diff --git a/sqlalchemy_utils/functions/batch_fetch.py b/sqlalchemy_utils/functions/batch_fetch.py
index e833b43..5dc4dee 100644
--- a/sqlalchemy_utils/functions/batch_fetch.py
+++ b/sqlalchemy_utils/functions/batch_fetch.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+from collections import defaultdict
 import six
+import sqlalchemy as sa
 from sqlalchemy.orm import RelationshipProperty
 from sqlalchemy.orm.attributes import set_committed_value
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import object_session
@@ -104,24 +106,14 @@ class FetchingCoordinator(object):
                 if should_populate_backrefs:
                     subpath = with_backrefs(subpath)
 
-                batch_fetch(
-                    related_entities,
+                return self.__class__(related_entities).fetcher_for_attr_path(
                     subpath
                 )
-                return
             else:
-                return getattr(
+                attr_path = getattr(
                     self.first.__class__, attrs[0]
                 )
-        else:
-            return attr_path
-
-    def fetch_relation_entities(self):
-        if len(self.prop.remote_side) > 1:
-            raise Exception(
-                'Only relationships with single remote side columns '
-                'are supported.'
-            )
+        return self.fetcher_for_property(attr_path.property)
 
     def fetcher_for_property(self, property_):
         if not isinstance(property_, RelationshipProperty):
@@ -130,12 +122,18 @@ class FetchingCoordinator(object):
             )
 
         if property_.secondary is not None:
-            return ManyToManyFetcher(self, property_)
+            fetcher_class = ManyToManyFetcher
         else:
             if property_.direction.name == 'MANYTOONE':
-                return ManyToOneFetcher(self, property_)
+                fetcher_class = ManyToOneFetcher
             else:
-                return OneToManyFetcher(self, property_)
+                fetcher_class = OneToManyFetcher
+
+        return fetcher_class(
+            self.entities,
+            property_,
+            self.should_populate_backrefs
+        )
 
     def fetcher_for_attr_path(self, attr_path):
         if isinstance(attr_path, with_backrefs):
@@ -144,15 +142,19 @@ class FetchingCoordinator(object):
         else:
             self.should_populate_backrefs = False
 
-        attr = self.parse_attr_path(attr_path, self.should_populate_backrefs)
-        if not attr:
-            return
-        return self.fetcher_for_property(attr.property)
+        return self.parse_attr_path(
+            attr_path,
+            self.should_populate_backrefs
+        )
 
     def __call__(self, attr_path):
         if isinstance(attr_path, compound_path):
+            fetchers = []
             for path in attr_path.attr_paths:
-                self(path)
+                fetchers.append(self.fetcher_for_attr_path(path))
+
+            fetcher = CompoundFetcher(*fetchers)
+            print fetcher.condition
         else:
             fetcher = self.fetcher_for_attr_path(attr_path)
             if not fetcher:
@@ -162,28 +164,33 @@ class FetchingCoordinator(object):
 
 
 class CompoundFetcher(object):
-    def __init__(self, coordinator, path):
-        self.coordinator = coordinator
-        self.entities = coordinator.entities
-        self.first = self.entities[0]
-        self.session = object_session(self.first)
+    def __init__(self, *fetchers):
+        if not all(fetchers[0].model == fetcher.model for fetcher in fetchers):
+            raise Exception(
+                'Each relationship property must have the same class when '
+                'using CompoundFetcher.'
+            )
+        self.fetchers = fetchers
+
+    @property
+    def condition(self):
+        return sa.or_(
+            *[fetcher.condition for fetcher in self.fetchers]
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def local_values(self):
+        pass
 
 
 class Fetcher(object):
-    def __init__(self, coordinator, property_):
-        self.coordinator = coordinator
+    def __init__(self, entities, property_, populate_backrefs=False):
+        self.should_populate_backrefs = populate_backrefs
+        self.entities = entities
         self.prop = property_
         self.model = self.prop.mapper.class_
-        self.entities = coordinator.entities
         self.first = self.entities[0]
         self.session = object_session(self.first)
-        self.init_parent_dict()
-
-    def init_parent_dict(self):
-        self.parent_dict = dict(
-            (self.local_values(entity), [])
-            for entity in self.entities
-        )
 
     @property
     def local_values_list(self):
@@ -225,7 +232,7 @@ class Fetcher(object):
                 self.parent_dict[self.local_values(entity)]
             )
 
-        if self.coordinator.should_populate_backrefs:
+        if self.should_populate_backrefs:
             self.populate_backrefs(self.related_entities)
 
     @property
@@ -271,6 +278,7 @@ class ManyToManyFetcher(Fetcher):
         )
 
     def fetch(self):
+        self.parent_dict = defaultdict(list)
         for entity, parent_id in self.related_entities:
             self.parent_dict[parent_id].append(
                 entity
@@ -278,19 +286,15 @@ class ManyToManyFetcher(Fetcher):
 
 
 class ManyToOneFetcher(Fetcher):
-    def init_parent_dict(self):
-        self.parent_dict = dict(
-            (self.local_values(entity), None)
-            for entity in self.entities
-        )
-
     def fetch(self):
+        self.parent_dict = defaultdict(lambda: None)
         for entity in self.related_entities:
             self.parent_dict[getattr(entity, self.remote_column_name)] = entity
 
 
 class OneToManyFetcher(Fetcher):
     def fetch(self):
+        self.parent_dict = defaultdict(list)
         for entity in self.related_entities:
             self.parent_dict[getattr(entity, self.remote_column_name)].append(
                 entity
diff --git a/tests/batch_fetch/test_compound_fetching.py b/tests/batch_fetch/test_compound_fetching.py
index d320b63..ca6784f 100644
--- a/tests/batch_fetch/test_compound_fetching.py
+++ b/tests/batch_fetch/test_compound_fetching.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class TestCompoundBatchFetching(TestCase):
             )
 
         class Equipment(self.Base):
-            __tablename__ = 'article'
+            __tablename__ = 'equipment'
             id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, primary_key=True)
             name = sa.Column(sa.Unicode(255))
             building_id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, sa.ForeignKey(Building.id))