diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
index b4825a489a7d..09d51a35befd 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ protected function isNestedUnder($relation, $name)
     public function cursor()
     {
         foreach ($this->applyScopes()->query->cursor() as $record) {
-            yield $this->model->newFromBuilder($record);
+            yield $this->newModelInstance()->newFromBuilder($record);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentIntegrationTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentIntegrationTest.php
index d4eaf622801e..db36a6cec349 100644
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentIntegrationTest.php
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ public function testBasicModelRetrieval()
         $models = EloquentTestUser::where('id', 1)->cursor();
         foreach ($models as $model) {
             $this->assertEquals(1, $model->id);
+            $this->assertEquals('default', $model->getConnectionName());
         }
 
         $records = DB::table('users')->where('id', 1)->cursor();