diff --git a/cake/libs/inflector.php b/cake/libs/inflector.php
index 19327e54c..dc0ee0ade 100644
--- a/cake/libs/inflector.php
+++ b/cake/libs/inflector.php
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ class Inflector extends Object {
 									'/(cris|ax|test)es$/i' => '\1is',
 									'/(shoe)s$/i' => '\1',
 									'/(o)es$/i' => '\1',
+									'/ouses$/' => 'ouse',
 									'/uses$/' => 'us',
 									'/([m|l])ice$/i' => '\1ouse',
 									'/(x|ch|ss|sh)es$/i' => '\1',
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/inflector.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/inflector.test.php
index f770dc154..1057f0e59 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/inflector.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/inflector.test.php
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ class InflectorTest extends UnitTestCase {
 		$expected = 'house';
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
 
+		$result = $this->inflector->singularize('powerhouses');
+		$expected = 'powerhouse';
+		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
+
 		$result = $this->inflector->singularize('quizzes');
 		$expected = 'quiz';
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
@@ -79,10 +83,14 @@ class InflectorTest extends UnitTestCase {
 	}
 
 	function testInflectingPlurals() {
-		$result = $this->inflector->singularize('house');
+		$result = $this->inflector->pluralize('house');
 		$expected = 'houses';
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
 
+		$result = $this->inflector->pluralize('powerhouse');
+		$expected = 'powerhouses';
+		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
+
 		$result = $this->inflector->pluralize('Bus');
 		$expected = 'Buses';
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);