diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Persister/AbstractEntityPersister.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Persister/AbstractEntityPersister.php
index 3589e31a5..7ed41c1ec 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Persister/AbstractEntityPersister.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Persister/AbstractEntityPersister.php
@@ -284,7 +284,9 @@ abstract class AbstractEntityPersister implements CachedEntityPersister
      */
     protected function getHash($query, $criteria, array $orderBy = null, $limit = null, $offset = null, $timestamp = null)
     {
-        list($params) = $this->persister->expandParameters($criteria);
+        list($params) = ($criteria instanceof Criteria)
+            ? $this->persister->expandCriteriaParameters($criteria)
+            : $this->persister->expandParameters($criteria);
 
         return sha1($query . serialize($params) . serialize($orderBy) . $limit . $offset . $timestamp);
     }
@@ -297,6 +299,14 @@ abstract class AbstractEntityPersister implements CachedEntityPersister
         return $this->persister->expandParameters($criteria);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function expandCriteriaParameters(Criteria $criteria)
+    {
+        return $this->persister->expandCriteriaParameters($criteria);
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
@@ -480,7 +490,36 @@ abstract class AbstractEntityPersister implements CachedEntityPersister
      */
     public function loadCriteria(Criteria $criteria)
     {
-        return $this->persister->loadCriteria($criteria);
+        $query       = $this->persister->getSelectSQL($criteria);
+        $timestamp   = $this->timestampRegion->get($this->timestampKey);
+        $hash        = $this->getHash($query, $criteria, null, null, null, $timestamp ? $timestamp->time : null);
+        $rsm         = $this->getResultSetMapping();
+        $querykey    = new QueryCacheKey($hash, 0, Cache::MODE_NORMAL);
+        $queryCache  = $this->cache->getQueryCache($this->regionName);
+        $cacheResult = $queryCache->get($querykey, $rsm);
+
+        if ($cacheResult !== null) {
+            if ($this->cacheLogger) {
+                $this->cacheLogger->queryCacheHit($this->regionName, $querykey);
+            }
+
+            return $cacheResult;
+        }
+
+        $result = $this->persister->loadCriteria($criteria);
+        $cached = $queryCache->put($querykey, $rsm, $result);
+
+        if ($this->cacheLogger) {
+            if ($result) {
+                $this->cacheLogger->queryCacheMiss($this->regionName, $querykey);
+            }
+
+            if ($cached) {
+                $this->cacheLogger->queryCachePut($this->regionName, $querykey);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $result;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/BasicEntityPersister.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/BasicEntityPersister.php
index 6a20f6bd4..6504a3ee0 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/BasicEntityPersister.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/BasicEntityPersister.php
@@ -829,14 +829,9 @@ class BasicEntityPersister implements EntityPersister
     }
 
     /**
-     * Expands Criteria Parameters by walking the expressions and grabbing all
-     * parameters and types from it.
-     *
-     * @param \Doctrine\Common\Collections\Criteria $criteria
-     *
-     * @return array(array(), array())
+     * {@inheritdoc}
      */
-    private function expandCriteriaParameters(Criteria $criteria)
+    public function expandCriteriaParameters(Criteria $criteria)
     {
         $expression = $criteria->getWhereExpression();
 
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/EntityPersister.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/EntityPersister.php
index 6e7cc558c..d40c2c6af 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/EntityPersister.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/EntityPersister.php
@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@ interface EntityPersister
      */
     public function expandParameters($criteria);
 
+    /**
+     * Expands Criteria Parameters by walking the expressions and grabbing all parameters and types from it.
+     *
+     * @param \Doctrine\Common\Collections\Criteria $criteria
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function expandCriteriaParameters(Criteria $criteria);
+
     /**
      * Gets the SQL WHERE condition for matching a field with a given value.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/Persister/AbstractEntityPersisterTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/Persister/AbstractEntityPersisterTest.php
index ed4093a88..341db5ba6 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/Persister/AbstractEntityPersisterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/Persister/AbstractEntityPersisterTest.php
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ abstract class AbstractEntityPersisterTest extends OrmTestCase
         'getInsertSQL',
         'getSelectSQL',
         'expandParameters',
+        'expandCriteriaParameters',
         'getSelectConditionStatementSQL',
         'addInsert',
         'executeInserts',
@@ -181,6 +182,19 @@ abstract class AbstractEntityPersisterTest extends OrmTestCase
         $this->assertEquals(array('name'=>'Foo'), $persister->expandParameters(array('name'=>'Foo')));
     }
 
+    public function testInvokeExpandCriteriaParameters()
+    {
+        $persister = $this->createPersisterDefault();
+        $criteria  = new Criteria();
+
+        $this->entityPersister->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('expandCriteriaParameters')
+            ->with($this->equalTo($criteria))
+            ->will($this->returnValue(array('name'=>'Foo')));
+
+        $this->assertEquals(array('name'=>'Foo'), $persister->expandCriteriaParameters($criteria));
+    }
+
     public function testInvokeSelectConditionStatementSQL()
     {
         $persister = $this->createPersisterDefault();
@@ -320,10 +334,18 @@ abstract class AbstractEntityPersisterTest extends OrmTestCase
 
     public function testInvokeLoadCriteria()
     {
+        $rsm       = new ResultSetMappingBuilder($this->em);
         $persister = $this->createPersisterDefault();
         $entity    = new Country("Foo");
         $criteria  = new Criteria();
 
+        $this->em->getUnitOfWork()->registerManaged($entity, array('id'=>1), array('id'=>1, 'name'=>'Foo'));
+        $rsm->addEntityResult(Country::CLASSNAME, 'c');
+
+        $this->entityPersister->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('getResultSetMapping')
+            ->will($this->returnValue($rsm));
+
         $this->entityPersister->expects($this->once())
             ->method('loadCriteria')
             ->with($this->equalTo($criteria))
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/SecondLevelCacheCriteriaTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/SecondLevelCacheCriteriaTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fdb6c50eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/SecondLevelCacheCriteriaTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional;
+
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\Cache\State;
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\Cache\Country;
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Criteria;
+
+/**
+ * @group DDC-2183
+ */
+class SecondLevelCacheCriteriaTest extends SecondLevelCacheAbstractTest
+{
+    public function testMatchingPut()
+    {
+        $this->evictRegions();
+
+        $this->loadFixturesCountries();
+        $this->evictRegions();
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+        $this->assertFalse($this->cache->containsEntity(Country::CLASSNAME, $this->countries[0]->getId()));
+
+        $repository = $this->_em->getRepository(Country::CLASSNAME);
+        $queryCount = $this->getCurrentQueryCount();
+        $name       = $this->countries[0]->getName();
+        $result1    = $repository->matching(new Criteria(
+            Criteria::expr()->eq('name', $name)
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertEquals($queryCount + 1, $this->getCurrentQueryCount());
+        $this->assertEquals($this->countries[0]->getId(), $result1[0]->getId());
+        $this->assertEquals($this->countries[0]->getName(), $result1[0]->getName());
+
+        $this->assertTrue($this->cache->containsEntity(Country::CLASSNAME, $this->countries[0]->getId()));
+
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+        $result2 = $repository->matching(new Criteria(
+            Criteria::expr()->eq('name', $name)
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertEquals($queryCount + 1, $this->getCurrentQueryCount());
+        $this->assertCount(1, $result2);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Doctrine\Tests\Models\Cache\Country', $result2[0]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals($result1[0]->getId(), $result2[0]->getId());
+        $this->assertEquals($result1[0]->getName(), $result2[0]->getName());
+    }
+
+    public function testRepositoryMatching()
+    {
+        $this->evictRegions();
+
+        $this->loadFixturesCountries();
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+        $this->assertTrue($this->cache->containsEntity(Country::CLASSNAME, $this->countries[0]->getId()));
+
+        $repository = $this->_em->getRepository(Country::CLASSNAME);
+        $queryCount = $this->getCurrentQueryCount();
+        $result1    = $repository->matching(new Criteria(
+            Criteria::expr()->eq('name', $this->countries[0]->getName())
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $result1);
+        $this->assertEquals($queryCount + 1, $this->getCurrentQueryCount());
+        $this->assertEquals($this->countries[0]->getId(), $result1[0]->getId());
+        $this->assertEquals($this->countries[0]->getName(), $result1[0]->getName());
+
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+        $result2 = $repository->matching(new Criteria(
+            Criteria::expr()->eq('name', $this->countries[0]->getName())
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertEquals($queryCount + 1, $this->getCurrentQueryCount());
+        $this->assertCount(1, $result2);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Doctrine\Tests\Models\Cache\Country', $result2[0]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals($this->countries[0]->getId(), $result2[0]->getId());
+        $this->assertEquals($this->countries[0]->getName(), $result2[0]->getName());
+
+        $result3 = $repository->matching(new Criteria(
+            Criteria::expr()->eq('name', $this->countries[1]->getName())
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertEquals($queryCount + 2, $this->getCurrentQueryCount());
+        $this->assertCount(1, $result3);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Doctrine\Tests\Models\Cache\Country', $result3[0]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals($this->countries[1]->getId(), $result3[0]->getId());
+        $this->assertEquals($this->countries[1]->getName(), $result3[0]->getName());
+
+        $result4 = $repository->matching(new Criteria(
+            Criteria::expr()->eq('name', $this->countries[1]->getName())
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertEquals($queryCount + 2, $this->getCurrentQueryCount());
+        $this->assertCount(1, $result4);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Doctrine\Tests\Models\Cache\Country', $result4[0]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals($this->countries[1]->getId(), $result4[0]->getId());
+        $this->assertEquals($this->countries[1]->getName(), $result4[0]->getName());
+    }
+
+    public function testCollectionMatching()
+    {
+        $this->loadFixturesCountries();
+        $this->loadFixturesStates();
+        $this->loadFixturesCities();
+        $this->_em->clear();
+        $this->secondLevelCacheLogger->clearStats();
+
+        $entity     = $this->_em->find(State::CLASSNAME, $this->states[0]->getId());
+        $itemName   = $this->states[0]->getCities()->get(0)->getName();
+        $queryCount = $this->getCurrentQueryCount();
+        $collection = $entity->getCities();
+        $matching   = $collection->matching(new Criteria(
+            Criteria::expr()->eq('name', $itemName)
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertEquals($queryCount + 1, $this->getCurrentQueryCount());
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection', $matching);
+        $this->assertCount(1, $matching);
+
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+        $entity     = $this->_em->find(State::CLASSNAME, $this->states[0]->getId());
+        $queryCount = $this->getCurrentQueryCount();
+        $collection = $entity->getCities();
+        $matching   = $collection->matching(new Criteria(
+            Criteria::expr()->eq('name', $itemName)
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertEquals($queryCount, $this->getCurrentQueryCount());
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection', $matching);
+        $this->assertCount(1, $matching);
+    }
+
+}