diff --git a/system/database/DB_driver.php b/system/database/DB_driver.php
index 10306d7..43ea100 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_driver.php
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@
 		return 'UPDATE '.$table.' SET '.implode(', ', $valstr)
 			.$this->_compile_where()
 			.(empty($this->qb_orderby) ? '' : ' ORDER BY '.implode(', ', $this->qb_orderby))
-			.($this->qb_limit ? ' LIMIT '.(int) $this->qb_limit : '');
+			.($this->qb_limit ? ' LIMIT '.$this->qb_limit : '');
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/DB_query_builder.php b/system/database/DB_query_builder.php
index 7b0565d..55b97bb 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_query_builder.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_query_builder.php
@@ -874,15 +874,18 @@
 	 * GROUP BY
 	 *
 	 * @param	string
+	 * @param	bool
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	public function group_by($by)
+	public function group_by($by, $escape = NULL)
 	{
 		if (is_string($by))
 		{
 			$by = explode(',', $by);
 		}
 
+		is_bool($escape) OR $escape = $this->_protect_identifiers;
+
 		foreach ($by as $val)
 		{
 			$val = trim($val);
@@ -1005,7 +1008,7 @@
 	 * @param	int	the offset value
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	public function limit($value, $offset = NULL)
+	public function limit($value, $offset = FALSE)
 	{
 		is_null($value) OR $this->qb_limit = (int) $value;
 		empty($offset) OR $this->qb_offset = (int) $offset;
@@ -1035,13 +1038,11 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific LIMIT clause
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	the sql query string
-	 * @param	int	the number of rows to limit the query to
-	 * @param	int	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	protected function _limit($sql)
 	{
-		return $sql.' LIMIT '.($offset ? $offset.', ' : '').$limit;
+		return $sql.' LIMIT '.($this->qb_offset ? $this->qb_offset.', ' : '').$this->qb_limit;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1881,7 +1882,7 @@
 	protected function _delete($table)
 	{
 		return 'DELETE FROM '.$table.$this->_compile_wh('qb_where')
-			.($this->qb_limit ? ' LIMIT '.(int) $this->qb_limit : '');
+			.($this->qb_limit ? ' LIMIT '.$this->qb_limit : '');
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2023,10 +2024,7 @@
 		$sql .= $this->_compile_wh('qb_where');
 
 		// GROUP BY
-		if (count($this->qb_groupby) > 0)
-		{
-			$sql .= "\nGROUP BY ".implode(', ', $this->qb_groupby);
-		}
+		$sql .= $this->_compile_group_by();
 
 		// HAVING
 		$sql .= $this->_compile_wh('qb_having');
@@ -2038,9 +2036,9 @@
 		}
 
 		// LIMIT
-		if (is_numeric($this->qb_limit))
+		if ($this->qb_limit)
 		{
-			return $this->_limit($sql."\n", $this->qb_limit, $this->qb_offset);
+			return $this->_limit($sql."\n");
 		}
 
 		return $sql;
@@ -2104,6 +2102,31 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Compile GROUP BY
+	 *
+	 * Escapes identifiers in GROUP BY statements at execution time.
+	 *
+	 * Required so that aliases are tracked properly, regardless of wether
+	 * group_by() is called prior to from(), join() and dbprefix is added
+	 * only if needed.
+	 *
+	 * @return	string	SQL statement
+	 */
+	protected function _compile_group_by()
+	{
+		if (count($this->qb_groupby) > 0)
+		{
+			$sql = "\nGROUP BY ";
+
+			$sql .= implode(', ', $this->qb_groupby);
+		}
+
+		return '';
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Object to Array
 	 *
 	 * Takes an object as input and converts the class variables to array key/vals
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_driver.php
index 86c1fee..7b37b99 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_driver.php
@@ -285,7 +285,10 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _field_data($table)
 	{
-		return $this->_limit('SELECT * FROM '.$this->protect_identifiers($table), 1, NULL);
+		$this->qb_limit = 1;
+		$sql = $this->_limit('SELECT * FROM '.$this->protect_identifiers($table));
+		$this->qb_limit = 0;
+		return $sql;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -378,22 +381,20 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific LIMIT clause
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	the sql query string
-	 * @param	int	the number of rows to limit the query to
-	 * @param	int	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	protected function _limit($sql)
 	{
 		// Limit clause depends on if Interbase or Firebird
 		if (stripos($this->version(), 'firebird') !== FALSE)
 		{
-			$select = 'FIRST '. (int) $limit
-				.($offset ? ' SKIP '. (int) $offset : '');
+			$select = 'FIRST '.$this->qb_limit
+				.($this->qb_offset ? ' SKIP '.$this->qb_offset : '');
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			$select = 'ROWS '
-				.($offset ? (int) $offset.' TO '.($limit + $offset) : (int) $limit);
+				.($this->qb_offset ? $this->qb_offset.' TO '.($this->qb_limit + $this->qb_offset) : $this->qb_limit);
 		}
 
 		return preg_replace('`SELECT`i', 'SELECT '.$select, $sql);
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
index 35cd857..bfc82a6 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@
 	{
 		if ($this->qb_limit)
 		{
-			return 'WITH ci_delete AS (SELECT TOP '.(int) $this->qb_limit.' * FROM '.$table.$this->_compile_wh('qb_where').') DELETE FROM ci_delete';
+			return 'WITH ci_delete AS (SELECT TOP '.$this->qb_limit.' * FROM '.$table.$this->_compile_wh('qb_where').') DELETE FROM ci_delete';
 		}
 
 		return parent::_delete($table);
@@ -443,25 +443,17 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific LIMIT clause
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	the sql query string
-	 * @param	int	the number of rows to limit the query to
-	 * @param	int	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	protected function _limit($sql)
 	{
-		// As of SQL Server 2012 (11.0.*) OFFSET is supported
-		if (version_compare($this->version(), '11', '>='))
-		{
-			return $sql.' OFFSET '.(int) $offset.' ROWS FETCH NEXT '.(int) $limit.' ROWS ONLY';
-		}
-
-		$limit = $offset + $limit;
+		$limit = $this->qb_offset + $this->qb_limit;
 
 		// As of SQL Server 2005 (9.0.*) ROW_NUMBER() is supported,
 		// however an ORDER BY clause is required for it to work
-		if (version_compare($this->version(), '9', '>=') && $offset && ! empty($this->qb_orderby))
+		if (version_compare($this->version(), '9', '>=') && $this->qb_offset && ! empty($this->qb_orderby))
 		{
-			$orderby = 'ORDER BY '.implode(', ', $this->qb_orderby);
+			$orderby = trim($this->_compile_order_by());
 
 			// We have to strip the ORDER BY clause
 			$sql = trim(substr($sql, 0, strrpos($sql, 'ORDER BY '.$orderby)));
@@ -469,7 +461,7 @@
 			return 'SELECT '.(count($this->qb_select) === 0 ? '*' : implode(', ', $this->qb_select))." FROM (\n"
 				.preg_replace('/^(SELECT( DISTINCT)?)/i', '\\1 ROW_NUMBER() OVER('.$orderby.') AS '.$this->escape_identifiers('CI_rownum').', ', $sql)
 				."\n) ".$this->escape_identifiers('CI_subquery')
-				."\nWHERE ".$this->escape_identifiers('CI_rownum').' BETWEEN '.((int) $offset + 1).' AND '.$limit;
+				."\nWHERE ".$this->escape_identifiers('CI_rownum').' BETWEEN '.($this->qb_offset + 1).' AND '.$limit;
 		}
 
 		return preg_replace('/(^\SELECT (DISTINCT)?)/i','\\1 TOP '.$limit.' ', $sql);
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
index a0f26c2..dcc4652 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@
 	{
 		if ($this->qb_limit)
 		{
-			$this->where('rownum <= ', (int) $this->qb_limit, FALSE);
+			$this->where('rownum <= ',$this->qb_limit, FALSE);
 			$this->qb_limit = FALSE;
 		}
 
@@ -632,15 +632,13 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific LIMIT clause
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	the sql query string
-	 * @param	int	the number of rows to limit the query to
-	 * @param	int	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	protected function _limit($sql)
 	{
 		$this->limit_used = TRUE;
-		return 'SELECT * FROM (SELECT inner_query.*, rownum rnum FROM ('.$sql.') inner_query WHERE rownum < '.($offset + $limit + 1).')'
-			.($offset ? ' WHERE rnum >= '.($offset + 1): '');
+		return 'SELECT * FROM (SELECT inner_query.*, rownum rnum FROM ('.$sql.') inner_query WHERE rownum < '.($this->qb_offset + $this->qb_limit + 1).')'
+			.($this->qb_offset ? ' WHERE rnum >= '.($this->qb_offset + 1): '');
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_4d_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_4d_driver.php
index 0141124..0e6877c 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_4d_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_4d_driver.php
@@ -185,13 +185,11 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific LIMIT clause
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	the sql query string
-	 * @param	int	the number of rows to limit the query to
-	 * @param	int	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	protected function _limit($sql)
 	{
-		return $sql.' LIMIT '.$limit.($offset ? ' OFFSET '.$offset : '');
+		return $sql.' LIMIT '.$this->qb_limit.($this->qb_offset ? ' OFFSET '.$this->qb_offset : '');
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_dblib_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_dblib_driver.php
index 20d510f..ad699ce 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_dblib_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_dblib_driver.php
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 	{
 		if ($this->qb_limit)
 		{
-			return 'WITH ci_delete AS (SELECT TOP '.(int) $this->qb_limit.' * FROM '.$table.$this->_compile_wh('qb_where').') DELETE FROM ci_delete';
+			return 'WITH ci_delete AS (SELECT TOP '.$this->qb_limit.' * FROM '.$table.$this->_compile_wh('qb_where').') DELETE FROM ci_delete';
 		}
 
 		return parent::_delete($table);
@@ -212,19 +212,17 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific LIMIT clause
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	the sql query string
-	 * @param	int	the number of rows to limit the query to
-	 * @param	int	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	protected function _limit($sql)
 	{
-		$limit = $offset + $limit;
+		$limit = $this->qb_offset + $this->qb_limit;
 
 		// As of SQL Server 2005 (9.0.*) ROW_NUMBER() is supported,
 		// however an ORDER BY clause is required for it to work
-		if (version_compare($this->version(), '9', '>=') && $offset && ! empty($this->qb_orderby))
+		if (version_compare($this->version(), '9', '>=') && $this->qb_offset && ! empty($this->qb_orderby))
 		{
-			$orderby = 'ORDER BY '.implode(', ', $this->qb_orderby);
+			$orderby = trim($this->_compile_order_by());
 
 			// We have to strip the ORDER BY clause
 			$sql = trim(substr($sql, 0, strrpos($sql, 'ORDER BY '.$orderby)));
@@ -232,7 +230,7 @@
 			return 'SELECT '.(count($this->qb_select) === 0 ? '*' : implode(', ', $this->qb_select))." FROM (\n"
 				.preg_replace('/^(SELECT( DISTINCT)?)/i', '\\1 ROW_NUMBER() OVER('.$orderby.') AS '.$this->escape_identifiers('CI_rownum').', ', $sql)
 				."\n) ".$this->escape_identifiers('CI_subquery')
-				."\nWHERE ".$this->escape_identifiers('CI_rownum').' BETWEEN '.((int) $offset + 1).' AND '.$limit;
+				."\nWHERE ".$this->escape_identifiers('CI_rownum').' BETWEEN '.($this->qb_offset + 1).' AND '.$limit;
 		}
 
 		return preg_replace('/(^\SELECT (DISTINCT)?)/i','\\1 TOP '.$limit.' ', $sql);
@@ -241,4 +239,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file pdo_dblib_driver.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_dblib_driver.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_dblib_driver.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_firebird_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_firebird_driver.php
index ee21ed2..5b36342 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_firebird_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_firebird_driver.php
@@ -211,22 +211,20 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific LIMIT clause
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	the sql query string
-	 * @param	int	the number of rows to limit the query to
-	 * @param	int	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	protected function _limit($sql)
 	{
 		// Limit clause depends on if Interbase or Firebird
 		if (stripos($this->version(), 'firebird') !== FALSE)
 		{
-			$select = 'FIRST '. (int) $limit
-				.($offset > 0 ? ' SKIP '. (int) $offset : '');
+			$select = 'FIRST '.$this->qb_limit
+				.($this->qb_offset > 0 ? ' SKIP '.$this->qb_offset : '');
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			$select = 'ROWS '
-				.($offset > 0 ? (int) $offset.' TO '.($limit + $offset) : (int) $limit);
+				.($this->qb_offset > 0 ? $this->qb_offset.' TO '.($this->qb_limit + $this->qb_offset) : $this->qb_limit);
 		}
 
 		return preg_replace('`SELECT`i', 'SELECT '.$select, $sql);
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_informix_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_informix_driver.php
index a6869a7..8248049 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_informix_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_informix_driver.php
@@ -232,13 +232,11 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific LIMIT clause
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	the sql query string
-	 * @param	int	the number of rows to limit the query to
-	 * @param	int	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	protected function _limit($sql)
 	{
-		$select = 'SELECT '.($offset ? 'SKIP '.$offset : '').'FIRST '.$limit.' ';
+		$select = 'SELECT '.($this->qb_offset ? 'SKIP '.$this->qb_offset : '').'FIRST '.$this->qb_limit.' ';
 		return preg_replace('/^(SELECT\s)/i', $select, $sql, 1);
 	}
 
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_oci_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_oci_driver.php
index 494d82c..cfbb639 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_oci_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_oci_driver.php
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
 	{
 		if ($this->qb_limit)
 		{
-			$this->where('rownum <= ', (int) $this->qb_limit, FALSE);
+			$this->where('rownum <= ',$this->qb_limit, FALSE);
 			$this->qb_limit = FALSE;
 		}
 
@@ -211,14 +211,12 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific LIMIT clause
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	the sql query string
-	 * @param	int	the number of rows to limit the query to
-	 * @param	int	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	protected function _limit($sql)
 	{
-		return 'SELECT * FROM (SELECT inner_query.*, rownum rnum FROM ('.$sql.') inner_query WHERE rownum < '.($offset + $limit + 1).')'
-			.($offset ? ' WHERE rnum >= '.($offset + 1): '');
+		return 'SELECT * FROM (SELECT inner_query.*, rownum rnum FROM ('.$sql.') inner_query WHERE rownum < '.($this->qb_offset + $this->qb_limit + 1).')'
+			.($this->qb_offset ? ' WHERE rnum >= '.($this->qb_offset + 1): '');
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_odbc_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_odbc_driver.php
index 722acad..0c34674 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_odbc_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_odbc_driver.php
@@ -230,13 +230,11 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific LIMIT clause
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	the sql query string
-	 * @param	int	the number of rows to limit the query to
-	 * @param	int	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	protected function _limit($sql)
 	{
-		return preg_replace('/(^\SELECT (DISTINCT)?)/i','\\1 TOP '.$limit.' ', $sql);
+		return preg_replace('/(^\SELECT (DISTINCT)?)/i','\\1 TOP '.$this->qb_limit.' ', $sql);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_pgsql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_pgsql_driver.php
index 510a2a3..07cf8f5 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_pgsql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_pgsql_driver.php
@@ -238,13 +238,11 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific LIMIT clause
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	the sql query string
-	 * @param	int	the number of rows to limit the query to
-	 * @param	int	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	protected function _limit($sql)
 	{
-		return $sql.' LIMIT '.$limit.($offset ? ' OFFSET '.$offset : '');
+		return $sql.' LIMIT '.$this->qb_limit.($this->qb_offset ? ' OFFSET '.$this->qb_offset : '');
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_sqlsrv_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_sqlsrv_driver.php
index 39cb5f9..399d134 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_sqlsrv_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_sqlsrv_driver.php
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 	{
 		if ($this->qb_limit)
 		{
-			return 'WITH ci_delete AS (SELECT TOP '.(int) $this->qb_limit.' * FROM '.$table.$this->_compile_wh('qb_where').') DELETE FROM ci_delete';
+			return 'WITH ci_delete AS (SELECT TOP '.$this->qb_limit.' * FROM '.$table.$this->_compile_wh('qb_where').') DELETE FROM ci_delete';
 		}
 
 		return parent::_delete($table);
@@ -241,24 +241,22 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific LIMIT clause
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	the sql query string
-	 * @param	int	the number of rows to limit the query to
-	 * @param	int	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	protected function _limit($sql)
 	{
 		// As of SQL Server 2012 (11.0.*) OFFSET is supported
 		if (version_compare($this->version(), '11', '>='))
 		{
-			return $sql.' OFFSET '.(int) $offset.' ROWS FETCH NEXT '.(int) $limit.' ROWS ONLY';
+			return $sql.' OFFSET '.(int) $this->qb_offset.' ROWS FETCH NEXT '.$this->qb_limit.' ROWS ONLY';
 		}
 
-		$limit = $offset + $limit;
+		$limit = $this->qb_offset + $this->qb_limit;
 
 		// An ORDER BY clause is required for ROW_NUMBER() to work
-		if ($offset && ! empty($this->qb_orderby))
+		if ($this->qb_offset && ! empty($this->qb_orderby))
 		{
-			$orderby = 'ORDER BY '.implode(', ', $this->qb_orderby);
+			$orderby = trim($this->_compile_order_by());
 
 			// We have to strip the ORDER BY clause
 			$sql = trim(substr($sql, 0, strrpos($sql, 'ORDER BY '.$orderby)));
@@ -266,7 +264,7 @@
 			return 'SELECT '.(count($this->qb_select) === 0 ? '*' : implode(', ', $this->qb_select))." FROM (\n"
 				.preg_replace('/^(SELECT( DISTINCT)?)/i', '\\1 ROW_NUMBER() OVER('.$orderby.') AS '.$this->escape_identifiers('CI_rownum').', ', $sql)
 				."\n) ".$this->escape_identifiers('CI_subquery')
-				."\nWHERE ".$this->escape_identifiers('CI_rownum').' BETWEEN '.((int) $offset + 1).' AND '.$limit;
+				."\nWHERE ".$this->escape_identifiers('CI_rownum').' BETWEEN '.($this->qb_offset + 1).' AND '.$limit;
 		}
 
 		return preg_replace('/(^\SELECT (DISTINCT)?)/i','\\1 TOP '.$limit.' ', $sql);
@@ -275,4 +273,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file pdo_sqlsrv_driver.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_sqlsrv_driver.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_sqlsrv_driver.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
index 1c03f68..ddcf3f7 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
@@ -549,13 +549,11 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific LIMIT clause
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	the sql query string
-	 * @param	int	the number of rows to limit the query to
-	 * @param	int	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	protected function _limit($sql)
 	{
-		return $sql.' LIMIT '.$limit.($offset ? ' OFFSET '.$offset : '');
+		return $sql.' LIMIT '.$this->qb_limit.($this->qb_offset ? ' OFFSET '.$this->qb_offset : '');
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php
index 9ea6fac..4eb12f9 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@
 	{
 		if ($this->qb_limit)
 		{
-			return 'WITH ci_delete AS (SELECT TOP '.(int) $this->qb_limit.' * FROM '.$table.$this->_compile_wh('qb_where').') DELETE FROM ci_delete';
+			return 'WITH ci_delete AS (SELECT TOP '.$this->qb_limit.' * FROM '.$table.$this->_compile_wh('qb_where').') DELETE FROM ci_delete';
 		}
 
 		return parent::_delete($table);
@@ -439,24 +439,22 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific LIMIT clause
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	the sql query string
-	 * @param	int	the number of rows to limit the query to
-	 * @param	int	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	protected function _limit($sql)
 	{
 		// As of SQL Server 2012 (11.0.*) OFFSET is supported
 		if (version_compare($this->version(), '11', '>='))
 		{
-			return $sql.' OFFSET '.(int) $offset.' ROWS FETCH NEXT '.(int) $limit.' ROWS ONLY';
+			return $sql.' OFFSET '.(int) $this->qb_offset.' ROWS FETCH NEXT '.$this->qb_limit.' ROWS ONLY';
 		}
 
-		$limit = $offset + $limit;
+		$limit = $this->qb_offset + $this->qb_limit;
 
 		// An ORDER BY clause is required for ROW_NUMBER() to work
-		if ($offset && ! empty($this->qb_orderby))
+		if ($this->qb_offset && ! empty($this->qb_orderby))
 		{
-			$orderby = 'ORDER BY '.implode(', ', $this->qb_orderby);
+			$orderby = trim($this->_compile_order_by());
 
 			// We have to strip the ORDER BY clause
 			$sql = trim(substr($sql, 0, strrpos($sql, 'ORDER BY '.$orderby)));
@@ -464,7 +462,7 @@
 			return 'SELECT '.(count($this->qb_select) === 0 ? '*' : implode(', ', $this->qb_select))." FROM (\n"
 				.preg_replace('/^(SELECT( DISTINCT)?)/i', '\\1 ROW_NUMBER() OVER('.$orderby.') AS '.$this->escape_identifiers('CI_rownum').', ', $sql)
 				."\n) ".$this->escape_identifiers('CI_subquery')
-				."\nWHERE ".$this->escape_identifiers('CI_rownum').' BETWEEN '.((int) $offset + 1).' AND '.$limit;
+				."\nWHERE ".$this->escape_identifiers('CI_rownum').' BETWEEN '.($this->qb_offset + 1).' AND '.$limit;
 		}
 
 		return preg_replace('/(^\SELECT (DISTINCT)?)/i','\\1 TOP '.$limit.' ', $sql);