diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/EntityRepository.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/EntityRepository.php
index 7bc54c847..de2689db2 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/EntityRepository.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/EntityRepository.php
@@ -160,11 +160,14 @@ class EntityRepository implements ObjectRepository
      * Finds entities by a set of criteria.
      *
      * @param array $criteria
-     * @return array
+     * @param array|null $orderBy
+     * @param int|null $limit
+     * @param int|null $offset
+     * @return array The objects.
      */
-    public function findBy(array $criteria)
+    public function findBy(array $criteria, array $orderBy = null, $limit = null, $offset = null)
     {
-        return $this->_em->getUnitOfWork()->getEntityPersister($this->_entityName)->loadAll($criteria);
+        return $this->_em->getUnitOfWork()->getEntityPersister($this->_entityName)->loadAll($criteria, $orderBy, $limit, $offset);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/BasicEntityPersister.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/BasicEntityPersister.php
index 39bb967e6..454078dfe 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/BasicEntityPersister.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/BasicEntityPersister.php
@@ -680,12 +680,15 @@ class BasicEntityPersister
      * Loads a list of entities by a list of field criteria.
      * 
      * @param array $criteria
+     * @param array $orderBy
+     * @param int $limit
+     * @param int $offset
      * @return array
      */
-    public function loadAll(array $criteria = array())
+    public function loadAll(array $criteria = array(), array $orderBy = null, $limit = null, $offset = null)
     {
         $entities = array();
-        $sql = $this->_getSelectEntitiesSQL($criteria);
+        $sql = $this->_getSelectEntitiesSQL($criteria, null, 0, $limit, $offset, $orderBy);
         list($params, $types) = $this->expandParameters($criteria);
         $stmt = $this->_conn->executeQuery($sql, $params, $types);
 
@@ -831,19 +834,21 @@ class BasicEntityPersister
      * @param AssociationMapping $assoc
      * @param string $orderBy
      * @param int $lockMode
+     * @param int $limit
+     * @param int $offset
+     * @param array $orderBy
      * @return string
      * @todo Refactor: _getSelectSQL(...)
      */
-    protected function _getSelectEntitiesSQL(array $criteria, $assoc = null, $lockMode = 0, $limit = null, $offset = null)
+    protected function _getSelectEntitiesSQL(array $criteria, $assoc = null, $lockMode = 0, $limit = null, $offset = null, array $orderBy = null)
     {
         $joinSql = $assoc != null && $assoc['type'] == ClassMetadata::MANY_TO_MANY ?
                 $this->_getSelectManyToManyJoinSQL($assoc) : '';
 
         $conditionSql = $this->_getSelectConditionSQL($criteria, $assoc);
 
-        $orderBySql = $assoc !== null && isset($assoc['orderBy']) ?
-                $this->_getCollectionOrderBySQL($assoc['orderBy'], $this->_getSQLTableAlias($this->_class->name))
-                : '';
+        $orderBy = ($assoc !== null && isset($assoc['orderBy'])) ? $assoc['orderBy'] : $orderBy;
+        $orderBySql = $orderBy ? $this->_getOrderBySQL($orderBy, $this->_getSQLTableAlias($this->_class->name)) : '';
 
         $lockSql = '';
         if ($lockMode == LockMode::PESSIMISTIC_READ) {
@@ -869,12 +874,12 @@ class BasicEntityPersister
      * @return string
      * @todo Rename: _getOrderBySQL
      */
-    protected final function _getCollectionOrderBySQL(array $orderBy, $baseTableAlias)
+    protected final function _getOrderBySQL(array $orderBy, $baseTableAlias)
     {
         $orderBySql = '';
         foreach ($orderBy as $fieldName => $orientation) {
             if ( ! isset($this->_class->fieldMappings[$fieldName])) {
-                ORMException::unrecognizedField($fieldName);
+                throw ORMException::unrecognizedField($fieldName);
             }
 
             $tableAlias = isset($this->_class->fieldMappings[$fieldName]['inherited']) ?
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/JoinedSubclassPersister.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/JoinedSubclassPersister.php
index 2490085cf..1cb73a9d6 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/JoinedSubclassPersister.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/JoinedSubclassPersister.php
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class JoinedSubclassPersister extends AbstractEntityInheritancePersister
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
-    protected function _getSelectEntitiesSQL(array $criteria, $assoc = null, $lockMode = 0, $limit = null, $offset = null)
+    protected function _getSelectEntitiesSQL(array $criteria, $assoc = null, $lockMode = 0, $limit = null, $offset = null, array $orderBy = null)
     {
         $idColumns = $this->_class->getIdentifierColumnNames();
         $baseTableAlias = $this->_getSQLTableAlias($this->_class->name);
@@ -343,10 +343,8 @@ class JoinedSubclassPersister extends AbstractEntityInheritancePersister
 
         $conditionSql = $this->_getSelectConditionSQL($criteria, $assoc);
 
-        $orderBySql = '';
-        if ($assoc != null && isset($assoc['orderBy'])) {
-            $orderBySql = $this->_getCollectionOrderBySQL($assoc['orderBy'], $baseTableAlias);
-        }
+        $orderBy = ($assoc !== null && isset($assoc['orderBy'])) ? $assoc['orderBy'] : $orderBy;
+        $orderBySql = $orderBy ? $this->_getOrderBySQL($orderBy, $baseTableAlias) : '';
 
         if ($this->_selectColumnListSql === null) {
             $this->_selectColumnListSql = $columnList;
diff --git a/lib/vendor/doctrine-common b/lib/vendor/doctrine-common
index ba63ae0f0..076a03f8f 160000
--- a/lib/vendor/doctrine-common
+++ b/lib/vendor/doctrine-common
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ba63ae0f0b6b62a2a8617f01386698730ff2b713
+Subproject commit 076a03f8f40b6e08f0ae2f4ee2678474e64b6f59
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/EntityRepositoryTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/EntityRepositoryTest.php
index 0e38fe209..6c620db38 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/EntityRepositoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/EntityRepositoryTest.php
@@ -320,5 +320,40 @@ class EntityRepositoryTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase
         $this->assertEquals(1, count($params), "Should only execute with one parameter.");
         $this->assertEquals(array('romanb'), $params);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @group DDC-1094
+     */
+    public function testFindByLimitOffset()
+    {
+        $this->loadFixture();
+        
+        $repos = $this->_em->getRepository('Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser');
+
+        $users1 = $repos->findBy(array(), null, 1, 0);
+        $users2 = $repos->findBy(array(), null, 1, 1);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(2, count($repos->findBy(array())));
+        $this->assertEquals(1, count($users1));
+        $this->assertEquals(1, count($users2));
+        $this->assertNotSame($users1[0], $users2[0]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @group DDC-1094
+     */
+    public function testFindByOrderBy()
+    {
+        $this->loadFixture();
+
+        $repos = $this->_em->getRepository('Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser');
+        $usersAsc = $repos->findBy(array(), array("username" => "ASC"));
+        $usersDesc = $repos->findBy(array(), array("username" => "DESC"));
+
+        $this->assertEquals(2, count($usersAsc), "Pre-condition: only two users in fixture");
+        $this->assertEquals(2, count($usersDesc), "Pre-condition: only two users in fixture");
+        $this->assertSame($usersAsc[0], $usersDesc[1]);
+        $this->assertSame($usersAsc[1], $usersDesc[0]);
+    }
 }