diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Collection.php b/lib/Doctrine/Collection.php
index 69cc0c544..79d056aa6 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Collection.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Collection.php
@@ -603,6 +603,18 @@ class Doctrine_Collection extends Doctrine_Access implements Countable, Iterator
             return $this->data;
         }
     }
+    public function fromArray($array)
+    {
+        $data = array();
+        foreach ($array as $key => $row) {
+            $record = $this->_table->getRecord();
+            $record->fromArray($row);
+            
+            $data[$key] = $record;
+        }
+        
+        $this->data = $data;
+    }
     public function getDeleteDiff()
     {
         return array_udiff($this->_snapshot, $this->data, array($this, "compareRecords"));
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Record.php b/lib/Doctrine/Record.php
index 4e2ad18ef..f22358dd7 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Record.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Record.php
@@ -1139,6 +1139,16 @@ abstract class Doctrine_Record extends Doctrine_Record_Abstract implements Count
         }
         return array_merge($a, $this->_values);
     }
+    public function fromArray($array)
+    {
+        foreach ($array as $key => $value) {
+            if (!$this->getTable()->hasRelation($key) && $this->getTable()->hasColumn($key)) {
+                $this->$key = $value;
+            } else {
+                $this->$key->fromArray($value);
+            }
+        }
+    }
     /**
      * exists
      * returns true if this record is persistent, otherwise false