diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Mssql.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Mssql.php
index b27b8cb18ff..db390bf12bf 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Mssql.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Mssql.php
@@ -689,4 +689,19 @@ protected function _getPrimaryKey($model) {
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
+
+/**
+ * Executes given SQL statement.
+ *
+ * @param string $sql SQL statement
+ * @param array $params list of params to be bound to query
+ * @param array $prepareOptions Options to be used in the prepare statement
+ * @return PDOStatement if query executes with no problem, true as the result of a succesfull
+ * query returning no rows, suchs as a CREATE statement, false otherwise
+ */
+	protected function _execute($sql, $params = array(), $prepareOptions = array()) {
+		$prepareOptions += array(PDO::ATTR_CURSOR => PDO::CURSOR_SCROLL);
+		return parent::_execute($sql, $params, $prepareOptions);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/DboSource.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/DboSource.php
index 8d3db098b42..b40c682a3f6 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/DboSource.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/DboSource.php
@@ -450,10 +450,11 @@ public function execute($sql, $options = array(), $params = array()) {
  *
  * @param string $sql SQL statement
  * @param array $params list of params to be bound to query
+ * @param array $prepareOptions Options to be used in the prepare statement
  * @return PDOStatement if query executes with no problem, true as the result of a succesfull
  * query returning no rows, suchs as a CREATE statement, false otherwise
  */
-	protected function _execute($sql, $params = array()) {
+	protected function _execute($sql, $params = array(), $prepareOptions = array()) {
 		$sql = trim($sql);
 		if (preg_match('/^(?:CREATE|ALTER|DROP)/i', $sql)) {
 			$statements = array_filter(explode(';', $sql));
@@ -464,7 +465,7 @@ protected function _execute($sql, $params = array()) {
 		}
 
 		try {
-			$query = $this->_connection->prepare($sql);
+			$query = $this->_connection->prepare($sql, $prepareOptions);
 			$query->setFetchMode(PDO::FETCH_LAZY);
 			if (!$query->execute($params)) {
 				$this->_results = $query;