diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/MetadataCommand.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/MetadataCommand.php
index ef7b02e3c..13243a0f7 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/MetadataCommand.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/MetadataCommand.php
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ namespace Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\ClearCache;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument,
     Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption,
-    Symfony\Component\Console;
+    Symfony\Component\Console,
+    Doctrine\Common\Cache;
 
 /**
  * Command to clear the metadata cache of the various cache drivers.
@@ -83,6 +84,10 @@ EOT
         if ( ! $cacheDriver) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException('No Metadata cache driver is configured on given EntityManager.');
         }
+        
+        if ($cacheDriver instanceof Cache\ApcCache) {
+            throw new \LogicException("Cannot clear APC Cache from Console, its shared in the Webserver memory and not accessible from the CLI.");
+        }
 
         $output->write('Clearing ALL Metadata cache entries' . PHP_EOL);
 
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/QueryCommand.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/QueryCommand.php
index becb78a90..6451d4ad7 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/QueryCommand.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/QueryCommand.php
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ namespace Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\ClearCache;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument,
     Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption,
-    Symfony\Component\Console;
+    Symfony\Component\Console,
+    Doctrine\Common\Cache;
 
 /**
  * Command to clear the query cache of the various cache drivers.
@@ -83,6 +84,10 @@ EOT
         if ( ! $cacheDriver) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException('No Query cache driver is configured on given EntityManager.');
         }
+        
+        if ($cacheDriver instanceof Cache\ApcCache) {
+            throw new \LogicException("Cannot clear APC Cache from Console, its shared in the Webserver memory and not accessible from the CLI.");
+        }
 
         $output->write('Clearing ALL Query cache entries' . PHP_EOL);
 
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/ResultCommand.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/ResultCommand.php
index d8efeaa44..1dfacb056 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/ResultCommand.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/ResultCommand.php
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ namespace Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\ClearCache;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument,
     Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption,
-    Symfony\Component\Console;
+    Symfony\Component\Console,
+    Doctrine\Common\Cache;
 
 /**
  * Command to clear the result cache of the various cache drivers.
@@ -83,6 +84,10 @@ EOT
         if ( ! $cacheDriver) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException('No Result cache driver is configured on given EntityManager.');
         }
+        
+        if ($cacheDriver instanceof Cache\ApcCache) {
+            throw new \LogicException("Cannot clear APC Cache from Console, its shared in the Webserver memory and not accessible from the CLI.");
+        }
 
         $output->write('Clearing ALL Result cache entries' . PHP_EOL);