diff --git a/cake/console/libs/tasks/model.php b/cake/console/libs/tasks/model.php
index 39307355be8..c9f2920bedf 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/tasks/model.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/tasks/model.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class ModelTask extends Shell {
  * @var array
  * @access public
  */
-	var $tasks = array('DbConfig', 'Fixture', 'Test');
+	var $tasks = array('DbConfig', 'Fixture', 'Test', 'Template');
 
 /**
  * Holds tables found on connection.
@@ -700,7 +700,12 @@ function bake($name, $associations = array(),  $validate = array(), $primaryKey
 			$useDbConfig = $name->useDbConfig;
 			$name = $name->name;
 		}
-
+		
+		$this->Template->set(compact('name', 'useDbConfig', 'associations', 'validate', 'primaryKey', 'useTable'));
+		$this->Template->set('plugin', $this->plugin);
+		$out = $this->Template->generate('objects', 'model');
+		
+		/*
 		$out = "<?php\n";
 		$out .= "class {$name} extends {$this->plugin}AppModel {\n\n";
 		$out .= "\tvar \$name = '{$name}';\n";
@@ -841,9 +846,11 @@ function bake($name, $associations = array(),  $validate = array(), $primaryKey
 		}
 		$out .= "}\n";
 		$out .= "?>";
+		*/
 		$filename = $this->path . Inflector::underscore($name) . '.php';
 		$this->out("\nBaking model class for $name...");
-		return $this->createFile($filename, $out);
+		$this->createFile($filename, $out);
+		return $out;
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/cake/console/libs/templates/objects/model.ctp b/cake/console/libs/templates/objects/model.ctp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5cb28dc9cfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cake/console/libs/templates/objects/model.ctp
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Model template file.
+ *
+ * Used by bake to create new Model files.
+ *
+ * PHP versions 4 and 5
+ *
+ * CakePHP(tm) : Rapid Development Framework (http://cakephp.org)
+ * Copyright 2005-2009, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
+ *
+ * Licensed under The MIT License
+ * Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
+ *
+ * @copyright     Copyright 2005-2009, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
+ * @link          http://cakephp.org
+ * @package       cake
+ * @subpackage    cake.console.libs.templates.objects
+ * @since         CakePHP(tm) v 1.3
+ * @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
+ */
+
+echo "<?php\n"; ?>
+class <?php echo $name ?> extends <?php echo $plugin; ?>AppModel {
+	var $name = '<?php echo $name; ?>';
+<?php if ($useDbConfig != 'default'): ?>
+	var $useDbConfig = '<?php echo $useDbConfig; ?>';
+<?php endif;?>
+<?php if (($useTable && $useTable !== Inflector::tableize($name)) || $useTable === false):
+	$table = "'$useTable'";
+	if (!$useTable):
+		$table = 'false';
+	endif;
+	echo "\tvar \$useTable = $table;\n";
+endif; ?>
+<?php if ($primaryKey !== 'id'): ?>
+	var $primaryKey = '<?php echo $primaryKey; ?>';
+<?php endif; ?>
+<?php 
+if (!empty($validate)):
+	echo "\tvar \$validate = array(\n";
+	foreach ($validate as $field => $validations):
+		echo "\t\t'$field' => array(\n";
+		foreach ($validations as $key => $validator):
+			echo "\t\t\t'$key' => array('rule' => array('$validator')),\n";
+		endforeach;
+		echo "\t\t),\n";
+	endforeach;
+	echo "\t);\n";
+endif; 
+
+foreach (array('hasOne', 'belongsTo') as $assocType):
+	if (!empty($associations[$assocType])):
+		$typeCount = count($associations[$assocType]);
+		echo "\n\tvar \$$assocType = array(";
+		foreach ($associations[$assocType] as $i => $relation):
+			$out = "\n\t\t'{$relation['alias']}' => array(\n";
+			$out .= "\t\t\t'className' => '{$relation['className']}',\n";
+			$out .= "\t\t\t'foreignKey' => '{$relation['foreignKey']}',\n";
+			$out .= "\t\t\t'conditions' => '',\n";
+			$out .= "\t\t\t'fields' => '',\n";
+			$out .= "\t\t\t'order' => ''\n";
+			$out .= "\t\t)";
+			if ($i + 1 < $typeCount) {
+				$out .= ",";
+			}
+			echo $out;
+		endforeach;
+		echo "\n\t);\n";
+	endif;
+endforeach;
+
+if (!empty($associations['hasMany'])):
+	$belongsToCount = count($associations['hasMany']);
+	echo "\n\tvar \$hasMany = array(";
+	foreach ($associations['hasMany'] as $i => $relation):
+		$out = "\n\t\t'{$relation['alias']}' => array(\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'className' => '{$relation['className']}',\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'foreignKey' => '{$relation['foreignKey']}',\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'dependent' => false,\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'conditions' => '',\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'fields' => '',\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'order' => '',\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'limit' => '',\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'offset' => '',\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'exclusive' => '',\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'finderQuery' => '',\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'counterQuery' => ''\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t)";
+		if ($i + 1 < $belongsToCount) {
+			$out .= ",";
+		}
+		echo $out;
+	endforeach;
+	echo "\n\t);\n\n";
+endif;
+
+if (!empty($associations['hasAndBelongsToMany'])):
+	$habtmCount = count($associations['hasAndBelongsToMany']);
+	echo "\n\tvar \$hasAndBelongsToMany = array(";
+	foreach ($associations['hasAndBelongsToMany'] as $i => $relation):
+		$out = "\n\t\t'{$relation['alias']}' => array(\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'className' => '{$relation['className']}',\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'joinTable' => '{$relation['joinTable']}',\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'foreignKey' => '{$relation['foreignKey']}',\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'associationForeignKey' => '{$relation['associationForeignKey']}',\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'unique' => true,\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'conditions' => '',\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'fields' => '',\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'order' => '',\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'limit' => '',\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'offset' => '',\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'finderQuery' => '',\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'deleteQuery' => '',\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t\t'insertQuery' => ''\n";
+		$out .= "\t\t)";
+		if ($i + 1 < $habtmCount) {
+			$out .= ",";
+		}
+		echo $out;
+	endforeach;
+	echo "\n\t);\n\n";
+endif;
+?>
+<?php echo '?>'; ?>
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/tasks/model.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/tasks/model.test.php
index 9c49bde375e..d66a6c9d34a 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/tasks/model.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/tasks/model.test.php
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@
 	ob_end_clean();
 }
 
-if (!class_exists('ModelTask')) {
-	require CAKE . 'console' .  DS . 'libs' . DS . 'tasks' . DS . 'model.php';
-	require CAKE . 'console' .  DS . 'libs' . DS . 'tasks' . DS . 'fixture.php';
-}
+require_once CAKE . 'console' .  DS . 'libs' . DS . 'tasks' . DS . 'model.php';
+require_once CAKE . 'console' .  DS . 'libs' . DS . 'tasks' . DS . 'fixture.php';
+require_once CAKE . 'console' .  DS . 'libs' . DS . 'tasks' . DS . 'template.php';
+
 
 Mock::generatePartial(
 	'ShellDispatcher', 'TestModelTaskMockShellDispatcher',
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ class ModelTaskTest extends CakeTestCase {
 	function startTest() {
 		$this->Dispatcher =& new TestModelTaskMockShellDispatcher();
 		$this->Task =& new MockModelTask($this->Dispatcher);
-		$this->Task->Dispatch = new $this->Dispatcher;
+		$this->Task->Dispatch =& new $this->Dispatcher;
+		$this->Task->Dispatch->shellPaths = Configure::read('shellPaths');
+		$this->Task->Template =& new TemplateTask($this->Task->Dispatch);
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -517,5 +519,86 @@ function testInOptions() {
 		$result = $this->Task->inOptions($options, 'Pick a number');
 		$this->assertEqual($result, 1);
 	}
+
+/**
+ * test baking validation
+ *
+ * @return void
+ **/
+	function testBakeValidation() {
+		$validate = array(
+			'name' => array(
+				'notempty' => 'notempty'
+			),
+			'email' => array(
+				'email' => 'email',
+			),
+			'some_date' => array(
+				'date' => 'date'
+			),
+			'some_time' => array(
+				'time' => 'time'
+			)
+		);
+		$result = $this->Task->bake('Article', array(),  $validate);
+		$this->assertPattern('/class Article extends AppModel \{/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/\$name \= \'Article\'/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/\$validate \= array\(/', $result);
+		$pattern = '/' . preg_quote("'notempty' => array('rule' => array('notempty')),", '/') . '/';
+		$this->assertPattern($pattern, $result);
+	}
+/**
+ * test baking relations
+ *
+ * @return void
+ **/
+	function testBakeRelations() {
+		$associations = array(
+			'belongsTo' => array(
+				array(
+					'alias' => 'SomethingElse',
+					'className' => 'SomethingElse',
+					'foreignKey' => 'something_else_id',
+				),
+				array(
+					'alias' => 'User',
+					'className' => 'User',
+					'foreignKey' => 'user_id',
+				),
+			),
+			'hasOne' => array(
+				array(
+					'alias' => 'OtherModel',
+					'className' => 'OtherModel',
+					'foreignKey' => 'other_model_id',
+				),
+			),
+			'hasMany' => array(
+				array(
+					'alias' => 'Comment',
+					'className' => 'Comment',
+					'foreignKey' => 'parent_id',
+				),
+			),
+			'hasAndBelongsToMany' => array(
+				array(
+					'alias' => 'Tag',
+					'className' => 'Tag',
+					'foreignKey' => 'article_id',
+					'joinTable' => 'articles_tags',
+					'associationForeignKey' => 'tag_id',
+				),
+			)
+		);
+		$result = $this->Task->bake('Article', $associations,  array());
+		$this->assertPattern('/\$hasAndBelongsToMany \= array\(/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/\$hasMany \= array\(/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/\$belongsTo \= array\(/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/\$hasOne \= array\(/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/Tag/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/OtherModel/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/SomethingElse/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/Comment/', $result);
+	}
 }
 ?>
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