diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/validation.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/validation.test.php
index 5893a8bc7..ac66c4a28 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/validation.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/validation.test.php
@@ -177,7 +177,10 @@ class ValidationTest extends CakeTestCase {
 	function testBetween() {
 		$this->assertTrue(Validation::between('abcdefg', 1, 7));
 		$this->assertTrue(Validation::between('', 0, 7));
+		$this->assertTrue(Validation::between('אกあアꀀ豈', 1, 7));
+
 		$this->assertFalse(Validation::between('abcdefg', 1, 6));
+		$this->assertFalse(Validation::between('ÆΔΩЖÇ', 1, 3));
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -1698,7 +1701,10 @@ class ValidationTest extends CakeTestCase {
 	function testMaxLength() {
 		$this->assertTrue(Validation::maxLength('ab', 3));
 		$this->assertTrue(Validation::maxLength('abc', 3));
+		$this->assertTrue(Validation::maxLength('ÆΔΩЖÇ', 10));
+
 		$this->assertFalse(Validation::maxLength('abcd', 3));
+		$this->assertFalse(Validation::maxLength('ÆΔΩЖÇ', 3));
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -1709,8 +1715,11 @@ class ValidationTest extends CakeTestCase {
  */
 	function testMinLength() {
 		$this->assertFalse(Validation::minLength('ab', 3));
+		$this->assertFalse(Validation::minLength('ÆΔΩЖÇ', 10));
+
 		$this->assertTrue(Validation::minLength('abc', 3));
 		$this->assertTrue(Validation::minLength('abcd', 3));
+		$this->assertTrue(Validation::minLength('ÆΔΩЖÇ', 2));
 	}
 
 /**