diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Internal/Hydration/ObjectHydrator.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Internal/Hydration/ObjectHydrator.php
index 5595727b0..878c130c2 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Internal/Hydration/ObjectHydrator.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Internal/Hydration/ObjectHydrator.php
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ class ObjectHydrator extends AbstractHydrator
                     continue;
                 }
 
-
                 $parentClass = $this->_ce[$this->_rsm->aliasMap[$parentAlias]];
                 $oid = spl_object_hash($parentObject);
                 $relationField = $this->_rsm->relationMap[$dqlAlias];
@@ -368,6 +367,7 @@ class ObjectHydrator extends AbstractHydrator
 
                 // Check the type of the relation (many or single-valued)
                 if ( ! ($relation['type'] & ClassMetadata::TO_ONE)) {
+                    $reflFieldValue = $reflField->getValue($parentObject);
                     // PATH A: Collection-valued association
                     if (isset($nonemptyComponents[$dqlAlias])) {
                         $collKey = $oid . $relationField;
@@ -408,9 +408,12 @@ class ObjectHydrator extends AbstractHydrator
                             // Update result pointer
                             $this->_resultPointers[$dqlAlias] = $reflFieldValue[$index];
                         }
-                    } else if ( ! $reflField->getValue($parentObject)) {
+                    } else if ( ! $reflFieldValue) {
                         $reflFieldValue = $this->_initRelatedCollection($parentObject, $parentClass, $relationField, $parentAlias);
+                    } else if ($reflFieldValue instanceof PersistentCollection && $reflFieldValue->isInitialized() === false) {
+                        $reflFieldValue->setInitialized(true);
                     }
+
                 } else {
                     // PATH B: Single-valued association
                     $reflFieldValue = $reflField->getValue($parentObject);
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC1526Test.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC1526Test.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27d0a87ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC1526Test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\Ticket;
+
+/**
+ * @group DDC-1526
+ */
+class DDC1526Test extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase
+{
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+        $this->_schemaTool->createSchema(array(
+            $this->_em->getClassMetadata(__NAMESPACE__ . '\\DDC1526Menu'),
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function testIssue()
+    {
+        $parents = array();
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 9; $i++) {
+            $entity = new DDC1526Menu;
+
+            if (isset ($parents[($i % 3)])) {
+                $entity->parent = $parents[($i%3)];
+            }
+
+            $this->_em->persist($entity);
+            $parents[$i] = $entity;
+        }
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+
+        $dql = "SELECT m, c
+            FROM " . __NAMESPACE__ . "\DDC1526Menu m
+            LEFT JOIN m.children c";
+        $menus = $this->_em->createQuery($dql)->getResult();
+
+        // All Children collection now have to be initiailzed
+        foreach ($menus as $menu) {
+            $this->assertTrue($menu->children->isInitialized());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @Entity
+ */
+class DDC1526Menu
+{
+    /**
+     * @Column(type="integer")
+     * @Id
+     * @GeneratedValue
+     */
+    public $id;
+    /**
+     * @ManyToOne(targetEntity="DDC1526Menu", inversedBy="children")
+     */
+    public $parent;
+
+    /**
+     * @OneToMany(targetEntity="DDC1526Menu", mappedBy="parent")
+     */
+    public $children;
+}