diff --git a/drivers/firebird/firebird_result.php b/drivers/firebird/firebird_result.php
index 15f6dfa..bc83549 100644
--- a/drivers/firebird/firebird_result.php
+++ b/drivers/firebird/firebird_result.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class Firebird_Result extends PDOStatement {
 	public function __construct($link)
 	{
 		$this->statement = $link;
+		$this->setFetchMode(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
 	}
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -163,6 +164,19 @@ class Firebird_Result extends PDOStatement {
 		$row = $this->fetch(PDO::FETCH_NUM);
 		return $row[$column_num];
 	}
+	
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Emulate PDOStatement::fetchObject, but only for the default use
+	 * 
+	 * @param int $colum_num
+	 * @return mixed 
+	 */
+	public function fetchObject($class_name='stdClass', $ctor_args=array())
+	{
+		return $this->fetch(PDO::FETCH_OBJ);
+	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/tests/db_files/FB_TEST_DB.FDB b/tests/db_files/FB_TEST_DB.FDB
index 25cbbeb..bf5a512 100644
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