diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/AbstractException.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/AbstractException.php
index 65a9708ad65..e1965429c29 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/AbstractException.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/AbstractException.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace Doctrine\DBAL\Driver;
 
+use Doctrine\Deprecations\Deprecation;
 use Exception as BaseException;
 
 /**
@@ -47,6 +48,12 @@ public function __construct($message, $sqlState = null, $errorCode = null)
      */
     public function getErrorCode()
     {
+        Deprecation::trigger(
+            'doctrine/dbal',
+            'https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/pull/4112',
+            'Driver\AbstractException::getErrorCode() is deprecated, use getSQLState() or getCode() instead.'
+        );
+
         return $this->errorCode;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOException.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOException.php
index b2c01eb4430..2d658db3aa9 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOException.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOException.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Doctrine\DBAL\Driver;
 
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\PDO\Exception;
+use Doctrine\Deprecations\Deprecation;
 
 /**
  * @deprecated Use {@link Exception} instead
@@ -43,6 +44,12 @@ public function __construct(\PDOException $exception)
      */
     public function getErrorCode()
     {
+        Deprecation::trigger(
+            'doctrine/dbal',
+            'https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/pull/4112',
+            'Driver\AbstractException::getErrorCode() is deprecated, use getSQLState() or getCode() instead.'
+        );
+
         return $this->errorCode;
     }