diff --git a/cake/libs/view/helper.php b/cake/libs/view/helper.php
index 32f3eee15..a7452671e 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/helper.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/helper.php
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ class Helper extends Object {
  * @param array $settings Configuration settings for the helper.
  */
 	public function __construct(View $View, $settings = array()) {
+		$this->View = $View;
 		// Nothing to see here.
 	}
 
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helper.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helper.test.php
index 5d20a1e18..8a750c9c1 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helper.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helper.test.php
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class HelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		Router::reload();
 		$null = null;
 		$this->View = new View($null);
-		$this->Helper = new Helper();
+		$this->Helper = new Helper($this->View);
 		ClassRegistry::addObject('HelperTestPost', new HelperTestPost());
 		ClassRegistry::addObject('HelperTestComment', new HelperTestComment());
 		ClassRegistry::addObject('HelperTestTag', new HelperTestTag());
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ class HelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
  * @return void
  */
 	function testParseAttributeCompact() {
-		$helper =& new TestHelper();
+		$helper =& new TestHelper($this->View);
 		$compact = array('compact', 'checked', 'declare', 'readonly', 'disabled',
 			'selected', 'defer', 'ismap', 'nohref', 'noshade', 'nowrap', 'multiple', 'noresize');