diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/HelperTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/HelperTest.php
index 9f136520963..11335da1732 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/HelperTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/HelperTest.php
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public function testSetEntity($entity, $expected) {
  */
 	public function testSetEntityScoped() {
 		$this->Helper->setEntity('HelperTestPost', true);
-		$this->assertEquals(array('HelperTestPost'), $this->Helper->entity());
+	$this->assertEquals(array('HelperTestPost'), $this->Helper->entity());
 
 		$this->Helper->setEntity('id');
 		$expected = array('HelperTestPost', 'id');
@@ -310,6 +310,19 @@ public function testSetEntityAssociated() {
 		$this->assertEquals('HelperTestComment', $this->Helper->model());
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Test creating saveMany() compatible entities
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testSetEntitySaveMany() {
+		$this->Helper->setEntity('HelperTestPost', true);
+
+		$this->Helper->setEntity('0.HelperTestPost.id');
+		$expected = array('0', 'HelperTestPost', 'id');
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $this->Helper->entity());
+	}
+
 /**
  * Test that setEntity doesn't make CamelCase fields that are not associations an
  * associated model.
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Helper.php b/lib/Cake/View/Helper.php
index c2219be89d2..91fafae3bb5 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Helper.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Helper.php
@@ -444,9 +444,9 @@ public function setEntity($entity, $setScope = false) {
 			$entity = $this->_modelScope . '.' . $entity;
 		}
 
-		// 0.name, 0.created.month style inputs.
+		// 0.name, 0.created.month style inputs.  Excludes inputs with the modelScope in them.
 		if (
-			$count >= 2 && is_numeric($parts[0]) && !is_numeric($parts[1]) && $this->_modelScope
+			$count >= 2 && is_numeric($parts[0]) && !is_numeric($parts[1]) && $this->_modelScope && strpos($entity, $this->_modelScope) === false
 		) {
 			$entity = $this->_modelScope . '.' . $entity;
 		}