diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/MetadataCommand.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/MetadataCommand.php
index c90adbedb..e23d36b24 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/MetadataCommand.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/MetadataCommand.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
 use Doctrine\Common\Cache\ApcCache;
+use Doctrine\Common\Cache\XcacheCache;
 
 /**
  * Command to clear the metadata cache of the various cache drivers.
@@ -88,6 +89,11 @@ EOT
             throw new \LogicException("Cannot clear APC Cache from Console, its shared in the Webserver memory and not accessible from the CLI.");
         }
 
+        if ($cacheDriver instanceof XcacheCache) {
+            throw new \LogicException("Cannot clear XCache Cache from Console, its shared in the Webserver memory and not accessible from the CLI.");
+        }
+
+
         $output->writeln('Clearing ALL Metadata cache entries');
 
         $result  = $cacheDriver->deleteAll();