diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2439018f1..9952d69a4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 		<hsqldb1>1.8.0.10</hsqldb1>
 		<jpa>2.0.0</jpa>
 		<openjpa>2.2.1</openjpa>
-		<springdata.commons>1.6.2.RELEASE</springdata.commons>
+		<springdata.commons>1.6.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</springdata.commons>
 		
 	</properties>
 	
@@ -416,8 +416,8 @@
 	
 	<repositories>
 		<repository>
-			<id>spring-libs-release</id>
-			<url>http://repo.springsource.org/libs-release-local</url>
+			<id>spring-libs-snapshot</id>
+			<url>http://repo.springsource.org/libs-snapshot-local</url>
 		</repository>
 	</repositories>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaCountQueryCreator.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaCountQueryCreator.java
index baf3a2a12..d7761494b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaCountQueryCreator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaCountQueryCreator.java
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ public class JpaCountQueryCreator extends JpaQueryCreator {
 	@Override
 	protected CriteriaQuery<Object> complete(Predicate predicate, Sort sort, CriteriaQuery<Object> query,
 			CriteriaBuilder builder, Root<?> root) {
-		return query.select(builder.count(root)).where(predicate);
+
+		CriteriaQuery<Object> select = query.select(builder.count(root));
+		return predicate == null ? select : select.where(predicate);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaQueryCreator.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaQueryCreator.java
index 0642b621f..c6f21d25c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaQueryCreator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaQueryCreator.java
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ public class JpaQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<CriteriaQuery<Object>,
 	 */
 	protected CriteriaQuery<Object> complete(Predicate predicate, Sort sort, CriteriaQuery<Object> query,
 			CriteriaBuilder builder, Root<?> root) {
-		return this.query.select(root).where(predicate).orderBy(QueryUtils.toOrders(sort, root, builder));
+
+		CriteriaQuery<Object> select = this.query.select(root).orderBy(QueryUtils.toOrders(sort, root, builder));
+		return predicate == null ? select : select.where(predicate);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/UserRepositoryTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/UserRepositoryTests.java
index 9b296ea49..dde7a5828 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/UserRepositoryTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/UserRepositoryTests.java
@@ -1093,6 +1093,20 @@ public class UserRepositoryTests {
 		assertThat(lastname, hasItem("Dave"));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAJPA-405
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void executesFinderWithOrderClauseOnly() {
+
+		flushTestUsers();
+
+		List<User> result = repository.findAllByOrderByLastnameAsc();
+
+		assertThat(result, hasSize(4));
+		assertThat(result, contains(secondUser, firstUser, thirdUser, fourthUser));
+	}
+
 	private Page<User> executeSpecWithSort(Sort sort) {
 
 		flushTestUsers();
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/sample/UserRepository.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/sample/UserRepository.java
index a61395799..77a0e3075 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/sample/UserRepository.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/sample/UserRepository.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2008-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2008-2013 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -270,4 +270,9 @@ public interface UserRepository extends JpaRepository<User, Integer>, JpaSpecifi
 	 */
 	@Query("select u.firstname from User u where u.lastname = ?1")
 	List<String> findFirstnamesByLastname(String lastname);
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAJPA-405
+	 */
+	List<User> findAllByOrderByLastnameAsc();
 }