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 41a841c53..b6afa4df5 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
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import com.mysema.query.util.Assert;
  * @author tiwe
  * @version $Id$
  */
-public class OrderSpecifier<A extends Comparable<? super A>> {
+public class OrderSpecifier<A extends Comparable<?>> {
     private final Order order;
     private final  Expr<A> target;
     
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/grammar/QComparable.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/grammar/QComparable.java
index 2ad244325..3424dfeef 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/grammar/QComparable.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/grammar/QComparable.java
@@ -59,4 +59,14 @@ public class QComparable {
     public static <A extends Comparable> EBoolean aoe(Expr<A> left, Expr<A> right) {
         return factory.createBoolean(Ops.AOE, left, right);
     }
+    
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static <A extends Comparable> OrderSpecifier asc(Expr<A> expr){
+        return new OrderSpecifier<A>(Order.ASC, expr);
+    }
+    
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static <A extends Comparable> OrderSpecifier desc(Expr<A> expr){
+        return new OrderSpecifier<A>(Order.DESC, expr);
+    }
 }