diff --git a/cake/libs/validation.php b/cake/libs/validation.php
index 13f1e2c8a..eb2a3f83e 100644
--- a/cake/libs/validation.php
+++ b/cake/libs/validation.php
@@ -577,10 +577,10 @@ class Validation extends Object {
     	$_this->check = $check;
     	switch ($symbolPosition) {
     		case 'left':
-    			$_this->regex = '/^(?!\\u00a2)\\p{Sc}?(?!0,?\\d)(?:\\d{1,3}(?:([, .])\\d{3})?(?:\\1\\d{3})*|(?:\\d+))((?!\\1)[,.]\\d{2})?$/';
+    			$_this->regex = '/^(?!\x{00a2})\p{Sc}?(?!0,?\d)(?:\d{1,3}(?:([, .])\d{3})?(?:\1\d{3})*|(?:\d+))((?!\1)[,.]\d{2})?$/u';
     		break;
     		case 'right':
-    			$_this->regex = '/^(?!0,?\\d)(?:\\d{1,3}(?:([, .])\\d{3})?(?:\\1\\d{3})*|(?:\\d+))((?!\\1)[,.]\\d{2})?(?<!\\u00a2)\\p{Sc}?$/';
+    			$_this->regex = '/^(?!0,?\d)(?:\d{1,3}(?:([, .])\d{3})?(?:\1\d{3})*|(?:\d+))((?!\1)[,.]\d{2})?(?<!\x{00a2})\p{Sc}?$/u';
     		break;
     	}
     	return $_this->_check();
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/validation.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/validation.test.php
index 0cba3af5d..738fb73a7 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/validation.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/validation.test.php
@@ -1282,6 +1282,33 @@ class ValidationTestCase extends UnitTestCase {
 		$this->assertFalse(Validation::extension(array('noextension', 'extension.JPG', 'extension.gif', 'extension.png')));
 		$this->assertFalse(Validation::extension(array('extension.pdf', 'extension.JPG', 'extension.gif', 'extension.png')));
 	}
+
+	function testMoney() {
+		$this->assertTrue(Validation::money('$100'));
+		$this->assertTrue(Validation::money('$100.11'));
+		$this->assertTrue(Validation::money('$100.112'));
+		$this->assertFalse(Validation::money('$100.1'));
+		$this->assertFalse(Validation::money('$100.1111'));
+		$this->assertFalse(Validation::money('text'));
+
+		$this->assertTrue(Validation::money('100', 'right'));
+		$this->assertTrue(Validation::money('100.11$', 'right'));
+		$this->assertTrue(Validation::money('100.112$', 'right'));
+		$this->assertFalse(Validation::money('100.1$', 'right'));
+		$this->assertFalse(Validation::money('100.1111$', 'right'));
+
+		$this->assertTrue(Validation::money('€100'));
+		$this->assertTrue(Validation::money('€100.11'));
+		$this->assertTrue(Validation::money('€100.112'));
+		$this->assertFalse(Validation::money('€100.1'));
+		$this->assertFalse(Validation::money('€100.1111'));
+
+		$this->assertTrue(Validation::money('100', 'right'));
+		$this->assertTrue(Validation::money('100.11€', 'right'));
+		$this->assertTrue(Validation::money('100.112€', 'right'));
+		$this->assertFalse(Validation::money('100.1€', 'right'));
+		$this->assertFalse(Validation::money('100.1111€', 'right'));
+	}
 /*
 	function TestFile() {
 		$this->assertTrue(Validation::file(WWW_ROOT . 'img' . DS . 'cake.icon.gif'));