diff --git a/cake/libs/view/helpers/paginator.php b/cake/libs/view/helpers/paginator.php
index f5e197a0558..8dd83a144c2 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/helpers/paginator.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/helpers/paginator.php
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ function sortKey($model = null, $options = array()) {
 
 		if (isset($options['sort']) && !empty($options['sort'])) {
 			if (preg_match('/(?:\w+\.)?(\w+)/', $options['sort'], $result) && isset($result[1])) {
-				return $result[1];
+				if ($result[0] == $this->defaultModel()) {
+					return $result[1];
+				}
 			}
 			return $options['sort'];
 		} elseif (isset($options['order']) && is_array($options['order'])) {
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ function sortKey($model = null, $options = array()) {
 			if (preg_match('/(?:\w+\.)?(\w+)/', $options['order'], $result) && isset($result[1])) {
 				return $result[1];
 			}
+			return $options['order'];
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
@@ -223,13 +226,7 @@ function sort($title, $key = null, $options = array()) {
 		}
 		$dir = 'asc';
 		$sortKey = $this->sortKey($options['model']);
-		$defaultModel = $this->defaultModel();
-
-		if (strpos($sortKey, $defaultModel) !== false && strpos($key, $defaultModel) === false) {
-			$isSorted = ($sortKey === $defaultModel . '.' . $key);
-		} else {
-			$isSorted = ($sortKey === $key);
-		}
+		$isSorted = ($sortKey === $key);
 
 		if ($isSorted && $this->sortDir($options['model']) === 'asc') {
 			$dir = 'desc';
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/paginator.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/paginator.test.php
index 6939f00b5aa..69095f1d89a 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/paginator.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/paginator.test.php
@@ -911,5 +911,33 @@ function testWithPlugin() {
 		$result = $this->Paginator->link('Page 3', array('page' => 3));
 		$this->assertPattern('/["\']\/issues\/index\/page:3["\']/', $result);
 	}
+
+/**
+ * testNextLinkUsingDotNotation method
+ *
+ * @access public
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testNextLinkUsingDotNotation() {
+		Router::reload();
+		Router::parse('/');
+		Router::setRequestInfo(array(
+			array('plugin' => null, 'controller' => 'accounts', 'action' => 'index', 'pass' => array(),	 'form' => array(), 'url' => array('url' => 'accounts/', 'mod_rewrite' => 'true'), 'bare' => 0),
+			array('plugin' => null, 'controller' => null, 'action' => null, 'base' => '/officespace', 'here' => '/officespace/accounts/', 'webroot' => '/officespace/', 'passedArgs' => array())
+		));
+
+		$this->Paginator->params['paging']['Article']['options']['order'] = array('Article.title' => 'asc');
+		$this->Paginator->params['paging']['Article']['page'] = 1;
+
+		$test = array('url'=> array(
+			'page'=> '1',
+			'sort'=>'Article.title',
+			'direction'=>'asc',
+		));
+		$this->Paginator->options($test);
+
+		$result = $this->Paginator->next('Next');
+		$this->assertPattern('/\/accounts\/index\/page:2\/sort:Article.title\/direction:asc">Next<\/a>$/', $result);
+	}
 }
-?>
+?>
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