diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ModelTask.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ModelTask.php
index 27e1a0960..8ed2b2ea0 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ModelTask.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ModelTask.php
@@ -438,6 +438,8 @@ class ModelTask extends BakeTask {
 					$guess = $methods['notEmpty'];
 				} elseif ($metaData['type'] === 'integer') {
 					$guess = $methods['numeric'];
+				} elseif ($metaData['type'] === 'float') {
+					$guess = $methods['numeric'];
 				} elseif ($metaData['type'] === 'boolean') {
 					$guess = $methods['boolean'];
 				} elseif ($metaData['type'] === 'date') {