diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/PersistentCollection.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/PersistentCollection.php
index 1142c4266..37a6c11be 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/PersistentCollection.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/PersistentCollection.php
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ final class PersistentCollection implements Collection, Selectable
 
         $persister = $this->em->getUnitOfWork()->getEntityPersister($this->association['targetEntity']);
 
-        if ($this->association['fetch'] === ClassMetadataInfo::FETCH_EXTRA_LAZY) {
+        if ($this->association['fetch'] !== ClassMetadataInfo::FETCH_EAGER) {
             return new LazyCriteriaCollection($persister, $criteria);
         } else {
             return new ArrayCollection($persister->loadCriteria($criteria));
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/PersistentCollectionCriteriaTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/PersistentCollectionCriteriaTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4c2082e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/PersistentCollectionCriteriaTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many individuals
+ * and is licensed under the MIT license.
+ */
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Criteria;
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsArticle;
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsComment;
+
+/**
+ * @author Michaël Gallego <mic.gallego@gmail.com>
+ */
+class PersistentCollectionCriteriaTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase
+{
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->useModelSet('cms');
+        parent::setUp();
+    }
+
+    public function tearDown()
+    {
+        if ($this->_em) {
+            $this->_em->getConfiguration()->setEntityNamespaces(array());
+        }
+        parent::tearDown();
+    }
+
+    public function loadFixture()
+    {
+        $article = new CmsArticle();
+        $article->topic = 'Criteria is awesome';
+        $article->text = 'foo';
+        $this->_em->persist($article);
+
+        $comment1 = new CmsComment();
+        $comment1->topic = 'I agree';
+        $comment1->text = 'bar';
+        $this->_em->persist($comment1);
+        $article->addComment($comment1);
+
+        $comment2 = new CmsComment();
+        $comment2->topic = 'I disagree';
+        $comment2->text = 'baz';
+        $this->_em->persist($comment2);
+        $article->addComment($comment2);
+
+        $this->_em->flush();
+
+        unset($article);
+        unset($comment1);
+        unset($comment2);
+
+        $this->_em->clear();
+    }
+
+    public function testCanCountWithoutLoadingPersistentCollection()
+    {
+        $this->loadFixture();
+        $repository = $this->_em->getRepository('Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsArticle');
+
+        $article  = $repository->findOneBy(array('topic' => 'Criteria is awesome'));
+        $comments = $article->comments->matching(new Criteria());
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Doctrine\ORM\LazyCriteriaCollection', $comments);
+        $this->assertFalse($comments->isInitialized());
+        $this->assertCount(2, $comments);
+        $this->assertFalse($comments->isInitialized());
+
+        // Make sure it works with constraints
+        $comments = $article->comments->matching(new Criteria(
+            Criteria::expr()->eq('text', 'bar')
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Doctrine\ORM\LazyCriteriaCollection', $comments);
+        $this->assertFalse($comments->isInitialized());
+        $this->assertCount(1, $comments);
+        $this->assertFalse($comments->isInitialized());
+    }
+}