diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Mysql.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Mysql.php
index 5211f3422..33b44c558 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Mysql.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Mysql.php
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ class Mysql extends DboSource {
 		'biginteger' => array('name' => 'bigint', 'limit' => '20'),
 		'integer' => array('name' => 'int', 'limit' => '11', 'formatter' => 'intval'),
 		'float' => array('name' => 'float', 'formatter' => 'floatval'),
+		'numeric' => array('name' => 'decimal', 'formatter' => 'floatval'),
+		'decimal' => array('name' => 'decimal', 'formatter' => 'floatval'),
 		'datetime' => array('name' => 'datetime', 'format' => 'Y-m-d H:i:s', 'formatter' => 'date'),
 		'timestamp' => array('name' => 'timestamp', 'format' => 'Y-m-d H:i:s', 'formatter' => 'date'),
 		'time' => array('name' => 'time', 'format' => 'H:i:s', 'formatter' => 'date'),
@@ -763,9 +765,12 @@ class Mysql extends DboSource {
 		if (strpos($col, 'blob') !== false || $col === 'binary') {
 			return 'binary';
 		}
-		if (strpos($col, 'float') !== false || strpos($col, 'double') !== false || strpos($col, 'decimal') !== false) {
+		if (strpos($col, 'float') !== false || strpos($col, 'double') !== false) {
 			return 'float';
 		}
+		if (strpos($col, 'decimal') !== false || strpos($col, 'numeric') !== false) {
+			return 'decimal';
+		}
 		if (strpos($col, 'enum') !== false) {
 			return "enum($vals)";
 		}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Postgres.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Postgres.php
index d8a6e0f42..8dca7c7d8 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Postgres.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Postgres.php
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class Postgres extends DboSource {
 		'integer' => array('name' => 'integer', 'formatter' => 'intval'),
 		'biginteger' => array('name' => 'bigint', 'limit' => '20'),
 		'float' => array('name' => 'float', 'formatter' => 'floatval'),
+		'decimal' => array('name' => 'decimal', 'formatter' => 'floatval'),
 		'datetime' => array('name' => 'timestamp', 'format' => 'Y-m-d H:i:s', 'formatter' => 'date'),
 		'timestamp' => array('name' => 'timestamp', 'format' => 'Y-m-d H:i:s', 'formatter' => 'date'),
 		'time' => array('name' => 'time', 'format' => 'H:i:s', 'formatter' => 'date'),
@@ -665,7 +666,7 @@ class Postgres extends DboSource {
 		}
 
 		$floats = array(
-			'float', 'float4', 'float8', 'double', 'double precision', 'decimal', 'real', 'numeric'
+			'float', 'float4', 'float8', 'double', 'double precision', 'real'
 		);
 
 		switch (true) {
@@ -685,6 +686,8 @@ class Postgres extends DboSource {
 				return 'text';
 			case (strpos($col, 'bytea') !== false):
 				return 'binary';
+			case ($col === 'decimal' || $col === 'numeric'):
+				return 'decimal';
 			case (in_array($col, $floats)):
 				return 'float';
 			default:
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Sqlite.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Sqlite.php
index af9d55a03..37278c98d 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Sqlite.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Sqlite.php
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class Sqlite extends DboSource {
 		'integer' => array('name' => 'integer', 'limit' => null, 'formatter' => 'intval'),
 		'biginteger' => array('name' => 'bigint', 'limit' => 20),
 		'float' => array('name' => 'float', 'formatter' => 'floatval'),
+		'decimal' => array('name' => 'decimal', 'formatter' => 'floatval'),
 		'datetime' => array('name' => 'datetime', 'format' => 'Y-m-d H:i:s', 'formatter' => 'date'),
 		'timestamp' => array('name' => 'timestamp', 'format' => 'Y-m-d H:i:s', 'formatter' => 'date'),
 		'time' => array('name' => 'time', 'format' => 'H:i:s', 'formatter' => 'date'),
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ class Sqlite extends DboSource {
 			return 'binary';
 		}
 		if (strpos($col, 'numeric') !== false || strpos($col, 'decimal') !== false) {
-			return 'float';
+			return 'decimal';
 		}
 		return 'text';
 	}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Sqlserver.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Sqlserver.php
index 81169b44e..a64c6fd90 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Sqlserver.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Sqlserver.php
@@ -93,7 +93,10 @@ class Sqlserver extends DboSource {
 		'text' => array('name' => 'nvarchar', 'limit' => 'MAX'),
 		'integer' => array('name' => 'int', 'formatter' => 'intval'),
 		'biginteger' => array('name' => 'bigint'),
-		'float' => array('name' => 'numeric', 'formatter' => 'floatval'),
+		'numeric' => array('name' => 'decimal', 'formatter' => 'floatval'),
+		'decimal' => array('name' => 'decimal', 'formatter' => 'floatval'),
+		'float' => array('name' => 'float', 'formatter' => 'floatval'),
+		'real' => array('name' => 'float', 'formatter' => 'floatval'),
 		'datetime' => array('name' => 'datetime', 'format' => 'Y-m-d H:i:s', 'formatter' => 'date'),
 		'timestamp' => array('name' => 'timestamp', 'format' => 'Y-m-d H:i:s', 'formatter' => 'date'),
 		'time' => array('name' => 'datetime', 'format' => 'H:i:s', 'formatter' => 'date'),
@@ -441,9 +444,12 @@ class Sqlserver extends DboSource {
 		if (strpos($col, 'binary') !== false || $col === 'image') {
 			return 'binary';
 		}
-		if (in_array($col, array('float', 'real', 'decimal', 'numeric'))) {
+		if (in_array($col, array('float', 'real'))) {
 			return 'float';
 		}
+		if (in_array($col, array('decimal', 'numeric'))) {
+			return 'decimal';
+		}
 		return 'text';
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/CakeSchemaTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/CakeSchemaTest.php
index 244568adc..2404d116a 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/CakeSchemaTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/CakeSchemaTest.php
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ class TestAppSchema extends CakeSchema {
 	public $datatypes = array(
 		'id' => array('type' => 'integer', 'null' => false, 'default' => 0, 'key' => 'primary'),
 		'float_field' => array('type' => 'float', 'null' => false, 'length' => '5,2', 'default' => ''),
+		'decimal_field' => array('type' => 'decimal', 'length' => '6,3', 'default' => '0.000'),
 		'huge_int' => array('type' => 'biginteger'),
 		'bool' => array('type' => 'boolean', 'null' => false, 'default' => false),
 		'indexes' => array('PRIMARY' => array('column' => 'id', 'unique' => true)),
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/MysqlTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/MysqlTest.php
index 09c7d221c..c1a382490 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/MysqlTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/MysqlTest.php
@@ -543,8 +543,16 @@ class MysqlTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$expected = 'float';
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
 
+		$result = $this->Dbo->column('decimal');
+		$expected = 'decimal';
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
+
+		$result = $this->Dbo->column('numeric');
+		$expected = 'decimal';
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
+
 		$result = $this->Dbo->column('decimal(14,7) unsigned');
-		$expected = 'float';
+		$expected = 'decimal';
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/PostgresTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/PostgresTest.php
index 937c8ae3d..58f8f29fc 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/PostgresTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/PostgresTest.php
@@ -295,6 +295,10 @@ class PostgresTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertEquals('string', $this->Dbo2->column('character varying'));
 		$this->assertEquals('time', $this->Dbo2->column('time without time zone'));
 		$this->assertEquals('datetime', $this->Dbo2->column('timestamp without time zone'));
+		$this->assertEquals('decimal', $this->Dbo2->column('decimal'));
+		$this->assertEquals('decimal', $this->Dbo2->column('numeric'));
+		$this->assertEquals('float', $this->Dbo2->column('float'));
+		$this->assertEquals('float', $this->Dbo2->column('double precision'));
 
 		$result = $this->Dbo2->column('bigint');
 		$expected = 'biginteger';
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/SqliteTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/SqliteTest.php
index 403b46e06..f9dbeca49 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/SqliteTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/SqliteTest.php
@@ -363,6 +363,12 @@ class SqliteTest extends CakeTestCase {
 				'default' => '',
 				'length' => '5,2',
 			),
+			'decimal_field' => array(
+				'type' => 'decimal',
+				'null' => true,
+				'default' => '0.000',
+				'length' => '6,3',
+			),
 			'huge_int' => array(
 				'type' => 'biginteger',
 				'null' => true,
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/FormHelperTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/FormHelperTest.php
index 1f3dd51d9..4ff0bd655 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/FormHelperTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/FormHelperTest.php
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ class ValidateUser extends CakeTestModel {
 		'name' => array('type' => 'string', 'null' => '', 'default' => '', 'length' => '255'),
 		'email' => array('type' => 'string', 'null' => '', 'default' => '', 'length' => '255'),
 		'balance' => array('type' => 'float', 'null' => false, 'length' => '5,2'),
+		'cost_decimal' => array('type' => 'decimal', 'null' => false, 'length' => '6,3'),
 		'created' => array('type' => 'date', 'null' => '1', 'default' => '', 'length' => ''),
 		'updated' => array('type' => 'datetime', 'null' => '1', 'default' => '', 'length' => null)
 	);
@@ -1876,6 +1877,17 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 
+		$result = $this->Form->input('ValidateUser.cost_decimal');
+		$expected = array(
+			'div' => array('class'),
+			'label' => array('for'),
+			'Cost Decimal',
+			'/label',
+			'input' => array('name', 'type' => 'number', 'step' => '0.001', 'id'),
+			'/div',
+		);
+		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
+
 		$result = $this->Form->input('Contact.email', array('id' => 'custom'));
 		$expected = array(
 			'div' => array('class' => 'input email'),
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Fixture/DatatypeFixture.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Fixture/DatatypeFixture.php
index 413ca74e3..aacafdc4f 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Fixture/DatatypeFixture.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Fixture/DatatypeFixture.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class DatatypeFixture extends CakeTestFixture {
 	public $fields = array(
 		'id' => array('type' => 'integer', 'null' => false, 'default' => 0, 'key' => 'primary'),
 		'float_field' => array('type' => 'float', 'length' => '5,2', 'null' => false, 'default' => null),
+		'decimal_field' => array('type' => 'decimal', 'length' => '6,3', 'default' => '0.000'),
 		'huge_int' => array('type' => 'biginteger'),
 		'bool' => array('type' => 'boolean', 'null' => false, 'default' => false),
 	);
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php b/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
index 709c4d0b1..c7650125f 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ class FormHelper extends AppHelper {
 				'boolean' => 'checkbox', 'timestamp' => 'datetime',
 				'text' => 'textarea', 'time' => 'time',
 				'date' => 'date', 'float' => 'number',
-				'integer' => 'number'
+				'integer' => 'number', 'decimal' => 'number'
 			);
 
 			if (isset($this->map[$type])) {
@@ -1160,10 +1160,13 @@ class FormHelper extends AppHelper {
 			}
 			if (
 				$options['type'] === 'number' &&
-				$type === 'float' &&
 				!isset($options['step'])
 			) {
-				$options['step'] = 'any';
+				if ($type === 'decimal') {
+					$options['step'] = pow(10, -1 * substr($fieldDef['length'], strpos($fieldDef['length'], ',') + 1));
+				} elseif ($type === 'float') {
+					$options['step'] = 'any';
+				}
 			}
 		}