diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/View/Pages/home.ctp b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/View/Pages/home.ctp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb409a043
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/View/Pages/home.ctp
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ *
+ * PHP 5
+ *
+ * CakePHP(tm) : Rapid Development Framework (http://cakephp.org)
+ * Copyright 2005-2011, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
+ *
+ * Licensed under The MIT License
+ * Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
+ *
+ * @copyright     Copyright 2005-2011, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
+ * @link          http://cakephp.org CakePHP(tm) Project
+ * @package       Cake.View.Pages
+ * @since         CakePHP(tm) v 0.10.0.1076
+ * @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
+ */
+if (Configure::read('debug') == 0):
+	throw new NotFoundException();
+endif;
+App::uses('Debugger', 'Utility');
+?>
+<iframe src="http://cakephp.org/bake-banner" width="830" height="160" style="overflow:hidden; border:none;">
+	<p>For updates and important announcements, visit http://cakefest.org</p>
+</iframe>
+<h2><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'Release Notes for CakePHP %s.', Configure::version()); ?></h2>
+<a href="http://cakephp.org/changelogs/<?php echo Configure::version(); ?>"><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'Read the changelog'); ?> </a>
+<?php
+if (Configure::read('debug') > 0):
+	Debugger::checkSecurityKeys();
+endif;
+?>
+<p id="url-rewriting-warning" style="background-color:#e32; color:#fff;">
+	<?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'URL rewriting is not properly configured on your server.'); ?>
+	1) <a target="_blank" href="http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/installation/advanced-installation.html#apache-and-mod-rewrite-and-htaccess" style="color:#fff;">Help me configure it</a>
+	2) <a target="_blank" href="http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/development/configuration.html#cakephp-core-configuration" style="color:#fff;">I don't / can't use URL rewriting</a>
+</p>
+<p>
+<?php
+	if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.2.8', '>=')):
+		echo '<span class="notice success">';
+			echo __d('cake_dev', 'Your version of PHP is 5.2.8 or higher.');
+		echo '</span>';
+	else:
+		echo '<span class="notice">';
+			echo __d('cake_dev', 'Your version of PHP is too low. You need PHP 5.2.8 or higher to use CakePHP.');
+		echo '</span>';
+	endif;
+?>
+</p>
+<p>
+	<?php
+		if (is_writable(TMP)):
+			echo '<span class="notice success">';
+				echo __d('cake_dev', 'Your tmp directory is writable.');
+			echo '</span>';
+		else:
+			echo '<span class="notice">';
+				echo __d('cake_dev', 'Your tmp directory is NOT writable.');
+			echo '</span>';
+		endif;
+	?>
+</p>
+<p>
+	<?php
+		$settings = Cache::settings();
+		if (!empty($settings)):
+			echo '<span class="notice success">';
+				echo __d('cake_dev', 'The %s is being used for core caching. To change the config edit APP/Config/core.php ', '<em>'. $settings['engine'] . 'Engine</em>');
+			echo '</span>';
+		else:
+			echo '<span class="notice">';
+				echo __d('cake_dev', 'Your cache is NOT working. Please check the settings in APP/Config/core.php');
+			echo '</span>';
+		endif;
+	?>
+</p>
+<p>
+	<?php
+		$filePresent = null;
+		if (file_exists(APP . 'Config' . DS . 'database.php')):
+			echo '<span class="notice success">';
+				echo __d('cake_dev', 'Your database configuration file is present.');
+				$filePresent = true;
+			echo '</span>';
+		else:
+			echo '<span class="notice">';
+				echo __d('cake_dev', 'Your database configuration file is NOT present.');
+				echo '<br/>';
+				echo __d('cake_dev', 'Rename APP/Config/database.php.default to APP/Config/database.php');
+			echo '</span>';
+		endif;
+	?>
+</p>
+<?php
+if (isset($filePresent)):
+	App::uses('ConnectionManager', 'Model');
+	try {
+		$connected = ConnectionManager::getDataSource('default');
+	} catch (Exception $connectionError) {
+		$connected = false;
+	}
+?>
+<p>
+	<?php
+		if ($connected && $connected->isConnected()):
+			echo '<span class="notice success">';
+	 			echo __d('cake_dev', 'Cake is able to connect to the database.');
+			echo '</span>';
+		else:
+			echo '<span class="notice">';
+				echo __d('cake_dev', 'Cake is NOT able to connect to the database.');
+				echo '<br /><br />';
+				echo $connectionError->getMessage();
+			echo '</span>';
+		endif;
+	?>
+</p>
+<?php endif;?>
+<?php
+	App::uses('Validation', 'Utility');
+	if (!Validation::alphaNumeric('cakephp')) {
+		echo '<p><span class="notice">';
+			echo __d('cake_dev', 'PCRE has not been compiled with Unicode support.');
+			echo '<br/>';
+			echo __d('cake_dev', 'Recompile PCRE with Unicode support by adding <code>--enable-unicode-properties</code> when configuring');
+		echo '</span></p>';
+	}
+?>
+<h3><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'Editing this Page'); ?></h3>
+<p>
+<?php
+echo __d('cake_dev', 'To change the content of this page, create: APP/View/Pages/home.ctp.<br />
+To change its layout, create: APP/View/Layouts/default.ctp.<br />
+You can also add some CSS styles for your pages at: APP/webroot/css.');
+?>
+</p>
+
+<h3><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'Getting Started'); ?></h3>
+<p>
+	<?php
+		echo $this->Html->link(
+			sprintf('<strong>%s</strong> %s', __d('cake_dev', 'New'), __d('cake_dev', 'CakePHP 2.0 Docs')),
+			'http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/',
+			array('target' => '_blank', 'escape' => false)
+		);
+	?>
+</p>
+<p>
+	<?php
+		echo $this->Html->link(
+			__d('cake_dev', 'The 15 min Blog Tutorial'),
+			'http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/tutorials-and-examples/blog/blog.html',
+			array('target' => '_blank', 'escape' => false)
+		);
+	?>
+</p>
+
+<h3><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'More about Cake'); ?></h3>
+<p>
+<?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'CakePHP is a rapid development framework for PHP which uses commonly known design patterns like Active Record, Association Data Mapping, Front Controller and MVC.'); ?>
+</p>
+<p>
+<?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'Our primary goal is to provide a structured framework that enables PHP users at all levels to rapidly develop robust web applications, without any loss to flexibility.'); ?>
+</p>
+
+<ul>
+	<li><a href="http://cakefoundation.org/"><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'Cake Software Foundation'); ?> </a>
+	<ul><li><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'Promoting development related to CakePHP'); ?></li></ul></li>
+	<li><a href="http://www.cakephp.org"><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'CakePHP'); ?> </a>
+	<ul><li><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'The Rapid Development Framework'); ?></li></ul></li>
+	<li><a href="http://book.cakephp.org"><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'CakePHP Documentation'); ?> </a>
+	<ul><li><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'Your Rapid Development Cookbook'); ?></li></ul></li>
+	<li><a href="http://api20.cakephp.org"><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'CakePHP API'); ?> </a>
+	<ul><li><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'Quick Reference'); ?></li></ul></li>
+	<li><a href="http://bakery.cakephp.org"><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'The Bakery'); ?> </a>
+	<ul><li><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'Everything CakePHP'); ?></li></ul></li>
+	<li><a href="http://live.cakephp.org"><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'The Show'); ?> </a>
+	<ul><li><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'The Show is a live and archived internet radio broadcast CakePHP-related topics and answer questions live via IRC, Skype, and telephone.'); ?></li></ul></li>
+	<li><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php"><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'CakePHP Google Group'); ?> </a>
+	<ul><li><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'Community mailing list'); ?></li></ul></li>
+	<li><a href="irc://irc.freenode.net/cakephp">irc.freenode.net #cakephp</a>
+	<ul><li><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'Live chat about CakePHP'); ?></li></ul></li>
+	<li><a href="http://github.com/cakephp/"><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'CakePHP Code'); ?> </a>
+	<ul><li><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'For the Development of CakePHP Git repository, Downloads'); ?></li></ul></li>
+	<li><a href="http://cakephp.lighthouseapp.com/"><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'CakePHP Lighthouse'); ?> </a>
+	<ul><li><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'CakePHP Tickets, Wiki pages, Roadmap'); ?></li></ul></li>
+</ul>
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/ViewTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/ViewTest.php
index cdeca753f..1ea1d70ef 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/ViewTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/ViewTest.php
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ class ViewTest extends CakeTestCase {
 
 		$View = new TestView($this->Controller);
 		$paths = $View->paths();
-		$expected = array_merge(App::path('View'), App::core('View'));
+		$expected = array_merge(App::path('View'), App::core('View'), App::core('Console/Templates/skel/View'));
 		$this->assertEquals($paths, $expected);
 
 		$paths = $View->paths('TestPlugin');
@@ -404,7 +404,8 @@ class ViewTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			CAKE . 'Test' . DS . 'test_app' . DS . 'View' . DS . 'Plugin' . DS . 'TestPlugin' . DS,
 			$pluginPath . 'View' . DS,
 			CAKE . 'Test' . DS . 'test_app' . DS . 'View' . DS,
-			CAKE . 'View' . DS
+			CAKE . 'View' . DS,
+			CAKE . 'Console' . DS . 'Templates' . DS . 'skel' . DS . 'View' . DS
 		);
 		$this->assertEquals($paths, $expected);
 	}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/View.php b/lib/Cake/View/View.php
index 6142b8fc2..f2ae7372c 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/View.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/View.php
@@ -1082,7 +1082,8 @@ class View extends Object {
 		}
 		$paths = array();
 		$viewPaths = App::path('View');
-		$corePaths = array_flip(App::core('View'));
+		$corePaths = array_flip(array_merge(App::core('View'), App::core('Console/Templates/skel/View')));
+
 		if (!empty($plugin)) {
 			$count = count($viewPaths);
 			for ($i = 0; $i < $count; $i++) {
@@ -1099,7 +1100,7 @@ class View extends Object {
 			$count = count($paths);
 			for ($i = 0; $i < $count; $i++) {
 				if (strpos($paths[$i], DS . 'Plugin' . DS) === false
-					&& strpos($paths[$i], DS . 'Cake' . DS . 'View') === false) {
+					&& strpos($paths[$i], DS . 'Cake' . DS) === false) {
 						if ($plugin) {
 							$themePaths[] = $paths[$i] . 'Themed'. DS . $this->theme . DS . 'Plugin' . DS . $plugin . DS;
 						}