diff --git a/cake/console/console_output.php b/cake/console/console_output.php
index 5df2f7820..424df97cd 100644
--- a/cake/console/console_output.php
+++ b/cake/console/console_output.php
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class ConsoleOutput {
  */
 	protected static $_options = array(
 		'bold' => 1,
-		'underscore' => 4,
+		'underline' => 4,
 		'blink' => 5,
 		'reverse' => 7,
 		'conceal' => 8
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ class ConsoleOutput {
 		if (!empty($style['text']) && isset(self::$_foregroundColors[$style['text']])) {
 			$styleInfo[] = self::$_foregroundColors[$style['text']];
 		}
-		if (!empty($style['background']) && isset(self::$_foregroundColors[$style['background']])) {
-			$styleInfo[] = self::$_foregroundColors[$style['background']];
+		if (!empty($style['background']) && isset(self::$_backgroundColors[$style['background']])) {
+			$styleInfo[] = self::$_backgroundColors[$style['background']];
 		}
 		unset($style['text'], $style['background']);
 		foreach ($style as $option => $value) {
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/console/console_output.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/console/console_output.test.php
index da060267e..7509dfbe0 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/console/console_output.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/console/console_output.test.php
@@ -133,6 +133,25 @@ class ConsoleOutputTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->output->write('<error>Error:</error> Something bad', false);
 	}
 
+/**
+ * test formatting with custom styles.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testFormattingCustom() {
+		$this->output->styles('annoying', array(
+			'text' => 'magenta',
+			'background' => 'cyan',
+			'blink' => true,
+			'underline' => true
+		));
+
+		$this->output->expects($this->once())->method('_write')
+			->with("\033[35;46;5;4mAnnoy:\033[0m Something bad");
+
+		$this->output->write('<annoying>Annoy:</annoying> Something bad', false);
+	}
+
 /**
  * test formatting text with missing styles.
  *