diff --git a/lib/Cake/Cache/Engine/RedisEngine.php b/lib/Cake/Cache/Engine/RedisEngine.php
index 4d92cd8e8..e9956fc13 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Cache/Engine/RedisEngine.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Cache/Engine/RedisEngine.php
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class RedisEngine extends CacheEngine {
  * Settings
  *
  *  - server = string URL or ip to the Redis server host
+ *  - database = integer database number to use for connection
  *  - port = integer port number to the Redis server (default: 6379)
  *  - timeout = float timeout in seconds (default: 0)
  *  - persistent = boolean Connects to the Redis server with a persistent connection (default: true)
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ class RedisEngine extends CacheEngine {
 			'engine' => 'Redis',
 			'prefix' => null,
 			'server' => '127.0.0.1',
+			'database' => 0,
 			'port' => 6379,
 			'password' => false,
 			'timeout' => 0,
@@ -84,7 +86,8 @@ class RedisEngine extends CacheEngine {
 			if (empty($this->settings['persistent'])) {
 				$return = $this->_Redis->connect($this->settings['server'], $this->settings['port'], $this->settings['timeout']);
 			} else {
-				$return = $this->_Redis->pconnect($this->settings['server'], $this->settings['port'], $this->settings['timeout']);
+				$persistentId = $this->settings['port'] . $this->settings['timeout'] . $this->settings['database'];
+				$return = $this->_Redis->pconnect($this->settings['server'], $this->settings['port'], $this->settings['timeout'], $persistentId);
 			}
 		} catch (RedisException $e) {
 			return false;
@@ -92,6 +95,9 @@ class RedisEngine extends CacheEngine {
 		if ($return && $this->settings['password']) {
 			$return = $this->_Redis->auth($this->settings['password']);
 		}
+		if ($return) {
+			$return = $this->_Redis->select($this->settings['database']);
+		}
 		return $return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Cache/Engine/RedisEngineTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Cache/Engine/RedisEngineTest.php
index 30f51d5af..eb5e82893 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Cache/Engine/RedisEngineTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Cache/Engine/RedisEngineTest.php
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class RedisEngineTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			'timeout' => 0,
 			'persistent' => true,
 			'password' => false,
+			'database' => 0,
 		);
 		$this->assertEquals($expecting, $settings);
 	}
@@ -92,6 +93,51 @@ class RedisEngineTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertTrue($Redis->init(Cache::settings('redis')));
 	}
 
+/**
+ * testMultiDatabaseOperations method
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testMultiDatabaseOperations() {
+		Cache::config('redisdb0', array(
+			'engine' => 'Redis',
+			'prefix' => 'cake2_',
+			'duration' => 3600,
+			'persistent' => false,
+		));
+
+		Cache::config('redisdb1', array(
+			'engine' => 'Redis',
+			'database' => 1,
+			'prefix' => 'cake2_',
+			'duration' => 3600,
+			'persistent' => false,
+		));
+
+		$result = Cache::write('save_in_0', true, 'redisdb0');
+		$exist = Cache::read('save_in_0', 'redisdb0');
+		$this->assertTrue($result);
+		$this->assertTrue($exist);
+
+		$result = Cache::write('save_in_1', true, 'redisdb1');
+		$this->assertTrue($result);
+		$exist = Cache::read('save_in_0', 'redisdb1');
+		$this->assertFalse($exist);
+		$exist = Cache::read('save_in_1', 'redisdb1');
+		$this->assertTrue($exist);
+
+		Cache::delete('save_in_0', 'redisdb0');
+		$exist = Cache::read('save_in_0', 'redisdb0');
+		$this->assertFalse($exist);
+
+		Cache::delete('save_in_1', 'redisdb1');
+		$exist = Cache::read('save_in_1', 'redisdb1');
+		$this->assertFalse($exist);
+
+		Cache::drop('redisdb0');
+		Cache::drop('redisdb1');
+	}
+
 /**
  * testReadAndWriteCache method
  *