diff --git a/cake/libs/model/model.php b/cake/libs/model/model.php
index 396da7d4eec..a375dc2eb62 100644
--- a/cake/libs/model/model.php
+++ b/cake/libs/model/model.php
@@ -331,9 +331,9 @@ class Model extends Object {
 	public $__backAssociation = array();
 
 	public $__backInnerAssociation = array();
-	
+
 	public $__backOriginalAssociation = array();
-	
+
 	public $__backContainableAssociation = array();
 
 /**
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ public function hasField($name, $checkVirtual = false) {
 	}
 
 /**
- * Check that a method is callable on a model.  This will check both the model's own methods, its 
+ * Check that a method is callable on a model.  This will check both the model's own methods, its
  * inherited methods and methods that could be callable through behaviors.
  *
  * @param string $method The method to be called.
@@ -2156,7 +2156,7 @@ function find($conditions = null, $fields = array(), $order = null, $recursive =
 
 		if ($query['callbacks'] === true || $query['callbacks'] === 'before') {
 			$return = $this->Behaviors->trigger(
-				'beforeFind', 
+				'beforeFind',
 				array(&$this, $query),
 				array('break' => true, 'breakOn' => array(false, null), 'modParams' => 1)
 			);
@@ -2321,7 +2321,6 @@ function _findList($state, $query, $results = array()) {
  */
 	protected function _findNeighbors($state, $query, $results = array()) {
 		if ($state == 'before') {
-			$query = array_merge(array('recursive' => 0), $query);
 			extract($query);
 			$conditions = (array)$conditions;
 			if (isset($field) && isset($value)) {
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model_read.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model_read.test.php
index 29ef9e929d3..8788b04afd9 100755
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model_read.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model_read.test.php
@@ -3504,11 +3504,14 @@ public function testFindNeighbors() {
 		$expected = array(
 			'prev' => null,
 			'next' => array(
-				'Article' => array('id' => 2)
+				'Article' => array('id' => 2),
+				'Comment' => array(),
+				'Tag' => array()
 		));
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
 
 		$TestModel->id = 2;
+		$TestModel->recursive = 0;
 		$result = $TestModel->find('neighbors', array(
 			'fields' => array('id')
 		));
@@ -3525,12 +3528,14 @@ public function testFindNeighbors() {
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
 
 		$TestModel->id = 3;
+		$TestModel->recursive = 1;
 		$result = $TestModel->find('neighbors', array('fields' => array('id')));
 		$expected = array(
 			'prev' => array(
-				'Article' => array(
-					'id' => 2
-			)),
+				'Article' => array('id' => 2),
+				'Comment' => array(),
+				'Tag' => array()
+			),
 			'next' => null
 		);
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
@@ -4793,7 +4798,7 @@ function bindWithCustomPrimaryKey() {
 	}
 
 /**
- * test that calling unbindModel() with reset == true multiple times 
+ * test that calling unbindModel() with reset == true multiple times
  * leaves associations in the correct state.
  *
  * @return void