diff --git a/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php b/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
index e71fff9be08..e1f3c442295 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@ function __selectOptions($elements = array(), $selected = null, $parents = array
 			}
 
 			if ($name !== null) {
-				if ((!$selectedIsEmpty && $selected == $name) || ($selectedIsArray && in_array($name, $selected))) {
+				if ((!$selectedIsEmpty && (string)$selected == (string)$name) || ($selectedIsArray && in_array($name, $selected))) {
 					if ($attributes['style'] === 'checkbox') {
 						$htmlOptions['checked'] = true;
 					} else {
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php
index 0a83d59c3d2..a0241322f8b 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php
@@ -2687,6 +2687,23 @@ function testSelect() {
 			'/select'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
+
+		$this->Form->data = array('Model' => array('contact_id' => 228));
+		$result = $this->Form->select(
+			'Model.contact_id',
+			array('228' => '228 value', '228-1' => '228-1 value', '228-2' => '228-2 value'),
+			null, array('escape' => false), 'pick something'
+		);
+
+		$expected = array(
+			'select' => array('name' => 'data[Model][contact_id]', 'id' => 'ModelContactId'),
+			array('option' => array('value' => '')), 'pick something', '/option',
+			array('option' => array('value' => '228', 'selected' => 'selected')), '228 value', '/option',
+			array('option' => array('value' => '228-1')), '228-1 value', '/option',
+			array('option' => array('value' => '228-2')), '228-2 value', '/option',
+			'/select'
+		);
+		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 	}
 /**
  * Tests that FormHelper::select() allows null to be passed in the $attributes parameter