diff --git a/lib/Cake/Controller/Controller.php b/lib/Cake/Controller/Controller.php
index b9436174215..fc22e791b4a 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Controller/Controller.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Controller/Controller.php
@@ -811,6 +811,8 @@ public function render($view = null, $layout = null) {
 				list($plugin, $className) = pluginSplit($model);
 				$this->request->params['models'][$model] = compact('plugin', 'className'); 
 			}
+		} if ($this->uses === false || $this->uses === array()) {
+			$this->request->params['models'][$this->modelClass] = array('plugin' => $this->plugin, 'className' => $this->modelClass); 
 		}
 
 		$models = ClassRegistry::keys();