diff --git a/model/DataList.php b/model/DataList.php
index ff9f92b7e..e55c0a2f3 100644
--- a/model/DataList.php
+++ b/model/DataList.php
@@ -223,7 +223,18 @@ class DataList extends ViewableData implements SS_List, SS_Filterable, SS_Sortab
 			$query->limit($limit, $offset);
 		});
 	}
-	
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a new DataList instance with distinct records or not
+	 *
+	 * @param bool $value
+	 */
+	public function distinct($value) {
+		return $this->alterDataQuery(function($query) use ($value){
+			$query->distinct($value);
+		});
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Return a new DataList instance as a copy of this data list with the sort
 	 * order set.
diff --git a/model/DataQuery.php b/model/DataQuery.php
index 8b5b5e612..801546974 100644
--- a/model/DataQuery.php
+++ b/model/DataQuery.php
@@ -549,6 +549,17 @@ class DataQuery {
 		return $this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Set whether this query should be distinct or not.
+	 *
+	 * @param bool $value
+	 * @return DataQuery
+	 */
+	public function distinct($value) {
+		$this->query->setDistinct($value);
+		return $this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Add an INNER JOIN clause to this query.
 	 * 
diff --git a/tests/model/DataListTest.php b/tests/model/DataListTest.php
index 2c647260a..cf907c86d 100755
--- a/tests/model/DataListTest.php
+++ b/tests/model/DataListTest.php
@@ -121,7 +121,18 @@ class DataListTest extends SapphireTest {
 		// $check = $list->limit(null, 2);
 		// $this->assertEquals(1, $check->count());
 	}
-	
+
+	public function testDistinct() {
+		$list = DataObjectTest_TeamComment::get();
+		$this->assertContains('SELECT DISTINCT', $list->dataQuery()->sql(), 'Query is set as distinct by default');
+
+		$list = $list->distinct(false);
+		$this->assertNotContains('SELECT DISTINCT', $list->dataQuery()->sql(), 'Query does not contain distinct');
+
+		$list = $list->distinct(true);
+		$this->assertContains('SELECT DISTINCT', $list->dataQuery()->sql(), 'Query contains distinct');
+	}
+
 	public function testDataClass() {
 		$list = DataObjectTest_TeamComment::get();
 		$this->assertEquals('DataObjectTest_TeamComment',$list->dataClass());
diff --git a/tests/model/DataQueryTest.php b/tests/model/DataQueryTest.php
index b76f6fdd1..f29d8a8d4 100644
--- a/tests/model/DataQueryTest.php
+++ b/tests/model/DataQueryTest.php
@@ -155,6 +155,18 @@ class DataQueryTest extends SapphireTest {
 		$result = $query->column('Title');
 		$this->assertEquals(array('First', 'Second', 'Last'), $result);
 	}
+
+	public function testDistinct() {
+		$query = new DataQuery('DataQueryTest_E');
+		$this->assertContains('SELECT DISTINCT', $query->sql(), 'Query is set as distinct by default');
+
+		$query = $query->distinct(false);
+		$this->assertNotContains('SELECT DISTINCT', $query->sql(), 'Query does not contain distinct');
+
+		$query = $query->distinct(true);
+		$this->assertContains('SELECT DISTINCT', $query->sql(), 'Query contains distinct');
+	}
+
 }