diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Behavior/TreeBehavior.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Behavior/TreeBehavior.php
index 9c09e0f91..ce64d6c0c 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Behavior/TreeBehavior.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Behavior/TreeBehavior.php
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class TreeBehavior extends ModelBehavior {
 					'fields' => array($Model->primaryKey, $parent, $left, $right), 'recursive' => $recursive)
 				);
 
-				if ($values === false) {
+				if (empty($values)) {
 					return false;
 				}
 				list($node) = array_values($values);
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Behavior/TreeBehaviorScopedTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Behavior/TreeBehaviorScopedTest.php
index c7ea1fba2..5cf3e4cbf 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Behavior/TreeBehaviorScopedTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Behavior/TreeBehaviorScopedTest.php
@@ -130,6 +130,29 @@ class TreeBehaviorScopedTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertEquals(11, $this->Tree->find('count'));
 	}
 
+/**
+ * testSaveWithParentAndInvalidScope method
+ *
+ * Attempting to save an invalid data should not trigger an `Undefined offset`
+ * error
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testSaveWithParentAndInvalidScope() {
+		$this->Tree = new FlagTree();
+		$this->Tree->order = null;
+		$data = $this->Tree->create(array(
+			'name' => 'Flag',
+		));
+		$tree = $this->Tree->save($data);
+		$this->Tree->Behaviors->load('Tree', array(
+			'scope' => array('FlagTree.flag' => 100)
+		));
+		$tree['FlagTree']['parent_id'] = 1;
+		$result = $this->Tree->save($tree);
+		$this->assertFalse($result);
+	}
+
 /**
  * testMoveUpWithScope method
  *