diff --git a/cake/libs/inflector.php b/cake/libs/inflector.php
index 3b1efd0cc0d..9221c820b22 100644
--- a/cake/libs/inflector.php
+++ b/cake/libs/inflector.php
@@ -234,6 +234,13 @@ class Inflector {
  */
 	protected static $_cache = array();
 
+/**
+ * The initial state of Inflector so reset() works.
+ *
+ * @var array
+ */
+	protected static $_initialState = array();
+
 /**
  * Cache inflected values, and return if already available
  *
@@ -255,6 +262,24 @@ protected static function _cache($type, $key, $value = false) {
 		return self::$_cache[$type][$key];
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Clears Inflectors inflected value caches. And resets the inflection
+ * rules to the initial values.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public static function reset() {
+		if (empty(self::$_initialState)) {
+			self::$_initialState = get_class_vars('Inflector');
+			return;
+		}
+		foreach (self::$_initialState as $key => $val) {
+			if ($key != '_initialState') {
+				self::${$key} = $val;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 /**
  * Adds custom inflection $rules, of either 'plural', 'singular' or 'transliteration' $type.
  *
@@ -540,3 +565,6 @@ public static function slug($string, $replacement = '_', $map = array()) {
 		return preg_replace(array_keys($map), array_values($map), $string);
 	}
 }
+
+// Store the initial state
+Inflector::reset();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/all_libs.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/all_libs.test.php
index 32a196953dd..3d334d72b26 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/all_libs.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/all_libs.test.php
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public static function suite() {
 		$suite->addTestFile(CORE_TEST_CASES . DS . 'libs' . DS . 'error_handler.test.php');
 		$suite->addTestFile(CORE_TEST_CASES . DS . 'libs' . DS . 'file.test.php');
 		$suite->addTestFile(CORE_TEST_CASES . DS . 'libs' . DS . 'folder.test.php');
+		$suite->addTestFile(CORE_TEST_CASES . DS . 'libs' . DS . 'inflector.test.php');
 		$suite->addTestFile(CORE_TEST_CASES . DS . 'libs' . DS . 'log' . DS . 'file_log.test.php');
 		$suite->addTestFile(CORE_TEST_CASES . DS . 'libs' . DS . 'cake_log.test.php');
 		$suite->addTestFile(CORE_TEST_CASES . DS . 'libs' . DS . 'class_registry.test.php');
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/inflector.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/inflector.test.php
index 4dab49f4933..edf434e9b9f 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/inflector.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/inflector.test.php
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@
 class InflectorTest extends CakeTestCase {
 
 /**
- * Inflector property
+ * teardown
  *
- * @var mixed null
- * @access public
+ * @return void
  */
-	public $Inflector = null;
+	function tearDown() {
+		parent::tearDown();
+		Inflector::reset();
+	}
 
 /**
  * testInflectingSingulars method