diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Proxy/ProxyFactory.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Proxy/ProxyFactory.php
index 23186d7aa..5794e26f9 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Proxy/ProxyFactory.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Proxy/ProxyFactory.php
@@ -209,6 +209,11 @@ class ProxyFactory
 
                 $methods .= $parameterString . ')';
                 $methods .= PHP_EOL . '    {' . PHP_EOL;
+                if ($this->isShortIdentifierGetter($method, $class)) {
+                    $methods .= '        if ($this->__isInitialized__ === false) {' . PHP_EOL;
+                    $methods .= '            return $this->_identifier["' . lcfirst(substr($method->getName(), 3)) . '"];' . PHP_EOL;
+                    $methods .= '        }' . PHP_EOL;
+                }
                 $methods .= '        $this->__load();' . PHP_EOL;
                 $methods .= '        return parent::' . $method->getName() . '(' . $argumentString . ');';
                 $methods .= PHP_EOL . '    }' . PHP_EOL;
@@ -218,6 +223,21 @@ class ProxyFactory
         return $methods;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param ReflectionMethod $method
+     * @param ClassMetadata $class
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    private function isShortIdentifierGetter($method, $class)
+    {
+        return (
+            $method->getNumberOfParameters() == 0 &&
+            substr($method->getName(), 0, 3) == "get" &&
+            in_array(lcfirst(substr($method->getName(), 3)), $class->identifier, true) &&
+            (($method->getEndLine() - $method->getStartLine()) <= 4)
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
      * Generates the code for the __sleep method for a proxy class.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/LifecycleCallbackTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/LifecycleCallbackTest.php
index 1ddd7a8ff..a860ecd62 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/LifecycleCallbackTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/LifecycleCallbackTest.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class LifecycleCallbackTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase
         $reference = $this->_em->getReference('Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\LifecycleCallbackTestEntity', $id);
         $this->assertFalse($reference->postLoadCallbackInvoked);
 
-        $reference->getId(); // trigger proxy load
+        $reference->getValue(); // trigger proxy load
         $this->assertTrue($reference->postLoadCallbackInvoked);
     }
 
@@ -210,6 +210,10 @@ class LifecycleCallbackTestEntity
         return $this->id;
     }
     
+    public function getValue() {
+        return $this->value;
+    }
+    
     /** @PrePersist */
     public function doStuffOnPrePersist() {
         $this->prePersistCallbackInvoked = true;
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC381Test.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC381Test.php
index c25a8aa75..678135daf 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC381Test.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC381Test.php
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ class DDC381Test extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase
 
         $entity = $this->_em->getReference('Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\Ticket\DDC381Entity', $persistedId);
 
-        // explicitly load proxy
-        $id = $entity->getId();
+        // explicitly load proxy (getId() does not trigger reload of proxy)
+        $id = $entity->getOtherMethod();
 
         $data = serialize($entity);
         $entity = unserialize($data);
@@ -55,4 +55,9 @@ class DDC381Entity
     {
         return $this->id;
     }
+    
+    public function getOtherMethod()
+    {
+        
+    }
 }
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