diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/FormHelperTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/FormHelperTest.php
index 3f9a765cb..0a4e8f004 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/FormHelperTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/FormHelperTest.php
@@ -763,6 +763,32 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Tests correct generation of decimal fields as text inputs
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testTextFieldGenerationForDecimalAsText() {
+		$this->Form->create('ValidateUser');
+		$result = $this->Form->input('cost_decimal', array(
+			'type' => 'text'
+		));
+		$expected = array(
+			'div' => array('class' => 'input text'),
+			'label' => array('for' => 'ValidateUserCostDecimal'),
+			'Cost Decimal',
+			'/label',
+			array('input' => array(
+				'type' => 'text',
+				'name' => 'data[ValidateUser][cost_decimal]',
+				'id' => 'ValidateUserCostDecimal',
+				'maxlength' => 6,
+			)),
+			'/div'
+		);
+		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
+	}
+
 /**
  * Tests correct generation of number fields for integer fields
  *
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php b/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
index ed614e830..21e86e93d 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ class FormHelper extends AppHelper {
 		if ($autoLength &&
 			in_array($options['type'], array('text', 'textarea', 'email', 'tel', 'url', 'search'))
 		) {
-			$options['maxlength'] = $fieldDef['length'];
+			$options['maxlength'] = (int)$fieldDef['length'];
 		}
 		return $options;
 	}