diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/CollectionCacheEntry.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/CollectionCacheEntry.php
index 58c8757e0..6c634ce31 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/CollectionCacheEntry.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/CollectionCacheEntry.php
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ class CollectionCacheEntry implements CacheEntry
     /**
      * READ-ONLY: Public only for performance reasons, it should be considered immutable.
      *
-     * @var array The list of entity identifiers hold by the collection
+     * @var CacheKey[] The list of entity identifiers hold by the collection
      */
     public $identifiers;
 
     /**
-     * @param array $identifiers List of entity identifiers hold by the collection
+     * @param CacheKey[] $identifiers List of entity identifiers hold by the collection
      */
     public function __construct(array $identifiers)
     {
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ class CollectionCacheEntry implements CacheEntry
     /**
      * Creates a new CollectionCacheEntry
      *
-     * This method allow Doctrine\Common\Cache\PhpFileCache compatibility
+     * This method allows for Doctrine\Common\Cache\PhpFileCache compatibility
      *
      * @param array $values array containing property values
+     *
+     * @return self
      */
     public static function __set_state(array $values)
     {
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/MultiGetRegion.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/MultiGetRegion.php
index 96ca5867b..6de9c888d 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/MultiGetRegion.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/MultiGetRegion.php
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ interface MultiGetRegion
      * Get all items from the cache indentifed by $keys.
      * It returns NULL if some elements can not be found.
      *
-     * @param CollectionCacheEntry[] $collection The collection of the items to be retrieved.
-     * @return array The cached entries or NULL if one or more entries can not be found
+     * @param CollectionCacheEntry $collection The collection of the items to be retrieved.
+     *
+     * @return CacheEntry[]|null The cached entries or NULL if one or more entries can not be found
      */
-    public function getMulti(CollectionCacheEntry $collection);
+    public function getMultiple(CollectionCacheEntry $collection);
 }
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Region.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Region.php
index 894fd2f9b..3bffbbce7 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Region.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Region.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace Doctrine\ORM\Cache;
  * @since   2.5
  * @author  Fabio B. Silva <fabio.bat.silva@gmail.com>
  */
-interface Region
+interface Region extends MultiGetRegion
 {
     /**
      * Retrieve the name of this region.
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Region/DefaultMultiGetRegion.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Region/DefaultMultiGetRegion.php
index ef7b2b912..b037732a8 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Region/DefaultMultiGetRegion.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Region/DefaultMultiGetRegion.php
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\CollectionCacheEntry;
  * @since   2.5
  * @author  Asmir Mustafic <goetas@gmail.com>
  */
-class DefaultMultiGetRegion extends DefaultRegion implements MultiGetRegion
+class DefaultMultiGetRegion extends DefaultRegion
 {
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
-    public function getMulti(CollectionCacheEntry $collection)
+    public function getMultiple(CollectionCacheEntry $collection)
     {
         $keysToRetrieve = array();
         foreach ($collection->identifiers as $index => $key) {
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Region/DefaultRegion.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Region/DefaultRegion.php
index a1362989f..c5758f0ac 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Region/DefaultRegion.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Region/DefaultRegion.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 namespace Doctrine\ORM\Cache\Region;
 
+use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\CollectionCacheEntry;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\Lock;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\Region;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\CacheKey;
@@ -93,6 +94,37 @@ class DefaultRegion implements Region
         return $this->cache->fetch($this->name . '_' . $key->hash) ?: null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getMultiple(CollectionCacheEntry $collection)
+    {
+        $keysToRetrieve = array();
+
+        foreach ($collection->identifiers as $index => $key) {
+            $keysToRetrieve[$index] = $this->name . '_' . $key->hash;
+        }
+
+        $items = array_filter(
+            array_map([$this->cache, 'fetch'], $keysToRetrieve),
+            function ($retrieved) {
+                return false !== $retrieved;
+            }
+        );
+
+        if (count($items) !== count($keysToRetrieve)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $returnableItems = array();
+
+        foreach ($keysToRetrieve as $index => $key) {
+            $returnableItems[$index] = $items[$key];
+        }
+
+        return $returnableItems;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Region/FileLockRegion.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Region/FileLockRegion.php
index 083329c55..69167bc90 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Region/FileLockRegion.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/Region/FileLockRegion.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 namespace Doctrine\ORM\Cache\Region;
 
+use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\CollectionCacheEntry;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\Lock;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\Region;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\CacheKey;
@@ -172,6 +173,18 @@ class FileLockRegion implements ConcurrentRegion
         return $this->region->get($key);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getMultiple(CollectionCacheEntry $collection)
+    {
+        if (array_filter(array_map([$this, 'isLocked'], $collection->identifiers))) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return $this->region->getMultiple($collection);
+    }
+
     /**
      * {inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Mocks/CacheRegionMock.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Mocks/CacheRegionMock.php
index 05366379e..519e72494 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Mocks/CacheRegionMock.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Mocks/CacheRegionMock.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace Doctrine\Tests\Mocks;
 
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\CacheEntry;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\CacheKey;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\CollectionCacheEntry;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\Lock;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\Region;
 
@@ -94,6 +95,16 @@ class CacheRegionMock implements Region
         return $this->getReturn(__FUNCTION__, null);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getMultiple(CollectionCacheEntry $collection)
+    {
+        $this->calls[__FUNCTION__][] = array('collection' => $collection);
+
+        return $this->getReturn(__FUNCTION__, null);
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Mocks/ConcurrentRegionMock.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Mocks/ConcurrentRegionMock.php
index fc488b4b2..82685b7d7 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Mocks/ConcurrentRegionMock.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Mocks/ConcurrentRegionMock.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Doctrine\Tests\Mocks;
 
 
+use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\CollectionCacheEntry;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\ConcurrentRegion;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\LockException;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\CacheEntry;
@@ -131,6 +132,18 @@ class ConcurrentRegionMock implements ConcurrentRegion
         return $this->region->get($key);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getMultiple(CollectionCacheEntry $collection)
+    {
+        $this->calls[__FUNCTION__][] = array('collection' => $collection);
+
+        $this->throwException(__FUNCTION__);
+
+        return $this->region->getMultiple($collection);
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/MultiGetRegionTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/MultiGetRegionTest.php
index 00ad09e02..4c3258a12 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/MultiGetRegionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/MultiGetRegionTest.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class MultiGetRegionTest extends AbstractRegionTest
         $this->region->put($key1, $value1);
         $this->region->put($key2, $value2);
 
-        $actual = $this->region->getMulti(new CollectionCacheEntry(array($key1, $key2)));
+        $actual = $this->region->getMultiple(new CollectionCacheEntry(array($key1, $key2)));
 
         $this->assertEquals($value1, $actual[0]);
         $this->assertEquals($value2, $actual[1]);
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/Persister/Collection/AbstractCollectionPersisterTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/Persister/Collection/AbstractCollectionPersisterTest.php
index c3db83a44..17e7c4d7e 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/Persister/Collection/AbstractCollectionPersisterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/Persister/Collection/AbstractCollectionPersisterTest.php
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ abstract class AbstractCollectionPersisterTest extends OrmTestCase
         'getName',
         'contains',
         'get',
+        'getMultiple',
         'put',
         'evict',
         'evictAll'
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ abstract class AbstractCollectionPersisterTest extends OrmTestCase
         'removeElement',
         'removeKey',
         'get',
+        'getMultiple',
         'loadCriteria'
     );
 
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ abstract class AbstractCollectionPersisterTest extends OrmTestCase
      * @param \Doctrine\ORM\Cache\Region                              $region
      * @param array                                                   $mapping
      *
-     * @return Doctrine\ORM\Cache\Persister\Collection\AbstractCollectionPersister
+     * @return \Doctrine\ORM\Cache\Persister\Collection\AbstractCollectionPersister
      */
     abstract protected function createPersister(EntityManager $em, CollectionPersister $persister, Region $region, array $mapping);
 
@@ -77,7 +79,10 @@ abstract class AbstractCollectionPersisterTest extends OrmTestCase
 
         $this->em                   = $this->_getTestEntityManager();
         $this->region               = $this->createRegion();
-        $this->collectionPersister  = $this->getMock('Doctrine\ORM\Persisters\Collection\CollectionPersister', $this->collectionPersisterMockMethods);
+        $this->collectionPersister  = $this->getMock(
+            'Doctrine\ORM\Persisters\Collection\CollectionPersister',
+            $this->collectionPersisterMockMethods
+        );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/Persister/Collection/ReadWriteCachedCollectionPersisterTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/Persister/Collection/ReadWriteCachedCollectionPersisterTest.php
index 0bb6f58ed..529da203f 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/Persister/Collection/ReadWriteCachedCollectionPersisterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/Persister/Collection/ReadWriteCachedCollectionPersisterTest.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class ReadWriteCachedCollectionPersisterTest extends AbstractCollectionPersister
         'getName',
         'contains',
         'get',
+        'getMultiple',
         'put',
         'evict',
         'evictAll',
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/Persister/Entity/AbstractEntityPersisterTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/Persister/Entity/AbstractEntityPersisterTest.php
index 116339c87..662a9dfe6 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/Persister/Entity/AbstractEntityPersisterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/Persister/Entity/AbstractEntityPersisterTest.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ abstract class AbstractEntityPersisterTest extends OrmTestCase
         'getName',
         'contains',
         'get',
+        'getMultiple',
         'put',
         'evict',
         'evictAll'
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ abstract class AbstractEntityPersisterTest extends OrmTestCase
      * @param \Doctrine\ORM\Cache\Region                      $region
      * @param \Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata             $metadata
      *
-     * @return Doctrine\ORM\Cache\Persister\Entity\AbstractEntityPersister
+     * @return \Doctrine\ORM\Cache\Persister\Entity\AbstractEntityPersister
      */
     abstract protected function createPersister(EntityManager $em, EntityPersister $persister, Region $region, ClassMetadata $metadata);
 
@@ -97,7 +98,10 @@ abstract class AbstractEntityPersisterTest extends OrmTestCase
 
         $this->em               = $this->_getTestEntityManager();
         $this->region           = $this->createRegion();
-        $this->entityPersister  = $this->getMock('Doctrine\ORM\Persisters\Entity\EntityPersister', $this->entityPersisterMockMethods);
+        $this->entityPersister  = $this->getMock(
+            'Doctrine\ORM\Persisters\Entity\EntityPersister',
+            $this->entityPersisterMockMethods
+        );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -109,7 +113,7 @@ abstract class AbstractEntityPersisterTest extends OrmTestCase
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return Doctrine\ORM\Cache\Persister\AbstractEntityPersister
+     * @return \Doctrine\ORM\Cache\Persister\AbstractEntityPersister
      */
     protected function createPersisterDefault()
     {
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/Persister/Entity/ReadWriteCachedEntityPersisterTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/Persister/Entity/ReadWriteCachedEntityPersisterTest.php
index 1f598a903..054bf951d 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/Persister/Entity/ReadWriteCachedEntityPersisterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/Persister/Entity/ReadWriteCachedEntityPersisterTest.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class ReadWriteCachedEntityPersisterTest extends AbstractEntityPersisterTest
         'getName',
         'contains',
         'get',
+        'getMultiple',
         'put',
         'evict',
         'evictAll',