diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/CakeTimeTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/CakeTimeTest.php
index ed3ac97e1..028723b93 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/CakeTimeTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/CakeTimeTest.php
@@ -227,6 +227,20 @@ class CakeTimeTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		);
 		$expected = '1 year';
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
+
+		$result = $this->Time->timeAgoInWords(
+			strtotime('+58 minutes'),
+			array('accuracy' => 'hour')
+		);
+		$expected = 'in about an hour';
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
+
+		$result = $this->Time->timeAgoInWords(
+			strtotime('+23 hours'),
+			array('accuracy' => 'day')
+		);
+		$expected = 'in about a day';
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -314,6 +328,18 @@ class CakeTimeTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			array('end' => '2 years')
 		);
 		$this->assertEquals('1 year, 1 month, 5 days ago', $result);
+
+		$result = $this->Time->timeAgoInWords(
+			strtotime('-58 minutes'),
+			array('accuracy' => 'hour')
+		);
+		$this->assertEquals('about an hour ago', $result);
+
+		$result = $this->Time->timeAgoInWords(
+			strtotime('-23 hours'),
+			array('accuracy' => 'day')
+		);
+		$this->assertEquals('about a day ago', $result);
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Utility/CakeTime.php b/lib/Cake/Utility/CakeTime.php
index 0804f1644..635d0612b 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Utility/CakeTime.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Utility/CakeTime.php
@@ -820,48 +820,76 @@ class CakeTime {
 			return __d('cake', 'on %s', date($format, $inSeconds));
 		}
 
-		$f = $accuracy['second'];
+		$fWord = $accuracy['second'];
 		if ($years > 0) {
-			$f = $accuracy['year'];
+			$fWord = $accuracy['year'];
 		} elseif (abs($months) > 0) {
-			$f = $accuracy['month'];
+			$fWord = $accuracy['month'];
 		} elseif (abs($weeks) > 0) {
-			$f = $accuracy['week'];
+			$fWord = $accuracy['week'];
 		} elseif (abs($days) > 0) {
-			$f = $accuracy['day'];
+			$fWord = $accuracy['day'];
 		} elseif (abs($hours) > 0) {
-			$f = $accuracy['hour'];
+			$fWord = $accuracy['hour'];
 		} elseif (abs($minutes) > 0) {
-			$f = $accuracy['minute'];
+			$fWord = $accuracy['minute'];
 		}
 
-		$f = str_replace(array('year', 'month', 'week', 'day', 'hour', 'minute', 'second'), array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7), $f);
+		$fNum = str_replace(array('year', 'month', 'week', 'day', 'hour', 'minute', 'second'), array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7), $fWord);
 
 		$relativeDate = '';
-		if ($f >= 1 && $years > 0) {
+		if ($fNum >= 1 && $years > 0) {
 			$relativeDate .= ($relativeDate ? ', ' : '') . __dn('cake', '%d year', '%d years', $years, $years);
 		}
-		if ($f >= 2 && $months > 0) {
+		if ($fNum >= 2 && $months > 0) {
 			$relativeDate .= ($relativeDate ? ', ' : '') . __dn('cake', '%d month', '%d months', $months, $months);
 		}
-		if ($f >= 3 && $weeks > 0) {
+		if ($fNum >= 3 && $weeks > 0) {
 			$relativeDate .= ($relativeDate ? ', ' : '') . __dn('cake', '%d week', '%d weeks', $weeks, $weeks);
 		}
-		if ($f >= 4 && $days > 0) {
+		if ($fNum >= 4 && $days > 0) {
 			$relativeDate .= ($relativeDate ? ', ' : '') . __dn('cake', '%d day', '%d days', $days, $days);
 		}
-		if ($f >= 5 && $hours > 0) {
+		if ($fNum >= 5 && $hours > 0) {
 			$relativeDate .= ($relativeDate ? ', ' : '') . __dn('cake', '%d hour', '%d hours', $hours, $hours);
 		}
-		if ($f >= 6 && $minutes > 0) {
+		if ($fNum >= 6 && $minutes > 0) {
 			$relativeDate .= ($relativeDate ? ', ' : '') . __dn('cake', '%d minute', '%d minutes', $minutes, $minutes);
 		}
-		if ($f >= 7 && $seconds > 0) {
+		if ($fNum >= 7 && $seconds > 0) {
 			$relativeDate .= ($relativeDate ? ', ' : '') . __dn('cake', '%d second', '%d seconds', $seconds, $seconds);
 		}
 
+		$aboutAgo = array(
+			'second' => __d('cake', 'about a second ago'),
+			'minute' => __d('cake', 'about a minute ago'),
+			'hour' => __d('cake', 'about an hour ago'),
+			'day' => __d('cake', 'about a day ago'),
+			'week' => __d('cake', 'about a week ago'),
+			'year' => __d('cake', 'about a year ago')
+		);
+
+		$aboutIn = array(
+			'second' => __d('cake', 'in about a second'),
+			'minute' => __d('cake', 'in about a minute'),
+			'hour' => __d('cake', 'in about an hour'),
+			'day' => __d('cake', 'in about a day'),
+			'week' => __d('cake', 'in about a week'),
+			'year' => __d('cake', 'in about a year')
+		);
+
+		// When time has passed
 		if (!$backwards) {
-			return __d('cake', '%s ago', $relativeDate);
+			if ($relativeDate) {
+				return __d('cake', '%s ago', $relativeDate);
+			}
+
+			return $aboutAgo[$fWord];
+		}
+
+		// When time is to come
+		if (!$relativeDate) {
+			return $aboutIn[$fWord];
 		}
 
 		return $relativeDate;