diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/criterion/Restrictions.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/criterion/Restrictions.java
index 6530588357..bdad9f5741 100755
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/criterion/Restrictions.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/criterion/Restrictions.java
@@ -242,6 +242,22 @@ public class Restrictions {
 	public static LogicalExpression and(Criterion lhs, Criterion rhs) {
 		return new LogicalExpression(lhs, rhs, "and");
 	}
+	/**
+	 * Return the conjuction of multiple expressions
+	 *
+	 * @param predicates The predicates making up the initial junction
+	 *
+	 * @return The conjunction
+	 */
+	public static Conjunction and(Criterion... predicates) {
+		Conjunction conjunction = conjunction();
+		if ( predicates != null ) {
+			for ( Criterion predicate : predicates ) {
+				conjunction.add( predicate );
+			}
+		}
+		return conjunction;
+	}
 	/**
 	 * Return the disjuction of two expressions
 	 *
@@ -252,6 +268,22 @@ public class Restrictions {
 	public static LogicalExpression or(Criterion lhs, Criterion rhs) {
 		return new LogicalExpression(lhs, rhs, "or");
 	}
+	/**
+	 * Return the disjuction of multiple expressions
+	 *
+	 * @param predicates The predicates making up the initial junction
+	 *
+	 * @return The conjunction
+	 */
+	public static Disjunction or(Criterion... predicates) {
+		Disjunction disjunction = disjunction();
+		if ( predicates != null ) {
+			for ( Criterion predicate : predicates ) {
+				disjunction.add( predicate );
+			}
+		}
+		return disjunction;
+	}
 	/**
 	 * Return the negation of an expression
 	 *
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/criteria/CriteriaQueryTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/criteria/CriteriaQueryTest.java
index 24779bb352..8cf7aba98e 100755
--- a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/criteria/CriteriaQueryTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/criteria/CriteriaQueryTest.java
@@ -95,6 +95,37 @@ public class CriteriaQueryTest extends BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase {
 		cfg.setProperty( Environment.GENERATE_STATISTICS, "true" );
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	@TestForIssue( jiraKey = "HHH-7209" )
+	public void testVarargJunctionSyntax() {
+		Session session = openSession();
+		session.beginTransaction();
+		session.createCriteria( Course.class )
+				.add(
+						Restrictions.and(
+								Property.forName( "description" ).like( "Hibernate%" ),
+								Property.forName( "description" ).like( "%ORM%" )
+						)
+				)
+				.list();
+
+		session.createCriteria( Course.class )
+				.add(
+						Restrictions.and(
+								Property.forName( "description" ).like( "Hibernate%" ),
+								Restrictions.or(
+										Property.forName( "description" ).like( "%ORM%" ),
+										Property.forName( "description" ).like( "%Search%" )
+								)
+
+						)
+				)
+				.list();
+
+		session.getTransaction().commit();
+		session.close();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testEscapeCharacter() {
 		Session session = openSession();