diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/TestSuite/ControllerTestCaseTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/TestSuite/ControllerTestCaseTest.php
index af124be1d64..cf6bbb85ad9 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/TestSuite/ControllerTestCaseTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/TestSuite/ControllerTestCaseTest.php
@@ -542,4 +542,23 @@ public function testComponentsSameRequestAndResponse() {
 		$this->assertSame($this->Case->controller->request, $this->Case->controller->RequestHandler->request);
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Test that testAction() doesn't destroy data in GET & POST
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testRestoreGetPost() {
+		$restored = array('new' => 'value');
+
+		$_GET = $restored;
+		$_POST = $restored;
+
+		$this->Case->generate('TestsApps');
+		$options = array('method' => 'get');
+		$this->Case->testAction('/tests_apps/index', $options);
+
+		$this->assertEquals($restored, $_GET);
+		$this->assertEquals($restored, $_POST);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/Cake/TestSuite/ControllerTestCase.php b/lib/Cake/TestSuite/ControllerTestCase.php
index c017942d3b2..ad279785f43 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/TestSuite/ControllerTestCase.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/TestSuite/ControllerTestCase.php
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ protected function _testAction($url = '', $options = array()) {
 			'return' => 'result'
 		), $options);
 
+		$restore = array('get' => $_GET, 'post' => $_POST);
+
 		$_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] = strtoupper($options['method']);
 		if (is_array($options['data'])) {
 			if (strtoupper($options['method']) == 'GET') {
@@ -272,6 +274,10 @@ protected function _testAction($url = '', $options = array()) {
 		}
 		$this->__dirtyController = true;
 		$this->headers = $Dispatch->response->header();
+
+		$_GET = $restore['get'];
+		$_POST = $restore['post'];
+
 		return $this->{$options['return']};
 	}