diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php
index f5b8ec92135..dd89cf13695 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php
@@ -3189,6 +3189,11 @@ public function invalidFields($options = array()) {
 						if (is_array($validator['rule']) && $args === null) {
 							$args = array_slice($ruleSet[$index]['rule'], 1);
 						}
+						if (!empty($args)) {
+							foreach ($args as $k => $arg) {
+								$args[$k] = __d($validationDomain, $arg);
+							}
+						}
 						$message = __d($validationDomain, $message, $args);
 					} elseif (is_string($index)) {
 						if (is_array($validator['rule'])) {
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelValidationTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelValidationTest.php
index b2b79c66ca1..8c0be4162cb 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelValidationTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelValidationTest.php
@@ -761,6 +761,44 @@ public function testValidationMessageAsArray() {
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $TestModel->validationErrors);
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Test validation message translation
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testValidationMessageTranslation() {
+		$lang = Configure::read('Config.language');
+		Configure::write('Config.language', 'en');
+		App::build(array(
+			'Locale' => array(CAKE . 'Test' . DS . 'test_app' . DS . 'Locale' . DS),
+		), App::RESET);
+
+		$TestModel = new ValidationTest1();
+		$TestModel->validationDomain = 'validation_messages';
+		$TestModel->validate = array(
+			'title' => array(
+				array(
+					'rule' => array('customValidationMethod', 'arg1'),
+					'required' => true,
+					'message' => 'Validation failed: %s'
+				)
+			)
+		);
+
+		$TestModel->create();
+		$TestModel->invalidFields();
+		$expected = array(
+			'title' => array(
+				'Translated validation failed: Translated arg1',
+			)
+		);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $TestModel->validationErrors);
+
+		$TestModel->validationDomain = 'default';
+		Configure::write('Config.language', $lang);
+		App::build();
+	}
+
 /**
  * Test for 'on' => [create|update] in validation rules.
  *
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/test_app/Locale/eng/LC_MESSAGES/validation_messages.po b/lib/Cake/Test/test_app/Locale/eng/LC_MESSAGES/validation_messages.po
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4559a2a6874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/test_app/Locale/eng/LC_MESSAGES/validation_messages.po
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+msgid "Validation failed: %s"
+msgstr "Translated validation failed: %s"
+
+msgid "arg1"
+msgstr "Translated arg1"
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