diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/ModelValidator.php b/lib/Cake/Model/ModelValidator.php
index 5728a79476c..18f3c975469 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/ModelValidator.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/ModelValidator.php
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ public function count() {
  * Adds a new rule to a field's rule set
  *
  * @param string $field The name of the field from wich the rule will be removed
- * @param array|CakeRule $rule the rule to be added to the field's rule set
+ * @param array|CakeValidationRule $rule the rule to be added to the field's rule set
  * @return ModelValidator this instance
  **/
 	public function add($field, $name, $rule) {
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Validator/CakeRule.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Validator/CakeValidationRule.php
similarity index 98%
rename from lib/Cake/Model/Validator/CakeRule.php
rename to lib/Cake/Model/Validator/CakeValidationRule.php
index c65eb1271d9..d50d30ac860 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Validator/CakeRule.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Validator/CakeValidationRule.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /**
- * CakeRule.
+ * CakeValidationRule.
  *
  * Provides the Model validation logic.
  *
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 App::uses('Validation', 'Utility');
 
 /**
- * CakeRule object.
+ * CakeValidationRule object.
  *
  * @package       Cake.Model.Validator
  * @link          http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/data-validation.html
  */
-class CakeRule {
+class CakeValidationRule {
 
 /**
  * The 'valid' value
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Validator/CakeValidationSet.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Validator/CakeValidationSet.php
index 4b7bb1f35a5..7892637dfb7 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Validator/CakeValidationSet.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Validator/CakeValidationSet.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
  */
 App::uses('ModelValidator', 'Model');
-App::uses('CakeRule', 'Model/Validator');
+App::uses('CakeValidationRule', 'Model/Validator');
 
 /**
  * CakeValidationSet object.
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public function __construct($fieldName, $ruleSet) {
 		}
 
 		foreach ($ruleSet as $index => $validateProp) {
-			$this->_rules[$index] = new CakeRule($validateProp);
+			$this->_rules[$index] = new CakeValidationRule($validateProp);
 		}
 		$this->ruleSet = $ruleSet;
 	}
@@ -166,12 +166,12 @@ public function getRules() {
  * Sets a ValidationRule $rule for key $key
  *
  * @param mixed $key The key under which the rule should be set
- * @param CakeRule|array $rule The validation rule to be set
+ * @param CakeValidationRule|array $rule The validation rule to be set
  * @return CakeValidationSet this instance
  */
 	public function setRule($key, $rule) {
-		if (!$rule instanceof CakeRule) {
-			$rule = new CakeRule($rule);
+		if (!$rule instanceof CakeValidationRule) {
+			$rule = new CakeValidationRule($rule);
 		}
 		$this->_rules[$key] = $rule;
 		return $this;
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public function setRules($rules = array(), $mergeVars = true) {
  * Fetches the correct error message for a failed validation
  *
  * @param string $name the name of the rule as it was configured
- * @param CakeRule $rule the object containing validation information
+ * @param CakeValidationRule $rule the object containing validation information
  * @return string
  */
 	protected function _processValidationResponse($name, $rule) {
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ public function offsetExists($index) {
  * Returns a rule object by its index
  *
  * @param string $index name of the rule
- * @return CakeRule
+ * @return CakeValidationRule
  **/
 	public function offsetGet($index) {
 		return $this->_rules[$index];
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ public function offsetGet($index) {
  * Sets or replace a validation rule
  *
  * @param string $index name of the rule
- * @param CakeRule|array rule to add to $index
+ * @param CakeValidationRule|array rule to add to $index
  **/
 	public function offsetSet($index, $rule) {
 		$this->setRule($index, $rule);
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelTest.php
index 3d3714842ae..2cde6b920dd 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelTest.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public static function suite() {
 		$suite = new PHPUnit_Framework_TestSuite('All Model related class tests');
 
 		$suite->addTestFile(CORE_TEST_CASES . DS . 'Model' . DS . 'Validator' . DS .'CakeValidationSetTest.php');
-		$suite->addTestFile(CORE_TEST_CASES . DS . 'Model' . DS . 'Validator' . DS .'CakeRuleTest.php');
+		$suite->addTestFile(CORE_TEST_CASES . DS . 'Model' . DS . 'Validator' . DS .'CakeValidationRuleTest.php');
 		$suite->addTestFile(CORE_TEST_CASES . DS . 'Model' . DS . 'ModelReadTest.php');
 		$suite->addTestFile(CORE_TEST_CASES . DS . 'Model' . DS . 'ModelWriteTest.php');
 		$suite->addTestFile(CORE_TEST_CASES . DS . 'Model' . DS . 'ModelDeleteTest.php');
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Validator/CakeRuleTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Validator/CakeValidationRuleTest.php
similarity index 87%
rename from lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Validator/CakeRuleTest.php
rename to lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Validator/CakeValidationRuleTest.php
index e96ce641dff..c72f4969fc8 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Validator/CakeRuleTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Validator/CakeValidationRuleTest.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /**
- * CakeRuleTest file
+ * CakeValidationRuleTest file
  *
  * PHP 5
  *
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
  * @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
  */
 
-App::uses('CakeRule', 'Model/Validator');
+App::uses('CakeValidationRule', 'Model/Validator');
 
 /**
- * CakeRuleTest
+ * CakeValidationRuleTest
  *
  * @package       Cake.Test.Case.Model.Validator
  */
-class CakeRuleTest extends CakeTestCase {
+class CakeValidationRuleTest extends CakeTestCase {
 
 /**
  * setUp method
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public function testIsValid() {
 		);
 		$methods = array();
 
-		$Rule = new CakeRule($def);
+		$Rule = new CakeValidationRule($def);
 		$Rule->process('fieldName', $data, $methods);
 		$this->assertFalse($Rule->isValid());
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public function testCustomMethods() {
 		);
 		$methods = array('mytestrule' => array($this, 'myTestRule'));
 
-		$Rule = new CakeRule($def);
+		$Rule = new CakeValidationRule($def);
 		$Rule->process('fieldName', $data, $methods);
 		$this->assertFalse($Rule->isValid());
 
@@ -114,19 +114,19 @@ public function testCustomMethods() {
  */
 	public function testIsRequired() {
 		$def = array('rule' => 'notEmpty', 'required' => true);
-		$Rule = new CakeRule($def);
+		$Rule = new CakeValidationRule($def);
 		$this->assertTrue($Rule->isRequired());
 
 		$def = array('rule' => 'notEmpty', 'required' => false);
-		$Rule = new CakeRule($def);
+		$Rule = new CakeValidationRule($def);
 		$this->assertFalse($Rule->isRequired());
 
 		$def = array('rule' => 'notEmpty', 'required' => 'create');
-		$Rule = new CakeRule($def);
+		$Rule = new CakeValidationRule($def);
 		$this->assertTrue($Rule->isRequired());
 
 		$def = array('rule' => 'notEmpty', 'required' => 'update');
-		$Rule = new CakeRule($def);
+		$Rule = new CakeValidationRule($def);
 		$this->assertFalse($Rule->isRequired());
 
 		$Rule->isUpdate(true);
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Validator/CakeValidationSetTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Validator/CakeValidationSetTest.php
index 5bb66f149c1..689e3e02309 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Validator/CakeValidationSetTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Validator/CakeValidationSetTest.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public function testGetRule() {
 		);
 
 		$result = $Field->getRule('notEmpty');
-		$this->assertInstanceOf('CakeRule', $result);
+		$this->assertInstanceOf('CakeValidationRule', $result);
 		$this->assertEquals('notEmpty', $result->rule);
 		$this->assertEquals(null, $result->required);
 		$this->assertEquals(false, $result->allowEmpty);
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public function testGetRules() {
 
 		$result = $Field->getRules();
 		$this->assertEquals(array('notEmpty'), array_keys($result));
-		$this->assertInstanceOf('CakeRule', $result['notEmpty']);
+		$this->assertInstanceOf('CakeValidationRule', $result['notEmpty']);
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -108,23 +108,23 @@ public function testGetRules() {
 	public function testSetRule() {
 		$rules = array('notEmpty' => array('rule' => 'notEmpty', 'message' => 'Can not be empty'));
 		$Field = new CakeValidationSet('title', $rules);
-		$Rule = new CakeRule($rules['notEmpty']);
+		$Rule = new CakeValidationRule($rules['notEmpty']);
 
 		$this->assertEquals($Rule, $Field->getRule('notEmpty'));
 
 		$rules = array('validEmail' => array('rule' => 'email', 'message' => 'Invalid email'));
-		$Rule = new CakeRule($rules['validEmail']);
+		$Rule = new CakeValidationRule($rules['validEmail']);
 		$Field->setRule('validEmail', $Rule);
 		$result = $Field->getRules();
 		$this->assertEquals(array('notEmpty', 'validEmail'), array_keys($result));
 
 		$rules = array('validEmail' => array('rule' => 'email', 'message' => 'Other message'));
-		$Rule = new CakeRule($rules['validEmail']);
+		$Rule = new CakeValidationRule($rules['validEmail']);
 		$Field->setRule('validEmail', $Rule);
 		$result = $Field->getRules();
 		$this->assertEquals(array('notEmpty', 'validEmail'), array_keys($result));
 		$result = $Field->getRule('validEmail');
-		$this->assertInstanceOf('CakeRule', $result);
+		$this->assertInstanceOf('CakeValidationRule', $result);
 		$this->assertEquals('email', $result->rule);
 		$this->assertEquals(null, $result->required);
 		$this->assertEquals(false, $result->allowEmpty);
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ public function testSetRule() {
 	public function testSetRules() {
 		$rule = array('notEmpty' => array('rule' => 'notEmpty', 'message' => 'Can not be empty'));
 		$Field = new CakeValidationSet('title', $rule);
-		$RuleEmpty = new CakeRule($rule['notEmpty']);
+		$RuleEmpty = new CakeValidationRule($rule['notEmpty']);
 
 		$rule = array('validEmail' => array('rule' => 'email', 'message' => 'Invalid email'));
-		$RuleEmail = new CakeRule($rule['validEmail']);
+		$RuleEmail = new CakeValidationRule($rule['validEmail']);
 
 		$rules = array('validEmail' => $RuleEmail);
 		$Field->setRules($rules, false);
@@ -170,15 +170,15 @@ public function testArrayAccessGet() {
 		));
 
 		$rule = $Set['notEmpty'];
-		$this->assertInstanceOf('CakeRule', $rule);
+		$this->assertInstanceOf('CakeValidationRule', $rule);
 		$this->assertEquals('notEmpty', $rule->rule);
 
 		$rule = $Set['numeric'];
-		$this->assertInstanceOf('CakeRule', $rule);
+		$this->assertInstanceOf('CakeValidationRule', $rule);
 		$this->assertEquals('numeric', $rule->rule);
 
 		$rule = $Set['other'];
-		$this->assertInstanceOf('CakeRule', $rule);
+		$this->assertInstanceOf('CakeValidationRule', $rule);
 		$this->assertEquals(array('other', 1), $rule->rule);
 	}
 
@@ -213,13 +213,13 @@ public function testArrayAccessSet() {
 		$this->assertFalse(isset($Set['other']));
 		$Set['other'] = array('rule' => array('other', 1));
 		$rule = $Set['other'];
-		$this->assertInstanceOf('CakeRule', $rule);
+		$this->assertInstanceOf('CakeValidationRule', $rule);
 		$this->assertEquals(array('other', 1), $rule->rule);
 
 		$this->assertFalse(isset($Set['numeric']));
-		$Set['numeric'] = new CakeRule(array('rule' => 'numeric'));
+		$Set['numeric'] = new CakeValidationRule(array('rule' => 'numeric'));
 		$rule = $Set['numeric'];
-		$this->assertInstanceOf('CakeRule', $rule);
+		$this->assertInstanceOf('CakeValidationRule', $rule);
 		$this->assertEquals('numeric', $rule->rule);
 	}
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ public function testIterator() {
 			if ($i === 2) {
 				$this->assertEquals('other', $name);
 			}
-			$this->assertInstanceOf('CakeRule', $rule);
+			$this->assertInstanceOf('CakeValidationRule', $rule);
 			$i++;
 		}
 		$this->assertEquals(3, $i);