diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/CollectionPath.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/CollectionPath.java
index 946b1908f..112d553a2 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/CollectionPath.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/CollectionPath.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import com.mysema.query.types.ExpressionException;
 import com.mysema.query.types.Path;
 import com.mysema.query.types.PathImpl;
 import com.mysema.query.types.PathMetadata;
+import com.mysema.query.types.PathMetadataFactory;
 import com.mysema.query.types.Visitor;
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.SimpleExpression;
 
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ public class CollectionPath<E, Q extends SimpleExpression<E>> extends Collection
     
     private final Class<Q> queryType;
     
+    public CollectionPath(Class<? super E> type, Class<Q> queryType, String variable) {
+        this(type, queryType, PathMetadataFactory.forVariable(variable));
+    }
+    
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public CollectionPath(Class<? super E> type, Class<Q> queryType, PathMetadata<?> metadata) {
         super((Class)Collection.class);
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/ListPath.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/ListPath.java
index caefc108d..119a7697a 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/ListPath.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/ListPath.java
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ public class ListPath<E, Q extends SimpleExpression<E>> extends CollectionPathBa
     @Nullable
     private transient Q any;    
 
+    public ListPath(Class<? super E> elementType, Class<Q> queryType, String variable) {
+        this(elementType, queryType, PathMetadataFactory.forVariable(variable));
+    }
+    
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public ListPath(Class<? super E> elementType, Class<Q> queryType, PathMetadata<?> metadata) {
         super((Class)List.class);
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/SetPath.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/SetPath.java
index 611006adc..b720b17c1 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/SetPath.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/SetPath.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import com.mysema.query.types.ExpressionException;
 import com.mysema.query.types.Path;
 import com.mysema.query.types.PathImpl;
 import com.mysema.query.types.PathMetadata;
+import com.mysema.query.types.PathMetadataFactory;
 import com.mysema.query.types.Visitor;
 import com.mysema.query.types.expr.SimpleExpression;
 
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ public class SetPath<E, Q extends SimpleExpression<E>> extends CollectionPathBas
     
     private final Class<Q> queryType;
 
+    public SetPath(Class<? super E> type, Class<Q> queryType, String variable) {
+        this(type, queryType, PathMetadataFactory.forVariable(variable));
+    }
+    
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public SetPath(Class<? super E> type, Class<Q> queryType, PathMetadata<?> metadata) {
         super((Class)Set.class);
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/BeanPathTest.java b/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/BeanPathTest.java
index ccb99ec73..f439afb72 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/BeanPathTest.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/BeanPathTest.java
@@ -8,17 +8,22 @@ import com.mysema.query.annotations.PropertyType;
 
 public class BeanPathTest {
     
+    private BeanPath<BeanPathTest> beanPath = new BeanPath<BeanPathTest>(BeanPathTest.class, "p");
+    
+    @Test
+    public void As(){        
+        SimplePath<BeanPathTest> simplePath = new SimplePath<BeanPathTest>(BeanPathTest.class, "p");
+        assertNotNull(beanPath.as(simplePath));
+    }
+    
     @Test
     public void CreateEnum(){
-        BeanPath<BeanPathTest> beanPath = new BeanPath<BeanPathTest>(BeanPathTest.class, "p");
         assertNotNull(beanPath.createEnum("property", PropertyType.class));
     }
     
     @Test
-    public void As(){
-        BeanPath<BeanPathTest> beanPath = new BeanPath<BeanPathTest>(BeanPathTest.class, "p");
-        SimplePath<BeanPathTest> simplePath = new SimplePath<BeanPathTest>(BeanPathTest.class, "p");
-        assertNotNull(beanPath.as(simplePath));
+    public void InstanceOf(){
+        assertNotNull(beanPath.instanceOf(BeanPathTest.class));
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/ListPathTest.java b/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/ListPathTest.java
index 3ee34d10d..74633c1bc 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/ListPathTest.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/ListPathTest.java
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 package com.mysema.query.types.path;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import com.mysema.query.types.ConstantImpl;
 import com.mysema.query.types.PathMetadataFactory;
 
 public class ListPathTest {
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ public class ListPathTest {
         assertEquals("stringPath", stringPath.any().toString());
         assertEquals("eqIc(stringPath.get(0),X)", stringPath.get(0).equalsIgnoreCase("X").toString());
         assertEquals("eqIc(stringPath,X)", stringPath.any().equalsIgnoreCase("X").toString());
+        assertEquals("stringPath.get(0)", stringPath.get(ConstantImpl.create(0)).toString());
+        
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PathTest.java b/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PathTest.java
index 88a7b526a..1239eedc6 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PathTest.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/path/PathTest.java
@@ -144,10 +144,13 @@ public class PathTest {
         paths.add(new ArrayPath(String[].class, "p"));
         paths.add(new BeanPath(Object.class, "p"));
         paths.add(new BooleanPath("p"));
+        paths.add(new CollectionPath(String.class, StringPath.class, "p"));
         paths.add(new ComparablePath(String.class,"p"));
         paths.add(new DatePath(Date.class,"p"));
         paths.add(new DateTimePath(Date.class,"p"));
         paths.add(new EnumPath(ExampleEnum.class,"p"));
+        paths.add(new ListPath(String.class, StringPath.class, "p"));
+        paths.add(new MapPath(String.class, String.class, StringPath.class, "p"));
         paths.add(new NumberPath(Integer.class,"p"));
         paths.add(new SimplePath(String.class,"p"));
         paths.add(new StringPath("p"));