diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/MetadataCommand.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/MetadataCommand.php
index 711bffd2d..198f228b3 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/MetadataCommand.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/MetadataCommand.php
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ EOT
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException('No Metadata cache driver is configured on given EntityManager.');
         }
 
+        if ($cacheDriver instanceof \Doctrine\Common\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);
 
         $cacheIds = $cacheDriver->deleteAll();
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/QueryCommand.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/QueryCommand.php
index b16fec3eb..d42137e20 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/QueryCommand.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/QueryCommand.php
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ EOT
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException('No Query cache driver is configured on given EntityManager.');
         }
 
+        if ($cacheDriver instanceof \Doctrine\Common\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);
 
         $cacheIds = $cacheDriver->deleteAll();
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/ResultCommand.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/ResultCommand.php
index 9bd82c36c..2354360e5 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/ResultCommand.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ClearCache/ResultCommand.php
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ EOT
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException('No Result cache driver is configured on given EntityManager.');
         }
 
+        if ($cacheDriver instanceof \Doctrine\Common\Cache\ApcCache) {
+            throw new \LogicException("Cannot clear APC Cache from Console, its shared in the Webserver memory and not accessible from the CLI.");
+        }
+
         $outputed = false;
 
         // Removing based on --id