diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/FormatsMessages.php b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/FormatsMessages.php
index 39d102a331ba..4f0148e5d8de 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/FormatsMessages.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/FormatsMessages.php
@@ -276,7 +276,23 @@ public function getDisplayableAttribute($attribute)
      */
     protected function getAttributeFromTranslations($name)
     {
-        return Arr::get($this->translator->get('validation.attributes'), $name);
+        $attributes = $this->translator->get('validation.attributes');
+        $mostSpecific = Arr::get($attributes, $name);
+        if ($mostSpecific !== null) {
+            return $mostSpecific;
+        }
+
+        $tokens = array_reverse(explode('.', $name));
+        while (! empty($tokens)) {
+            $key = implode('.', array_reverse($tokens));
+            $translation = Arr::get($attributes, $key);
+            if ($translation !== null) {
+                return $translation;
+            }
+            array_pop($tokens);
+        }
+
+        return null;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php b/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
index 1772582d18ba..01ca6eb924e1 100755
--- a/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
@@ -413,6 +413,13 @@ public function testAttributeNamesAreReplacedInArrays()
         $v = new Validator($trans, ['names' => [null, 'name']], ['names.*' => 'Required']);
         $v->messages()->setFormat(':message');
         $this->assertSame('First name is required!', $v->messages()->first('names.0'));
+
+        $trans = $this->getIlluminateArrayTranslator();
+        $trans->addLines(['validation.required' => ':attribute is required!'], 'en');
+        $trans->addLines(['validation.attributes' => ['name' => 'Name']], 'en');
+        $v = new Validator($trans, ['items' => [['name' => 'John'], []]], ['items.*.name' => 'Required']);
+        $v->messages()->setFormat(':message');
+        $this->assertSame('Name is required!', $v->messages()->first('items.1.name'));
     }
 
     public function testInputIsReplaced()