diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/QueryBuilder.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/QueryBuilder.php
index fdaf702c4..7f9edff86 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/QueryBuilder.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/QueryBuilder.php
@@ -532,6 +532,13 @@ class QueryBuilder
      */
     public function add($dqlPartName, $dqlPart, $append = false)
     {
+        if ($append && ($dqlPartName === "where" || $dqlPartName === "having")) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
+                "Using \$append = true does not have an effect with 'where' or 'having' ".
+                "parts. See QueryBuilder#andWhere() for an example for correct usage."
+            );
+        }
+
         $isMultiple = is_array($this->_dqlParts[$dqlPartName]);
 
         // This is introduced for backwards compatibility reasons.
@@ -898,7 +905,7 @@ class QueryBuilder
             $where = new Expr\Andx($args);
         }
 
-        return $this->add('where', $where, true);
+        return $this->add('where', $where);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -931,7 +938,7 @@ class QueryBuilder
             $where = new Expr\Orx($args);
         }
 
-        return $this->add('where', $where, true);
+        return $this->add('where', $where);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/QueryBuilderTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/QueryBuilderTest.php
index 8f52fb8bf..6630bd3d6 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/QueryBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/QueryBuilderTest.php
@@ -834,4 +834,17 @@ class QueryBuilderTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
 
         $this->assertEquals('SELECT DISTINCT u FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u', $qb->getDQL());
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @group DDC-2192
+     */
+    public function testWhereAppend()
+    {
+        $this->setExpectedException('InvalidArgumentException', "Using \$append = true does not have an effect with 'where' or 'having' parts. See QueryBuilder#andWhere() for an example for correct usage.");
+
+        $qb = $this->_em->createQueryBuilder()
+            ->add('where', 'u.foo = ?1')
+            ->add('where', 'u.bar = ?2', true)
+        ;
+    }
 }