diff --git a/src/Database/Expression/QueryExpression.php b/src/Database/Expression/QueryExpression.php
index f2e7e44eceb..cf8606edfc2 100644
--- a/src/Database/Expression/QueryExpression.php
+++ b/src/Database/Expression/QueryExpression.php
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public function tieWith($conjunction = null)
      */
     public function type($conjunction = null)
     {
-        return $this->setConjunction($conjunction);
+        return $this->tieWith($conjunction);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Database/Expression/QueryExpressionTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Database/Expression/QueryExpressionTest.php
index 329431c37bd..d6bd88f3754 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Database/Expression/QueryExpressionTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Database/Expression/QueryExpressionTest.php
@@ -23,6 +23,57 @@
  */
 class QueryExpressionTest extends TestCase
 {
+    /**
+     * Test setConjunction()/getConjunction() works.
+     *
+     * @return
+     */
+    public function testConjunction()
+    {
+        $expr = new QueryExpression(['1', '2']);
+        $binder = new ValueBinder();
+
+        $this->assertSame($expr, $expr->setConjunction('+'));
+        $this->assertSame('+', $expr->getConjunction());
+
+        $result = $expr->sql($binder);
+        $this->assertEquals('(1 + 2)', $result);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test tieWith() works.
+     *
+     * @return
+     */
+    public function testTieWith()
+    {
+        $expr = new QueryExpression(['1', '2']);
+        $binder = new ValueBinder();
+
+        $this->assertSame($expr, $expr->tieWith('+'));
+        $this->assertSame('+', $expr->tieWith());
+
+        $result = $expr->sql($binder);
+        $this->assertEquals('(1 + 2)', $result);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test type() works.
+     *
+     * @return
+     */
+    public function testType()
+    {
+        $expr = new QueryExpression(['1', '2']);
+        $binder = new ValueBinder();
+
+        $this->assertSame($expr, $expr->type('+'));
+        $this->assertSame('+', $expr->type());
+
+        $result = $expr->sql($binder);
+        $this->assertEquals('(1 + 2)', $result);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test and() and or() calls work transparently
      *