diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/DefaultQueryCache.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/DefaultQueryCache.php
index 07c9d8f4348..eb28e420b92 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/DefaultQueryCache.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/DefaultQueryCache.php
@@ -112,20 +112,29 @@ public function get(QueryCacheKey $key, ResultSetMapping $rsm, array $hints = ar
         $regionName  = $region->getName();
 
         $cm = $this->em->getClassMetadata($entityName);
+
+        $entityCacheKeys = [];
+        foreach ($entry->result as $index => $concreteEntry) {
+            $entityCacheKeys[$index] = new EntityCacheKey($cm->rootEntityName, $concreteEntry['identifier']);
+        }
+        $entries = $region->getMultiple(new CollectionCacheEntry($entityCacheKeys));
+
         // @TODO - move to cache hydration component
         foreach ($entry->result as $index => $entry) {
 
-            if (($entityEntry = $region->get($entityKey = new EntityCacheKey($cm->rootEntityName, $entry['identifier']))) === null) {
+            $entityEntry = is_array($entries) && array_key_exists($index, $entries) ? $entries[$index] : null;
+
+            if ($entityEntry === null) {
 
                 if ($this->cacheLogger !== null) {
-                    $this->cacheLogger->entityCacheMiss($regionName, $entityKey);
+                    $this->cacheLogger->entityCacheMiss($regionName, $entityCacheKeys[$index]);
                 }
 
                 return null;
             }
 
             if ($this->cacheLogger !== null) {
-                $this->cacheLogger->entityCacheHit($regionName, $entityKey);
+                $this->cacheLogger->entityCacheHit($regionName, $entityCacheKeys[$index]);
             }
 
             if ( ! $hasRelation) {
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/DefaultQueryCacheTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/DefaultQueryCacheTest.php
index 2de9c66984d..44c13f22a25 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/DefaultQueryCacheTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/DefaultQueryCacheTest.php
@@ -276,8 +276,10 @@ public function testGetBasicQueryResult()
         );
 
         $this->region->addReturn('get', $entry);
-        $this->region->addReturn('get', new EntityCacheEntry(Country::CLASSNAME, $data[0]));
-        $this->region->addReturn('get', new EntityCacheEntry(Country::CLASSNAME, $data[1]));
+        $this->region->addReturn('getMultiple', array(
+            new EntityCacheEntry(Country::CLASSNAME, $data[0]),
+            new EntityCacheEntry(Country::CLASSNAME, $data[1])
+        ));
 
         $rsm->addRootEntityFromClassMetadata(Country::CLASSNAME, 'c');
 
@@ -434,8 +436,10 @@ public function testGetShouldIgnoreOldQueryCacheEntryResult()
         $entry->time = time() - 100;
 
         $this->region->addReturn('get', $entry);
-        $this->region->addReturn('get', new EntityCacheEntry(Country::CLASSNAME, $entities[0]));
-        $this->region->addReturn('get', new EntityCacheEntry(Country::CLASSNAME, $entities[1]));
+        $this->region->addReturn('getMultiple', array(
+            new EntityCacheEntry(Country::CLASSNAME, $entities[0]),
+            new EntityCacheEntry(Country::CLASSNAME, $entities[1])
+        ));
 
         $rsm->addRootEntityFromClassMetadata(Country::CLASSNAME, 'c');
 
@@ -457,8 +461,10 @@ public function testGetShouldIgnoreNonQueryCacheEntryResult()
         );
 
         $this->region->addReturn('get', $entry);
-        $this->region->addReturn('get', new EntityCacheEntry(Country::CLASSNAME, $data[0]));
-        $this->region->addReturn('get', new EntityCacheEntry(Country::CLASSNAME, $data[1]));
+        $this->region->addReturn('getMultiple', array(
+            new EntityCacheEntry(Country::CLASSNAME, $data[0]),
+            new EntityCacheEntry(Country::CLASSNAME, $data[1])
+        ));
 
         $rsm->addRootEntityFromClassMetadata(Country::CLASSNAME, 'c');
 
@@ -475,7 +481,7 @@ public function testGetShouldIgnoreMissingEntityQueryCacheEntry()
         ));
 
         $this->region->addReturn('get', $entry);
-        $this->region->addReturn('get', null);
+        $this->region->addReturn('getMultiple', [null]);
 
         $rsm->addRootEntityFromClassMetadata(Country::CLASSNAME, 'c');