diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Query/Expression/ExpressionBuilder.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Query/Expression/ExpressionBuilder.php
index b8649b5e1d8..b946c88f9ac 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Query/Expression/ExpressionBuilder.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Query/Expression/ExpressionBuilder.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Doctrine\DBAL\Query\Expression;
 
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Connection;
+use function array_merge;
 use function func_get_arg;
 use function func_get_args;
 use function func_num_args;
@@ -41,21 +42,23 @@ public function __construct(Connection $connection)
     /**
      * Creates a conjunction of the given expressions.
      *
-     * @param string|CompositeExpression ...$expressions Requires at least one defined when converting to string.
+     * @param string|CompositeExpression $expression
+     * @param string|CompositeExpression ...$expressions
      */
-    public function and(...$expressions) : CompositeExpression
+    public function and($expression, ...$expressions) : CompositeExpression
     {
-        return new CompositeExpression(CompositeExpression::TYPE_AND, $expressions);
+        return new CompositeExpression(CompositeExpression::TYPE_AND, array_merge([$expression], $expressions));
     }
 
     /**
      * Creates a disjunction of the given expressions.
      *
-     * @param string|CompositeExpression ...$expressions Requires at least one defined when converting to string.
+     * @param string|CompositeExpression $expression
+     * @param string|CompositeExpression ...$expressions
      */
-    public function or(...$expressions) : CompositeExpression
+    public function or($expression, ...$expressions) : CompositeExpression
     {
-        return new CompositeExpression(CompositeExpression::TYPE_OR, $expressions);
+        return new CompositeExpression(CompositeExpression::TYPE_OR, array_merge([$expression], $expressions));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ public function or(...$expressions) : CompositeExpression
      */
     public function andX($x = null)
     {
-        return $this->and(...func_get_args());
+        return new CompositeExpression(CompositeExpression::TYPE_AND, func_get_args());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ public function andX($x = null)
      */
     public function orX($x = null)
     {
-        return $this->or(...func_get_args());
+        return new CompositeExpression(CompositeExpression::TYPE_OR, func_get_args());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Query/Expression/ExpressionBuilderTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Query/Expression/ExpressionBuilderTest.php
index 5f5d3d6aad1..190ff99e4e4 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Query/Expression/ExpressionBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Query/Expression/ExpressionBuilderTest.php
@@ -33,7 +33,19 @@ protected function setUp() : void
      */
     public function testAnd(array $parts, string $expected) : void
     {
-        $composite = $this->expr->and();
+        $composite = $this->expr->and(...$parts);
+
+        self::assertEquals($expected, (string) $composite);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string[]|CompositeExpression[] $parts
+     *
+     * @dataProvider provideDataForAnd
+     */
+    public function testAndX(array $parts, string $expected) : void
+    {
+        $composite = $this->expr->andX();
 
         foreach ($parts as $part) {
             $composite->add($part);
@@ -94,7 +106,19 @@ public static function provideDataForAnd() : iterable
      */
     public function testOr(array $parts, string $expected) : void
     {
-        $composite = $this->expr->or();
+        $composite = $this->expr->or(...$parts);
+
+        self::assertEquals($expected, (string) $composite);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string[]|CompositeExpression[] $parts
+     *
+     * @dataProvider provideDataForOr
+     */
+    public function testOrX(array $parts, string $expected) : void
+    {
+        $composite = $this->expr->orX();
 
         foreach ($parts as $part) {
             $composite->add($part);