diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailcore/models.py b/wagtail/wagtailcore/models.py
index 9def327d61..8c6c55335d 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailcore/models.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailcore/models.py
@@ -129,6 +129,59 @@ def get_navigable_page_content_type_ids():
     return _NAVIGABLE_PAGE_CONTENT_TYPE_IDS
 
 
+class PageManager(models.Manager):
+    def get_query_set(self):
+        return PageQuerySet(self.model).order_by('path')
+
+    def live(self):
+        return self.get_query_set().live()
+
+    def not_live(self):
+        return self.get_query_set().not_live()
+
+    def page(self, other):
+        return self.get_query_set().page(other)
+
+    def not_page(self, other):
+        return self.get_query_set().not_page(other)
+
+    def descendant_of(self, other, inclusive=False):
+        return self.get_query_set().descendant_of(other, inclusive)
+
+    def not_descendant_of(self, other, inclusive=False):
+        return self.get_query_set().not_descendant_of(other, inclusive)
+
+    def child_of(self, other):
+        return self.get_query_set().child_of(other)
+
+    def not_child_of(self, other):
+        return self.get_query_set().not_child_of(other)
+
+    def ancestor_of(self, other, inclusive=False):
+        return self.get_query_set().ancestor_of(other, inclusive)
+
+    def not_ancestor_of(self, other, inclusive=False):
+        return self.get_query_set().not_ancestor_of(other, inclusive)
+
+    def parent_of(self, other):
+        return self.get_query_set().parent_of(other)
+
+    def not_parent_of(self, other):
+        return self.get_query_set().not_parent_of(other)
+
+    def sibling_of(self, other, inclusive=False):
+        return self.get_query_set().sibling_of(other, inclusive)
+
+    def not_sibling_of(self, other, inclusive=False):
+        return self.get_query_set().not_sibling_of(other, inclusive)
+
+    def type(self, model):
+        return self.get_query_set().type(model)
+
+    def not_type(self, model):
+        return self.get_query_set().not_type(model)
+
+
 class PageBase(models.base.ModelBase):
     """Metaclass for Page"""
     def __init__(cls, name, bases, dct):
@@ -139,7 +192,8 @@ class PageBase(models.base.ModelBase):
             # don't proceed with all this page type registration stuff
             return
 
-        cls.query = PageQuerySet(model=cls)
+        # Add page manager
+        PageManager().contribute_to_class(cls, 'objects')
 
         if 'template' not in dct:
             # Define a default template path derived from the app name and model name