diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/LazyCriteriaCollection.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/LazyCriteriaCollection.php
index 876341c72..0751bee41 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/LazyCriteriaCollection.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/LazyCriteriaCollection.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class LazyCriteriaCollection extends AbstractLazyCollection implements Selectabl
             return $this->collection->isEmpty();
         }
 
-        return $this->count() == 0;
+        return !$this->count();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/LazyCriteriaCollectionTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/LazyCriteriaCollectionTest.php
index 42965f268..92da34cda 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/LazyCriteriaCollectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/LazyCriteriaCollectionTest.php
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ class LazyCriteriaCollectionTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertTrue($this->lazyCriteriaCollection->isEmpty());
     }
 
+    public function testIsEmptyIsFalseIfCountIsNotZero()
+    {
+        $this->persister->expects($this->once())->method('count')->with($this->criteria)->will($this->returnValue(1));
+
+        $this->assertFalse($this->lazyCriteriaCollection->isEmpty());
+    }
+
     public function testIsEmptyUsesWrappedCollectionWhenInitialized()
     {
         $this