diff --git a/lib/Phile/Repository/Page.php b/lib/Phile/Repository/Page.php
index 62ed4e18..f8124859 100644
--- a/lib/Phile/Repository/Page.php
+++ b/lib/Phile/Repository/Page.php
@@ -84,63 +84,65 @@ public function findByPath($pageId, $folder = CONTENT_DIR) {
 	 * @param array  $options
 	 * @param string $folder
 	 *
-	 * @return array of \Phile\Model\Page objects
+	 * @return PageCollection of \Phile\Model\Page objects
 	 */
 	public function findAll(array $options = array(), $folder = CONTENT_DIR) {
-		$options += $this->settings;
-		// ignore files with a leading '.' in its filename
-		$files = Utility::getFiles($folder, '\Phile\FilterIterator\ContentFileFilterIterator');
-		$pages = array();
-		foreach ($files as $file) {
-			if (str_replace($folder, '', $file) == '404' . CONTENT_EXT) {
-				// jump to next page if file is the 404 page
-				continue;
+		return new PageCollection(function() use ($options, $folder){
+			$options += $this->settings;
+			// ignore files with a leading '.' in its filename
+			$files = Utility::getFiles($folder, '\Phile\FilterIterator\ContentFileFilterIterator');
+			$pages = array();
+			foreach ($files as $file) {
+				if (str_replace($folder, '', $file) == '404' . CONTENT_EXT) {
+					// jump to next page if file is the 404 page
+					continue;
+				}
+				$pages[] = $this->getPage($file, $folder);
 			}
-			$pages[] = $this->getPage($file, $folder);
-		}
-
-		if (empty($options['pages_order'])) {
-			return $pages;
-		}
 
-		// parse search criteria
-		$terms = preg_split('/\s+/', $options['pages_order'], -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);
-		foreach ($terms as $term) {
-			$term = explode('.', $term);
-			if (count($term) > 1) {
-				$type = array_shift($term);
-			} else {
-				$type = null;
+			if (empty($options['pages_order'])) {
+				return $pages;
 			}
-			$term = explode(':', $term[0]);
-			$sorting[] = array('type' => $type, 'key' => $term[0], 'order' => $term[1]);
-		}
 
-		// prepare search criteria for array_multisort
-		foreach ($sorting as $sort) {
-			$key = $sort['key'];
-			$column = array();
-			foreach ($pages as $page) {
-				/** @var \Phile\Model\Page $page */
-				$meta = $page->getMeta();
-				if ($sort['type'] === 'page') {
-					$method = 'get' . ucfirst($key);
-					$value = $page->$method();
-				} elseif ($sort['type'] === 'meta') {
-					$value = $meta->get($key);
+			// parse search	criteria
+			$terms = preg_split('/\s+/', $options['pages_order'], -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);
+			foreach ($terms as $term) {
+				$term = explode('.', $term);
+				if (count($term) > 1) {
+					$type = array_shift($term);
 				} else {
-					continue 2; // ignore unhandled search term
+					$type = null;
 				}
-				$column[] = $value;
+				$term = explode(':', $term[0]);
+				$sorting[] = array('type' => $type, 'key' => $term[0], 'order' => $term[1]);
 			}
-			$sortHelper[] = $column;
-			$sortHelper[] = constant('SORT_' . strtoupper($sort['order']));
-		}
-		$sortHelper[] = &$pages;
 
-		call_user_func_array('array_multisort', $sortHelper);
+			// prepare search criteria for array_multisort
+			foreach ($sorting as $sort) {
+				$key = $sort['key'];
+				$column = array();
+				foreach ($pages as $page) {
+					/** @var \Phile\Model\Page $page */
+					$meta = $page->getMeta();
+					if ($sort['type'] === 'page') {
+						$method = 'get' . ucfirst($key);
+						$value = $page->$method();
+					} elseif ($sort['type'] === 'meta') {
+						$value = $meta->get($key);
+					} else {
+						continue 2; // ignore unhandled search term
+					}
+					$column[] = $value;
+				}
+				$sortHelper[] = $column;
+				$sortHelper[] = constant('SORT_' . strtoupper($sort['order']));
+			}
+			$sortHelper[] = &$pages;
+
+			call_user_func_array('array_multisort', $sortHelper);
 
-		return $pages;
+			return $pages;
+		});
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/lib/Phile/Repository/PageCollection.php b/lib/Phile/Repository/PageCollection.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e6a3c76f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Phile/Repository/PageCollection.php
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Phile\Repository;
+
+
+/**
+ * Page collection which delays searching for and loading pages until necessary.
+ *
+ * @author  PhileCMS
+ * @link    https://philecms.com
+ * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ * @package Phile\Repository
+ */
+class PageCollection implements \ArrayAccess, \IteratorAggregate, \Countable {
+	/**
+	 * @var callback A function to be used for loading the pages.
+	 */
+	private	$loader;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var \Phile\Model\Page[] Array of loaded pages.
+	 */
+	private	$pages;
+
+	public function	__construct($loader){
+		$this->loader =	$loader;
+	}
+
+	private	function load(){
+		if ($this->pages === null){
+			$this->pages = call_user_func($this->loader);
+		}
+	}
+
+	public function	getIterator(){
+		$this->load();
+		return new \ArrayIterator($this->pages);
+	}
+
+	public function	offsetExists ($offset){
+		$this->load();
+		return isset($this->pages[$offset]);
+	}
+
+	public function	offsetGet($offset){
+		$this->load();
+		return $this->pages[$offset];
+	}
+
+	public function	offsetSet($offset, $value){
+		$this->load();
+		$this->pages[$offset] =	$value;
+	}
+
+	public function	offsetUnset($offset){
+		$this->load();
+		unset($this->pages[$offset]);
+	}
+
+	public function	count(){
+		$this->load();
+		return count($this->pages);
+	}
+}