diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/QueryException.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/QueryException.php
index 8245722a9..b78e27bcf 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/QueryException.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/QueryException.php
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 namespace Doctrine\ORM\Query;
 
+use Doctrine\ORM\Query\AST\PathExpression;
+
 /**
  * Description of QueryException.
  *
@@ -204,13 +206,15 @@ class QueryException extends \Doctrine\ORM\ORMException
     }
 
     /**
+     * @param PathExpression $pathExpr
+     *
      * @return QueryException
      */
-    public static function associationPathInverseSideNotSupported()
+    public static function associationPathInverseSideNotSupported(PathExpression $pathExpr)
     {
         return new self(
-            "A single-valued association path expression to an inverse side is not supported".
-            " in DQL queries. Use an explicit join instead."
+            'A single-valued association path expression to an inverse side is not supported in DQL queries. ' .
+            'Instead of "' . $pathExpr->identificationVariable . '.' . $pathExpr->field . '" use an explicit join.'
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/SqlWalker.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/SqlWalker.php
index a4b5089e8..98f58ad8c 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/SqlWalker.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/SqlWalker.php
@@ -644,6 +644,7 @@ class SqlWalker implements TreeWalker
     {
         $sql = '';
 
+        /* @var $pathExpr Query\AST\PathExpression */
         switch ($pathExpr->type) {
             case AST\PathExpression::TYPE_STATE_FIELD:
                 $fieldName = $pathExpr->field;
@@ -671,7 +672,7 @@ class SqlWalker implements TreeWalker
                 $assoc = $class->associationMappings[$fieldName];
 
                 if ( ! $assoc['isOwningSide']) {
-                    throw QueryException::associationPathInverseSideNotSupported();
+                    throw QueryException::associationPathInverseSideNotSupported($pathExpr);
                 }
 
                 // COMPOSITE KEYS NOT (YET?) SUPPORTED