ -132,12 +132,13 @@ def validate_index_length!(table_name, new_name, internal = false)
             super unless internal
           end
 
-          def new_column_from_field(table_name, field)
+          def new_column_from_field(table_name, field, definitions)
             default = field["dflt_value"]
 
             type_metadata = fetch_type_metadata(field["type"])
             default_value = extract_value_from_default(default)
             default_function = extract_default_function(default_value, default)
+            rowid = is_column_the_rowid?(field, definitions)
 
             Column.new(
               field["name"],
@@ -147,9 +148,20 @@ def new_column_from_field(table_name, field)
               default_function,
               collation: field["collation"],
               auto_increment: field["auto_increment"],
+              rowid: rowid
             )
           end
 
+          INTEGER_REGEX = /integer/i
+          # if a rowid table has a primary key that consists of a single column
+          # and the declared type of that column is "INTEGER" in any mixture of upper and lower case,
+          # then the column becomes an alias for the rowid.
+          def is_column_the_rowid?(field, column_definitions)
+            return false unless INTEGER_REGEX.match?(field["type"]) && field["pk"] == 1
+            # is the primary key a single column?
+            column_definitions.one? { |c| c["pk"] > 0 }
+          end
+
           def data_source_sql(name = nil, type: nil)
             scope = quoted_scope(name, type: type)
             scope[:type] ||= "'table','view'"
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/trilogy/database_statements.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/trilogy/database_statements.rb
index 874d8b3f60..97b5d8f780 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/trilogy/database_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/trilogy/database_statements.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def internal_exec_query(sql, name = "SQL", binds = [], prepare: false, async: fa
           ActiveRecord::Result.new(result.fields, result.to_a)
         end
 
-        def exec_insert(sql, name, binds, pk = nil, sequence_name = nil) # :nodoc:
+        def exec_insert(sql, name, binds, pk = nil, sequence_name = nil, returning: nil) # :nodoc:
           sql = transform_query(sql)
           check_if_write_query(sql)
           mark_transaction_written_if_write(sql)
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/model_schema.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/model_schema.rb
index 8e4022a08b..32fa2f0c0f 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/model_schema.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/model_schema.rb
@@ -422,6 +422,12 @@ def columns
         @columns ||= columns_hash.values.freeze
       end
 
+      def _returning_columns_for_insert # :nodoc:
+        @_returning_columns_for_insert ||= columns.filter_map do |c|
+          c.name if connection.return_value_after_insert?(c)
+        end
+      end
+
       def attribute_types # :nodoc:
         load_schema
         @attribute_types ||= Hash.new(Type.default_value)
@@ -546,6 +552,7 @@ def initialize_load_schema_monitor
         end
 
         def reload_schema_from_cache(recursive = true)
+          @_returning_columns_for_insert = nil
           @arel_table = nil
           @column_names = nil
           @symbol_column_to_string_name_hash = nil
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
index 462f620dd0..3b534d6f07 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ def delete(id_or_array)
         delete_by(primary_key => id_or_array)
       end
 
-      def _insert_record(values) # :nodoc:
+      def _insert_record(values, returning) # :nodoc:
         primary_key = self.primary_key
         primary_key_value = nil
 
@@ -580,7 +580,10 @@ def _insert_record(values) # :nodoc:
           im.insert(values.transform_keys { |name| arel_table[name] })
         end
 
-        connection.insert(im, "#{self} Create", primary_key || false, primary_key_value)
+        connection.insert(
+          im, "#{self} Create", primary_key || false, primary_key_value,
+          returning: returning
+        )
       end
 
       def _update_record(values, constraints) # :nodoc:
@@ -1235,11 +1238,16 @@ def _update_record(attribute_names = self.attribute_names)
     def _create_record(attribute_names = self.attribute_names)
       attribute_names = attributes_for_create(attribute_names)
 
-      new_id = self.class._insert_record(
-        attributes_with_values(attribute_names)
+      returning_columns = self.class._returning_columns_for_insert
+
+      returning_values = self.class._insert_record(
+        attributes_with_values(attribute_names),
+        returning_columns
       )
 
-      self.id ||= new_id if @primary_key
+      returning_columns.zip(returning_values).each do |column, value|
+        _write_attribute(column, value) if !_read_attribute(column)
+      end if returning_values
 
       @new_record = false
       @previously_new_record = true
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/adapters/postgresql/uuid_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/adapters/postgresql/uuid_test.rb
index ce4e8db7cc..6fcad53c9c 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/adapters/postgresql/uuid_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/adapters/postgresql/uuid_test.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class UUIDType < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   teardown do
+    UUIDType.reset_column_information
     drop_table "uuid_data_type"
   end
 
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/adapters/sqlite3/sqlite3_adapter_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/adapters/sqlite3/sqlite3_adapter_test.rb
index 388ca966b4..ea612100a1 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/adapters/sqlite3/sqlite3_adapter_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/adapters/sqlite3/sqlite3_adapter_test.rb
@@ -710,6 +710,42 @@ def test_strict_strings_by_default_and_false_in_database_yml
         end
       end
 
+      def test_rowid_column
+        with_example_table "id_uppercase INTEGER PRIMARY KEY" do
+          assert @conn.columns("ex").index_by(&:name)["id_uppercase"].rowid
+        end
+      end
+
+      def test_lowercase_rowid_column
+        with_example_table "id_lowercase integer PRIMARY KEY" do
+          assert @conn.columns("ex").index_by(&:name)["id_lowercase"].rowid
+        end
+      end
+
+      def test_non_integer_column_returns_false_for_rowid
+        with_example_table "id_int_short int PRIMARY KEY" do
+          assert_not @conn.columns("ex").index_by(&:name)["id_int_short"].rowid
+        end
+      end
+
+      def test_mixed_case_integer_colum_returns_true_for_rowid
+        with_example_table "id_mixed_case InTeGeR PRIMARY KEY" do
+          assert @conn.columns("ex").index_by(&:name)["id_mixed_case"].rowid
+        end
+      end
+
+      def test_rowid_column_with_autoincrement_returns_true_for_rowid
+        with_example_table "id_autoincrement integer PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT" do
+          assert @conn.columns("ex").index_by(&:name)["id_autoincrement"].rowid
+        end
+      end
+
+      def test_integer_cpk_column_returns_false_for_rowid
+        with_example_table("id integer, shop_id integer, PRIMARY KEY (shop_id, id)", "cpk_table") do
+          assert_not @conn.columns("cpk_table").any?(&:rowid)
+        end
+      end
+
       private
         def assert_logged(logs)
           subscriber = SQLSubscriber.new
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/persistence_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/persistence_test.rb
index 1f341da7ae..0c0340fa99 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/persistence_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/persistence_test.rb
@@ -23,11 +23,38 @@
 require "models/admin/user"
 require "models/cpk"
 require "models/chat_message"
+require "models/default"
 
 class PersistenceTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
   fixtures :topics, :companies, :developers, :accounts, :minimalistics, :authors, :author_addresses,
     :posts, :minivans, :clothing_items, :cpk_books
 
+  def test_populates_non_primary_key_autoincremented_column
+    topic = TitlePrimaryKeyTopic.create!(title: "title pk topic")
+
+    assert_not_nil topic.attributes["id"]
+  end
+
+  def test_populates_non_primary_key_autoincremented_column_for_a_cpk_model
+    order = Cpk::Order.create(shop_id: 111_222)
+
+    _shop_id, order_id = order.id
+
+    assert_not_nil order_id
+  end
+
+  def test_fills_auto_populated_columns_on_creation
+    record_with_defaults = Default.create
+    assert_not_nil record_with_defaults.id
+    assert_equal "Ruby on Rails", record_with_defaults.ruby_on_rails
+    assert_not_nil record_with_defaults.rand_number
+    assert_not_nil record_with_defaults.modified_date
+    assert_not_nil record_with_defaults.modified_date_function
+    assert_not_nil record_with_defaults.modified_time
+    assert_not_nil record_with_defaults.modified_time_without_precision
+    assert_not_nil record_with_defaults.modified_time_function
+  end if current_adapter?(:PostgreSQLAdapter)
+
   def test_update_many
     topic_data = { 1 => { "content" => "1 updated" }, 2 => { "content" => "2 updated" } }
     updated = Topic.update(topic_data.keys, topic_data.values)
diff --git a/activerecord/test/schema/postgresql_specific_schema.rb b/activerecord/test/schema/postgresql_specific_schema.rb
index 0c85a137ba..978d7b459c 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/schema/postgresql_specific_schema.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/schema/postgresql_specific_schema.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
   end
 
   create_table :defaults, force: true do |t|
+    t.integer :rand_number, default: -> { "random() * 100" }
+    t.string :ruby_on_rails, default: -> { "concat('Ruby ', 'on ', 'Rails')" }
     t.date :modified_date, default: -> { "CURRENT_DATE" }
     t.date :modified_date_function, default: -> { "now()" }
     t.date :fixed_date, default: "2004-01-01"
diff --git a/activerecord/test/schema/schema.rb b/activerecord/test/schema/schema.rb
index baaae8b7d3..ad930a75ba 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/schema/schema.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/schema/schema.rb
@@ -259,9 +259,10 @@
     t.string :comment
   end
 
-  create_table :cpk_orders, primary_key: [:shop_id, :id], force: true do |t|
+  # not a composite primary key on the db level to get autoincrement behavior for `id` column
+  # composite primary key is configured on the model level
+  create_table :cpk_orders, force: true do |t|
     t.integer :shop_id
-    t.integer :id
     t.string :status
   end