diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/ManyToManyPersister.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/ManyToManyPersister.php
index 9c84fe594..34038c6a1 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/ManyToManyPersister.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/ManyToManyPersister.php
@@ -591,7 +591,8 @@ class ManyToManyPersister extends AbstractCollectionPersister
 
         $rsm  = new Query\ResultSetMapping();
         $rsm->addEntityResult($mapping['targetEntity'], 'r');
-
+$result = $hydrator->hydrateAll($stmt, $rsm);
+        var_dump($result);
         return $hydrator->hydrateAll($stmt, $rsm);
     }
 
@@ -601,14 +602,14 @@ class ManyToManyPersister extends AbstractCollectionPersister
      *
      * @param \Doctrine\Common\Collections\Criteria $criteria
      *
-     * @return array(array(), array())
+     * @return array
      */
     private function expandCriteriaParameters(Criteria $criteria)
     {
         $expression = $criteria->getWhereExpression();
 
         if ($expression === null) {
-            return array(array(), array());
+            return array();
         }
 
         $valueVisitor = new SqlValueVisitor();
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/ManyToManyBasicAssociationTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/ManyToManyBasicAssociationTest.php
index 1e1df9d51..bc97128cc 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/ManyToManyBasicAssociationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/ManyToManyBasicAssociationTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional;
 
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Criteria;
 use Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser,
     Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsGroup,
     Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
@@ -377,4 +378,20 @@ class ManyToManyBasicAssociationTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCa
         $user = $this->_em->find(get_class($user), $user->id);
         $this->assertEquals(0, count($user->groups));
     }
+
+    public function testMatching()
+    {
+        $user = $this->addCmsUserGblancoWithGroups(2);
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+        $user = $this->_em->find(get_class($user), $user->id);
+
+        $groups = $user->groups;
+        $this->assertFalse($user->groups->isInitialized(), "Pre-condition: lazy collection");
+
+        $criteria = Criteria::create();//->where(Criteria::expr()->eq('name', (string) 'Developers_0'));
+        $result   = $groups->matching($criteria);
+
+        //$this->assertCount(1, $result);
+    }
 }