diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 78deafb9..42fd9bb1 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Changelog
 
 Changes in 0.8.3
 ================
+- Reload uses shard_key if applicable (#384)
 - Dynamic fields are ordered based on creation and stored in _fields_ordered (#396)
 - Fixed pickling dynamic documents `_dynamic_fields` (#387)
 - Fixed ListField setslice and delslice dirty tracking (#390)
diff --git a/mongoengine/document.py b/mongoengine/document.py
index d0c9e616..c9901a2a 100644
--- a/mongoengine/document.py
+++ b/mongoengine/document.py
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ class Document(BaseDocument):
                                                    upsert=True, **write_concern)
                     created = is_new_object(last_error)
 
-
             if cascade is None:
                 cascade = self._meta.get('cascade', False) or cascade_kwargs is not None
 
@@ -451,9 +450,8 @@ class Document(BaseDocument):
         .. versionadded:: 0.1.2
         .. versionchanged:: 0.6  Now chainable
         """
-        id_field = self._meta['id_field']
         obj = self._qs.read_preference(ReadPreference.PRIMARY).filter(
-                **{id_field: self[id_field]}).limit(1).select_related(max_depth=max_depth)
+                **self._object_key).limit(1).select_related(max_depth=max_depth)
 
         if obj:
             obj = obj[0]