diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/Collection/ManyToManyPersister.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/Collection/ManyToManyPersister.php
index cb620210b..25c03a450 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/Collection/ManyToManyPersister.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/Collection/ManyToManyPersister.php
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class ManyToManyPersister extends AbstractCollectionPersister
             . implode(' AND ', $onConditions)
             . ' WHERE ' . implode(' AND ', $whereClauses);
 
-        $sql .= $this->getOrderingSql($criteria);
+        $sql .= $this->getOrderingSql($criteria, $targetClass);
 
         $sql .= $this->getLimitSql($criteria);
 
@@ -747,14 +747,20 @@ class ManyToManyPersister extends AbstractCollectionPersister
 
     /**
      * @param Criteria $criteria
+     * @param ClassMetadata $targetClass
      * @return string
      */
-    private function getOrderingSql(Criteria $criteria)
+    private function getOrderingSql(Criteria $criteria, ClassMetadata $targetClass)
     {
         $orderings = $criteria->getOrderings();
         if ($orderings) {
             $orderBy = [];
-            foreach ($orderings as $field => $direction) {
+            foreach ($orderings as $name => $direction) {
+                $field = $this->quoteStrategy->getColumnName(
+                    $name,
+                    $targetClass,
+                    $this->platform
+                );
                 $orderBy[] = $field . ' ' . $direction;
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/CMS/CmsTag.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/CMS/CmsTag.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf7486cb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/CMS/CmsTag.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ * To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
+ * and open the template in the editor.
+ */
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS;
+
+/**
+ * Description of CmsTag
+ *
+ * @Entity
+ * @Table(name="cms_tags")
+ */
+class CmsTag
+{
+    /**
+     * @Id
+     * @Column(type="integer")
+     * @GeneratedValue
+     */
+    public $id;
+    /**
+     * @Column(length=50, name="tag_name", nullable=true)
+     */
+    public $name;
+    /**
+     * @ManyToMany(targetEntity="CmsUser", mappedBy="tags")
+     */
+    public $users;
+
+    public function setName($name) {
+        $this->name = $name;
+    }
+
+    public function getName() {
+        return $this->name;
+    }
+
+    public function addUser(CmsUser $user) {
+        $this->users[] = $user;
+    }
+
+    public function getUsers() {
+        return $this->users;
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/CMS/CmsUser.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/CMS/CmsUser.php
index c95cce4ea..468c71220 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/CMS/CmsUser.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/CMS/CmsUser.php
@@ -162,6 +162,14 @@ class CmsUser
      *      )
      */
     public $groups;
+    /**
+     * @ManyToMany(targetEntity="CmsTag", inversedBy="users", cascade={"persist", "merge", "detach"})
+     * @JoinTable(name="cms_users_tags",
+     *      joinColumns={@JoinColumn(name="user_id", referencedColumnName="id")},
+     *      inverseJoinColumns={@JoinColumn(name="group_id", referencedColumnName="id")}
+     *      )
+     */
+    public $tags;
 
     public $nonPersistedProperty;
 
@@ -171,6 +179,7 @@ class CmsUser
         $this->phonenumbers = new ArrayCollection;
         $this->articles = new ArrayCollection;
         $this->groups = new ArrayCollection;
+        $this->tags = new ArrayCollection;
     }
 
     public function getId() {
@@ -217,6 +226,15 @@ class CmsUser
         return $this->groups;
     }
 
+    public function addTag(CmsTag $tag) {
+        $this->tags[] = $tag;
+        $tag->addUser($this);
+    }
+
+    public function getTags() {
+        return $this->tags;
+    }
+
     public function removePhonenumber($index) {
         if (isset($this->phonenumbers[$index])) {
             $ph = $this->phonenumbers[$index];
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/ManyToManyBasicAssociationTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/ManyToManyBasicAssociationTest.php
index b4c10620d..da4d30077 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/ManyToManyBasicAssociationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/ManyToManyBasicAssociationTest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional;
 
 use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Criteria;
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsTag;
 use Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser,
     Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsGroup,
     Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
@@ -418,6 +419,50 @@ class ManyToManyBasicAssociationTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCa
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @group DDC-3952
+     */
+    public function testManyToManyOrderByHonorsFieldNameColumnNameAliases()
+    {
+        $user = new CmsUser;
+        $user->name = 'Guilherme';
+        $user->username = 'gblanco';
+        $user->status = 'developer';
+
+        $tag1 = new CmsTag;
+        $tag2 = new CmsTag;
+        $tag3 = new CmsTag;
+
+        $tag1->name = 'C';
+        $tag2->name = 'A';
+        $tag3->name = 'B';
+
+        $user->addTag($tag1);
+        $user->addTag($tag2);
+        $user->addTag($tag3);
+
+        $this->_em->persist($user);
+        $this->_em->flush();
+
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+        $user = $this->_em->find(get_class($user), $user->id);
+
+        $criteria = Criteria::create()
+            ->orderBy(['name' => Criteria::ASC]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            ['A', 'B', 'C'],
+            $user
+                ->getTags()
+                ->matching($criteria)
+                ->map(function (CmsTag $tag) {
+                    return $tag->getName();
+                })
+                ->toArray()
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testMatchingWithLimit()
     {
         $user = $this->addCmsUserGblancoWithGroups(2);
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/OrmFunctionalTestCase.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/OrmFunctionalTestCase.php
index b8a705707..f19e19ff9 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/OrmFunctionalTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/OrmFunctionalTestCase.php
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ abstract class OrmFunctionalTestCase extends OrmTestCase
             'Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsAddress',
             'Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsEmail',
             'Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsGroup',
+            'Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsTag',
             'Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsArticle',
             'Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsComment',
         ),