diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Relations/Concerns/InteractsWithPivotTable.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Relations/Concerns/InteractsWithPivotTable.php
index 70cf998aae3d..7992f622d2a3 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Relations/Concerns/InteractsWithPivotTable.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Relations/Concerns/InteractsWithPivotTable.php
@@ -227,10 +227,14 @@ protected function updateExistingPivotUsingCustomClass($id, array $attributes, $
 
         $updated = $pivot ? $pivot->fill($attributes)->isDirty() : false;
 
-        $this->newPivot([
+        $pivot = $this->newPivot([
             $this->foreignPivotKey => $this->parent->{$this->parentKey},
             $this->relatedPivotKey => $this->parseId($id),
-        ], true)->fill($attributes)->save();
+        ], true);
+
+        $pivot->timestamps = in_array($this->updatedAt(), $this->pivotColumns);
+
+        $pivot->fill($attributes)->save();
 
         if ($touch) {
             $this->touchIfTouching();
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Database/EloquentBelongsToManyTest.php b/tests/Integration/Database/EloquentBelongsToManyTest.php
index f74f33fc0d69..2dacc9a08f5e 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Database/EloquentBelongsToManyTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Database/EloquentBelongsToManyTest.php
@@ -187,9 +187,15 @@ public function test_custom_pivot_class_using_update_existing_pivot()
         $tag = TagWithCustomPivot::create(['name' => Str::random()]);
 
         DB::table('posts_tags')->insert([
-            ['post_id' => $post->id, 'tag_id' => $tag->id, 'flag' => 'empty'],
+            [
+                'post_id' => $post->id, 'tag_id' => $tag->id, 'flag' => 'empty',
+                'created_at' => '1507630210',
+                'updated_at' => '1507630210',
+            ],
         ]);
 
+        Carbon::setTestNow('2017-10-10 10:10:20'); // +10 seconds
+
         // Test on actually existing pivot
         $this->assertEquals(
             1,
@@ -197,6 +203,8 @@ public function test_custom_pivot_class_using_update_existing_pivot()
         );
         foreach ($post->tagsWithCustomExtraPivot as $tag) {
             $this->assertEquals('exclude', $tag->pivot->flag);
+            $this->assertEquals('1507630210', $tag->pivot->getAttributes()['created_at']);
+            $this->assertEquals('1507630220', $tag->pivot->getAttributes()['updated_at']); // +10 seconds
         }
 
         // Test on non-existent pivot