diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/AbstractPageRequest.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/AbstractPageRequest.java
index d200f6411..e5469d170 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/AbstractPageRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/AbstractPageRequest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
  * Abstract Java Bean implementation of {@code Pageable}.
  * 
  * @author Thomas Darimont
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
  */
 public abstract class AbstractPageRequest implements Pageable, Serializable {
 
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractPageRequest implements Pageable, Serializable {
 	 * Creates a new {@link AbstractPageRequest}. Pages are zero indexed, thus providing 0 for {@code page} will return
 	 * the first page.
 	 * 
-	 * @param page
-	 * @param size
+	 * @param page must not be less than zero.
+	 * @param size must not be less than one.
 	 */
 	public AbstractPageRequest(int page, int size) {
 
@@ -82,6 +83,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractPageRequest implements Pageable, Serializable {
 		return page > 0;
 	}
 
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable#previousOrFirst()
+	 */
+	public Pageable previousOrFirst() {
+		return hasPrevious() ? previous() : first();
+	}
+
 	/* 
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable#next()
@@ -101,24 +110,19 @@ public abstract class AbstractPageRequest implements Pageable, Serializable {
 	 */
 	public abstract Pageable first();
 
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable#previousOrFirst()
-	 */
-	public Pageable previousOrFirst() {
-		return hasPrevious() ? previous() : first();
-	}
-
 	/* 
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see java.lang.Object#hashCode()
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public int hashCode() {
+
 		final int prime = 31;
 		int result = 1;
+
 		result = prime * result + page;
 		result = prime * result + size;
+
 		return result;
 	}
 
@@ -128,17 +132,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractPageRequest implements Pageable, Serializable {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
-		if (this == obj)
+
+		if (this == obj) {
 			return true;
-		if (obj == null)
-			return false;
-		if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
+		}
+
+		if (obj == null || getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
 			return false;
+		}
+
 		AbstractPageRequest other = (AbstractPageRequest) obj;
-		if (page != other.page)
-			return false;
-		if (size != other.size)
-			return false;
-		return true;
+		return this.page == other.page && this.size == other.size;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/QSort.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/QSort.java
index 6fc11fdd0..2144e8fc0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/QSort.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/QSort.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class QSort extends Sort implements Serializable {
 		Assert.notNull(orderSpecifier, "Order specifier must not be null!");
 
 		Expression<?> target = orderSpecifier.getTarget();
-		Object targetElement = ((com.mysema.query.types.Path) target).getMetadata().getElement();
+		Object targetElement = ((com.mysema.query.types.Path<?>) target).getMetadata().getElement();
 
 		Assert.notNull(targetElement, "Target element must not be null!");
 
@@ -100,15 +100,6 @@ public class QSort extends Sort implements Serializable {
 		return orderSpecifiers;
 	}
 
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.domain.Sort#and(org.springframework.data.domain.Sort)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public Sort and(Sort sort) {
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException("You cannot combine a querydsl based QSort with an arbitrary Sort!");
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Returns a new {@link QSort} consisting of the {@link OrderSpecifier}s of the current {@code QSort} combined with
 	 * the ones from the given {@code QSort}.
@@ -147,7 +138,6 @@ public class QSort extends Sort implements Serializable {
 	public QSort and(OrderSpecifier<?>... orderSpecifiers) {
 
 		Assert.notEmpty(orderSpecifiers, "OrderSpecifiers must not be null or empty!");
-
 		return and(Arrays.asList(orderSpecifiers));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/QSortUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/QSortUnitTests.java
index aded83530..e97da5b07 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/QSortUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/QSortUnitTests.java
@@ -15,18 +15,24 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.querydsl;
 
-import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Direction;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Order;
 
 import com.mysema.query.types.OrderSpecifier;
 
 /**
+ * Unit tests for {@link QSort}.
+ * 
  * @author Thomas Darimont
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
  */
 public class QSortUnitTests {
 
@@ -126,4 +132,18 @@ public class QSortUnitTests {
 		assertThat(sort.getOrderFor("firstname"), is(new Sort.Order(Sort.Direction.ASC, "firstname")));
 		assertThat(sort.getOrderFor("lastname"), is(new Sort.Order(Sort.Direction.DESC, "lastname")));
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-402
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void concatenatesPlainSortCorrectly() {
+
+		QUser user = QUser.user;
+		QSort sort = new QSort(user.firstname.asc());
+
+		Sort result = sort.and(new Sort(Direction.ASC, "lastname"));
+		assertThat(result, is(Matchers.<Order> iterableWithSize(2)));
+		assertThat(result, hasItems(new Order(Direction.ASC, "lastname"), new Order(Direction.ASC, "firstname")));
+	}
 }