diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f69f4c7ba..cbe60c7b6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -632,6 +632,8 @@ en:
       end: ends with
       gt: greater than
       lt: less than
+    models:
+      person: Passanger
     attributes:
       person:
         name: Full Name
diff --git a/lib/ransack/translate.rb b/lib/ransack/translate.rb
index d2f6ffd09..ec36e8599 100644
--- a/lib/ransack/translate.rb
+++ b/lib/ransack/translate.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ def self.association(key, options = {})
 
       defaults =
         if key.blank?
-          [:"#{context.klass.i18n_scope}.models.#{i18n_key(context.klass)}"]
+          [:"ransack.models.#{i18n_key(context.klass)}",
+           :"#{context.klass.i18n_scope}.models.#{i18n_key(context.klass)}"]
         else
           [:"ransack.associations.#{i18n_key(context.klass)}.#{key}"]
         end