diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Parser.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Parser.php
index 4d1bba2fd..a9f411146 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Parser.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Parser.php
@@ -1333,18 +1333,31 @@ class Parser
     }
 
     /**
-     * OrderByItem ::= (ResultVariable | SingleValuedPathExpression) ["ASC" | "DESC"]
+     * OrderByItem ::= (
+     *      SimpleArithmeticExpression | SingleValuedPathExpression | CaseExpression |
+     *      ScalarExpression | AggregateExpression | FunctionDeclaration | ResultVariable
+     * ) ["ASC" | "DESC"]
      *
      * @return \Doctrine\ORM\Query\AST\OrderByItem
      */
     public function OrderByItem()
     {
-        // We need to check if we are in a ResultVariable or StateFieldPathExpression
+
+        $this->_lexer->peek(); // lookahead => '.'
+        $this->_lexer->peek(); // lookahead => token after '.'
+        $peek = $this->_lexer->peek(); // lookahead => token after the token after the '.'
+        $this->_lexer->resetPeek();
         $glimpse = $this->_lexer->glimpse();
 
         switch (true) {
+
+            case ($this->_isMathOperator($peek)):
+                $expr = $this->SimpleArithmeticExpression();
+
+                break;
             case ($glimpse['type'] === Lexer::T_DOT):
                 $expr = $this->SingleValuedPathExpression();
+                
                 break;
 
             case ($this->_lexer->lookahead['type'] === Lexer::T_CASE):
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/SqlWalker.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/SqlWalker.php
index 1e095ff5a..da7867640 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/SqlWalker.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/SqlWalker.php
@@ -780,22 +780,9 @@ class SqlWalker implements TreeWalker
     public function walkOrderByItem($orderByItem)
     {
         $expr = $orderByItem->expression;
-
-        switch (true) {
-            case ($expr instanceof AST\PathExpression):
-            case ($expr instanceof AST\AggregateExpression):
-            case ($expr instanceof AST\Functions\FunctionNode):
-            case ($expr instanceof AST\SimpleArithmeticExpression):
-            case ($expr instanceof AST\NullIfExpression):
-            case ($expr instanceof AST\CoalesceExpression):
-            case ($expr instanceof AST\SimpleCaseExpression):
-            case ($expr instanceof AST\GeneralCaseExpression):
-                $sql = $expr->dispatch($this);
-                break;
-            default:
-                $sql = $this->walkResultVariable($this->_queryComponents[$expr]['token']['value']);
-                break;
-        }
+        $sql  = ($expr instanceof AST\Node)
+            ? $expr->dispatch($this)
+            : $this->walkResultVariable($this->_queryComponents[$expr]['token']['value']);
 
         return $sql . ' ' . strtoupper($orderByItem->type);
     }
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php
index 314f998b4..b816584dc 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php
@@ -1575,28 +1575,24 @@ class SelectSqlGenerationTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
     /**
      * @group DDC-775
      */
-    public function testOrderByClauseSupportFunctions()
+    public function testOrderByClauseSupportsFunctions()
     {
         $this->assertSqlGeneration(
             'SELECT u FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u ORDER BY TRIM(u.name)',
             'SELECT c0_.id AS id0, c0_.status AS status1, c0_.username AS username2, c0_.name AS name3 FROM cms_users c0_ ORDER BY TRIM(c0_.name) ASC'
         );
-
         $this->assertSqlGeneration(
             'SELECT u FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u ORDER BY IDENTITY(u.email)',
             'SELECT c0_.id AS id0, c0_.status AS status1, c0_.username AS username2, c0_.name AS name3 FROM cms_users c0_ ORDER BY c0_.email_id ASC'
         );
-
         $this->assertSqlGeneration(
             'SELECT u FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u ORDER BY TRIM(IDENTITY(u.email))',
             'SELECT c0_.id AS id0, c0_.status AS status1, c0_.username AS username2, c0_.name AS name3 FROM cms_users c0_ ORDER BY TRIM(c0_.email_id) ASC'
         );
-
         $this->assertSqlGeneration(
             'SELECT u FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u ORDER BY SUM(u.id)',
             'SELECT c0_.id AS id0, c0_.status AS status1, c0_.username AS username2, c0_.name AS name3 FROM cms_users c0_ ORDER BY SUM(c0_.id) ASC'
         );
-
         $this->assertSqlGeneration(
             'SELECT u FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u ORDER BY SUM(u.id) + COUNT(u.email)',
             'SELECT c0_.id AS id0, c0_.status AS status1, c0_.username AS username2, c0_.name AS name3 FROM cms_users c0_ ORDER BY SUM(c0_.id) + COUNT(c0_.email_id) ASC'
@@ -1606,19 +1602,39 @@ class SelectSqlGenerationTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
     /**
      * @group DDC-775
      */
-    public function testOrderByClauseSupportNullIfAndCoalesce()
+    public function testOrderByClauseSupportsSimpleArithmeticExpression()
     {
+        $this->assertSqlGeneration(
+            'SELECT u FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u ORDER BY u.id + 1 ',
+            'SELECT c0_.id AS id0, c0_.status AS status1, c0_.username AS username2, c0_.name AS name3 FROM cms_users c0_ ORDER BY c0_.id + 1 ASC'
+        );
+        $this->assertSqlGeneration(
+            'SELECT u FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u ORDER BY ( ( (u.id + 1) * (u.id - 1) ) / 2)',
+            'SELECT c0_.id AS id0, c0_.status AS status1, c0_.username AS username2, c0_.name AS name3 FROM cms_users c0_ ORDER BY (c0_.id + 1) * (c0_.id - 1) / 2 ASC'
+        );
+        $this->assertSqlGeneration(
+            'SELECT u FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u ORDER BY ((u.id + 5000) * u.id + 3) ',
+            'SELECT c0_.id AS id0, c0_.status AS status1, c0_.username AS username2, c0_.name AS name3 FROM cms_users c0_ ORDER BY (c0_.id + 5000) * c0_.id + 3 ASC'
+        );
+        $this->assertSqlGeneration(
+            'SELECT u FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u ORDER BY ((u.id + 5000) * SUM(u.id) + 3) ',
+            'SELECT c0_.id AS id0, c0_.status AS status1, c0_.username AS username2, c0_.name AS name3 FROM cms_users c0_ ORDER BY (c0_.id + 5000) * SUM(c0_.id) + 3 ASC'
+        );
+    }
 
+    /**
+     * @group DDC-775
+     */
+    public function testOrderByClauseSupportsNullIfAndCoalesce()
+    {
         $this->assertSqlGeneration(
             'SELECT u FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u ORDER BY NULLIF(u.name, u.username)',
             'SELECT c0_.id AS id0, c0_.status AS status1, c0_.username AS username2, c0_.name AS name3 FROM cms_users c0_ ORDER BY NULLIF(c0_.name, c0_.username) ASC'
         );
-
         $this->assertSqlGeneration(
             'SELECT u FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u ORDER BY COALESCE(NULLIF(u.name, u.username), u.id)',
             'SELECT c0_.id AS id0, c0_.status AS status1, c0_.username AS username2, c0_.name AS name3 FROM cms_users c0_ ORDER BY COALESCE(NULLIF(c0_.name, c0_.username), c0_.id) ASC'
         );
-
         $this->assertSqlGeneration(
             'SELECT u FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u ORDER BY CASE u.id WHEN 1 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END',
             'SELECT c0_.id AS id0, c0_.status AS status1, c0_.username AS username2, c0_.name AS name3 FROM cms_users c0_ ORDER BY CASE c0_.id WHEN 1 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END ASC'