diff --git a/src/Utility/Inflector.php b/src/Utility/Inflector.php
index 92efa821335..1ead07f491e 100644
--- a/src/Utility/Inflector.php
+++ b/src/Utility/Inflector.php
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class Inflector
         '/(x|ch|ss|sh)$/i' => '\1es',
         '/([^aeiouy]|qu)y$/i' => '\1ies',
         '/(hive)$/i' => '\1s',
+        '/(chef)$/i' => '\1s',
         '/(?:([^f])fe|([lre])f)$/i' => '\1\2ves',
         '/sis$/i' => 'ses',
         '/([ti])um$/i' => '\1a',
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Utility/InflectorTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Utility/InflectorTest.php
index adbee061db3..a3a3768571d 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Utility/InflectorTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Utility/InflectorTest.php
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ public function testInflectingPlurals()
         $this->assertEquals('Addresses', Inflector::pluralize('Address'));
         $this->assertEquals('sieves', Inflector::pluralize('sieve'));
         $this->assertEquals('blue_octopuses', Inflector::pluralize('blue_octopus'));
+        $this->assertEquals('chefs', Inflector::pluralize('chef'));
         $this->assertEquals('', Inflector::pluralize(''));
     }