diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/Collection/ManyToManyPersister.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/Collection/ManyToManyPersister.php
index eeebc7b8a..cb620210b 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/Collection/ManyToManyPersister.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/Collection/ManyToManyPersister.php
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ class ManyToManyPersister extends AbstractCollectionPersister
 
         $sql .= $this->getOrderingSql($criteria);
 
+        $sql .= $this->getLimitSql($criteria);
+
         $stmt = $this->conn->executeQuery($sql, $params);
 
         return $this
@@ -760,4 +762,19 @@ class ManyToManyPersister extends AbstractCollectionPersister
         }
         return '';
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param Criteria $criteria
+     * @return string
+     * @throws \Doctrine\DBAL\DBALException
+     */
+    private function getLimitSql(Criteria $criteria)
+    {
+        $limit  = $criteria->getMaxResults();
+        $offset = $criteria->getFirstResult();
+        if ($limit !== null || $offset !== null) {
+            return $this->platform->modifyLimitQuery('', $limit, $offset);
+        }
+        return '';
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/ManyToManyBasicAssociationTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/ManyToManyBasicAssociationTest.php
index 9a020a8aa..8706cdace 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/ManyToManyBasicAssociationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/ManyToManyBasicAssociationTest.php
@@ -415,6 +415,69 @@ class ManyToManyBasicAssociationTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCa
         $this->assertEquals(['A', 'B', 'C', 'Developers_0'], $existingOrder);
     }
 
+    public function testMatchingWithLimit()
+    {
+        $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()->setMaxResults(1);
+        $result   = $groups->matching($criteria);
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $result);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($user->groups->isInitialized(), "Post-condition: matching does not initialize collection");
+    }
+
+    public function testMatchingWithOffset()
+    {
+        $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()->setFirstResult(1);
+        $result   = $groups->matching($criteria);
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $result);
+
+        $firstGroup = $result->first();
+        $this->assertEquals('Developers_1', $firstGroup->name);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($user->groups->isInitialized(), "Post-condition: matching does not initialize collection");
+    }
+
+    public function testMatchingWithLimitAndOffset()
+    {
+        $user = $this->addCmsUserGblancoWithGroups(5);
+        $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()->setFirstResult(1)->setMaxResults(3);
+        $result   = $groups->matching($criteria);
+
+        $this->assertCount(3, $result);
+
+        $firstGroup = $result->first();
+        $this->assertEquals('Developers_1', $firstGroup->name);
+
+        $lastGroup = $result->last();
+        $this->assertEquals('Developers_3', $lastGroup->name);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($user->groups->isInitialized(), "Post-condition: matching does not initialize collection");
+    }
+
     public function testMatching()
     {
         $user = $this->addCmsUserGblancoWithGroups(2);