diff --git a/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/Sqlsrv.php b/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/Sqlsrv.php
index fe6cef695bb..1b041e4cdeb 100644
--- a/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/Sqlsrv.php
+++ b/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/Sqlsrv.php
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ public function createStatement($sqlOrResource = null)
             }
             $statement->initialize($this->connection->getResource());
         } elseif (is_resource($sqlOrResource)) {
-            $statement->setResource($sqlOrResource);
+            $statement->initialize($sqlOrResource); // will check the resource type
+        } else {
+            throw new Exception\InvalidArgumentException('createStatement() only accepts an SQL string or a Sqlsrv resource');
         }
         return $statement;
     }
diff --git a/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/Statement.php b/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/Statement.php
index d8c11afb7f4..2607337f9a9 100644
--- a/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/Statement.php
+++ b/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/Statement.php
@@ -89,11 +89,16 @@ public function setDriver(Sqlsrv $driver)
     public function initialize($resource)
     {
         $resourceType = get_resource_type($resource);
-        if ($resourceType != 'SQL Server Connection' && $resourceType != 'SQL Server Statement') {
+
+        if ($resourceType == 'SQL Server Connection') {
+            $this->sqlsrv = $resource;
+        } elseif ($resourceType == 'SQL Server Statement') {
+            $this->resource = $resource;
+            $this->isPrepared = true;
+        } else {
             throw new Exception\InvalidArgumentException('Invalid resource provided to ' . __CLASS__);
         }
 
-        $this->sqlsrv = $resource;
         return $this;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/ZendTest/Db/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/AbstractIntegrationTest.php b/tests/ZendTest/Db/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/AbstractIntegrationTest.php
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..0cd2707acb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ZendTest/Db/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/AbstractIntegrationTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace ZendTest\Db\Adapter\Driver\Sqlsrv;
+
+abstract class AbstractIntegrationTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    protected $variables = array(
+        'hostname' => 'ZEND_DB_ADAPTER_DRIVER_SQLSRV_HOSTNAME',
+        'username' => 'ZEND_DB_ADAPTER_DRIVER_SQLSRV_USERNAME',
+        'password' => 'ZEND_DB_ADAPTER_DRIVER_SQLSRV_PASSWORD',
+    );
+
+    /**
+     * Sets up the fixture, for example, opens a network connection.
+     * This method is called before a test is executed.
+     */
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        foreach ($this->variables as $name => $value) {
+            if (!isset($GLOBALS[$value])) {
+                $this->fail('Missing required variable ' . $value . ' from phpunit.xml for this integration test');
+            }
+            $this->variables[$name] = $GLOBALS[$value];
+        }
+
+        if (!extension_loaded('sqlsrv')) {
+            $this->fail('The phpunit group integration-sqlsrv was enabled, but the extension is not loaded.');
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/ZendTest/Db/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/ConnectionIntegrationTest.php b/tests/ZendTest/Db/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/ConnectionIntegrationTest.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 6b665396362..90e5000b58f
--- a/tests/ZendTest/Db/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/ConnectionIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/tests/ZendTest/Db/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/ConnectionIntegrationTest.php
@@ -8,32 +8,8 @@
  * @group integration
  * @group integration-sqlserver
  */
-class ConnectionIntegrationTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+class ConnectionIntegrationTest extends AbstractIntegrationTest
 {
-    protected $variables = array(
-        'hostname' => 'ZEND_DB_ADAPTER_DRIVER_SQLSRV_HOSTNAME',
-        'username' => 'ZEND_DB_ADAPTER_DRIVER_SQLSRV_USERNAME',
-        'password' => 'ZEND_DB_ADAPTER_DRIVER_SQLSRV_PASSWORD',
-    );
-
-    /**
-     * Sets up the fixture, for example, opens a network connection.
-     * This method is called before a test is executed.
-     */
-    protected function setUp()
-    {
-        foreach ($this->variables as $name => $value) {
-            if (!isset($GLOBALS[$value])) {
-                $this->fail('Missing required variable ' . $value . ' from phpunit.xml for this integration test');
-            }
-            $this->variables[$name] = $GLOBALS[$value];
-        }
-
-        if (!extension_loaded('sqlsrv')) {
-            $this->fail('The phpunit group integration-sqlsrv was enabled, but the extension is not loaded.');
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * @covers Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\Sqlsrv\Connection::getCurrentSchema
      */
diff --git a/tests/ZendTest/Db/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/SqlSrvIntegrationTest.php b/tests/ZendTest/Db/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/SqlSrvIntegrationTest.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 79e80fb52cd..ce087597a6d
--- a/tests/ZendTest/Db/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/SqlSrvIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/tests/ZendTest/Db/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/SqlSrvIntegrationTest.php
@@ -7,20 +7,8 @@
  * @group integration
  * @group integration-sqlsrv
  */
-class SqlsrvIntegrationTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+class SqlsrvIntegrationTest extends AbstractIntegrationTest
 {
-
-    /**
-     * Sets up the fixture, for example, opens a network connection.
-     * This method is called before a test is executed.
-     */
-    protected function setUp()
-    {
-        if (!extension_loaded('sqlsrv')) {
-            $this->fail('The phpunit group integration-sqlsrv was enabled, but the extension is not loaded.');
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * @group integration-sqlserver
      * @covers Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\Sqlsrv\Sqlsrv::checkEnvironment
@@ -31,4 +19,26 @@ public function testCheckEnvironment()
         $this->assertNull($sqlserver->checkEnvironment());
     }
 
+    public function testCreateStatement()
+    {
+        $driver = new Sqlsrv(array());
+
+        $resource = sqlsrv_connect(
+            $this->variables['hostname'], array(
+                'UID' => $this->variables['username'],
+                'PWD' => $this->variables['password']
+            )
+        );
+
+        $driver->getConnection()->setResource($resource);
+
+        $stmt = $driver->createStatement('SELECT 1');
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\Sqlsrv\Statement', $stmt);
+        $stmt = $driver->createStatement($resource);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\Sqlsrv\Statement', $stmt);
+
+        $this->setExpectedException('Zend\Db\Adapter\Exception\InvalidArgumentException', 'only accepts an SQL string or a Sqlsrv resource');
+        $driver->createStatement(new \stdClass);
+    }
+
 }