diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Event/LoadClassMetadataEventArgs.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Event/LoadClassMetadataEventArgs.php
index 862152a99..15ea0799a 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Event/LoadClassMetadataEventArgs.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Event/LoadClassMetadataEventArgs.php
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ namespace Doctrine\ORM\Event;
 
 use Doctrine\Common\EventArgs;
 
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata;
+use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager;
+
 /**
  * Class that holds event arguments for a loadMetadata event.
  *
@@ -12,16 +15,40 @@ use Doctrine\Common\EventArgs;
  */
 class LoadClassMetadataEventArgs extends EventArgs
 {
-    private $_classMetadata;
+    /**
+     * @var ClassMetadata
+     */
+    private $classMetadata;
 
-    public function __construct(\Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata $classMetadata)
+    /**
+     * @var EntityManager
+     */
+    private $em;
+
+    /**
+     * @param ClassMetadata $classMetadata
+     * @param EntityManager $em
+     */
+    public function __construct(ClassMetadata $classMetadata, EntityManager $em)
     {
-        $this->_classMetadata = $classMetadata;
+        $this->classMetadata = $classMetadata;
+        $this->em = $em;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return ClassMetadata
+     */
     public function getClassMetadata()
     {
-        return $this->_classMetadata;
+        return $this->classMetadata;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return EntityManager
+     */
+    public function getEntityManager()
+    {
+        return $this->em;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactory.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactory.php
index 51994f334..5f1de3883 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactory.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactory.php
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ class ClassMetadataFactory
             $class->setParentClasses($visited);
 
             if ($this->evm->hasListeners(Events::loadClassMetadata)) {
-                $eventArgs = new \Doctrine\ORM\Event\LoadClassMetadataEventArgs($class);
+                $eventArgs = new \Doctrine\ORM\Event\LoadClassMetadataEventArgs($class, $this->em);
                 $this->evm->dispatchEvent(Events::loadClassMetadata, $eventArgs);
             }