diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/AST/Functions/SizeFunction.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/AST/Functions/SizeFunction.php
index 601c4f804..c66df6a8b 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/AST/Functions/SizeFunction.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/AST/Functions/SizeFunction.php
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ class SizeFunction extends FunctionNode
 
         if ($assoc['type'] == \Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata::ONE_TO_MANY) {
             $targetClass = $sqlWalker->getEntityManager()->getClassMetadata($assoc['targetEntity']);
-            $targetTableAlias = $sqlWalker->getSqlTableAlias($targetClass->table['name']);
-            $sourceTableAlias = $sqlWalker->getSqlTableAlias($class->table['name'], $dqlAlias);
+            $targetTableAlias = $sqlWalker->getSQLTableAlias($targetClass->table['name']);
+            $sourceTableAlias = $sqlWalker->getSQLTableAlias($class->table['name'], $dqlAlias);
 
             $sql .= $targetClass->getQuotedTableName($platform) . ' ' . $targetTableAlias . ' WHERE ';
 
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ class SizeFunction extends FunctionNode
             $joinTable = $owningAssoc['joinTable'];
 
             // SQL table aliases
-            $joinTableAlias = $sqlWalker->getSqlTableAlias($joinTable['name']);
-            $sourceTableAlias = $sqlWalker->getSqlTableAlias($class->table['name'], $dqlAlias);
+            $joinTableAlias = $sqlWalker->getSQLTableAlias($joinTable['name']);
+            $sourceTableAlias = $sqlWalker->getSQLTableAlias($class->table['name'], $dqlAlias);
 
             // join to target table
             $sql .= $targetClass->getQuotedJoinTableName($owningAssoc, $platform) . ' ' . $joinTableAlias . ' WHERE ';
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Exec/MultiTableDeleteExecutor.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Exec/MultiTableDeleteExecutor.php
index 8ddb78fff..e8bb20212 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Exec/MultiTableDeleteExecutor.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Exec/MultiTableDeleteExecutor.php
@@ -63,9 +63,11 @@ class MultiTableDeleteExecutor extends AbstractSqlExecutor
         $idColumnList = implode(', ', $idColumnNames);
 
         // 1. Create an INSERT INTO temptable ... SELECT identifiers WHERE $AST->getWhereClause()
+        $sqlWalker->setSQLTableAlias($primaryClass->table['name'], 't0', $primaryDqlAlias);
+
         $this->_insertSql = 'INSERT INTO ' . $tempTable . ' (' . $idColumnList . ')'
                 . ' SELECT t0.' . implode(', t0.', $idColumnNames);
-        $sqlWalker->setSqlTableAlias($primaryClass->table['name'] . $primaryDqlAlias, 't0');
+        
         $rangeDecl = new AST\RangeVariableDeclaration($primaryClass->name, $primaryDqlAlias);
         $fromClause = new AST\FromClause(array(new AST\IdentificationVariableDeclaration($rangeDecl, null, array())));
         $this->_insertSql .= $sqlWalker->walkFromClause($fromClause);
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Exec/MultiTableUpdateExecutor.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Exec/MultiTableUpdateExecutor.php
index 7298db976..d5cd9fb81 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Exec/MultiTableUpdateExecutor.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Exec/MultiTableUpdateExecutor.php
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class MultiTableUpdateExecutor extends AbstractSqlExecutor
         $em = $sqlWalker->getEntityManager();
         $conn = $em->getConnection();
         $platform = $conn->getDatabasePlatform();
-        
+
         $updateClause = $AST->updateClause;
 
         $primaryClass = $sqlWalker->getEntityManager()->getClassMetadata($updateClause->abstractSchemaName);
@@ -64,11 +64,14 @@ class MultiTableUpdateExecutor extends AbstractSqlExecutor
         $idColumnList = implode(', ', $idColumnNames);
 
         // 1. Create an INSERT INTO temptable ... SELECT identifiers WHERE $AST->getWhereClause()
+        $sqlWalker->setSQLTableAlias($primaryClass->table['name'], 't0', $updateClause->aliasIdentificationVariable);
+
         $this->_insertSql = 'INSERT INTO ' . $tempTable . ' (' . $idColumnList . ')'
                 . ' SELECT t0.' . implode(', t0.', $idColumnNames);
-        $sqlWalker->setSqlTableAlias($primaryClass->table['name'] . $updateClause->aliasIdentificationVariable, 't0');
+
         $rangeDecl = new AST\RangeVariableDeclaration($primaryClass->name, $updateClause->aliasIdentificationVariable);
         $fromClause = new AST\FromClause(array(new AST\IdentificationVariableDeclaration($rangeDecl, null, array())));
+
         $this->_insertSql .= $sqlWalker->walkFromClause($fromClause);
 
         // 2. Create ID subselect statement used in UPDATE ... WHERE ... IN (subselect)
@@ -85,8 +88,9 @@ class MultiTableUpdateExecutor extends AbstractSqlExecutor
 
             foreach ($updateItems as $updateItem) {
                 $field = $updateItem->pathExpression->field;
+                
                 if (isset($class->fieldMappings[$field]) && ! isset($class->fieldMappings[$field]['inherited']) ||
-                        isset($class->associationMappings[$field]) && ! isset($class->associationMappings[$field]['inherited'])) {
+                    isset($class->associationMappings[$field]) && ! isset($class->associationMappings[$field]['inherited'])) {
                     $newValue = $updateItem->newValue;
                     
                     if ( ! $affected) {
@@ -103,6 +107,7 @@ class MultiTableUpdateExecutor extends AbstractSqlExecutor
                     if ($newValue instanceof AST\InputParameter) {
                         $paramKey = $newValue->name;
                         $this->_sqlParameters[$i][] = $sqlWalker->getQuery()->getParameter($paramKey);
+                        
                         ++$this->_numParametersInUpdateClause;
                     }
                 }
@@ -120,14 +125,17 @@ class MultiTableUpdateExecutor extends AbstractSqlExecutor
         
         // 4. Store DDL for temporary identifier table.
         $columnDefinitions = array();
+
         foreach ($idColumnNames as $idColumnName) {
             $columnDefinitions[$idColumnName] = array(
                 'notnull' => true,
                 'type' => Type::getType($rootClass->getTypeOfColumn($idColumnName))
             );
         }
+        
         $this->_createTempTableSql = $platform->getCreateTemporaryTableSnippetSQL() . ' ' . $tempTable . ' ('
                 . $platform->getColumnDeclarationListSQL($columnDefinitions) . ')';
+        
         $this->_dropTempTableSql = 'DROP TABLE ' . $tempTable;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/SqlWalker.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/SqlWalker.php
index f26b6d151..d94d50b30 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/SqlWalker.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/SqlWalker.php
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class SqlWalker implements TreeWalker
      */
     public function getSQLTableAlias($tableName, $dqlAlias = '')
     {
-        $tableName .= $dqlAlias;
+        $tableName .= ($dqlAlias) ? '@[' . $dqlAlias . ']' : '';
 
         if ( ! isset($this->_tableAliasMap[$tableName])) {
             $this->_tableAliasMap[$tableName] = strtolower(substr($tableName, 0, 1)) . $this->_tableAliasCounter++ . '_';
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class SqlWalker implements TreeWalker
      */
     public function setSQLTableAlias($tableName, $alias, $dqlAlias = '')
     {
-        $tableName .= $dqlAlias;
+        $tableName .= ($dqlAlias) ? '@[' . $dqlAlias . ']' : '';
 
         $this->_tableAliasMap[$tableName] = $alias;