diff --git a/includes/view.inc b/includes/view.inc
index 4848879..c708d9d 100644
--- a/includes/view.inc
+++ b/includes/view.inc
@@ -91,7 +91,13 @@ class view extends views_db_object {
 
   var $use_ajax = FALSE;
 
-  // Where the results of a query will go.
+  /**
+   * Where the results of a query will go.
+   *
+   * The array must use a numeric index starting at 0.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
   var $result = array();
 
   // May be used to override the current pager info.
@@ -1096,6 +1102,9 @@ class view extends views_db_object {
     }
     else {
       $this->query->execute($this);
+      // Enforce the array key rule as documented in
+      // views_plugin_query::execute().
+      $this->result = array_values($this->result);
       $this->_post_execute();
       if ($cache) {
         $cache->cache_set('results');
diff --git a/plugins/views_plugin_query.inc b/plugins/views_plugin_query.inc
index 55c0b2a..edfdb68 100644
--- a/plugins/views_plugin_query.inc
+++ b/plugins/views_plugin_query.inc
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ class views_plugin_query extends views_plugin {
    * Values to set: $view->result, $view->total_rows, $view->execute_time,
    * $view->pager['current_page'].
    *
-   * $view->result should contain an array of objects.
+   * $view->result should contain an array of objects. The array must use a
+   * numeric index starting at 0.
    *
    * @param view $view
    *   The view which is executed.