diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/JsonView.php b/lib/Cake/View/JsonView.php
index f057f08c9..66613a2c1 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/JsonView.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/JsonView.php
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ class JsonView extends View {
 			return $content;
 		}
 		if ($view !== false && $viewFileName = $this->_getViewFileName($view)) {
+			if (!$this->_helpersLoaded) {
+				$this->loadHelpers();
+			}
 			$content = $this->_render($viewFileName);
 			$this->Blocks->set('content', $content);
 			return $content;
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/XmlView.php b/lib/Cake/View/XmlView.php
index 9eea5e5ee..8d88a810f 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/XmlView.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/XmlView.php
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ class XmlView extends View {
 			return $content;
 		}
 		if ($view !== false && $viewFileName = $this->_getViewFileName($view)) {
+			if (!$this->_helpersLoaded) {
+				$this->loadHelpers();
+			}
 			$content = $this->_render($viewFileName);
 			$this->Blocks->set('content', (string)$content);
 			return $content;