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];
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/GH6740Test.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/GH6740Test.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3589fa2fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/GH6740Test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\Ticket;
+
+use Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase;
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\ECommerce\ECommerceProduct;
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\ECommerce\ECommerceCategory;
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Criteria;
+
+final class GH6740Test extends OrmFunctionalTestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @var int
+     */
+    private $productId;
+
+    /**
+     * @var int
+     */
+    private $firstCategoryId;
+
+    /**
+     * @var int
+     */
+    private $secondCategoryId;
+
+    public function setUp() : void
+    {
+        $this->useModelSet('ecommerce');
+
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $product = new ECommerceProduct();
+        $product->setName('First Product');
+
+        $firstCategory  = new ECommerceCategory();
+        $secondCategory = new ECommerceCategory();
+
+        $firstCategory->setName('Business');
+        $secondCategory->setName('Home');
+
+        $product->addCategory($firstCategory);
+        $product->addCategory($secondCategory);
+
+        $this->_em->persist($product);
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+        $this->productId        = $product->getId();
+        $this->firstCategoryId  = $firstCategory->getId();
+        $this->secondCategoryId = $secondCategory->getId();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @group 6740
+     */
+    public function testCollectionFilteringLteOperator() : void
+    {
+        $product  = $this->_em->find(ECommerceProduct::class, $this->productId);
+        $criteria = Criteria::create()->where(Criteria::expr()->lte('id', $this->secondCategoryId));
+
+        self::assertCount(2, $product->getCategories()->matching($criteria));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @group 6740
+     */
+    public function testCollectionFilteringLtOperator() : void
+    {
+        $product  = $this->_em->find(ECommerceProduct::class, $this->productId);
+        $criteria = Criteria::create()->where(Criteria::expr()->lt('id', $this->secondCategoryId));
+
+        self::assertCount(1, $product->getCategories()->matching($criteria));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @group 6740
+     */
+    public function testCollectionFilteringGteOperator() : void
+    {
+        $product  = $this->_em->find(ECommerceProduct::class, $this->productId);
+        $criteria = Criteria::create()->where(Criteria::expr()->gte('id', $this->firstCategoryId));
+
+        self::assertCount(2, $product->getCategories()->matching($criteria));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @group 6740
+     */
+    public function testCollectionFilteringGtOperator() : void
+    {
+        $product  = $this->_em->find(ECommerceProduct::class, $this->productId);
+        $criteria = Criteria::create()->where(Criteria::expr()->gt('id', $this->firstCategoryId));
+
+        self::assertCount(1, $product->getCategories()->matching($criteria));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @group 6740
+     */
+    public function testCollectionFilteringEqualsOperator() : void
+    {
+        $product  = $this->_em->find(ECommerceProduct::class, $this->productId);
+        $criteria = Criteria::create()->where(Criteria::expr()->eq('id', $this->firstCategoryId));
+
+        self::assertCount(1, $product->getCategories()->matching($criteria));
+    }
+}