diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/DboSource.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/DboSource.php
index 3c4153b02..e8342a162 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/DboSource.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/DboSource.php
@@ -1067,6 +1067,9 @@ class DboSource extends DataSource {
 			}
 		}
 
+		$originalJoins = $queryData['joins'];
+		$queryData['joins'] = array();
+
 		// Generate hasOne and belongsTo associations inside $queryData
 		$linkedModels = array();
 		foreach ($associations as $type) {
@@ -1093,6 +1096,10 @@ class DboSource extends DataSource {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (!empty($originalJoins)) {
+			$queryData['joins'] = array_merge($queryData['joins'], $originalJoins);
+		}
+
 		// Build SQL statement with the primary model, plus hasOne and belongsTo associations
 		$query = $this->buildAssociationQuery($Model, $queryData);
 
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/MysqlTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/MysqlTest.php
index a403b97a6..f1e90d9d8 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/MysqlTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/MysqlTest.php
@@ -1268,6 +1268,46 @@ class MysqlTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		return (array)$data + $base;
 	}
 
+/**
+ * test that read() places provided joins after the generated ones.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testReadCustomJoinsAfterGeneratedJoins() {
+		$db = $this->Dbo->config['database'];
+		$test = $this->getMock('Mysql', array('connect', '_execute', 'execute'));
+		$test->config['database'] = $db;
+
+		$this->Model = $this->getMock('TestModel9', array('getDataSource'));
+		$this->Model->expects($this->any())
+			->method('getDataSource')
+			->will($this->returnValue($test));
+
+		$this->Model->TestModel8 = $this->getMock('TestModel8', array('getDataSource'));
+		$this->Model->TestModel8->expects($this->any())
+			->method('getDataSource')
+			->will($this->returnValue($test));
+
+		$search = "LEFT JOIN `cake_test_db`.`test_model8` AS `TestModel8` ON " .
+			"(`TestModel8`.`name` != 'larry' AND `TestModel9`.`test_model8_id` = `TestModel8`.`id`) " .
+			"LEFT JOIN `cake_test_db`.`users` AS `User` ON (`TestModel9`.`id` = `User`.`test_id`)";
+
+		$test->expects($this->at(0))->method('execute')
+			->with($this->stringContains($search));
+
+		$test->read($this->Model, array(
+			'joins' => array(
+				array(
+					'table' => 'users',
+					'alias' => 'User',
+					'type' => 'LEFT',
+					'conditions' => array('TestModel9.id = User.test_id')
+				)
+			),
+			'recursive' => 1
+		));
+	}
+
 /**
  * testGenerateInnerJoinAssociationQuery method
  *