diff --git a/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php b/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
index 90e8f0436..5983c1abf 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ class FormHelper extends AppHelper {
 			if (is_array($selected)) {
 				extract($selected);
 			} else {
-				if (is_int($selected)) {
+				if (is_numeric($selected)) {
 					$selected = strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S', $selected);
 				}
 				$meridian = 'am';
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php
index cdf8e0942..68a4e790b 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php
@@ -3165,6 +3165,14 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			'*/select'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
+		
+		$selected = '1225031586';
+		$result = $this->Form->dateTime('Model.field', 'DMY', '12', $selected);
+		$this->assertPattern('/<option[^<>]+value="2008"[^<>]+selected="selected"[^>]*>2008<\/option>/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/<option[^<>]+value="10"[^<>]+selected="selected"[^>]*>10<\/option>/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/<option[^<>]+value="26"[^<>]+selected="selected"[^>]*>26<\/option>/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/<option[^<>]+value="10"[^<>]+selected="selected"[^>]*>10<\/option>/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/<option[^<>]+value="33"[^<>]+selected="selected"[^>]*>33<\/option>/', $result);		
 
 		$this->Form->create('Contact');
 		$result = $this->Form->input('published');