diff --git a/querydsl-collections/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/collections/support/CustomQueryable.java b/querydsl-collections/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/collections/support/CustomQueryable.java
index 752c03388..53118569d 100644
--- a/querydsl-collections/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/collections/support/CustomQueryable.java
+++ b/querydsl-collections/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/collections/support/CustomQueryable.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import com.mysema.query.collections.ColQuery;
 import com.mysema.query.collections.IteratorSource;
 import com.mysema.query.collections.QueryIndexSupport;
 import com.mysema.query.grammar.JavaOps;
+import com.mysema.query.grammar.OrderSpecifier;
 import com.mysema.query.grammar.types.Expr;
 import com.mysema.query.util.Assert;
 
@@ -51,16 +52,22 @@ public class CustomQueryable<SubType extends CustomQueryable<SubType>> extends P
         setProjectable(innerQuery);
     }
     
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    public SubType from(Expr<?>... o) {
-        innerQuery.from(o);
-        return _this;
-    }
-        
+    
     protected ColQuery getInnerQuery(){
         return innerQuery;
     }
     
+    
+    public SubType from(Expr<?>... o) {
+        innerQuery.from(o);
+        return _this;
+    }
+    
+    public SubType orderBy(OrderSpecifier<?>... o) {
+        innerQuery.orderBy(o);
+        return _this;
+    }
+     
     public SubType where(Expr.EBoolean... o) {
         innerQuery.where(o);
         return _this;
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/grammar/OrderSpecifier.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/grammar/OrderSpecifier.java
index 0fd69b36e..41a841c53 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/grammar/OrderSpecifier.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/grammar/OrderSpecifier.java
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ public class OrderSpecifier<A extends Comparable<? super A>> {
     public Order getOrder() {
         return order;
     }
-
+    
+    public boolean isAscending(){
+        return order == Order.ASC;        
+    }
+    
     public Expr<A> getTarget() {
         return target;
     }