diff --git a/lib/model.js b/lib/model.js
index 9960422d2383..f6550a7fa180 100644
--- a/lib/model.js
+++ b/lib/model.js
@@ -3315,6 +3315,15 @@ class Model {
         }
         return f;
       });
+    } else if (fields && typeof fields === 'object') {
+      fields = Object.keys(fields).reduce((rawFields, f) => {
+        if (this.rawAttributes[f] && this.rawAttributes[f].field && this.rawAttributes[f].field !== f) {
+          rawFields[this.rawAttributes[f].field] = fields[f];
+        } else {
+          rawFields[f] = fields[f];
+        }
+        return rawFields;
+      }, {});
     }
 
     this._injectScope(options);
diff --git a/test/integration/instance/increment.test.js b/test/integration/instance/increment.test.js
index ab1b15224823..d8345c25af9a 100644
--- a/test/integration/instance/increment.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/instance/increment.test.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       touchedAt: { type: DataTypes.DATE, defaultValue: DataTypes.NOW },
       aNumber: { type: DataTypes.INTEGER },
       bNumber: { type: DataTypes.INTEGER },
+      cNumber: { type: DataTypes.INTEGER, field: 'CNumberColumn' },
       aDate: { type: DataTypes.DATE },
 
       validateTest: {
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
 
   describe('increment', () => {
     beforeEach(async function() {
-      await this.User.create({ id: 1, aNumber: 0, bNumber: 0 });
+      await this.User.create({ id: 1, aNumber: 0, bNumber: 0, cNumber: 0 });
     });
 
     if (current.dialect.supports.transactions) {
@@ -150,6 +151,27 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       expect(user3.bNumber).to.be.equal(2);
     });
 
+    it('single value should work when field name is different from database column name', async function() {
+      const user = await this.User.findByPk(1);
+      await user.increment('cNumber');
+      const user2 = await this.User.findByPk(1);
+      expect(user2.cNumber).to.be.equal(1);
+    });
+
+    it('array should work when field name is different from database column name', async function() {
+      const user = await this.User.findByPk(1);
+      await user.increment(['cNumber']);
+      const user2 = await this.User.findByPk(1);
+      expect(user2.cNumber).to.be.equal(1);
+    });
+
+    it('key value should work when field name is different from database column name', async function() {
+      const user = await this.User.findByPk(1);
+      await user.increment({ cNumber: 1 });
+      const user2 = await this.User.findByPk(1);
+      expect(user2.cNumber).to.be.equal(1);
+    });
+
     it('with timestamps set to true', async function() {
       const User = this.sequelize.define('IncrementUser', {
         aNumber: DataTypes.INTEGER