diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Connection.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Connection.php
index 2f370f093fa..b5625abf8ae 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Connection.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Connection.php
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public function execute($query, array $params = array(), array $types = array())
 			$this->_bindValues($statement, $params, $types);
 			$result = $statement->execute();
 		} else {
-			$result = $this->query($query);
+			$statement = $this->query($query);
 		}
 		return $statement;
 	}
@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ public function execute($query, array $params = array(), array $types = array())
  * @return Cake\Model\Datasource\Database\Statement
  **/
 	public function query($sql) {
-
+		$this->connect();
+		$statement = $this->prepare($sql);
+		$statement->execute();
+		return $statement;
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/TestCase/Model/Datasource/Database/ConnectionTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/TestCase/Model/Datasource/Database/ConnectionTest.php
index 4ba49f506eb..23d839aa037 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/TestCase/Model/Datasource/Database/ConnectionTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/TestCase/Model/Datasource/Database/ConnectionTest.php
@@ -153,5 +153,17 @@ public function testExecuteWithMissingType() {
 		$statement = $this->connection->execute($sql, array(new \DateTime('2012-01-01')), array('bar'));
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Tests executing a qury with no params also works
+ *
+ * @return void
+ **/
+	public function testExecuteWithNoParams() {
+		$sql = 'SELECT 1';
+		$statement = $this->connection->execute($sql);
+		$result = $statement->fetch();
+		$this->assertCount(1, $result);
+		$this->assertEquals(array(1), $result);
+	}
 
 }