diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Common/Collections/Criteria.php b/lib/Doctrine/Common/Collections/Criteria.php
index 3f9d43a82..b1c85639d 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Common/Collections/Criteria.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Common/Collections/Criteria.php
@@ -75,6 +75,24 @@ public static function create()
         return new static();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates an instance with same behaviour as criteria parameters passed on ORM find methods.
+     *
+     * @param array $findCriteria
+     *
+     * @return Criteria
+     */
+    public static function fromFindCriteria(array $findCriteria)
+    {
+        $criteria = static::create();
+
+        foreach ($findCriteria as $key => $value) {
+            $criteria->where(static::expr()->eq($key, $value));
+        }
+
+        return $criteria;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the expression builder.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Common/Collections/CriteriaTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Common/Collections/CriteriaTest.php
index b3d3a06fd..c47cdfbad 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Common/Collections/CriteriaTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Common/Collections/CriteriaTest.php
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ public function testCreate()
         $this->assertInstanceOf('Doctrine\Common\Collections\Criteria', $criteria);
     }
 
+    public function testFromFindCriteria()
+    {
+        $criteria = Criteria::fromFindCriteria(array('name' => 'test', 'foo' => 42));
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Doctrine\Common\Collections\Criteria', $criteria);
+    }
+
     public function testConstructor()
     {
         $expr     = new Comparison("field", "=", "value");