diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Parser.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Parser.php
index 3d3fb5f5e..e5b9f69ca 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Parser.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Parser.php
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ class Parser
      */
     private $_customOutputWalker;
 
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     */
+    private $_identVariableExpressions = array();
+
     /**
      * Creates a new query parser object.
      *
@@ -297,6 +302,21 @@ class Parser
             }
         }
 
+        // Fix order of identification variables.
+        // They have to appear in the select clause in the same order as the
+        // declarations (from ... x join ... y join ... z ...) appear in the query
+        // as the hydration process relies on that order for proper operation.
+        if ( count($this->_identVariableExpressions) > 1) {
+            foreach ($this->_queryComponents as $dqlAlias => $qComp) {
+                if (isset($this->_identVariableExpressions[$dqlAlias])) {
+                    $expr = $this->_identVariableExpressions[$dqlAlias];
+                    $key = array_search($expr, $AST->selectClause->selectExpressions);
+                    unset($AST->selectClause->selectExpressions[$key]);
+                    $AST->selectClause->selectExpressions[] = $expr;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         if ($this->_customOutputWalker) {
             $outputWalker = new $this->_customOutputWalker(
                 $this->_query, $this->_parserResult, $this->_queryComponents
@@ -1628,6 +1648,7 @@ class Parser
     public function SelectExpression()
     {
         $expression = null;
+        $identVariable = null;
         $fieldAliasIdentificationVariable = null;
         $peek = $this->_lexer->glimpse();
 
@@ -1639,7 +1660,7 @@ class Parser
                 $expression = $this->ScalarExpression();
             } else {
                 $supportsAlias = false;
-                $expression = $this->IdentificationVariable();
+                $expression = $identVariable = $this->IdentificationVariable();
             }
         } else if ($this->_lexer->lookahead['value'] == '(') {
             if ($peek['type'] == Lexer::T_SELECT) {
@@ -1666,6 +1687,7 @@ class Parser
         } else if ($this->_lexer->lookahead['type'] == Lexer::T_PARTIAL) {
             $supportsAlias = false;
             $expression = $this->PartialObjectExpression();
+            $identVariable = $expression->identificationVariable;
         } else if ($this->_lexer->lookahead['type'] == Lexer::T_INTEGER ||
                 $this->_lexer->lookahead['type'] == Lexer::T_FLOAT) {
             // Shortcut: ScalarExpression => SimpleArithmeticExpression
@@ -1694,7 +1716,11 @@ class Parser
             }
         }
 
-        return new AST\SelectExpression($expression, $fieldAliasIdentificationVariable);
+        $expr = new AST\SelectExpression($expression, $fieldAliasIdentificationVariable);
+        if (!$supportsAlias) {
+            $this->_identVariableExpressions[$identVariable] = $expr;
+        }
+        return $expr;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC736Test.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC736Test.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c8b764a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC736Test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\Ticket;
+
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\ECommerce\ECommerceCart;
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\ECommerce\ECommerceCustomer;
+
+require_once __DIR__ . '/../../../TestInit.php';
+
+class DDC736Test extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase
+{
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->useModelSet('ecommerce');
+        parent::setUp();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @group DDC-736
+     */
+    public function testFetchJoinInitializesPreviouslyUninitializedCollectionOfManagedEntity()
+    {
+        $cust = new ECommerceCustomer;
+        $cust->setName('roman');
+        
+        $cart = new ECommerceCart;
+        $cart->setPayment('cash');
+        $cart->setCustomer($cust);
+        
+        $this->_em->persist($cust);
+        $this->_em->persist($cart);
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+        $result = $this->_em->createQuery("select c, c.name, ca, ca.payment from Doctrine\Tests\Models\ECommerce\ECommerceCart ca join ca.customer c")
+            ->getSingleResult(/*\Doctrine\ORM\Query::HYDRATE_ARRAY*/);
+        
+        $cart2 = $result[0];
+        unset($result[0]);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Doctrine\Tests\Models\ECommerce\ECommerceCart', $cart2);
+        $this->assertNotInstanceOf('Doctrine\ORM\Proxy\Proxy', $cart2->getCustomer());
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Doctrine\Tests\Models\ECommerce\ECommerceCustomer', $cart2->getCustomer());
+        $this->assertEquals(array('name' => 'roman', 'payment' => 'cash'), $result);
+    }
+}