diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_test_case.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_test_case.test.php
index 14fd9a751..974f41b9b 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_test_case.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_test_case.test.php
@@ -250,6 +250,39 @@ class CakeTestCaseTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$result = $this->Case->testAction('/tests_apps_posts/add', array('return' => 'vars'));
 		$this->assertTrue(array_key_exists('posts', $result));
 		$this->assertEqual(count($result['posts']), 1);
+		
+		$result = $this->Case->testAction('/tests_apps_posts/url_var/var1:value1/var2:val2', array(
+			'return' => 'vars',
+			'method' => 'get',
+		));
+		$this->assertEqual(array_keys($result['params']['url']), array('case', 'output', 'url'));
+		$this->assertEqual(array_keys($result['params']['named']), array('var1', 'var2'));
+		
+		$result = $this->Case->testAction('/tests_apps_posts/url_var/gogo/val2', array(
+			'return' => 'vars',
+			'method' => 'get',
+		));
+		$this->assertEqual($result['params']['pass'], array('gogo', 'val2'));
+		
+		$result = $this->Case->testAction('/tests_apps_posts/url_var', array(
+			'return' => 'vars',
+			'method' => 'get',
+			'data' => array(
+				'red' => 'health',
+				'blue' => 'mana'
+			)
+		));
+		$this->assertEqual(array_keys($result['params']['url']), array('case', 'output', 'red', 'blue', 'url'));				
+		
+		$result = $this->Case->testAction('/tests_apps_posts/post_var', array(
+			'return' => 'vars',
+			'method' => 'post',
+			'data' => array(
+				'name' => 'is jonas',
+				'pork' => 'and beans',
+			)
+		));
+		$this->assertEqual(array_keys($result['data']), array('name', 'pork'));
 
 		Configure::write('controllerPaths', $_back['controller']);
 		Configure::write('viewPaths', $_back['view']);
diff --git a/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_case.php b/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_case.php
index 3c88deea5..1ccd0b67a 100644
--- a/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_case.php
+++ b/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_case.php
@@ -265,14 +265,14 @@ class CakeTestCase extends UnitTestCase {
 				: $this->__savedGetData;
 
 		$data = (!empty($params['data']))
-					? array('data' => $params['data'])
+					? $params['data']
 					: array();
 
 		if (strtolower($params['method']) == 'get') {
 			$_GET = array_merge($this->__savedGetData, $data);
 			$_POST = array();
 		} else {
-			$_POST = $data;
+			$_POST = array('data' => $data);
 			$_GET = $this->__savedGetData;
 		}
 
diff --git a/cake/tests/test_app/controllers/tests_apps_posts_controller.php b/cake/tests/test_app/controllers/tests_apps_posts_controller.php
index 2bae16450..cc2d73c80 100644
--- a/cake/tests/test_app/controllers/tests_apps_posts_controller.php
+++ b/cake/tests/test_app/controllers/tests_apps_posts_controller.php
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ class TestsAppsPostsController extends AppController {
 		$this->set('posts', $this->Post->find('all'));
 		$this->render('index');
 	}
+	
+	function url_var() {
+		$this->set('params', $this->params);
+		$this->render('index');
+	}
+	
+	function post_var() {
+		$this->set('data', $this->data);
+		$this->render('index');
+	}
 
 }
 ?>
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