diff --git a/cake/libs/model/connection_manager.php b/cake/libs/model/connection_manager.php
index 4de4d406d5b..4ce71ab38fa 100644
--- a/cake/libs/model/connection_manager.php
+++ b/cake/libs/model/connection_manager.php
@@ -256,11 +256,17 @@ function __connectionData($config) {
 		$filename = $classname = $parent = $plugin = null;
 
 		if (!empty($config['driver'])) {
-			$source = $config['datasource'] . '_' . $config['driver'];
-
-			$filename = $config['datasource'] . DS . $source;
-			$classname = Inflector::camelize(strtolower($source));
 			$parent = $this->__connectionData(array('datasource' => $config['datasource']));
+			$parentSource = preg_replace('/_source$/', '', $parent['filename']);
+
+			if (strpos($config['driver'], '.') !== false) {
+				list($plugin, $classname) = explode('.', $config['driver']);
+				$source = Inflector::underscore($classname);
+			} else {
+				$source = $parentSource . '_' . $config['driver'];
+				$classname = Inflector::camelize(strtolower($source));
+			}
+			$filename = $parentSource . DS . $source;
 		} else {
 			if (strpos($config['datasource'], '.') !== false) {
 				list($plugin, $classname) = explode('.', $config['datasource']);
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/connection_manager.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/connection_manager.test.php
index 5c2530ec26c..a4336a28ad2 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/connection_manager.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/connection_manager.test.php
@@ -113,6 +113,77 @@ function testGetPluginDataSource() {
 		App::build();
 	}
 
+/**
+ * testGetPluginDataSourceAndPluginDriver method
+ *
+ * @access public
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testGetPluginDataSourceAndPluginDriver() {
+		App::build(array(
+			'plugins' => array(TEST_CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH . 'tests' . DS . 'test_app' . DS . 'plugins' . DS)
+		));
+
+		$name = 'test_plugin_source_and_driver';
+		$config = array('datasource' => 'TestPlugin.TestSource', 'driver' => 'TestPlugin.TestDriver');
+
+		$connection = ConnectionManager::create($name, $config);
+
+		$this->assertTrue(class_exists('TestSource'));
+		$this->assertTrue(class_exists('TestDriver'));
+		$this->assertEqual($connection->configKeyName, $name);
+		$this->assertEqual($connection->config, $config);
+
+		App::build();
+	}
+
+/**
+ * testGetLocalDataSourceAndPluginDriver method
+ *
+ * @access public
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testGetLocalDataSourceAndPluginDriver() {
+		App::build(array(
+			'plugins' => array(TEST_CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH . 'tests' . DS . 'test_app' . DS . 'plugins' . DS)
+		));
+
+		$name = 'test_local_source_and_plugin_driver';
+		$config = array('datasource' => 'dbo', 'driver' => 'TestPlugin.DboDummy');
+
+		$connection = ConnectionManager::create($name, $config);
+
+		$this->assertTrue(class_exists('DboSource'));
+		$this->assertTrue(class_exists('DboDummy'));
+		$this->assertEqual($connection->configKeyName, $name);
+
+		App::build();
+	}
+
+/**
+ * testGetPluginDataSourceAndLocalDriver method
+ *
+ * @access public
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testGetPluginDataSourceAndLocalDriver() {
+		App::build(array(
+			'plugins' => array(TEST_CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH . 'tests' . DS . 'test_app' . DS . 'plugins' . DS),
+			'datasources' => array(TEST_CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH . 'tests' . DS . 'test_app' . DS . 'models' . DS . 'datasources' . DS)
+		));
+
+		$name = 'test_plugin_source_and_local_driver';
+		$config = array('datasource' => 'TestPlugin.TestSource', 'driver' => 'local_driver');
+
+		$connection = ConnectionManager::create($name, $config);
+
+		$this->assertTrue(class_exists('TestSource'));
+		$this->assertTrue(class_exists('TestLocalDriver'));
+		$this->assertEqual($connection->configKeyName, $name);
+		$this->assertEqual($connection->config, $config);
+		App::build();
+	}
+
 /**
  * testSourceList method
  *
diff --git a/cake/tests/test_app/models/datasources/test/test_local_driver.php b/cake/tests/test_app/models/datasources/test/test_local_driver.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fe9c9fdd306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cake/tests/test_app/models/datasources/test/test_local_driver.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+
+class TestLocalDriver extends TestSource {
+}
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cake/tests/test_app/plugins/test_plugin/models/datasources/dbo/dbo_dummy.php b/cake/tests/test_app/plugins/test_plugin/models/datasources/dbo/dbo_dummy.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aee12a17a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cake/tests/test_app/plugins/test_plugin/models/datasources/dbo/dbo_dummy.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+class DboDummy extends DboSource {
+	function connect() {
+		return true;
+	}
+}
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cake/tests/test_app/plugins/test_plugin/models/datasources/test/test_driver.php b/cake/tests/test_app/plugins/test_plugin/models/datasources/test/test_driver.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..beae8d0b67c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cake/tests/test_app/plugins/test_plugin/models/datasources/test/test_driver.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+
+class TestDriver extends TestSource {
+}
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file