diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Record.php b/lib/Doctrine/Record.php
index 3cc1b146c..c109c34ff 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Record.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Record.php
@@ -1399,12 +1399,31 @@ abstract class Doctrine_Record extends Doctrine_Record_Abstract implements Count
      * @param array $params         prepared statement params (if any)
      * @return mixed                the fetched data
      */
-    public function fetch($queryKey, $params = array())
+    public function fetch($queryKey, $params = array(), $hydrationMode = Doctrine::HYDRATE_RECORD)
     {
         return Doctrine_Manager::getInstance()
                             ->getQueryRegistry()
                             ->get($queryKey, $this->_table->getComponentName())
-                            ->execute($params);
+                            ->execute($params, $hydrationMode);
+    }
+    /**
+     * fetchOne
+     * fetches data using the provided queryKey and 
+     * the associated query in the query registry
+     *
+     * if no query for given queryKey is being found a 
+     * Doctrine_Query_Registry exception is being thrown
+     *
+     * @param string $queryKey      the query key
+     * @param array $params         prepared statement params (if any)
+     * @return mixed                the fetched data
+     */
+    public function fetchOne($queryKey, $params = array(), $hydrationMode = Doctrine::HYDRATE_RECORD)
+    {
+        return Doctrine_Manager::getInstance()
+                            ->getQueryRegistry()
+                            ->get($queryKey, $this->_table->getComponentName())
+                            ->fetchOne($params, $hydrationMode);
     }
 
     /**