diff --git a/cake/libs/model/datasources/dbo/dbo_sqlite.php b/cake/libs/model/datasources/dbo/dbo_sqlite.php
index aa6311be3..d106dac34 100644
--- a/cake/libs/model/datasources/dbo/dbo_sqlite.php
+++ b/cake/libs/model/datasources/dbo/dbo_sqlite.php
@@ -107,6 +107,16 @@ class DboSqlite extends DboSource {
 		'boolean' => array('name' => 'boolean')
 	);
 
+/**
+ * List of engine specific additional field parameters used on table creating
+ *
+ * @var array
+ * @access public
+ */
+	var $fieldParameters = array(
+		'collate' => array('value' => 'COLLATE', 'quote' => false, 'join' => ' ', 'column' => 'Collate', 'position' => 'afterDefault'),
+	);
+
 /**
  * Connects to the database using config['database'] as a filename.
  *
@@ -481,32 +491,7 @@ class DboSqlite extends DboSource {
 		if (isset($column['key']) && $column['key'] == 'primary' && $type == 'integer') {
 			return $this->name($name) . ' ' . $this->columns['primary_key']['name'];
 		}
-		if (isset($real['limit']) || isset($real['length']) || isset($column['limit']) || isset($column['length'])) {
-			if (isset($column['length'])) {
-				$length = $column['length'];
-			} elseif (isset($column['limit'])) {
-				$length = $column['limit'];
-			} elseif (isset($real['length'])) {
-				$length = $real['length'];
-			} else {
-				$length = $real['limit'];
-			}
-			$out .= '(' . $length . ')';
-		}
-		if (isset($column['key']) && $column['key'] == 'primary' && $type == 'integer') {
-			$out .= ' ' . $this->columns['primary_key']['name'];
-		} elseif (isset($column['key']) && $column['key'] == 'primary') {
-			$out .= ' NOT NULL';
-		} elseif (isset($column['default']) && isset($column['null']) && $column['null'] == false) {
-			$out .= ' DEFAULT ' . $this->value($column['default'], $type) . ' NOT NULL';
-		} elseif (isset($column['default'])) {
-			$out .= ' DEFAULT ' . $this->value($column['default'], $type);
-		} elseif (isset($column['null']) && $column['null'] == true) {
-			$out .= ' DEFAULT NULL';
-		} elseif (isset($column['null']) && $column['null'] == false) {
-			$out .= ' NOT NULL';
-		}
-		return $out;
+		return parent::buildColumn($column);
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/datasources/dbo/dbo_sqlite.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/datasources/dbo/dbo_sqlite.test.php
index 75acb73e6..34648b420 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/datasources/dbo/dbo_sqlite.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/datasources/dbo/dbo_sqlite.test.php
@@ -222,6 +222,66 @@ class DboSqliteTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		Configure::write('Cache.disable', true);
 	}
 
+/**
+ * test building columns with SQLite
+ *
+ * @return void
+ **/
+	function testBuildColumn() {
+		$data = array(
+			'name' => 'int_field',
+			'type' => 'integer',
+			'null' => false,
+		);
+		$result = $this->db->buildColumn($data);
+		$expected = '"int_field" integer(11) NOT NULL';
+		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
+
+		$data = array(
+			'name' => 'name',
+			'type' => 'string',
+			'length' => 20,
+			'null' => false,
+		);
+		$result = $this->db->buildColumn($data);
+		$expected = '"name" varchar(20) NOT NULL';
+		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
+
+		$data = array(
+			'name' => 'testName',
+			'type' => 'string',
+			'length' => 20,
+			'default' => null,
+			'null' => true,
+			'collate' => 'NOCASE'
+		);
+		$result = $this->db->buildColumn($data);
+		$expected = '"testName" varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL COLLATE NOCASE';
+		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
+
+		$data = array(
+			'name' => 'testName',
+			'type' => 'string',
+			'length' => 20,
+			'default' => 'test-value',
+			'null' => false,
+		);
+		$result = $this->db->buildColumn($data);
+		$expected = '"testName" varchar(20) DEFAULT \'test-value\' NOT NULL';
+		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
+
+		$data = array(
+			'name' => 'testName',
+			'type' => 'integer',
+			'length' => 10,
+			'default' => 10,
+			'null' => false,
+		);
+		$result = $this->db->buildColumn($data);
+		$expected = '"testName" integer(10) DEFAULT \'10\' NOT NULL';
+		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
+	}
+
 /**
  * test describe() and normal results.
  *