diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/scaffold.php b/cake/libs/controller/scaffold.php
index 186bf0998..165e2b562 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/scaffold.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/scaffold.php
@@ -267,11 +267,12 @@ class Scaffold extends Object {
 				}
 
 				if (!$this->ScaffoldModel->exists()) {
+					$message = sprintf(__("Invalid id for %s::edit()", true), Inflector::humanize($this->modelKey));
 					if (isset($this->controller->Session) && $this->controller->Session->valid() != false) {
-						$this->controller->Session->setFlash(sprintf(__("Invalid id for %s::edit()", true), Inflector::humanize($this->modelKey)));
+						$this->controller->Session->setFlash($message);
 						$this->controller->redirect($this->redirect);
 					} else {
-						return $this->controller->flash(sprintf(__("Invalid id for %s::edit()", true), Inflector::humanize($this->modelKey)), $this->redirect);
+						return $this->controller->flash($message, $this->redirect);
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -283,11 +284,16 @@ class Scaffold extends Object {
 
 				if ($this->ScaffoldModel->save($this->controller->data)) {
 					if ($this->controller->_afterScaffoldSave($action)) {
+						$message = sprintf(__('The %1$s has been %2$s', true), 
+							Inflector::humanize($this->modelKey),
+							$success
+						);
 						if (isset($this->controller->Session) && $this->controller->Session->valid() != false) {
-							$this->controller->Session->setFlash(sprintf(__('The %1$s has been %2$s', true), Inflector::humanize($this->modelClass), $success));
+							$this->controller->Session->setFlash($message);
 							$this->controller->redirect($this->redirect);
 						} else {
-							return $this->controller->flash(sprintf(__('The %1$s has been %2$s', true), Inflector::humanize($this->modelClass), $success), $this->redirect);
+							$this->controller->flash($message, $this->redirect);
+							return $this->_output();
 						}
 					} else {
 						return $this->controller->_afterScaffoldSaveError($action);
@@ -336,8 +342,8 @@ class Scaffold extends Object {
 				$this->controller->Session->setFlash(sprintf(__("No id set for %s::delete()", true), Inflector::humanize($this->modelKey)));
 				$this->controller->redirect($this->redirect);
 			} else {
-				return $this->controller->flash(sprintf(__("No id set for %s::delete()", true), Inflector::humanize($this->modelKey)),
-																	'/' . Inflector::underscore($this->controller->viewPath));
+				$this->controller->flash(sprintf(__("No id set for %s::delete()", true), Inflector::humanize($this->modelKey)), '/' . Inflector::underscore($this->controller->viewPath));
+				return $this->_output();
 			}
 
 			if ($this->ScaffoldModel->del($id)) {
@@ -345,14 +351,16 @@ class Scaffold extends Object {
 					$this->controller->Session->setFlash(sprintf(__('The %1$s with id: %2$d has been deleted.', true), Inflector::humanize($this->modelClass), $id));
 					$this->controller->redirect($this->redirect);
 				} else {
-					return $this->controller->flash(sprintf(__('The %1$s with id: %2$d has been deleted.', true), Inflector::humanize($this->modelClass), $id), '/' . $this->viewPath);
+					$this->controller->flash(sprintf(__('The %1$s with id: %2$d has been deleted.', true), Inflector::humanize($this->modelClass), $id), '/' . $this->viewPath);
+					return $this->_output();
 				}
 			} else {
 				if (isset($this->controller->Session) && $this->controller->Session->valid() != false) {
 					$this->controller->Session->setFlash(sprintf(__('There was an error deleting the %1$s with id: %2$d', true), Inflector::humanize($this->modelClass), $id));
 					$this->controller->redirect($this->redirect);
 				} else {
-					return $this->controller->flash(sprintf(__('There was an error deleting the %1$s with id: %2$d', true), Inflector::humanize($this->modelClass), $id), '/' . $this->viewPath);
+					$this->controller->flash(sprintf(__('There was an error deleting the %1$s with id: %2$d', true), Inflector::humanize($this->modelClass), $id), '/' . $this->viewPath);
+					return $this->_output();
 				}
 			}
 		} elseif ($this->controller->_scaffoldError('delete') === false) {
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/scaffold.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/scaffold.test.php
index 64aad9c07..72cab3eb9 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/scaffold.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/scaffold.test.php
@@ -676,6 +676,45 @@ class ScaffoldTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertEqual($result['pluralVar'], 'scaffoldMock');
 		$this->assertEqual($result['scaffoldFields'], array('id', 'user_id', 'title', 'body', 'published', 'created', 'updated'));
 	}
+/**
+ * test that scaffold outputs flash messages when sessions are unset.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ **/
+	function testScaffoldFlashMessages() {
+		$this->Controller->action = 'edit';
+		$this->Controller->here = '/scaffold_mock';
+		$this->Controller->webroot = '/';
+		$params = array(
+			'plugin' => null,
+			'pass' => array(1),
+			'form' => array(),
+			'named' => array(),
+			'url' => array('url' =>'scaffold_mock'),
+			'controller' => 'scaffold_mock',
+			'action' => 'edit',
+		);
+		//set router.
+		Router::reload();
+		Router::setRequestInfo(array($params, array('base' => '/', 'here' => '/scaffold_mock', 'webroot' => '/')));
+		$this->Controller->params = $params;
+		$this->Controller->controller = 'scaffold_mock';
+		$this->Controller->base = '/';
+		$this->Controller->data = array(
+			'ScaffoldMock' => array(
+				'id' => 1,
+				'title' => 'New title',
+				'body' => 'new body'
+			)
+		);
+		$this->Controller->constructClasses();
+		unset($this->Controller->Session);
+
+		ob_start();
+		new Scaffold($this->Controller, $params);
+		$result = ob_get_clean();
+		$this->assertPattern('/Scaffold Mock has been updated/', $result);
+	}
 /**
  * test that habtm relationship keys get added to scaffoldFields.
  *