diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/PersistentCollection.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/PersistentCollection.php
index 947774542..8d0fef757 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/PersistentCollection.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/PersistentCollection.php
@@ -757,6 +757,8 @@ final class PersistentCollection implements Collection, Selectable
      */
     public function key()
     {
+        $this->initialize();
+
         return $this->coll->key();
     }
 
@@ -765,6 +767,8 @@ final class PersistentCollection implements Collection, Selectable
      */
     public function current()
     {
+        $this->initialize();
+
         return $this->coll->current();
     }
 
@@ -773,6 +777,8 @@ final class PersistentCollection implements Collection, Selectable
      */
     public function next()
     {
+        $this->initialize();
+        
         return $this->coll->next();
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/PersistentCollectionTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/PersistentCollectionTest.php
index fd0dffbf2..9b9a067fc 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/PersistentCollectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/PersistentCollectionTest.php
@@ -6,16 +6,21 @@ use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
 use Doctrine\ORM\PersistentCollection;
 use Doctrine\Tests\Mocks\ConnectionMock;
 use Doctrine\Tests\Mocks\EntityManagerMock;
-use Doctrine\Tests\Models\ECommerce\ECommerceProduct;
-
-require_once __DIR__ . '/../TestInit.php';
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\ECommerce\ECommerceCart;
+use Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase;
 
 /**
- * Tests the lazy-loading capabilities of the PersistentCollection.
+ * Tests the lazy-loading capabilities of the PersistentCollection and the initialization of collections.
  * @author Giorgio Sironi <piccoloprincipeazzurro@gmail.com>
+ * @author Austin Morris <austin.morris@gmail.com>
  */
-class PersistentCollectionTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
+class PersistentCollectionTest extends OrmTestCase
 {
+    /**
+     * @var PersistentCollection
+     */
+    protected $collection;
+
     private $_connectionMock;
     private $_emMock;
 
@@ -27,6 +32,17 @@ class PersistentCollectionTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
         $this->_emMock = EntityManagerMock::create($this->_connectionMock);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set up the PersistentCollection used for collection initialization tests.
+     */
+    public function setUpPersistentCollection()
+    {
+        $classMetaData = $this->_emMock->getClassMetadata('Doctrine\Tests\Models\ECommerce\ECommerceCart');
+        $this->collection = new PersistentCollection($this->_emMock, $classMetaData, new ArrayCollection);
+        $this->collection->setInitialized(false);
+        $this->collection->setOwner(new ECommerceCart(), $classMetaData->getAssociationMapping('products'));
+    }
+
     public function testCanBePutInLazyLoadingMode()
     {
         $class = $this->_emMock->getClassMetadata('Doctrine\Tests\Models\ECommerce\ECommerceProduct');
@@ -34,4 +50,34 @@ class PersistentCollectionTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
         $collection->setInitialized(false);
         $this->assertFalse($collection->isInitialized());
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Test that PersistentCollection::current() initializes the collection.
+     */
+    public function testCurrentInitializesCollection()
+    {
+        $this->setUpPersistentCollection();
+        $this->collection->current();
+        $this->assertTrue($this->collection->isInitialized());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test that PersistentCollection::key() initializes the collection.
+     */
+    public function testKeyInitializesCollection()
+    {
+        $this->setUpPersistentCollection();
+        $this->collection->key();
+        $this->assertTrue($this->collection->isInitialized());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test that PersistentCollection::next() initializes the collection.
+     */
+    public function testNextInitializesCollection()
+    {
+        $this->setUpPersistentCollection();
+        $this->collection->next();
+        $this->assertTrue($this->collection->isInitialized());
+    }
 }