diff --git a/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php b/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
index b62092ed466..5c4435f9701 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
@@ -1960,7 +1960,7 @@ function _name($options = array(), $field = null, $key = 'name') {
 			}
 
 			$view = ClassRegistry::getObject('view');
-			$name = $view->field;
+			$name = !empty($view->field) ? $view->field : $view->model;
 			if (!empty($view->fieldSuffix)) {
 				$name .= '[' . $view->fieldSuffix . ']';
 			}
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php
index 3c4cea94029..ba979092f55 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php
@@ -5729,6 +5729,28 @@ function testGetFormCreate() {
 		)));
 	}
 
+/**
+ * test get form, and inputs when the model param is false
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testGetFormWithFalseModel() {
+		$encoding = strtolower(Configure::read('App.encoding'));
+		$result = $this->Form->create(false, array('type' => 'get'));
+
+		$expected = array('form' => array(
+			'id' => 'addForm', 'method' => 'get', 'action' => '/contact_test/add',
+			'accept-charset' => $encoding
+		));
+		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
+		
+		$result = $this->Form->text('reason');
+		$expected = array(
+			'input' => array('type' => 'text', 'name' => 'reason', 'id' => 'reason')
+		);
+		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
+	}
+
 /**
  * test that datetime() works with GET style forms.
  *