diff --git a/lib/Cake/I18n/I18n.php b/lib/Cake/I18n/I18n.php
index d3da164b749..b987c94c125 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/I18n/I18n.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/I18n/I18n.php
@@ -575,11 +575,15 @@ public static function loadLocaleDefinition($filename) {
 				$val = str_replace($replacements, $mustEscape, $val);
 				$value[$i] = $val;
 			}
+			$value = array_filter($value);
 			if (count($value) == 1) {
 				$definitions[$currentToken] = array_pop($value);
 			} else {
 				$definitions[$currentToken] = $value;
 			}
+			if (empty($value)) {
+				$value = '';
+			}
 		}
 
 		return $definitions;
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/I18n/I18nTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/I18n/I18nTest.php
index aae136cf5e7..67bc749e54a 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/I18n/I18nTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/I18n/I18nTest.php
@@ -1864,6 +1864,18 @@ public function testTranslateEmptyDomain() {
 		I18n::translate('Plural Rule 1', null, '');
 	}
 
+/**
+ * testLoadLocaleDefinition method
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testLoadLocaleDefinition() {
+		$path = current(App::path('locales'));
+		$result = I18n::loadLocaleDefinition($path . 'nld' . DS . 'LC_TIME');
+		$expected = array('zondag', 'maandag', 'dinsdag', 'woensdag', 'donderdag', 'vrijdag', 'zaterdag');
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $result['day']);
+	}
+
 /**
  * Singular method
  *
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/test_app/Locale/nld/LC_TIME b/lib/Cake/Test/test_app/Locale/nld/LC_TIME
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6f832927a33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/test_app/Locale/nld/LC_TIME
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+comment_char %
+escape_char  /
+%
+% Dutch Language Locale for the Netherlands
+% Source: RAP
+% Address: Sankt Jo//rgens Alle 8
+%    DK-1615 Ko//benhavn V, Danmark
+% Contact: Keld Simonsen
+% Email: Keld.Simonsen@dkuug.dk
+% Tel: +45 - 31226543
+% Fax: +45 - 31205521
+% Language: nl
+% Territory: NL
+% Revision: 4.3
+% Date: 1996-10-15
+% Users: general
+% Charset: ISO-8859-1
+% Distribution and use is free, also
+% for commercial purposes.
+
+LC_IDENTIFICATION
+title      "Dutch locale for the Netherlands"
+source     "RAP"
+address    "Sankt J<U00F8>rgens Alle 8, DK-1615 K<U00F8>benhavn V, Danmark"
+contact    ""
+email      "bug-glibc-locales@gnu.org"
+tel        ""
+fax        ""
+language   "Dutch"
+territory  "Netherlands"
+revision   "1.0"
+date       "2000-06-29"
+%
+category  "nl_NL:2000";LC_IDENTIFICATION
+category  "nl_NL:2000";LC_CTYPE
+category  "nl_NL:2000";LC_COLLATE
+category  "nl_NL:2000";LC_TIME
+category  "nl_NL:2000";LC_NUMERIC
+category  "nl_NL:2000";LC_MONETARY
+category  "nl_NL:2000";LC_MESSAGES
+category  "nl_NL:2000";LC_PAPER
+category  "nl_NL:2000";LC_NAME
+category  "nl_NL:2000";LC_ADDRESS
+category  "nl_NL:2000";LC_TELEPHONE
+
+END LC_IDENTIFICATION
+
+LC_CTYPE
+copy "i18n"
+
+translit_start
+include  "translit_combining";""
+translit_end
+END LC_CTYPE
+
+LC_COLLATE
+copy "iso14651_t1"
+END LC_COLLATE
+
+LC_MESSAGES
+yesexpr "<U005E><U005B><U006A><U004A><U0079><U0059><U005D><U002E><U002A>"
+noexpr  "<U005E><U005B><U006E><U004E><U005D><U002E><U002A>"
+END LC_MESSAGES
+
+LC_MONETARY
+int_curr_symbol           "<U0045><U0055><U0052><U0020>"
+currency_symbol           "<U20AC>"
+mon_decimal_point         "<U002C>"
+mon_thousands_sep         "<U0020>"
+mon_grouping              3;3
+positive_sign             ""
+negative_sign             "<U002D>"
+int_frac_digits           2
+frac_digits               2
+p_cs_precedes             1
+p_sep_by_space            1
+n_cs_precedes             1
+n_sep_by_space            1
+p_sign_posn               1
+n_sign_posn               2
+END LC_MONETARY
+
+LC_NUMERIC
+decimal_point             "<U002C>"
+thousands_sep             ""
+grouping                  0;0
+END LC_NUMERIC
+
+LC_TIME
+abday   "<U007A><U006F>";"<U006D><U0061>";"<U0064><U0069>";/
+	"<U0077><U006F>";"<U0064><U006F>";"<U0076><U0072>";/
+	"<U007A><U0061>"
+day     "<U007A><U006F><U006E><U0064><U0061><U0067>";/
+	"<U006D><U0061><U0061><U006E><U0064><U0061><U0067>";/
+	"<U0064><U0069><U006E><U0073><U0064><U0061><U0067>";/
+	"<U0077><U006F><U0065><U006E><U0073><U0064><U0061><U0067>";/
+	"<U0064><U006F><U006E><U0064><U0065><U0072><U0064><U0061><U0067>";/
+	"<U0076><U0072><U0069><U006A><U0064><U0061><U0067>";/
+	"<U007A><U0061><U0074><U0065><U0072><U0064><U0061><U0067>"
+abmon   "<U006A><U0061><U006E>";"<U0066><U0065><U0062>";/
+	"<U006D><U0072><U0074>";"<U0061><U0070><U0072>";/
+	"<U006D><U0065><U0069>";"<U006A><U0075><U006E>";/
+	"<U006A><U0075><U006C>";"<U0061><U0075><U0067>";/
+	"<U0073><U0065><U0070>";"<U006F><U006B><U0074>";/
+	"<U006E><U006F><U0076>";"<U0064><U0065><U0063>"
+mon     "<U006A><U0061><U006E><U0075><U0061><U0072><U0069>";/
+	"<U0066><U0065><U0062><U0072><U0075><U0061><U0072><U0069>";/
+	"<U006D><U0061><U0061><U0072><U0074>";/
+	"<U0061><U0070><U0072><U0069><U006C>";/
+	"<U006D><U0065><U0069>";/
+	"<U006A><U0075><U006E><U0069>";/
+	"<U006A><U0075><U006C><U0069>";/
+	"<U0061><U0075><U0067><U0075><U0073><U0074><U0075><U0073>";/
+	"<U0073><U0065><U0070><U0074><U0065><U006D><U0062><U0065><U0072>";/
+	"<U006F><U006B><U0074><U006F><U0062><U0065><U0072>";/
+	"<U006E><U006F><U0076><U0065><U006D><U0062><U0065><U0072>";/
+	"<U0064><U0065><U0063><U0065><U006D><U0062><U0065><U0072>"
+d_t_fmt "<U0025><U0061><U0020><U0025><U0064><U0020><U0025><U0062><U0020><U0025><U0059><U0020><U0025><U0054><U0020><U0025><U005A>"
+d_fmt   "<U0025><U0064><U002D><U0025><U006D><U002D><U0025><U0079>"
+t_fmt   "<U0025><U0054>"
+am_pm   "";""
+t_fmt_ampm ""
+date_fmt       "<U0025><U0061><U0020><U0025><U0062><U0020><U0025><U0065>/
+<U0020><U0025><U0048><U003A><U0025><U004D><U003A><U0025><U0053><U0020>/
+<U0025><U005A><U0020><U0025><U0059>"
+
+week    7;19971130;4
+first_weekday 2
+first_workday 2
+END LC_TIME
+
+LC_PAPER
+% FIXME
+height   297
+% FIXME
+width    210
+END LC_PAPER
+
+LC_TELEPHONE
+tel_int_fmt    "<U002B><U0025><U0063><U0020><U0025><U0061><U0020><U0025>/
+<U006C>"
+int_prefix     "<U0033><U0031>"
+END LC_TELEPHONE
+
+LC_MEASUREMENT
+% FIXME
+measurement    1
+END LC_MEASUREMENT
+
+LC_NAME
+name_fmt    "<U0025><U0064><U0025><U0074><U0025><U0067><U0025><U0074>/
+<U0025><U006D><U0025><U0074><U0025><U0066>"
+END LC_NAME
+
+LC_ADDRESS
+postal_fmt    "<U0025><U0066><U0025><U004E><U0025><U0061><U0025><U004E>/
+<U0025><U0064><U0025><U004E><U0025><U0062><U0025><U004E><U0025><U0073>/
+<U0020><U0025><U0068><U0020><U0025><U0065><U0020><U0025><U0072><U0025>/
+<U004E><U0025><U007A><U0020><U0025><U0054><U0025>/
+<U004E><U0025><U0063><U0025><U004E>"
+country_ab2 "<U004E><U004C>"
+country_ab3 "<U004E><U004C><U0044>"
+country_num 528
+country_car "<U004E><U004C>"
+lang_name "<U0064><U0075><U0074><U0063><U0068>"
+lang_ab "<U006E><U006C>"
+lang_term "<U006E><U006C><U0064>"
+lang_lib "<U0064><U0075><U0074>"
+END LC_ADDRESS