diff --git a/railties/CHANGELOG.md b/railties/CHANGELOG.md
index f86baee4c39..c2e47f1e09e 100644
--- a/railties/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/railties/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## Rails 4.0.0 (unreleased) ##
 
+*   Added notice message for destroy action in scaffold generator
+
+    *Rahul P. Chaudhari*
+
 *   Add --rc option to support the load of a custom rc file during the generation of a new app.
 
     *Amparo Luna*
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/scaffold_controller/templates/controller.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/scaffold_controller/templates/controller.rb
index e813437d753..72281a2fef8 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/scaffold_controller/templates/controller.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/scaffold_controller/templates/controller.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class <%= controller_class_name %>Controller < ApplicationController
   # DELETE <%= route_url %>/1
   def destroy
     @<%= orm_instance.destroy %>
-    redirect_to <%= index_helper %>_url
+    redirect_to <%= index_helper %>_url, notice: <%= "'#{human_name} was successfully destroyed.'" %>
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/railties/test/generators/scaffold_controller_generator_test.rb b/railties/test/generators/scaffold_controller_generator_test.rb
index c34ce285e3a..013cb78252d 100644
--- a/railties/test/generators/scaffold_controller_generator_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/generators/scaffold_controller_generator_test.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class ScaffoldControllerGeneratorTest < Rails::Generators::TestCase
 
       assert_instance_method :destroy, content do |m|
         assert_match(/@user\.destroy/, m)
+        assert_match(/User was successfully destroyed/, m)
       end
 
       assert_instance_method :set_user, content do |m|