diff --git a/cake/dispatcher.php b/cake/dispatcher.php
index cb3d20287..999648d29 100644
--- a/cake/dispatcher.php
+++ b/cake/dispatcher.php
@@ -605,7 +605,8 @@ class Dispatcher extends Object {
 				$this->_stop();
 			}
 			App::import('View', 'Media', false);
-			$Media = new MediaView();
+			$controller = null;
+			$Media = new MediaView($controller);
 			$ext = array_pop(explode('.', $url));
 
 			if (isset($Media->mimeType[$ext])) {
diff --git a/cake/libs/view/media.php b/cake/libs/view/media.php
index d181fd8d9..085ba91da 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/media.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/media.php
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
  * @since         CakePHP(tm) v 1.2.0.5714
  * @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
  */
-class MediaView {
+App::import('View', 'View', false);
+
+class MediaView extends View {
 
 /**
  * Holds known mime type mappings
@@ -90,7 +92,8 @@ class MediaView {
  *
  * @param object $controller
  */
-	function __construct($controller = null) {
+	function __construct(&$controller = null) {
+		parent::__construct($controller);
 	}
 
 /**