diff --git a/lib/Cake/TestSuite/Fixture/CakeFixtureManager.php b/lib/Cake/TestSuite/Fixture/CakeFixtureManager.php
index 86007d2f45e..1315469c2fb 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/TestSuite/Fixture/CakeFixtureManager.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/TestSuite/Fixture/CakeFixtureManager.php
@@ -229,7 +229,9 @@ public function load(CakeTestCase $test) {
 				$db = ConnectionManager::getDataSource($fixture->useDbConfig);
 				$db->begin();
 				$this->_setupTable($fixture, $db, $test->dropTables);
-				$fixture->truncate($db);
+				if (!$test->dropTables) {
+					$fixture->truncate($db);
+				}
 				$fixture->insert($db);
 				$db->commit();
 			}
@@ -274,7 +276,9 @@ public function loadSingle($name, $db = null, $dropTables = true) {
 				$db = ConnectionManager::getDataSource($fixture->useDbConfig);
 			}
 			$this->_setupTable($fixture, $db, $dropTables);
-			$fixture->truncate($db);
+			if (!$dropTables) {
+				$fixture->truncate($db);
+			}
 			$fixture->insert($db);
 		} else {
 			throw new UnexpectedValueException(__d('cake_dev', 'Referenced fixture class %s not found', $name));