diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/ObjectCollectionTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/ObjectCollectionTest.php
index c92c4923b..4d768d0d8 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/ObjectCollectionTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/ObjectCollectionTest.php
@@ -583,4 +583,33 @@ class ObjectCollectionTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertTrue($this->Objects->trigger($event));
 	}
 
+/**
+ * test that the various methods ignore plugin prefixes
+ *
+ * plugin prefixes should be removed consistently as load() will
+ * remove them. Furthermore the __get() method does not support
+ * names with '.' in them.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testPluginPrefixes() {
+		$this->Objects->load('TestPlugin.First');
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Objects->loaded('First'));
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Objects->loaded('TestPlugin.First'));
+
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Objects->enabled('First'));
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Objects->enabled('TestPlugin.First'));
+
+		$this->assertNull($this->Objects->disable('TestPlugin.First'));
+		$this->assertFalse($this->Objects->enabled('First'));
+		$this->assertFalse($this->Objects->enabled('TestPlugin.First'));
+
+		$this->assertNull($this->Objects->enable('TestPlugin.First'));
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Objects->enabled('First'));
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Objects->enabled('TestPlugin.First'));
+		$this->Objects->setPriority('TestPlugin.First', 1000);
+
+		$result = $this->Objects->prioritize();
+		$this->assertEquals(1000, $result['First'][0]);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Utility/ObjectCollection.php b/lib/Cake/Utility/ObjectCollection.php
index 4bbb1a3ea..49e4ae9f8 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Utility/ObjectCollection.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Utility/ObjectCollection.php
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ abstract class ObjectCollection {
 	public function enable($name, $prioritize = true) {
 		$enabled = false;
 		foreach ((array)$name as $object) {
+			list(, $object) = pluginSplit($object);
 			if (isset($this->_loaded[$object]) && !isset($this->_enabled[$object])) {
 				$priority = $this->defaultPriority;
 				if (isset($this->_loaded[$object]->settings['priority'])) {
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ abstract class ObjectCollection {
 			$name = array($name => $priority);
 		}
 		foreach ($name as $object => $objectPriority) {
+			list(, $object) = pluginSplit($object);
 			if (isset($this->_loaded[$object])) {
 				if ($objectPriority === null) {
 					$objectPriority = $this->defaultPriority;
@@ -241,6 +243,7 @@ abstract class ObjectCollection {
  */
 	public function disable($name) {
 		foreach ((array)$name as $object) {
+			list(, $object) = pluginSplit($object);
 			unset($this->_enabled[$object]);
 		}
 	}
@@ -255,6 +258,7 @@ abstract class ObjectCollection {
  */
 	public function enabled($name = null) {
 		if (!empty($name)) {
+			list(, $name) = pluginSplit($name);
 			return isset($this->_enabled[$name]);
 		}
 		return array_keys($this->_enabled);
@@ -283,6 +287,7 @@ abstract class ObjectCollection {
  */
 	public function loaded($name = null) {
 		if (!empty($name)) {
+			list(, $name) = pluginSplit($name);
 			return isset($this->_loaded[$name]);
 		}
 		return array_keys($this->_loaded);