diff --git a/lib/linguist/lazy_blob.rb b/lib/linguist/lazy_blob.rb
index 78f37b18ee..55c10309c9 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/lazy_blob.rb
+++ b/lib/linguist/lazy_blob.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
 
 module Linguist
   class LazyBlob
-    GIT_ATTR = ['linguist-documentation', 'linguist-language', 'linguist-vendored']
+    GIT_ATTR = ['linguist-documentation',
+                'linguist-language',
+                'linguist-vendored',
+                'linguist-generated']
+
     GIT_ATTR_OPTS = { :priority => [:index], :skip_system => true }
     GIT_ATTR_FLAGS = Rugged::Repository::Attributes.parse_opts(GIT_ATTR_OPTS)
 
@@ -31,22 +35,30 @@ def git_attributes
         name, GIT_ATTR, GIT_ATTR_FLAGS)
     end
 
-    def vendored?
-      if attr = git_attributes['linguist-vendored']
-        return boolean_attribute(attr)
+    def documentation?
+      if attr = git_attributes['linguist-documentation']
+        boolean_attribute(attr)
       else
-        return super
+        super
       end
     end
 
-    def documentation?
-      if attr = git_attributes['linguist-documentation']
+    def generated?
+      if attr = git_attributes['linguist-generated']
         boolean_attribute(attr)
       else
         super
       end
     end
 
+    def vendored?
+      if attr = git_attributes['linguist-vendored']
+        return boolean_attribute(attr)
+      else
+        super
+      end
+    end
+
     def language
       return @language if defined?(@language)
 
diff --git a/test/test_repository.rb b/test/test_repository.rb
index fcdd4f0c9d..a1f9fc8654 100644
--- a/test/test_repository.rb
+++ b/test/test_repository.rb
@@ -111,4 +111,14 @@ def test_linguist_override_documentation?
     refute_predicate readme, :documentation?
     assert_predicate arduino, :documentation?
   end
+
+  def test_linguist_override_generated?
+    attr_commit = "351c1cc8fd57340839bdb400d7812332af80e9bd"
+    repo = linguist_repo(attr_commit).read_index
+
+    rakefile = Linguist::LazyBlob.new(rugged_repository, attr_commit, "Rakefile")
+
+    # overridden .gitattributes
+    assert rakefile.generated?
+  end
 end