diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC211Test.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC211Test.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\Ticket;
+
+require_once __DIR__ . '/../../../TestInit.php';
+
+class DDC211Test extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase
+{
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+        $this->_schemaTool->createSchema(array(
+            $this->_em->getClassMetadata(__NAMESPACE__ . '\DDC211User'),
+            $this->_em->getClassMetadata(__NAMESPACE__ . '\DDC211Group')
+        ));
+    }
+    
+    public function testIssue()
+    {
+        //$this->_em->getConnection()->getConfiguration()->setSqlLogger(new \Doctrine\DBAL\Logging\EchoSqlLogger);
+        
+        $user = new DDC211User;
+        $user->setName('John Doe');
+
+        $this->_em->persist($user);
+        $this->_em->flush();
+
+        $groupNames = array('group 1', 'group 2', 'group 3', 'group 4');
+        foreach ($groupNames as $name) {
+
+            $group = new DDC211Group;
+            $group->setName($name);
+            $this->_em->persist($group);
+            $this->_em->flush();
+
+            if (!$user->getGroups()->contains($group)) {
+                $user->getGroups()->add($group);
+                $group->getUsers()->add($user);
+                $this->_em->flush();
+            }
+        }
+
+        $this->assertEquals(4, $user->getGroups()->count());
+        
+    }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @Entity
+ * @Table(name="ddc211_users")
+*/
+class DDC211User
+{
+    /**
+     * @Id
+     * @Column(name="id", type="integer")
+     * @GeneratedValue(strategy="AUTO")
+     */
+    protected $id;
+
+    /**
+     * @Column(name="name", type="string")
+     */
+    protected $name;
+
+    /**
+    * @ManyToMany(targetEntity="DDC211Group")
+    *   @JoinTable(name="user_groups",
+    *       joinColumns={@JoinColumn(name="user_id", referencedColumnName="id")},
+    *       inverseJoinColumns={@JoinColumn(name="group_id", referencedColumnName="id")}
+    *   )
+    */
+    protected $groups;
+
+    public function __construct() {
+        $this->groups = new \Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection();
+    }
+
+    public function setName($name) { $this->name = $name; }
+
+    public function getGroups() { return $this->groups; }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @Entity
+ * @Table(name="ddc211_groups")
+ */
+class DDC211Group
+{
+    /**
+     * @Id
+     * @Column(name="id", type="integer")
+     * @GeneratedValue(strategy="AUTO")
+     */
+    protected $id;
+
+    /**
+     * @Column(name="name", type="string")
+     */
+    protected $name;
+
+    /**
+    * @ManyToMany(targetEntity="DDC211User", mappedBy="groups")
+    */
+    protected $users;
+
+    public function __construct() {
+        $this->users = new \Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection();
+    }
+
+    public function setName($name) { $this->name = $name; }
+
+    public function getUsers() { return $this->users; }
+}
+