diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php
index 9ded1b59e23..7fbef1832a1 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php
@@ -1835,7 +1835,12 @@ protected function _doSave($data = null, $options = array()) {
 		$now = time();
 
 		foreach ($dateFields as $updateCol) {
-			if (in_array($updateCol, $fields) || !$this->hasField($updateCol)) {
+			$fieldHasValue = in_array($updateCol, $fields);
+			$fieldInWhitelist = (
+				count($this->whitelist) === 0 ||
+				in_array($updateCol, $this->whitelist)
+			);
+			if (($fieldHasValue && $fieldInWhitelist) || !$this->hasField($updateCol)) {
 				continue;
 			}
 
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelWriteTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelWriteTest.php
index 7974fa7cc7c..70ca570e991 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelWriteTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelWriteTest.php
@@ -387,6 +387,34 @@ public function testSaveFieldListResetsWhitelistOnFailedSave() {
 		$this->assertEquals($whitelist, $model->whitelist);
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Test that save() with a fieldList continues to write
+ * updated in all cases.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testSaveUpdatedWithFieldList() {
+		$this->loadFixtures('Post', 'Author');
+		$model = ClassRegistry::init('Post');
+		$original = $model->find('first', array(
+			'conditions' => array('Post.id' => 1)
+		));
+		$data = array(
+			'Post' => array(
+				'id' => 1,
+				'title' => 'New title',
+				'updated' => '1999-01-01 00:00:00',
+			)
+		);
+		$model->save($data, array(
+			'fieldList' => array('title')
+		));
+		$new = $model->find('first', array(
+			'conditions' => array('Post.id' => 1)
+		));
+		$this->assertGreaterThan($original['Post']['updated'], $new['Post']['updated']);
+	}
+
 /**
  * Test save() resets the whitelist after afterSave
  *
@@ -1960,8 +1988,8 @@ public function testSaveHabtm() {
 				'title' => 'New Article With Tags and fieldList',
 				'body' => '',
 				'published' => 'N',
-				'created' => '',
-				'updated' => ''
+				'created' => static::date(),
+				'updated' => static::date(),
 			),
 			'Tag' => array(
 				0 => array(