diff --git a/src/TestSuite/TestCase.php b/src/TestSuite/TestCase.php
index d990a24dd89..66057605fa8 100644
--- a/src/TestSuite/TestCase.php
+++ b/src/TestSuite/TestCase.php
@@ -673,12 +673,12 @@ protected function skipUnless($condition, $message = '')
      * Mock a model, maintain fixtures and table association
      *
      * @param string $alias The model to get a mock for.
-     * @param array $methods The list of methods to mock
+     * @param array|null $methods The list of methods to mock
      * @param array $options The config data for the mock's constructor.
      * @throws \Cake\ORM\Exception\MissingTableClassException
      * @return \Cake\ORM\Table|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
      */
-    public function getMockForModel($alias, array $methods = [], array $options = [])
+    public function getMockForModel($alias, $methods = [], array $options = [])
     {
         /** @var \Cake\ORM\Table $className */
         $className = $this->_getTableClassName($alias, $options);
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/TestSuite/TestCaseTest.php b/tests/TestCase/TestSuite/TestCaseTest.php
index d6525b49ffc..2a87e53e333 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/TestSuite/TestCaseTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/TestSuite/TestCaseTest.php
@@ -494,6 +494,16 @@ public function testGetMockForModelTable()
         $entity = new Entity([]);
         $this->assertTrue($Mock->save($entity));
         $this->assertFalse($Mock->save($entity));
+        
+        $Mock = $this->getMockForModel(
+            'Table',
+            null,
+            ['alias' => 'Comments', 'className' => '\Cake\ORM\Table']
+        );
+
+        $result = $this->getTableLocator()->get('Comments');
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Cake\ORM\Table', $result);
+        $this->assertEquals('Comments', $Mock->getAlias());
     }
 
     /**