diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Sqlite.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Sqlite.php
index 8251fc34b57..6a7f3576a78 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Sqlite.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Sqlite.php
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class Sqlite extends DboSource {
 		'integer' => array('name' => 'integer', 'limit' => null, 'formatter' => 'intval'),
 		'biginteger' => array('name' => 'bigint', 'limit' => 20),
 		'float' => array('name' => 'float', 'formatter' => 'floatval'),
+		'decimal' => array('name' => 'decimal', 'formatter' => 'floatval'),
 		'datetime' => array('name' => 'datetime', 'format' => 'Y-m-d H:i:s', 'formatter' => 'date'),
 		'timestamp' => array('name' => 'timestamp', 'format' => 'Y-m-d H:i:s', 'formatter' => 'date'),
 		'time' => array('name' => 'time', 'format' => 'H:i:s', 'formatter' => 'date'),
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@ public function column($real) {
 			return 'binary';
 		}
 		if (strpos($col, 'numeric') !== false || strpos($col, 'decimal') !== false) {
-			return 'float';
+			return 'decimal';
 		}
 		return 'text';
 	}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/SqliteTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/SqliteTest.php
index a121da5753e..5fae5688c81 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/SqliteTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/Datasource/Database/SqliteTest.php
@@ -363,6 +363,12 @@ public function testDatatypes() {
 				'default' => '',
 				'length' => '5,2',
 			),
+			'decimal_field' => array(
+				'type' => 'decimal',
+				'null' => true,
+				'default' => '0.000',
+				'length' => '6,3',
+			),
 			'huge_int' => array(
 				'type' => 'biginteger',
 				'null' => true,