diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Internal/Hydration/ObjectHydrator.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Internal/Hydration/ObjectHydrator.php
index 202fdc7ff..4bf90d0ff 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Internal/Hydration/ObjectHydrator.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Internal/Hydration/ObjectHydrator.php
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class ObjectHydrator extends AbstractHydrator
         $this->_resultPointers =
         $this->_idTemplate = array();
         $this->_resultCounter = 0;
+        $this->_hints['deferEagerLoad'] = true;
         
         foreach ($this->_rsm->aliasMap as $dqlAlias => $className) {
             $this->_identifierMap[$dqlAlias] = array();
@@ -132,6 +133,8 @@ class ObjectHydrator extends AbstractHydrator
             $coll->takeSnapshot();
         }
 
+        $this->_em->getUnitOfWork()->triggerEagerLoads();
+
         return $result;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/BasicEntityPersister.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/BasicEntityPersister.php
index c9ae5ddd9..57090ba83 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/BasicEntityPersister.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/BasicEntityPersister.php
@@ -560,7 +560,10 @@ class BasicEntityPersister
         $result = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
         $stmt->closeCursor();
 
-        return $this->_createEntity($result, $entity, $hints);
+        $hints['deferEagerLoad'] = true;
+        $entity = $this->_createEntity($result, $entity, $hints);
+        $this->_em->getUnitOfWork()->triggerEagerLoads();
+        return $entity;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -577,6 +580,10 @@ class BasicEntityPersister
      */
     public function loadOneToOneEntity(array $assoc, $sourceEntity, $targetEntity, array $identifier = array())
     {
+        if ($foundEntity = $this->_em->getUnitOfWork()->tryGetById($identifier, $assoc['targetEntity'])) {
+            return $foundEntity;
+        }
+
         $targetClass = $this->_em->getClassMetadata($assoc['targetEntity']);
 
         if ($assoc['isOwningSide']) {
@@ -739,10 +746,13 @@ class BasicEntityPersister
         $result = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
         $stmt->closeCursor();
 
+        $hints = array('deferEagerLoads' => true);
         foreach ($result as $row) {
-            $entities[] = $this->_createEntity($row);
+            $entities[] = $this->_createEntity($row, null, $hints);
         }
 
+        $this->_em->getUnitOfWork()->triggerEagerLoads();
+
         return $entities;
     }
 
@@ -870,7 +880,14 @@ class BasicEntityPersister
 
         $sql = $this->_getSelectEntitiesSQL($criteria, $assoc, 0, $limit, $offset);
         list($params, $types) = $this->expandParameters($criteria);
-        return $this->_conn->executeQuery($sql, $params, $types);
+        $stmt = $this->_conn->executeQuery($sql, $params, $types);
+        $hints = array('deferEagerLoads' => true);
+        while ($result = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) {
+            $coll->hydrateAdd($this->_createEntity($result, null, $hints));
+        }
+        $stmt->closeCursor();
+
+        $this->_em->getUnitOfWork()->triggerEagerLoads();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1330,7 +1347,16 @@ class BasicEntityPersister
 
         $sql = $this->_getSelectEntitiesSQL($criteria, $assoc, 0, $limit, $offset);
         list($params, $types) = $this->expandParameters($criteria);
-        return $this->_conn->executeQuery($sql, $params, $types);
+
+        $stmt = $this->_conn->executeQuery($sql, $params, $types);
+        $hints = array('deferEagerLoads' => true);
+        while ($result = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) {
+            $coll->hydrateAdd($this->_createEntity($result, null, $hints));
+        }
+        $stmt->closeCursor();
+
+        $this->_em->getUnitOfWork()->triggerEagerLoads();
+	return $stmt;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/UnitOfWork.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/UnitOfWork.php
index d0f5bc022..1cc0c47dc 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/UnitOfWork.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/UnitOfWork.php
@@ -1928,10 +1928,18 @@ class UnitOfWork implements PropertyChangedListener
                                         $newValue = $this->getEntityPersister($assoc['targetEntity'])
                                                 ->loadOneToOneEntity($assoc, $entity, null, $associatedId);
                                     } else {
-                                        if ($assoc['fetch'] == ClassMetadata::FETCH_EAGER) {
-                                            // TODO: Maybe it could be optimized to do an eager fetch with a JOIN inside
-                                            // the persister instead of this rather unperformant approach.
-                                            $newValue = $this->em->find($assoc['targetEntity'], $associatedId);
+                                        if ($assoc['fetch'] == ClassMetadata::FETCH_EAGER && isset($hints['deferEagerLoad'])) {
+                                            if (!isset($this->eagerLoadingEntities[$assoc['targetEntity']])) {
+                                                $this->eagerLoadingEntities[$assoc['targetEntity']] = array();
+                                            }
+
+                                            // TODO: Is there a faster approach?
+                                            $this->eagerLoadingEntities[$assoc['targetEntity']] = array_merge_recursive(
+                                                $this->eagerLoadingEntities[$assoc['targetEntity']],
+                                                array_map(function($id) {
+                                                    return array($id);
+                                                }, $associatedId)
+                                            );
                                         } else {
                                             $newValue = $this->em->getProxyFactory()->getProxy($assoc['targetEntity'], $associatedId);
                                         }
@@ -1983,6 +1991,26 @@ class UnitOfWork implements PropertyChangedListener
     }
 
     /**
+<<<<<<< HEAD
+=======
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function triggerEagerLoads()
+    {
+        if (!$this->eagerLoadingEntities) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $eagerLoadingEntities = $this->eagerLoadingEntities;
+        $this->eagerLoadingEntities = array();
+
+        foreach ($eagerLoadingEntities AS $entityName => $ids) {
+            $this->getEntityPersister($entityName)->loadAll($ids);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+>>>>>>> DDC-952 - Implemented first approach for batching eager loads of ToOne associations.
      * Initializes (loads) an uninitialized persistent collection of an entity.
      *
      * @param PeristentCollection $collection The collection to initialize.
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC633Test.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC633Test.php
index d375f408c..d4b093da9 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC633Test.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC633Test.php
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ class DDC633Test extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @group DDC-633
+     * @group DDC-952
+     */
     public function testOneToOneEager()
     {
         $app = new DDC633Appointment();
@@ -35,7 +39,35 @@ class DDC633Test extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase
 
         $eagerAppointment = $this->_em->find(__NAMESPACE__ . '\DDC633Appointment', $app->id);
 
-        $this->assertNotType('Doctrine\ORM\Proxy\Proxy', $eagerAppointment->patient);
+        // Eager loading still produces proxies
+        $this->assertType('Doctrine\ORM\Proxy\Proxy', $eagerAppointment->patient);
+        $this->assertTrue($eagerAppointment->patient->__isInitialized__, "Proxy should already be initialized due to eager loading!");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @group DDC-633
+     * @group DDC-952
+     */
+    public function testDQLDeferredEagerLoad()
+    {
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++) {
+            $app = new DDC633Appointment();
+            $pat = new DDC633Patient();
+            $app->patient = $pat;
+            $pat->appointment = $app;
+
+            $this->_em->persist($app);
+            $this->_em->persist($pat);
+        }
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+        $appointments = $this->_em->createQuery("SELECT a FROM " . __NAMESPACE__ . "\DDC633Appointment a")->getResult();
+
+        foreach ($appointments AS $eagerAppointment) {
+            $this->assertType('Doctrine\ORM\Proxy\Proxy', $eagerAppointment->patient);
+            $this->assertTrue($eagerAppointment->patient->__isInitialized__, "Proxy should already be initialized due to eager loading!");
+        }
     }
 }