diff --git a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/kernel/ResultPacker.java b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/kernel/ResultPacker.java
index 28f2abee3..d906f06ad 100644
--- a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/kernel/ResultPacker.java
+++ b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/kernel/ResultPacker.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.openjpa.kernel;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Array;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.lang.reflect.Member;
@@ -108,7 +109,12 @@ public class ResultPacker {
     private ResultPacker(Class candidate, Class[] types, String[] aliases,
         Class resultClass) {
         _aliases = aliases;
-        if (resultClass.isPrimitive()) {
+        if (candidate == resultClass || resultClass.isArray()) {
+            _resultClass = resultClass;
+            _sets = null;
+            _put = null;
+            _constructor = null;
+        } else if (resultClass.isPrimitive()) {
             assertConvertable(candidate, types, resultClass);
             _resultClass = Filters.wrap(resultClass);
             _sets = null;
@@ -170,6 +176,8 @@ public class ResultPacker {
      * Pack the given object into an instance of the query's result class.
      */
     public Object pack(Object result) {
+        if (_resultClass == result.getClass())
+            return result;
         // special cases for efficient basic types where we want to avoid
         // creating an array for call to general pack method below
         if (_resultClass == Object.class)
@@ -208,6 +216,13 @@ public class ResultPacker {
             }
             return result;
         }
+        if (_resultClass.isArray()) {
+            Class<?> elementType = _resultClass.getComponentType();
+            Object castResult = Array.newInstance(elementType, result.length);
+            for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++)
+                Array.set(castResult, i, elementType.cast(result[i]));
+            return castResult;
+        }
         if (_resultClass == Object.class)
             return result[0];
         if (_resultClass == HashMap.class || _resultClass == Map.class) {
diff --git a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/criteria/results/TestMultiselect.java b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/criteria/results/TestMultiselect.java
index b1c1bbd64..eec3983f2 100644
--- a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/criteria/results/TestMultiselect.java
+++ b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/criteria/results/TestMultiselect.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.apache.openjpa.persistence.criteria.CriteriaTest;
 import org.apache.openjpa.persistence.criteria.Person;
 import org.apache.openjpa.persistence.criteria.Person_;
 import org.apache.openjpa.persistence.test.AllowFailure;
+import org.apache.openjpa.util.UserException;
 
 
 /**
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ import org.apache.openjpa.persistence.test.AllowFailure;
  *
  */
 
-@AllowFailure(value=true, message="Tests:16 Errors:1 Failure:7")
+@AllowFailure(value=false, message="Tests:16 Errors:1 Failure:1")
 public class TestMultiselect extends CriteriaTest {
     private static final Class[] CLASSES = {Person.class};
     private static boolean initialized = false;
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ public class TestMultiselect extends CriteriaTest {
         assertResult(q, String[].class);
     }
     
+    @AllowFailure(message="TupleArray needs special processing at multiselect")
     public void testTupleArray() {
         CriteriaQuery<Tuple[]> q = cb.createQuery(Tuple[].class);
         Root<Person> p = q.from(Person.class); 
@@ -229,6 +231,8 @@ public class TestMultiselect extends CriteriaTest {
         assertResult(q, Object[].class, String.class, Integer.class);
     }
     
+    @AllowFailure(message="Mixing constructor with other projections get CriteriaExpressionBuilder.getProjections() " +
+            "all messed up")
     public void testSingleObjectMultipleProjectionsAndConstructor() {
         CriteriaQuery<Object> q = cb.createQuery(Object.class);
         Root<Person> p = q.from(Person.class);
@@ -255,12 +259,13 @@ public class TestMultiselect extends CriteriaTest {
         List<?> result = em.createQuery(q).getResultList();
         assertFalse(result.isEmpty());
         for (Object row : result) {
-            assertTrue(row.getClass() + " does not match actual result " + resultClass, resultClass.isInstance(row));
+            assertTrue(toClass(row) + " does not match actual result " + toString(resultClass), 
+                resultClass.isInstance(row));
             if (resultClass.isArray() && arrayElementClasses != null) {
                 for (int i = 0; i < arrayElementClasses.length; i++) {
                     Object element = Array.get(row, i);
-                    assertTrue(i + "-th array element " + arrayElementClasses[i] + " does not match actual result " 
-                       + element.getClass(), arrayElementClasses[i].isInstance(element));
+                    assertTrue(i + "-th array element " + toString(arrayElementClasses[i]) + 
+                       " does not match actual result " + toClass(element), arrayElementClasses[i].isInstance(element));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -270,8 +275,16 @@ public class TestMultiselect extends CriteriaTest {
         try {
             em.createQuery(q).getResultList();
             fail("Expected to fail " + msg);
-        } catch (PersistenceException e) {
+        } catch (UserException e) {
             // this is an expected exception
         }
     }
+    
+    String toClass(Object o) {
+       return toString(o.getClass());
+    }
+    
+    String toString(Class<?> cls) {
+        return cls.isArray() ? toString(cls.getComponentType())+"[]" : cls.toString();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/openjpa-persistence/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/criteria/CriteriaExpressionBuilder.java b/openjpa-persistence/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/criteria/CriteriaExpressionBuilder.java
index 28e86d8c8..b903bf675 100644
--- a/openjpa-persistence/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/criteria/CriteriaExpressionBuilder.java
+++ b/openjpa-persistence/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/criteria/CriteriaExpressionBuilder.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class CriteriaExpressionBuilder {
 
         //exps.operation = QueryOperations.OP_SELECT;
         //exps.range = null; // Value[]
-        //exps.resultClass = null; // Class
+        exps.resultClass = q.getRuntimeResultClass();
         exps.parameterTypes = q.getParameterTypes();
         return exps;
     }
@@ -240,13 +240,10 @@ public class CriteriaExpressionBuilder {
         ExpressionFactory factory, CriteriaQueryImpl<?> q, MetamodelImpl model, 
         Map<Expression<?>, Value> exp2Vals) {
         for (Selection<?> s : selections) {
-            if(s instanceof TupleSelection<?> ) {
-                exps.resultClass = TupleImpl.class;
+            if (s instanceof TupleSelection<?> ) {
                 getProjections(exps, ((TupleSelection<?>)s).getSelectionItems(), projections, aliases, 
                     clauses, factory, q, model, exp2Vals);
-            }
-            else if (s instanceof NewInstanceSelection<?>) {
-                exps.resultClass = s.getJavaType();
+            } else if (s instanceof NewInstanceSelection<?>) {
                 getProjections(exps, ((NewInstanceSelection<?>)s).getSelectionItems(), projections, aliases, 
                    clauses, factory, q, model, exp2Vals);               
             } else {
diff --git a/openjpa-persistence/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/criteria/CriteriaQueryImpl.java b/openjpa-persistence/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/criteria/CriteriaQueryImpl.java
index 857258d57..ee750cbe9 100644
--- a/openjpa-persistence/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/criteria/CriteriaQueryImpl.java
+++ b/openjpa-persistence/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/criteria/CriteriaQueryImpl.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.Stack;
 
+import javax.persistence.Tuple;
 import javax.persistence.criteria.AbstractQuery;
 import javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaQuery;
 import javax.persistence.criteria.Expression;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ import org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Context;
 import org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.ExpressionFactory;
 import org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.QueryExpressions;
 import org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value;
+import org.apache.openjpa.persistence.TupleImpl;
 import org.apache.openjpa.persistence.meta.MetamodelImpl;
 import org.apache.openjpa.persistence.meta.Types;
 
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ public class CriteriaQueryImpl<T> implements CriteriaQuery<T>, AliasContext {
     private Boolean             _distinct;
     private SubqueryImpl<?>     _delegator;
     private final Class<T>      _resultClass;
+    private Class<?>            _runtimeResultClass;
     
     // AliasContext
     private int aliasCount = 0;
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ public class CriteriaQueryImpl<T> implements CriteriaQuery<T>, AliasContext {
     public CriteriaQueryImpl(MetamodelImpl model, Class<T> resultClass) {
         this._model = model;
         this._resultClass = resultClass;
+        _runtimeResultClass = Tuple.class.isAssignableFrom(resultClass) ? TupleImpl.class : resultClass;
         _aliases = new HashMap<Selection<?>, String>(); 
     }
     
@@ -180,6 +184,8 @@ public class CriteriaQueryImpl<T> implements CriteriaQuery<T>, AliasContext {
      * @return the modified query
      */
     public CriteriaQuery<T> multiselect(Selection<?>... selections) {
+        if (selections.length > 1 && _resultClass == Object.class)
+            _runtimeResultClass = Object[].class;
         return select(selections);
     }
 
@@ -524,13 +530,15 @@ public class CriteriaQueryImpl<T> implements CriteriaQuery<T>, AliasContext {
         return ((SubqueryImpl<?>)parent).getDelegate().getRegisteredRootVariable(root);
     }
     
-    public Class getResultType() {
-        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
-        return null;
+    public Class<T> getResultType() {
+        return _resultClass;
+    }
+    
+    public Class<?> getRuntimeResultClass() {
+        return _runtimeResultClass;
     }
 
-    public CriteriaQuery<T> multiselect(List<Selection<?>> arg0) {
-        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
-        return null;
+    public CriteriaQuery<T> multiselect(List<Selection<?>> list) {
+        return multiselect(list.toArray(new Selection<?>[list.size()]));
     }
 }