diff --git a/backbone.js b/backbone.js
index b8a36a6b..cdafdb47 100644
--- a/backbone.js
+++ b/backbone.js
@@ -304,6 +304,9 @@
 
       options || (options = {});
 
+      // Run validation.
+      if (!this._validate(attrs, options)) return false;
+
       // Extract attributes and options.
       unset           = options.unset;
       silent          = options.silent;
@@ -317,9 +320,6 @@
       }
       current = this.attributes, prev = this._previousAttributes;
 
-      // Run validation.
-      if (!this._validate(attrs, options)) return false;
-
       // Check for changes of `id`.
       if (this.idAttribute in attrs) this.id = attrs[this.idAttribute];
 
diff --git a/test/model.js b/test/model.js
index 9bbbe4c8..5f3651f6 100644
--- a/test/model.js
+++ b/test/model.js
@@ -213,6 +213,24 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     equal(a.id, undefined, "Unsetting the id should remove the id property.");
   });
 
+  test("#2030 - set with failed validate, followed by another set triggers change", function () {
+    var attr = 0, main = 0, error = 0;
+    var Model = Backbone.Model.extend({
+      validate: function (attr) {
+        if (attr.x > 1) {
+          error++;
+          return "this is an error";
+        }
+      }
+    });
+    var model = new Model({x:0});
+      model.on('change:x', function () { attr++; });
+      model.on('change', function () { main++; });
+      model.set({x:2}, {validate:true});
+      model.set({x:1}, {validate:true});
+      deepEqual([attr, main, error], [1, 1, 1]);
+  });
+
   test("set triggers changes in the correct order", function() {
     var value = null;
     var model = new Backbone.Model;