diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/SecurityComponentTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/SecurityComponentTest.php
index 7e75ad858ee..208f97c0a4f 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/SecurityComponentTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/SecurityComponentTest.php
@@ -909,6 +909,30 @@ public function testValidateHasManyRecordsPass() {
 		$this->assertTrue($result);
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Test that values like Foo.0.1
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testValidateNestedNumericSets() {
+	
+		$this->Controller->Security->startup($this->Controller);
+		$key = $this->Controller->request->params['_Token']['key'];
+		$unlocked = '';
+		$hashFields = array('TaxonomyData');
+		$fields = urlencode(Security::hash(serialize($hashFields) . $unlocked . Configure::read('Security.salt')));
+
+		$this->Controller->request->data = array(
+			'TaxonomyData' => array(
+				1 => array(array(2)),
+				2 => array(array(3))
+			),
+			'_Token' => compact('key', 'fields', 'unlocked')
+		);
+		$result = $this->Controller->Security->validatePost($this->Controller);
+		$this->assertTrue($result);
+	}
+
 /**
  * testValidateHasManyRecords method
  *