diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Validator.php b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Validator.php
index c9a78fe8cd06..86fbfc8769eb 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Validator.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Validator.php
@@ -314,22 +314,29 @@ protected function replacePlaceholders($data)
         $originalData = [];
 
         foreach ($data as $key => $value) {
-            if (is_array($value)) {
-                $value = $this->replacePlaceholders($value);
-            }
-
-            $key = str_replace(
-                [$this->dotPlaceholder, '__asterisk__'],
-                ['.', '*'],
-                $key
-            );
-
-            $originalData[$key] = $value;
+            $originalData[$this->replacePlaceholderInString($key)] = is_array($value)
+                        ? $this->replacePlaceholders($value)
+                        : $value;
         }
 
         return $originalData;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Replace the placeholders in the given string.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $value
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function replacePlaceholderInString(string $value)
+    {
+        return str_replace(
+            [$this->dotPlaceholder, '__asterisk__'],
+            ['.', '*'],
+            $value
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add an after validation callback.
      *
@@ -722,6 +729,10 @@ protected function hasNotFailedPreviousRuleIfPresenceRule($rule, $attribute)
      */
     protected function validateUsingCustomRule($attribute, $value, $rule)
     {
+        $attribute = $this->replacePlaceholderInString($attribute);
+
+        $value = is_array($value) ? $this->replacePlaceholders($value) : $value;
+
         if (! $rule->passes($attribute, $value)) {
             $this->failedRules[$attribute][get_class($rule)] = [];
 
@@ -745,12 +756,14 @@ protected function validateUsingCustomRule($attribute, $value, $rule)
      */
     protected function shouldStopValidating($attribute)
     {
+        $cleanedAttribute = $this->replacePlaceholderInString($attribute);
+
         if ($this->hasRule($attribute, ['Bail'])) {
-            return $this->messages->has($attribute);
+            return $this->messages->has($cleanedAttribute);
         }
 
-        if (isset($this->failedRules[$attribute]) &&
-            array_key_exists('uploaded', $this->failedRules[$attribute])) {
+        if (isset($this->failedRules[$cleanedAttribute]) &&
+            array_key_exists('uploaded', $this->failedRules[$cleanedAttribute])) {
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -758,8 +771,8 @@ protected function shouldStopValidating($attribute)
         // and that rule already failed then we should stop validation at this point
         // as now there is no point in calling other rules with this field empty.
         return $this->hasRule($attribute, $this->implicitRules) &&
-               isset($this->failedRules[$attribute]) &&
-               array_intersect(array_keys($this->failedRules[$attribute]), $this->implicitRules);
+               isset($this->failedRules[$cleanedAttribute]) &&
+               array_intersect(array_keys($this->failedRules[$cleanedAttribute]), $this->implicitRules);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php b/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
index c65fc2fefc93..826aeef296c3 100755
--- a/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
@@ -4932,6 +4932,51 @@ public function message()
         $this->assertSame('validation.string', $v->errors()->get('name')[2]);
     }
 
+    public function testCustomValidationObjectWithDotKeysIsCorrectlyPassedValue()
+    {
+        $v = new Validator(
+            $this->getIlluminateArrayTranslator(),
+            ['foo' => ['foo.bar' => 'baz']],
+            [
+                'foo' => new class implements Rule {
+                    public function passes($attribute, $value)
+                    {
+                        return $value === ['foo.bar' => 'baz'];
+                    }
+
+                    public function message()
+                    {
+                        return ':attribute must be baz';
+                    }
+                },
+            ]
+        );
+
+        $this->assertTrue($v->passes());
+
+        // Test failed attributes contains proper entries
+        $v = new Validator(
+            $this->getIlluminateArrayTranslator(),
+            ['foo' => ['foo.bar' => 'baz']],
+            [
+                'foo.foo\.bar' => new class implements Rule {
+                    public function passes($attribute, $value)
+                    {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+
+                    public function message()
+                    {
+                        return ':attribute must be baz';
+                    }
+                },
+            ]
+        );
+
+        $this->assertFalse($v->passes());
+        $this->assertTrue(is_array($v->failed()['foo.foo.bar']));
+    }
+
     public function testImplicitCustomValidationObjects()
     {
         // Test passing case...