diff --git a/cake/libs/validation.php b/cake/libs/validation.php
index 73a90fe33..c6fde1e76 100644
--- a/cake/libs/validation.php
+++ b/cake/libs/validation.php
@@ -782,11 +782,13 @@ class Validation extends Object {
 					$_this->regex  = '/\\A\\b[0-9]{9}\\b\\z/i';
 					break;
 				case 'us':
-				default:
 					$_this->regex  = '/\\A\\b[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{4}\\b\\z/i';
 					break;
 			}
 		}
+		if (empty($_this->regex)) {
+			return $_this->_pass('ssn', $check, $country);
+		}
 		return $_this->_check();
 	}
 
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/validation.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/validation.test.php
index 5e76b9b76..f1af0ce8b 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/validation.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/validation.test.php
@@ -58,10 +58,18 @@ class TestNlValidation {
 	function postal($check) {
 		return true;
 	}
+/**
+ * ssn function for testing ssn pass through
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function ssn($check) {
+		return true;
+	}
 }
 
 /**
- * TestNlValidation class
+ * TestDeValidation class
  *
  * Used to test pass through of Validation
  *
@@ -2041,9 +2049,10 @@ class ValidationTest extends CakeTestCase {
  *
  * @return void
  */
-	function testPhoneAndPostalPass() {
+	function testPhonePostalSsnPass() {
 		$this->assertTrue(Validation::postal('text', null, 'testNl'));
 		$this->assertTrue(Validation::phone('text', null, 'testDe'));
+		$this->assertTrue(Validation::ssn('text', null, 'testNl'));
 	}
 
 /**