diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Export/Driver/AbstractExporter.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Export/Driver/AbstractExporter.php
index a0216bf91..3e96af821 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Export/Driver/AbstractExporter.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Export/Driver/AbstractExporter.php
@@ -200,6 +200,25 @@ abstract class AbstractExporter
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param int $mode
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function _getFetchModeString($mode)
+    {
+        switch ($mode) {
+            case ClassMetadataInfo::FETCH_EAGER:
+                return 'EAGER';
+
+            case ClassMetadataInfo::FETCH_EXTRA_LAZY:
+                return 'EXTRA_LAZY';
+
+            case ClassMetadataInfo::FETCH_LAZY:
+                return 'LAZY';
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param int $policy
      *
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Export/Driver/PhpExporter.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Export/Driver/PhpExporter.php
index 778c30f49..c45bf7ac3 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Export/Driver/PhpExporter.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Export/Driver/PhpExporter.php
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ class PhpExporter extends AbstractExporter
                 'cascade'     => $cascade,
             );
 
+            if(isset($associationMapping['fetch'])){
+                $associationMappingArray['fetch'] = $associationMapping['fetch'];
+            }
+
             if ($associationMapping['type'] & ClassMetadataInfo::TO_ONE) {
                 $method = 'mapOneToOne';
                 $oneToOneMappingArray = array(
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Export/Driver/XmlExporter.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Export/Driver/XmlExporter.php
index f69eaec59..d4deedb7f 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Export/Driver/XmlExporter.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Export/Driver/XmlExporter.php
@@ -260,6 +260,10 @@ class XmlExporter extends AbstractExporter
             if (isset($associationMapping['orphanRemoval']) && $associationMapping['orphanRemoval'] !== false) {
                 $associationMappingXml->addAttribute('orphan-removal', 'true');
             }
+
+            if (isset($associationMapping['fetch'])) {
+                $associationMappingXml->addAttribute('fetch', $this->_getFetchModeString($associationMapping['fetch']));
+            }
             
             $cascade = array();
             if ($associationMapping['isCascadeRemove']) {
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Export/Driver/YamlExporter.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Export/Driver/YamlExporter.php
index addab7f71..7ca953ccb 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Export/Driver/YamlExporter.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Export/Driver/YamlExporter.php
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ class YamlExporter extends AbstractExporter
                 'cascade'     => $cascade,
             );
 
+            if(isset($associationMapping['fetch'])){
+                $associationMappingArray['fetch'] = $this->_getFetchModeString($associationMapping['fetch']);
+            }
+
             if (isset($mapping['id']) && $mapping['id'] === true) {
                 $array['id'][$name]['associationKey'] = true;
             }
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Export/AbstractClassMetadataExporterTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Export/AbstractClassMetadataExporterTest.php
index 229b3d67a..7bb5d8145 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Export/AbstractClassMetadataExporterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Export/AbstractClassMetadataExporterTest.php
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ abstract class AbstractClassMetadataExporterTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTest
             $this->assertEquals(1, count($nodes));
         }
         else {
-            $this->markTestSkipped('Test available only for '.$type.' driver');
+            $this->markTestSkipped('Test not available for '.$type.' driver');
         }
     }
 
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ abstract class AbstractClassMetadataExporterTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTest
         $this->assertFalse($class->associationMappings['address']['isCascadeMerge']);
         $this->assertFalse($class->associationMappings['address']['isCascadeDetach']);
         $this->assertTrue($class->associationMappings['address']['orphanRemoval']);
+        $this->assertEquals(ClassMetadataInfo::FETCH_EAGER, $class->associationMappings['address']['fetch']);
 
         return $class;
     }
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@ abstract class AbstractClassMetadataExporterTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTest
         $this->assertTrue($class->associationMappings['phonenumbers']['isCascadeMerge']);
         $this->assertFalse($class->associationMappings['phonenumbers']['isCascadeDetach']);
         $this->assertTrue($class->associationMappings['phonenumbers']['orphanRemoval']);
+        $this->assertEquals(ClassMetadataInfo::FETCH_LAZY, $class->associationMappings['phonenumbers']['fetch']);
 
         return $class;
     }
@@ -306,6 +308,7 @@ abstract class AbstractClassMetadataExporterTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTest
         $this->assertTrue($class->associationMappings['groups']['isCascadeRefresh']);
         $this->assertTrue($class->associationMappings['groups']['isCascadeMerge']);
         $this->assertTrue($class->associationMappings['groups']['isCascadeDetach']);
+        $this->assertEquals(ClassMetadataInfo::FETCH_EXTRA_LAZY, $class->associationMappings['groups']['fetch']);
 
         return $class;
     }
@@ -376,7 +379,7 @@ abstract class AbstractClassMetadataExporterTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTest
             $this->assertEquals('all', $value['Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Export\ExportedUser']['oneToMany']['interests']['cascade'][0]);
 
         } else {
-            $this->markTestSkipped('Test available only for '.$type.' driver');
+            $this->markTestSkipped('Test not available for '.$type.' driver');
         }
     }
     public function __destruct()
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Export/php/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Tools.Export.User.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Export/php/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Tools.Export.User.php
index 2a52bc3d8..a6fb298cc 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Export/php/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Tools.Export.User.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Export/php/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Tools.Export.User.php
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ $metadata->mapOneToOne(array(
    ),
    ),
    'orphanRemoval' => true,
+   'fetch' => ClassMetadataInfo::FETCH_EAGER,
   ));
 $metadata->mapOneToMany(array(
    'fieldName' => 'phonenumbers',
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ $metadata->mapOneToMany(array(
    ),
    'mappedBy' => 'user',
    'orphanRemoval' => true,
+   'fetch' => ClassMetadataInfo::FETCH_LAZY,
    'orderBy' =>
    array(
    'number' => 'ASC',
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ $metadata->mapOneToMany(array(
 $metadata->mapManyToMany(array(
    'fieldName' => 'groups',
    'targetEntity' => 'Doctrine\\Tests\\ORM\\Tools\\Export\\Group',
+   'fetch' => ClassMetadataInfo::FETCH_EXTRA_LAZY,
    'cascade' =>
    array(
    0 => 'remove',
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Export/xml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Tools.Export.User.dcm.xml b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Export/xml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Tools.Export.User.dcm.xml
index 22d2852b0..c254bebcc 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Export/xml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Tools.Export.User.dcm.xml
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Export/xml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Tools.Export.User.dcm.xml
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
         <field name="name" column="name" type="string" length="50" nullable="true" unique="true" />
         <field name="email" column="user_email" type="string" column-definition="CHAR(32) NOT NULL" />
 
-        <one-to-one field="address" target-entity="Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Export\Address" inversed-by="user" orphan-removal="true">
+        <one-to-one field="address" target-entity="Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Export\Address" inversed-by="user" orphan-removal="true" fetch="EAGER">
             <cascade><cascade-persist /></cascade>
             <join-column name="address_id" referenced-column-name="id" on-delete="CASCADE" on-update="CASCADE"/>
         </one-to-one>
 
         <many-to-one field="mainGroup" target-entity="Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Export\Group" />
 
-        <one-to-many field="phonenumbers" target-entity="Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Export\Phonenumber" mapped-by="user" orphan-removal="true">
+        <one-to-many field="phonenumbers" target-entity="Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Export\Phonenumber" mapped-by="user" orphan-removal="true" fetch="LAZY">
             <cascade>
                 <cascade-persist/>
                 <cascade-merge/>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
             </cascade>
         </one-to-many>
 
-        <many-to-many field="groups" target-entity="Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Export\Group">
+        <many-to-many field="groups" target-entity="Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Export\Group" fetch="EXTRA_LAZY">
             <cascade>
                 <cascade-all/>
             </cascade>
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Export/yaml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Tools.Export.User.dcm.yml b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Export/yaml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Tools.Export.User.dcm.yml
index 25071d9b3..da143735d 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Export/yaml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Tools.Export.User.dcm.yml
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Export/yaml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Tools.Export.User.dcm.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Export\User:
       cascade: [ persist ]
       inversedBy: user
       orphanRemoval: true
+      fetch: EAGER
   manyToOne:
     mainGroup:
       targetEntity: Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Export\Group
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Export\User:
         number: ASC
       cascade: [ persist, merge ]
       orphanRemoval: true
+      fetch: LAZY
     interests:
       targetEntity: Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Export\Interests
       mappedBy: user
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Export\User:
   manyToMany:
     groups:
       targetEntity: Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Export\Group
+      fetch: EXTRA_LAZY
       joinTable:
         name: cms_users_groups
         joinColumns: