diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/NoResultException.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/NoResultException.php
index e948a96c7..1312ea1e3 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/NoResultException.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/NoResultException.php
@@ -8,4 +8,10 @@ namespace Doctrine\ORM;
  * @author robo
  * @since 2.0
  */
-class NoResultException extends ORMException {}
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+class NoResultException extends ORMException
+{
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct('No result was found for query although at least one row was expected.');
+    }
+}
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