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diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/ext/baked.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/ext/baked.py
index 72fe92957..516879142 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/ext/baked.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/ext/baked.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ compiled result to be fully cached.
 
 from ..orm.query import Query
 from ..orm import strategy_options
+from ..orm.session import Session
 from ..sql import util as sql_util, func, literal_column
 from ..orm import exc as orm_exc
 from .. import exc as sa_exc
@@ -232,6 +233,56 @@ class BakedQuery(object):
         self._bakery[self._effective_key(session)] = context
         return context
 
+    def to_query(self, query_or_session):
+        """Return the :class:`.Query` object for use as a subquery.
+
+        This method should be used within the lambda callable being used
+        to generate a step of an enclosing :class:`.BakedQuery`.   The
+        parameter should normally be the :class:`.Query` object that
+        is passed to the lambda::
+
+            sub_bq = self.bakery(lambda s: s.query(User.name))
+            sub_bq += lambda q: q.filter(
+                User.id == Address.user_id).correlate(Address)
+
+            main_bq = self.bakery(lambda s: s.query(Address))
+            main_bq += lambda q: q.filter(
+                sub_bq.to_query(q).exists())
+
+        In the case where the subquery is used in the first callable against
+        a :class:`.Session`, the :class:`.Session` is also accepted::
+
+            sub_bq = self.bakery(lambda s: s.query(User.name))
+            sub_bq += lambda q: q.filter(
+                User.id == Address.user_id).correlate(Address)
+
+            main_bq = self.bakery(
+                lambda s: s.query(Address.id, sub_bq.to_query(q).as_scalar())
+            )
+
+        :param query_or_session: a :class:`.Query` object or a class
+         :class:`.Session` object, that is assumed to be within the context
+         of an enclosing :class:`.BakedQuery` callable.
+
+
+         .. versionadded:: 1.3
+
+
+        """
+
+        if isinstance(query_or_session, Session):
+            session = query_or_session
+        elif isinstance(query_or_session, Query):
+            session = query_or_session.session
+            if session is None:
+                raise sa_exc.ArgumentError(
+                    "Given Query needs to be associated with a Session")
+        else:
+            raise TypeError(
+                "Query or Session object expected, got %r." %
+                type(query_or_session))
+        return self._as_query(session)
+
     def _as_query(self, session):
         query = self.steps[0](session)