diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Behavior/TranslateBehavior.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Behavior/TranslateBehavior.php
index 3ba00ff75..3e495cf24 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Behavior/TranslateBehavior.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Behavior/TranslateBehavior.php
@@ -60,6 +60,25 @@ class TranslateBehavior extends ModelBehavior {
  * $config could be empty - and translations configured dynamically by
  * bindTranslation() method
  *
+ * By default INNER joins are used to fetch translations. In order to use
+ * other join types $config should contain 'join_type' key:
+ * ```
+ * array(
+ *     'fields' => array('field_one', 'field_two' => 'FieldAssoc', 'field_three'),
+ *     'join_type' => 'LEFT',
+ * )
+ * ```
+ * In a model it may be configured this way:
+ * ```
+ * public $actsAs = array(
+ *     'Translate' => array(
+ *         'content',
+ *         'title',
+ *         'join_type' => 'LEFT',
+ *     ),
+ * );
+ * ```
+ *
  * @param Model $Model Model the behavior is being attached to.
  * @param array $config Array of configuration information.
  * @return mixed
@@ -74,9 +93,16 @@ class TranslateBehavior extends ModelBehavior {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		$this->settings[$Model->alias] = array();
+		$this->settings[$Model->alias] = array(
+			'fields' => array(),
+			'join_type' => 'INNER',
+		);
 		$this->runtime[$Model->alias] = array('fields' => array());
 		$this->translateModel($Model);
+		if (isset($config['join_type'])) {
+			$this->settings[$Model->alias]['join_type'] = $config['join_type'];
+			unset($config['join_type']);
+		}
 		return $this->bindTranslation($Model, $config, false);
 	}
 
@@ -124,7 +150,7 @@ class TranslateBehavior extends ModelBehavior {
 		if (is_string($query['fields']) && $query['fields'] === "COUNT(*) AS {$db->name('count')}") {
 			$query['fields'] = "COUNT(DISTINCT({$db->name($Model->escapeField())})) {$db->alias}count";
 			$query['joins'][] = array(
-				'type' => 'INNER',
+				'type' => $this->settings[$Model->alias]['join_type'],
 				'alias' => $RuntimeModel->alias,
 				'table' => $joinTable,
 				'conditions' => array(
@@ -144,7 +170,7 @@ class TranslateBehavior extends ModelBehavior {
 		}
 
 		$fields = array_merge(
-			$this->settings[$Model->alias],
+			$this->settings[$Model->alias]['fields'],
 			$this->runtime[$Model->alias]['fields']
 		);
 		$addFields = array();
@@ -200,7 +226,7 @@ class TranslateBehavior extends ModelBehavior {
 			return $conditionFields;
 		}
 		foreach ($query['conditions'] as $col => $val) {
-			foreach ($this->settings[$Model->alias] as $field => $assoc) {
+			foreach ($this->settings[$Model->alias]['fields'] as $field => $assoc) {
 				if (is_numeric($field)) {
 					$field = $assoc;
 				}
@@ -254,7 +280,7 @@ class TranslateBehavior extends ModelBehavior {
 				$query['fields'][] = $aliasVirtual;
 			}
 			$query['joins'][] = array(
-				'type' => 'INNER',
+				'type' => $this->settings[$Model->alias]['join_type'],
 				'alias' => $alias,
 				'table' => $joinTable,
 				'conditions' => array(
@@ -374,7 +400,7 @@ class TranslateBehavior extends ModelBehavior {
 		if (empty($locale)) {
 			return true;
 		}
-		$fields = array_merge($this->settings[$Model->alias], $this->runtime[$Model->alias]['fields']);
+		$fields = array_merge($this->settings[$Model->alias]['fields'], $this->runtime[$Model->alias]['fields']);
 		$tempData = array();
 
 		foreach ($fields as $key => $value) {
@@ -488,7 +514,7 @@ class TranslateBehavior extends ModelBehavior {
  * @return array The fully populated data to save.
  */
 	protected function _prepareTranslations(Model $Model, $data) {
-		$fields = array_merge($this->settings[$Model->alias], $this->runtime[$Model->alias]['fields']);
+		$fields = array_merge($this->settings[$Model->alias]['fields'], $this->runtime[$Model->alias]['fields']);
 		$locales = array();
 		foreach ($data as $key => $value) {
 			if (is_array($value)) {
@@ -612,14 +638,14 @@ class TranslateBehavior extends ModelBehavior {
 				if ($reset) {
 					$this->runtime[$Model->alias]['fields'][] = $field;
 				} else {
-					$this->settings[$Model->alias][] = $field;
+					$this->settings[$Model->alias]['fields'][] = $field;
 				}
 			} else {
 				if ($reset) {
 					$this->runtime[$Model->alias]['fields'][$field] = $association;
 					$this->runtime[$Model->alias]['restoreFields'][] = $field;
 				} else {
-					$this->settings[$Model->alias][$field] = $association;
+					$this->settings[$Model->alias]['fields'][$field] = $association;
 				}
 
 				foreach (array('hasOne', 'hasMany', 'belongsTo', 'hasAndBelongsToMany') as $type) {
@@ -652,10 +678,10 @@ class TranslateBehavior extends ModelBehavior {
  * @return void
  */
 	protected function _removeField(Model $Model, $field) {
-		if (array_key_exists($field, $this->settings[$Model->alias])) {
-			unset($this->settings[$Model->alias][$field]);
-		} elseif (in_array($field, $this->settings[$Model->alias])) {
-			$this->settings[$Model->alias] = array_merge(array_diff($this->settings[$Model->alias], array($field)));
+		if (array_key_exists($field, $this->settings[$Model->alias]['fields'])) {
+			unset($this->settings[$Model->alias]['fields'][$field]);
+		} elseif (in_array($field, $this->settings[$Model->alias]['fields'])) {
+			$this->settings[$Model->alias]['fields'] = array_merge(array_diff($this->settings[$Model->alias]['fields'], array($field)));
 		}
 
 		if (array_key_exists($field, $this->runtime[$Model->alias]['fields'])) {
@@ -675,11 +701,11 @@ class TranslateBehavior extends ModelBehavior {
  * @return bool
  */
 	public function unbindTranslation(Model $Model, $fields = null) {
-		if (empty($fields) && empty($this->settings[$Model->alias])) {
+		if (empty($fields) && empty($this->settings[$Model->alias]['fields'])) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		if (empty($fields)) {
-			return $this->unbindTranslation($Model, $this->settings[$Model->alias]);
+			return $this->unbindTranslation($Model, $this->settings[$Model->alias]['fields']);
 		}
 
 		if (is_string($fields)) {
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Behavior/TranslateBehaviorTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Behavior/TranslateBehaviorTest.php
index 81737576a..8a572d661 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Behavior/TranslateBehaviorTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Behavior/TranslateBehaviorTest.php
@@ -528,6 +528,29 @@ class TranslateBehaviorTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
 	}
 
+	public function testMissingTranslationLeftJoin() {
+		$this->loadFixtures('Translate', 'TranslatedItem');
+		$expected = array(
+			'TranslatedItem' => Array (
+				'id' => '1',
+				'translated_article_id' => '1',
+				'slug' => 'first_translated',
+				'locale' => 'rus',
+				'content' => '',
+				'title' => '',
+			),
+		);
+
+		$TestModel = new TranslatedItemLeftJoin();
+		$TestModel->locale = 'rus';
+		$result = $TestModel->read(null, 1);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
+
+		$TestModel->locale = array('rus');
+		$result = $TestModel->read(null, 1);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
+	}
+
 /**
  * testTranslatedFindList method
  *
@@ -1376,15 +1399,15 @@ class TranslateBehaviorTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$Model->unbindTranslation();
 		$Model->bindTranslation(array('body', 'slug'), false);
 
-		$result = $Model->Behaviors->Translate->settings['TranslatedItem'];
+		$result = $Model->Behaviors->Translate->settings['TranslatedItem']['fields'];
 		$this->assertEquals(array('body', 'slug'), $result);
 
 		$Model->unbindTranslation(array('body'));
-		$result = $Model->Behaviors->Translate->settings['TranslatedItem'];
+		$result = $Model->Behaviors->Translate->settings['TranslatedItem']['fields'];
 		$this->assertNotContains('body', $result);
 
 		$Model->unbindTranslation('slug');
-		$result = $Model->Behaviors->Translate->settings['TranslatedItem'];
+		$result = $Model->Behaviors->Translate->settings['TranslatedItem']['fields'];
 		$this->assertNotContains('slug', $result);
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/models.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/models.php
index f42bcae35..f22132f1f 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/models.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/models.php
@@ -3247,6 +3247,17 @@ class TranslatedItem extends CakeTestModel {
 
 }
 
+class TranslatedItemLeftJoin extends TranslatedItem {
+
+	public $actsAs = array(
+		'Translate' => array(
+			'content',
+			'title',
+			'join_type' => 'LEFT',
+		)
+	);
+}
+
 /**
  * TranslatedItem class.
  *