diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/Collection/ManyToManyPersister.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/Collection/ManyToManyPersister.php
index 176ef37ee..84d5ccfbc 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/Collection/ManyToManyPersister.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/Collection/ManyToManyPersister.php
@@ -259,10 +259,11 @@ class ManyToManyPersister extends AbstractCollectionPersister
         $parameters = $this->expandCriteriaParameters($criteria);
 
         foreach ($parameters as $parameter) {
-            list($name, $value) = $parameter;
-            $field = $this->quoteStrategy->getColumnName($name, $targetClass, $this->platform);
-            $whereClauses[]     = sprintf('te.%s = ?', $field);
-            $params[]           = $value;
+            [$name, $value, $operator] = $parameter;
+
+            $field          = $this->quoteStrategy->getColumnName($name, $targetClass, $this->platform);
+            $whereClauses[] = sprintf('te.%s %s ?', $field, $operator);
+            $params[]       = $value;
         }
 
         $tableName    = $this->quoteStrategy->getTableName($targetClass, $this->platform);
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/SqlValueVisitor.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/SqlValueVisitor.php
index 78fd0333b..a5df126c4 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/SqlValueVisitor.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/SqlValueVisitor.php
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ class SqlValueVisitor extends ExpressionVisitor
      */
     public function walkComparison(Comparison $comparison)
     {
-        $value          = $this->getValueFromComparison($comparison);
-        $field          = $comparison->getField();
-        $operator       = $comparison->getOperator();
+        $value    = $this->getValueFromComparison($comparison);
+        $field    = $comparison->getField();
+        $operator = $comparison->getOperator();
 
         if (($operator === Comparison::EQ || $operator === Comparison::IS) && $value === null) {
             return;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class SqlValueVisitor extends ExpressionVisitor
         }
 
         $this->values[] = $value;
-        $this->types[]  = [$field, $value];
+        $this->types[]  = [$field, $value, $operator];
     }
 
     /**