diff --git a/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/CookieComponent.php b/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/CookieComponent.php
index 4332dac8121..5aeb5a36542 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/CookieComponent.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/CookieComponent.php
@@ -229,27 +229,14 @@ public function write($key, $value = null, $encrypt = true, $expires = null) {
 		}
 
 		foreach ($key as $name => $value) {
-			$names = array($name);
 			if (strpos($name, '.') !== false) {
-				$names = explode('.', $name, 2);
-			}
-			$firstName = $names[0];
-			$isMultiValue = (is_array($value) || count($names) > 1);
-
-			if (!isset($this->_values[$this->name][$firstName]) && $isMultiValue) {
-				$this->_values[$this->name][$firstName] = array();
-			}
-
-			if (count($names) > 1) {
-				$this->_values[$this->name][$firstName] = Hash::insert(
-					$this->_values[$this->name][$firstName],
-					$names[1],
-					$value
-				);
+				$this->_values[$this->name] = Hash::insert($this->_values[$this->name], $name, $value);
+				list($name) = explode('.', $name, 2);
+				$value = $this->_values[$this->name][$name];
 			} else {
-				$this->_values[$this->name][$firstName] = $value;
+				$this->_values[$this->name][$name] = $value;
 			}
-			$this->_write('[' . $firstName . ']', $this->_values[$this->name][$firstName]);
+			$this->_write('[' . $name . ']', $value);
 		}
 		$this->_encrypted = true;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/CookieComponentTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/CookieComponentTest.php
index c3fddddb379..ea2f4998bd5 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/CookieComponentTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/CookieComponentTest.php
@@ -429,6 +429,24 @@ public function testWriteMixedArray() {
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Test that replacing scalar with array works.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testReplaceScalarWithArray() {
+		$this->Cookie->write('foo', 1);
+		$this->Cookie->write('foo.bar', 2);
+
+		$data = $this->Cookie->read();
+		$expected = array(
+			'foo' => array(
+				'bar' => 2
+			)
+		);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $data);
+	}
+
 /**
  * testReadingCookieValue
  *