diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ModelTask.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ModelTask.php
index 376437bde41..bcdbdda9863 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ModelTask.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ModelTask.php
@@ -426,6 +426,8 @@ public function fieldValidation($fieldName, $metaData, $primaryKey = 'id') {
 					$guess = $methods['uuid'];
 				} elseif ($metaData['type'] == 'string') {
 					$guess = $methods['notempty'];
+				} elseif ($metaData['type'] == 'text') {
+					$guess = $methods['notempty'];
 				} elseif ($metaData['type'] == 'integer') {
 					$guess = $methods['numeric'];
 				} elseif ($metaData['type'] == 'boolean') {