diff --git a/jOOQ-test/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/all/testcases/ResultTests.java b/jOOQ-test/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/all/testcases/ResultTests.java
index 60b9eacc0e..e3f30fb3ab 100644
--- a/jOOQ-test/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/all/testcases/ResultTests.java
+++ b/jOOQ-test/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/all/testcases/ResultTests.java
@@ -93,39 +93,25 @@ extends BaseTest<A, AP, B, S, B2S, BS, L, X, DATE, BOOL, D, T, U, UU, I, IPK, T7
         assertTrue(result == result.sortDesc(TBook_ID()));
         assertEquals(asList(4, 3, 2, 1), result.getValues(TBook_ID()));
 
-        class C1 implements Comparator<Integer> {
+        // Put 1 at the end of everything
+        Comparator<Integer> c1 = (o1, o2) ->
+            (o1 == 1 && o2 != 1) ?  1 :
+            (o2 == 1 && o1 != 1) ? -1 :
+             o1.compareTo(o2);
 
-            @Override
-            public int compare(Integer o1, Integer o2) {
-
-                // Put 1 at the end of everything
-                if (o1 == 1 && o2 != 1) return 1;
-                if (o2 == 1 && o1 != 1) return -1;
-
-                return o1.compareTo(o2);
-            }
-        }
-
-        assertTrue(result == result.sortAsc(TBook_ID(), new C1()));
+        assertTrue(result == result.sortAsc(TBook_ID(), c1));
         assertEquals(asList(2, 3, 4, 1), result.getValues(TBook_ID()));
 
-        assertTrue(result == result.sortDesc(TBook_ID(), new C1()));
+        assertTrue(result == result.sortDesc(TBook_ID(), c1));
         assertEquals(asList(1, 4, 3, 2), result.getValues(TBook_ID()));
 
-        class C2 implements Comparator<B> {
+        Comparator<B> c2 = (book1, book2) ->
+            c1.compare(book1.getValue(TBook_ID()), book2.getValue(TBook_ID()));
 
-            private final C1 c1 = new C1();
-
-            @Override
-            public int compare(B book1, B book2) {
-                return c1.compare(book1.getValue(TBook_ID()), book2.getValue(TBook_ID()));
-            }
-        }
-
-        assertTrue(result == result.sortAsc(new C2()));
+        assertTrue(result == result.sortAsc(c2));
         assertEquals(asList(2, 3, 4, 1), result.getValues(TBook_ID()));
 
-        assertTrue(result == result.sortDesc(new C2()));
+        assertTrue(result == result.sortDesc(c2));
         assertEquals(asList(1, 4, 3, 2), result.getValues(TBook_ID()));
     }
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/ResultSortTest.java b/jOOQ/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/ResultSortTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c520a937a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jOOQ/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/ResultSortTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2014, Data Geekery GmbH (http://www.datageekery.com)
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This work is dual-licensed
+ * - under the Apache Software License 2.0 (the "ASL")
+ * - under the jOOQ License and Maintenance Agreement (the "jOOQ License")
+ * =============================================================================
+ * You may choose which license applies to you:
+ *
+ * - If you're using this work with Open Source databases, you may choose
+ *   either ASL or jOOQ License.
+ * - If you're using this work with at least one commercial database, you must
+ *   choose jOOQ License
+ *
+ * For more information, please visit http://www.jooq.org/licenses
+ *
+ * Apache Software License 2.0:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * jOOQ License and Maintenance Agreement:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Data Geekery grants the Customer the non-exclusive, timely limited and
+ * non-transferable license to install and use the Software under the terms of
+ * the jOOQ License and Maintenance Agreement.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed with a LIMITED WARRANTY. See the jOOQ License
+ * and Maintenance Agreement for more details: http://www.jooq.org/licensing
+ */
+
+package org.jooq.test;
+
+import static org.jooq.test.data.Table1.FIELD_ID1;
+import static org.jooq.test.data.Table2.FIELD_ID2;
+import static org.jooq.test.data.Table3.FIELD_ID3;
+
+import org.jooq.Record3;
+import org.jooq.Result;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+
+/**
+ * A test suite for sorting functionality of {@link Result}.
+ *
+ * @author Lukas Eder
+ */
+public class ResultSortTest extends AbstractTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSortStability() throws Exception {
+        Result<Record3<Integer, Integer, Integer>> original = result();
+        Result<Record3<Integer, Integer, Integer>> result = result();
+
+        assertEquals(original, result);
+
+        assertEquals(original, result.sortAsc(FIELD_ID1));
+        assertEquals(original, result.sortDesc(FIELD_ID1).sortAsc(FIELD_ID1));
+        assertEquals(original, result.sortAsc(FIELD_ID3).sortAsc(FIELD_ID2).sortAsc(FIELD_ID1));
+    }
+
+    private Result<Record3<Integer, Integer, Integer>> result() {
+        Result<Record3<Integer, Integer, Integer>> result = create.newResult(FIELD_ID1, FIELD_ID2, FIELD_ID3);
+
+        result.add(record(1, 1, 1));
+        result.add(record(1, 1, 2));
+        result.add(record(1, 1, 3));
+        result.add(record(1, 2, 1));
+        result.add(record(1, 2, 2));
+        result.add(record(1, 2, 3));
+        result.add(record(2, 1, 1));
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private Record3<Integer, Integer, Integer> record(int i, int j, int k) {
+        Record3<Integer, Integer, Integer> record = create.newRecord(FIELD_ID1, FIELD_ID2, FIELD_ID3);
+        record.fromArray(i, j, k);
+        return record;
+    }
+}