diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/OneToManyMapping.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/OneToManyMapping.php
index 45a3cf75d..0dabd0ec0 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/OneToManyMapping.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/OneToManyMapping.php
@@ -135,6 +135,6 @@ class OneToManyMapping extends AssociationMapping
             }
         }
 
-        $persister->loadOneToManyCollection($conditions, $targetCollection);
+        $persister->loadOneToManyCollection($this, $conditions, $targetCollection);
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/StandardEntityPersister.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/StandardEntityPersister.php
index 927d3c9fb..7e0e4a845 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/StandardEntityPersister.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/StandardEntityPersister.php
@@ -540,14 +540,20 @@ class StandardEntityPersister
     /**
      * Loads a collection of entities in a one-to-many association.
      *
+     * @param OneToManyMapping $assoc
      * @param array $criteria The criteria by which to select the entities.
      * @param PersistentCollection The collection to fill.
      */
-    public function loadOneToManyCollection(array $criteria, PersistentCollection $coll)
+    public function loadOneToManyCollection($assoc, array $criteria, PersistentCollection $coll)
     {
         $owningAssoc = $this->_class->associationMappings[$coll->getMapping()->mappedByFieldName];
         
         $sql = $this->_getSelectEntitiesSql($criteria, $owningAssoc);
+
+        if ($assoc->orderBy !== null) {
+            $sql .= ' ORDER BY '.str_replace('%alias%', $this->_class->getTableName(), $assoc->orderBy);
+        }
+
         $params = array_values($criteria);
         
         if ($this->_sqlLogger !== null) {
@@ -565,6 +571,7 @@ class StandardEntityPersister
     /**
      * Loads a collection of entities of a many-to-many association.
      *
+     * @param ManyToManyMapping $assoc
      * @param array $criteria
      * @param PersistentCollection $coll The collection to fill.
      */
@@ -716,7 +723,8 @@ class StandardEntityPersister
     
     /**
      * Gets the SQL to select a collection of entities in a many-many association.
-     * 
+     *
+     * @param ManyToManyMapping $assoc
      * @param array $criteria
      * @return string
      */
@@ -750,11 +758,16 @@ class StandardEntityPersister
             $columnName = $joinTableName . '.' . $owningAssoc->getQuotedJoinColumnName($joinColumn, $this->_platform);
             $conditionSql .= $columnName . ' = ?';
         }
+
+        $orderBySql = '';
+        if ($manyToMany->orderBy !== null) {
+            $orderBySql = ' ORDER BY '.str_replace('%alias%', $this->_class->getTableName(), $manyToMany->orderBy);
+        }
         
         return 'SELECT ' . $this->_getSelectColumnList() 
              . ' FROM ' . $this->_class->getQuotedTableName($this->_platform)
              . $joinSql
-             . ' WHERE ' . $conditionSql;
+             . ' WHERE ' . $conditionSql . $orderBySql;
     }
     
     /** @override */
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Routing/RoutingLocation.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Routing/RoutingLocation.php
index f6f551f19..2a04275e8 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Routing/RoutingLocation.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Routing/RoutingLocation.php
@@ -18,4 +18,9 @@ class RoutingLocation
      * @Column(type="string")
      */
     public $name;
+
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return $this->name;
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Routing/RoutingRoute.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Routing/RoutingRoute.php
index 906c4bc59..d48df64f2 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Routing/RoutingRoute.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Routing/RoutingRoute.php
@@ -17,14 +17,21 @@ class RoutingRoute
     public $id;
 
     /**
-     * @ManyToMany(targetEntity="Doctrine\Tests\Models\Routing\RoutingLeg", cascade={"all"})
+     * @ManyToMany(targetEntity="RoutingLeg", cascade={"all"})
      * @JoinTable(name="RoutingRouteLegs",
      *     joinColumns={@JoinColumn(name="route_id", referencedColumnName="id")},
      *     inverseJoinColumns={@JoinColumn(name="leg_id", referencedColumnName="id", unique=true)}
      * )
+     * @OrderBy("%alias%.departureDate ASC")
      */
     public $legs;
 
+    /**
+     * @OneToMany(targetEntity="RoutingRouteBooking", mappedBy="route")
+     * @OrderBy("%alias%.passengerName ASC")
+     */
+    public $bookings = array();
+
     public function __construct()
     {
         $this->legs = new ArrayCollection();
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Routing/RoutingRouteBooking.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Routing/RoutingRouteBooking.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea2f31f60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Routing/RoutingRouteBooking.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\Models\Routing;
+
+/**
+ * @Entity
+ */
+class RoutingRouteBooking
+{
+    /**
+     * @Id
+     * @Column(type="integer")
+     * @generatedValue(strategy="AUTO")
+     */
+    public $id;
+
+    /**
+     * @ManyToOne(targetEntity="RoutingRoute")
+     * @JoinColumn(name="route_id", referencedColumnName="id")
+     */
+    public $route;
+
+    /**
+     * @Column(type="string")
+     */
+    public $passengerName = null;
+
+    public function getPassengerName()
+    {
+        return $this->passengerName;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/OrderedCollectionTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/OrderedCollectionTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d67e1f1ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/OrderedCollectionTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional;
+
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\Routing\RoutingRoute;
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\Routing\RoutingLocation;
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\Routing\RoutingLeg;
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\Routing\RoutingRouteBooking;
+
+require_once __DIR__ . '/../../TestInit.php';
+
+class OrderedAssociationTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase
+{
+    protected $locations = array();
+
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->useModelSet('routing');
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $locations = array("Berlin", "Bonn", "Brasilia", "Atlanta");
+
+        foreach ($locations AS $locationName) {
+            $location = new RoutingLocation();
+            $location->name = $locationName;
+            $this->_em->persist($location);
+            $this->locations[$locationName] = $location;
+        }
+        $this->_em->flush();
+    }
+
+    public function testLazyManyToManyCollection_IsRetrievedWithOrderByClause()
+    {
+        $route = new RoutingRoute();
+
+        $leg1 = new RoutingLeg();
+        $leg1->fromLocation = $this->locations['Berlin'];
+        $leg1->toLocation   = $this->locations['Bonn'];
+        $leg1->departureDate = new \DateTime("now");
+        $leg1->arrivalDate = new \DateTime("now +5 hours");
+
+        $leg2 = new RoutingLeg();
+        $leg2->fromLocation = $this->locations['Bonn'];
+        $leg2->toLocation   = $this->locations['Brasilia'];
+        $leg2->departureDate = new \DateTime("now +6 hours");
+        $leg2->arrivalDate = new \DateTime("now +24 hours");
+
+        $route->legs[] = $leg2;
+        $route->legs[] = $leg1;
+
+        $this->_em->persist($route);
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $routeId = $route->id;
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+        $route = $this->_em->find('Doctrine\Tests\Models\Routing\RoutingRoute', $routeId);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(2, count($route->legs));
+        $this->assertEquals("Berlin", $route->legs[0]->fromLocation->getName());
+        $this->assertEquals("Bonn", $route->legs[1]->fromLocation->getName());
+    }
+
+    public function testLazyOneToManyCollection_IsRetrievedWithOrderByClause()
+    {
+        $route = new RoutingRoute();
+
+        $this->_em->persist($route);
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $routeId = $route->id;
+
+        $booking1 = new RoutingRouteBooking();
+        $booking1->passengerName = "Guilherme";
+        $booking2 = new RoutingRouteBooking();
+        $booking2->passengerName = "Benjamin";
+
+        $route->bookings[] = $booking1;
+        $booking1->route = $route;
+        $route->bookings[] = $booking2;
+        $booking2->route = $route;
+
+        $this->_em->persist($booking1);
+        $this->_em->persist($booking2);
+        
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+        $route = $this->_em->find('Doctrine\Tests\Models\Routing\RoutingRoute', $routeId);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(2, count($route->bookings));
+        $this->assertEquals('Benjamin', $route->bookings[0]->getPassengerName());
+        $this->assertEquals('Guilherme', $route->bookings[1]->getPassengerName());
+    }
+}
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