diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Parser.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Parser.php
index 51d589095..2ba869f22 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Parser.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Parser.php
@@ -1732,7 +1732,8 @@ class Parser
             $expression = $this->PartialObjectExpression();
             $identVariable = $expression->identificationVariable;
         } else if ($this->_lexer->lookahead['type'] == Lexer::T_INTEGER ||
-                $this->_lexer->lookahead['type'] == Lexer::T_FLOAT) {
+                $this->_lexer->lookahead['type'] == Lexer::T_FLOAT ||
+                $this->_lexer->lookahead['type'] == Lexer::T_STRING) {
             // Shortcut: ScalarExpression => SimpleArithmeticExpression
             $expression = $this->SimpleArithmeticExpression();
         } else {
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/SqlWalker.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/SqlWalker.php
index 84a4f8308..a14987eaa 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/SqlWalker.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/SqlWalker.php
@@ -961,7 +961,8 @@ class SqlWalker implements TreeWalker
             $expr instanceof AST\SimpleArithmeticExpression ||
             $expr instanceof AST\ArithmeticTerm ||
             $expr instanceof AST\ArithmeticFactor ||
-            $expr instanceof AST\ArithmeticPrimary
+            $expr instanceof AST\ArithmeticPrimary ||
+            $expr instanceof AST\Literal
         ) {
             if ( ! $selectExpression->fieldIdentificationVariable) {
                 $resultAlias = $this->_scalarResultCounter++;
@@ -970,7 +971,11 @@ class SqlWalker implements TreeWalker
             }
 
             $columnAlias = 'sclr' . $this->_aliasCounter++;
-            $sql .= $this->walkSimpleArithmeticExpression($expr) . ' AS ' . $columnAlias;
+            if ($expr instanceof AST\Literal) {
+                $sql .= $this->walkLiteral($expr) . ' AS ' .$columnAlias;
+            } else {
+                $sql .= $this->walkSimpleArithmeticExpression($expr) . ' AS ' . $columnAlias;
+            }
             $this->_scalarResultAliasMap[$resultAlias] = $columnAlias;
 
             $columnAlias = $this->_platform->getSQLResultCasing($columnAlias);
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/LanguageRecognitionTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/LanguageRecognitionTest.php
index fa1da40d5..1ac05df90 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/LanguageRecognitionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/LanguageRecognitionTest.php
@@ -260,6 +260,14 @@ class LanguageRecognitionTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
         $this->assertValidDQL('SELECT (SELECT 0 FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u2) value FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @group DDC-1077
+     */
+    public function testConstantValueInSelect()
+    {
+        $this->assertValidDQL("SELECT u.name, 'foo' AS bar FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u", true);
+    }
+
     public function testDuplicateAliasInSubselectPart()
     {
         $this->assertInvalidDQL("SELECT (SELECT SUM(u.id) / COUNT(u.id) AS foo FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u2) foo FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u WHERE u.name = 'jon'");
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php
index 08fb9edb0..2d0101e03 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class SelectSqlGenerationTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
             parent::assertEquals($sqlToBeConfirmed, $query->getSql());
             $query->free();
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            $this->fail($e->getMessage());
+            $this->fail($e->getMessage() ."\n".$e->getTraceAsString());
         }
     }
 
@@ -170,6 +170,17 @@ class SelectSqlGenerationTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
         );
     }*/
 
+    /**
+     * @group DDC-1077
+     */
+    public function testConstantValueInSelect()
+    {
+        $this->assertSqlGeneration(
+            "SELECT u.name, 'foo' AS bar FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u",
+            "SELECT c0_.name AS name0, 'foo' AS sclr1 FROM cms_users c0_"
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testSupportsOrderByWithAscAsDefault()
     {
         $this->assertSqlGeneration(