diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/datasources/dbo_source.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/datasources/dbo_source.test.php
index f7598ba11d3..eef348313dd 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/datasources/dbo_source.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/datasources/dbo_source.test.php
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ class DboSourceTest extends CakeTestCase {
  */
 	var $fixtures = array(
 		'core.apple', 'core.article', 'core.articles_tag', 'core.attachment', 'core.comment',
-		'core.sample', 'core.tag', 'core.user', 'core.post', 'core.author'
+		'core.sample', 'core.tag', 'core.user', 'core.post', 'core.author', 'core.data_test'
 	);
 
 /**
@@ -4329,8 +4329,6 @@ function testVirtualFields() {
  * @return void
  */
 	function testVirtualFieldsInConditions() {
-		$this->loadFixtures('Article');
-
 		$Article =& ClassRegistry::init('Article');
 		$Article->virtualFields = array(
 			'this_moment' => 'NOW()',
@@ -4374,7 +4372,6 @@ function testConditionsWithComplexVirtualFields() {
 					* COS((50 - Article.longitude) * PI() / 180)
 				) * 180 / PI() * 60 * 1.1515 * 1.609344'
 		);
-
 		$conditions = array('distance >=' => 20);
 		$result = $this->db->conditions($conditions, true, true, $Article);
 
@@ -4389,8 +4386,6 @@ function testConditionsWithComplexVirtualFields() {
  * @return void
  */
 	function testVirtualFieldsInOrder() {
-		$this->loadFixtures('Article');
-
 		$Article =& ClassRegistry::init('Article');
 		$Article->virtualFields = array(
 			'this_moment' => 'NOW()',
@@ -4413,8 +4408,6 @@ function testVirtualFieldsInOrder() {
  * @return void
  */
 	function testVirtualFieldsInCalculate() {
-		$this->loadFixtures('Article');
-
 		$Article =& ClassRegistry::init('Article');
 		$Article->virtualFields = array(
 			'this_moment' => 'NOW()',
@@ -4455,6 +4448,39 @@ function testVirtualFieldsFetch() {
 		));
 		$this->assertEqual($expected, $result);
 	}
+˝
+/**
+ * test reading complex virtualFields with subqueries.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testVirtualFieldsComplexRead() {
+		$this->loadFixtures('DataTest', 'Article', 'Comment');
+		
+		$Article =& ClassRegistry::init('Article');
+		$commentTable = $this->db->fullTableName('comments');
+		$Article =& ClassRegistry::init('Article');
+		$Article->virtualFields = array(
+			'comment_count' => 'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM ' . $commentTable . 
+				' AS Comment WHERE Article.id = Comment.article_id'
+		);
+		$result = $Article->find('all');
+		$this->assertTrue(count($result) > 0);
+		$this->assertTrue($result[0]['Article']['comment_count'] > 0);
+
+		$DataTest =& ClassRegistry::init('DataTest');
+		$DataTest->virtualFields = array(
+			'complicated' => 'ACOS(SIN(20 * PI() / 180)
+				* SIN(DataTest.float * PI() / 180)
+				+ COS(20 * PI() / 180)
+				* COS(DataTest.count * PI() / 180)
+				* COS((50 - DataTest.float) * PI() / 180)
+				) * 180 / PI() * 60 * 1.1515 * 1.609344'
+		);
+		$result = $DataTest->find('all');
+		$this->assertTrue(count($result) > 0);
+		$this->assertTrue($result[0]['DataTest']['complicated'] > 0);
+	}
 
 /**
  * test that virtualFields with complex functions and aliases work.
@@ -4489,8 +4515,6 @@ function testFieldsWithComplexVirtualFields() {
  * @return void
  */
 	function testVirtualFieldsInGroup() {
-		$this->loadFixtures('Article');
-
 		$Article =& ClassRegistry::init('Article');
 		$Article->virtualFields = array(
 			'this_year' => 'YEAR(Article.created)'
diff --git a/cake/tests/fixtures/data_test_fixture.php b/cake/tests/fixtures/data_test_fixture.php
index 54af3a20045..adf635b9ee4 100644
--- a/cake/tests/fixtures/data_test_fixture.php
+++ b/cake/tests/fixtures/data_test_fixture.php
@@ -55,5 +55,12 @@ class DataTestFixture extends CakeTestFixture {
  * @var array
  * @access public
  */
-	var $records = array();
+	var $records = array(
+		array(
+			'count' => 2,
+			'float' => 2.4,
+			'created' => '2010-09-06 12:28:00',
+			'updated' => '2010-09-06 12:28:00'
+		)
+	);
 }