diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/RunDqlCommand.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/RunDqlCommand.php
index 000a94d8c..abd999aef 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/RunDqlCommand.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/RunDqlCommand.php
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ EOT
      */
     protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
     {
+        /* @var $em \Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface */
         $em = $this->getHelper('em')->getEntityManager();
 
         if (($dql = $input->getArgument('dql')) === null) {
@@ -120,13 +121,13 @@ EOT
             $query->setMaxResults((int) $maxResult);
         }
 
-        if ($input->hasOption('show-sql')) {
-            Debug::dump($query->getSQL());
+        if ($input->getOption('show-sql')) {
+            $output->writeln(Debug::dump($query->getSQL(), 2, true, false));
             return;
         }
 
         $resultSet = $query->execute(array(), constant($hydrationMode));
 
-        Debug::dump($resultSet, $input->getOption('depth'));
+        $output->writeln(Debug::dump($resultSet, $input->getOption('depth'), true, false));
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/RunDqlCommandTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/RunDqlCommandTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..534922329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/RunDqlCommandTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command;
+
+use Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\RunDqlCommand;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Console\Helper\EntityManagerHelper;
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\Generic\DateTimeModel;
+use Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Application;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Helper\HelperSet;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Tester\CommandTester;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for {@see \Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\RunDqlCommand}
+ *
+ * @covers \Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\RunDqlCommand
+ */
+class RunDqlCommandTest extends OrmFunctionalTestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @var Application
+     */
+    private $application;
+
+    /**
+     * @var RunDqlCommand
+     */
+    private $command;
+
+    /**
+     * @var CommandTester
+     */
+    private $tester;
+
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->useModelSet('generic');
+
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $this->application = new Application();
+        $this->command     = new RunDqlCommand();
+
+        $this->application->setHelperSet(new HelperSet(array(
+            'em' => new EntityManagerHelper($this->_em)
+        )));
+
+        $this->application->add($this->command);
+
+        $this->tester = new CommandTester($this->command);
+    }
+
+    public function testCommandName()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame($this->command, $this->application->get('orm:run-dql'));
+    }
+
+    public function testWillRunQuery()
+    {
+        $this->_em->persist(new DateTimeModel());
+        $this->_em->flush();
+
+        $this->assertSame(
+            0,
+            $this->tester->execute(array(
+                'command' => $this->command->getName(),
+                'dql'     => 'SELECT e FROM ' . DateTimeModel::CLASSNAME . ' e',
+            ))
+        );
+
+        $this->assertContains(DateTimeModel::CLASSNAME, $this->tester->getDisplay());
+    }
+
+    public function testWillShowQuery()
+    {
+        $this->_em->persist(new DateTimeModel());
+        $this->_em->flush();
+
+        $this->assertSame(
+            0,
+            $this->tester->execute(array(
+                'command'    => $this->command->getName(),
+                'dql'        => 'SELECT e FROM ' . DateTimeModel::CLASSNAME . ' e',
+                '--show-sql' => 'true'
+            ))
+        );
+
+        $this->assertStringMatchesFormat('string \'SELECT %a', $this->tester->getDisplay());
+    }
+}