diff --git a/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_case.php b/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_case.php
index 5e0c37aa9..8c45ad771 100644
--- a/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_case.php
+++ b/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_case.php
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ class CakeTestCase extends UnitTestCase {
 	function after($method) {
 		if (isset($this->_fixtures) && isset($this->db) && !in_array(strtolower($method), array('start', 'end'))) {
 			foreach ($this->_fixtures as $fixture) {
-				$this->db->truncate($fixture->table);
+				$fixture->truncate($this->db);
 			}
 			$this->__truncated = true;
 		} else {
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ class CakeTestCase extends UnitTestCase {
 		foreach ($args as $class) {
 			if (isset($this->_fixtureClassMap[$class])) {
 				$fixture = $this->_fixtures[$this->_fixtureClassMap[$class]];
-				$this->db->truncate($fixture->table);
+				$fixture->truncate($this->db);
 				$fixture->insert($this->db);
 			} else {
 				trigger_error("Non-existent fixture class {$class} referenced in test", E_USER_WARNING);
diff --git a/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_fixture.php b/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_fixture.php
index 47a6d827a..01d6dfb4f 100644
--- a/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_fixture.php
+++ b/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_fixture.php
@@ -170,5 +170,16 @@ class CakeTestFixture extends Object {
 			return true;
 		}
 	}
+/**
+ * Truncates the current fixture. Can be overwritten by classes extending CakeFixture to trigger other events before / after
+ * truncate.
+ *
+ * @param object $db A reference to a db instance
+ * @return void
+ * @access public
+ */
+	function truncate(&$db) {
+		$db->truncate($this->table);
+	}
 }
 ?>
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