diff --git a/cake/libs/model/model.php b/cake/libs/model/model.php
index 3cfe67331..dc3eabe8a 100644
--- a/cake/libs/model/model.php
+++ b/cake/libs/model/model.php
@@ -1419,7 +1419,11 @@ class Model extends Overloadable {
 					}
 				}
 			}
+
 			$this->validationErrors = $validationErrors;
+			if (isset($validationErrors[$this->alias])) {
+				$this->validationErrors = $validationErrors[$this->alias];
+			}
 
 			switch (true) {
 				case ($options['validate'] === 'only'):
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model.test.php
index b012b9cf8..aed9ce03c 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model.test.php
@@ -2222,7 +2222,8 @@ class ModelTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			'Comment' => array('comment' => 'This field cannot be left blank'),
 			'Attachment' => array('attachment' => 'This field cannot be left blank')
 		);
-		$this->assertEqual($model->validationErrors, $expected);
+		$this->assertEqual($model->validationErrors, $expected['Comment']);
+		$this->assertEqual($model->Attachment->validationErrors, $expected['Attachment']);
 
 		$this->assertFalse($model->saveAll(
 			array(
@@ -2231,7 +2232,8 @@ class ModelTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			),
 			array('validate' => 'only')
 		));
-		$this->assertEqual($model->validationErrors, $expected);
+		$this->assertEqual($model->validationErrors, $expected['Comment']);
+		$this->assertEqual($model->Attachment->validationErrors, $expected['Attachment']);
 	}
 
 	function testSaveAllAtomic() {
@@ -2498,7 +2500,8 @@ class ModelTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$result = $model->find('all');
 		$this->assertEqual($result, array());
 		$expected = array('Comment' => array(0 => array('comment' => 'This field cannot be left blank')));
-		$this->assertEqual($model->validationErrors, $expected);
+
+		$this->assertEqual($model->Comment->validationErrors, $expected['Comment']);
 
 		$this->assertIdentical($model->Comment->find('count'), 0);