diff --git a/lib/Cake/Network/CakeRequest.php b/lib/Cake/Network/CakeRequest.php
index 95915e521..4c4188459 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Network/CakeRequest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Network/CakeRequest.php
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ class CakeRequest implements ArrayAccess {
 			'J2ME', 'MIDP', 'NetFront', 'Nokia', 'Opera Mini', 'PalmOS', 'PalmSource',
 			'portalmmm', 'Plucker', 'ReqwirelessWeb', 'SonyEricsson', 'Symbian', 'UP\\.Browser',
 			'webOS', 'Windows CE', 'Xiino'
-		))
+		)),
+		'requested' => array('param' => 'requested', 'value' => 1)
 	);
 
 /**
@@ -435,6 +436,11 @@ class CakeRequest implements ArrayAccess {
 				return (bool)preg_match($pattern, env($detect['env']));
 			}
 		}
+		if (isset($detect['param'])) {
+			$key = $detect['param'];
+			$value = $detect['value'];
+			return isset($this->params[$key]) ? $this->params[$key] == $value : false;
+		}
 		if (isset($detect['callback']) && is_callable($detect['callback'])) {
 			return call_user_func($detect['callback'], $this);
 		}
@@ -472,6 +478,12 @@ class CakeRequest implements ArrayAccess {
  *
  * e.g `addDetector('custom', array('callback' => array('SomeClass', 'somemethod')));`
  *
+ * ### Request parameter detectors
+ *
+ * Allows for custom detectors on the request parameters.
+ *
+ * e.g `addDetector('post', array('param' => 'requested', 'value' => 1)`
+ *
  * @param string $name The name of the detector.
  * @param array $options  The options for the detector definition.  See above.
  * @return void
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Network/CakeRequestTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Network/CakeRequestTest.php
index acd0ba2a2..b9e81274a 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Network/CakeRequestTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Network/CakeRequestTest.php
@@ -744,6 +744,13 @@ class CakeRequestTest extends CakeTestCase {
 
 		$request->addDetector('callme', array('env' => 'TEST_VAR', 'callback' => array($this, '_detectCallback')));
 
+		$request->addDetector('index', array('param' => 'action', 'value' => 'index'));
+		$request->params['action'] = 'index';
+		$this->assertTrue($request->isIndex());
+
+		$request->params['action'] = 'add';
+		$this->assertFalse($request->isIndex());
+
 		$request->return = true;
 		$this->assertTrue($request->isCallMe());
 
@@ -1565,6 +1572,32 @@ XML;
 		);
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Test is('requested') and isRequested()
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testIsRequested() {
+		$request = new CakeRequest('/posts/index');
+		$request->addParams(array(
+			'controller' => 'posts',
+			'action' => 'index',
+			'plugin' => null,
+			'requested' => 1
+		));
+		$this->assertTrue($request->is('requested'));
+		$this->assertTrue($request->isRequested());
+
+		$request = new CakeRequest('/posts/index');
+		$request->addParams(array(
+			'controller' => 'posts',
+			'action' => 'index',
+			'plugin' => null,
+		));
+		$this->assertFalse($request->is('requested'));
+		$this->assertFalse($request->isRequested());
+	}
+
 /**
  * loadEnvironment method
  *