diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model.test.php
index 5a1b3bbae..6a3a88946 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model.test.php
@@ -471,6 +471,17 @@ class ModelTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		Configure::write('debug', $this->debug);
 	}
 
+	function testSetWithNull() {
+		$this->Project =& new Project();
+		$expected = array('Project' => array('id' => 4, 'title' => 'My Project'));
+
+		$this->Project->set($expected);
+		$this->assertEqual($this->Project->data, $expected);
+
+		$this->Project->set(null);
+		$this->assertEqual($this->Project->data, $expected);
+	}
+
 	function testHabtmRecursiveBelongsTo() {
 		$this->Portfolio =& new Portfolio();