diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Parser.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Parser.php
index 234444226..59b7fc3b7 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Parser.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Parser.php
@@ -2149,8 +2149,8 @@ class Parser
 
         // Peek beyond the matching closing paranthesis ')'
         $peek = $this->_peekBeyondClosingParenthesis();
-
-        if (in_array($peek['value'], array("=",  "<", "<=", "<>", ">", ">=", "!=")) ||
+        
+        if (in_array($peek['value'], array("=",  "<", "<=", "<>", ">", ">=", "!=", "!=")) || $this->_isMathOperator($peek) ||
             in_array($peek['type'], array(Lexer::T_NOT, Lexer::T_BETWEEN, Lexer::T_LIKE, Lexer::T_IN, Lexer::T_IS, Lexer::T_EXISTS))) {
             $condPrimary->simpleConditionalExpression = $this->SimpleConditionalExpression();
 
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php
index a71f9f25d..a079e6574 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php
@@ -1415,6 +1415,25 @@ class SelectSqlGenerationTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @group DDC-1539
+     */
+    public function testParenthesesOnTheLeftHandOfComparison()
+    {
+        $this->assertSqlGeneration(
+            'SELECT u FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u where ( (u.id + u.id) * u.id ) > 100',
+            'SELECT c0_.id AS id0, c0_.status AS status1, c0_.username AS username2, c0_.name AS name3 FROM cms_users c0_ WHERE (c0_.id + c0_.id) * c0_.id > 100'
+        );
+        $this->assertSqlGeneration(
+            'SELECT u FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u where (u.id + u.id) * u.id > 100',
+            'SELECT c0_.id AS id0, c0_.status AS status1, c0_.username AS username2, c0_.name AS name3 FROM cms_users c0_ WHERE (c0_.id + c0_.id) * c0_.id > 100'
+        );
+        $this->assertSqlGeneration(
+            'SELECT u FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u where 100 < (u.id + u.id) * u.id ',
+            'SELECT c0_.id AS id0, c0_.status AS status1, c0_.username AS username2, c0_.name AS name3 FROM cms_users c0_ WHERE 100 < (c0_.id + c0_.id) * c0_.id'
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testCustomTypeValueSql()
     {
         if (DBALType::hasType('negative_to_positive')) {