diff --git a/Doctrine/Type/NativeDateIntervalType.php b/Doctrine/Type/NativeDateIntervalType.php
index 06143f229..fc341b3ef 100644
--- a/Doctrine/Type/NativeDateIntervalType.php
+++ b/Doctrine/Type/NativeDateIntervalType.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace Chill\MainBundle\Doctrine\Type;
 
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\DateIntervalType;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\AbstractPlatform;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\ConversionException;
 
 /**
  * Re-declare the date interval to use the implementation of date interval in
@@ -23,5 +24,71 @@ class NativeDateIntervalType extends DateIntervalType
     {
         return 'INTERVAL';
     }
+    
+    public function convertToPHPValue($value, AbstractPlatform $platform)
+    {
+        if ($value === null || $value instanceof \DateInterval) {
+            return $value;
+        }
+        dump($value);
+        try {
+            $strings = explode(' ', $value);
+            
+            if (count($strings) === 0) {
+                return null;
+            }
+            $intervalSpec = 'P';
+            \reset($strings);
+            
+            do {
+                $intervalSpec .= $this->convertEntry($strings);
+            } while (next($strings) !== FALSE);
+            
+            dump($intervalSpec);
+            
+            return new \DateInterval($intervalSpec);
+        } catch (\Exception $exception) {
+            throw $this->createConversionException($value);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private function convertEntry(&$strings)
+    {
+        $current = \current($strings);
+        
+        if (is_numeric($current)) {
+            $next = \next($strings);
+            switch($next) {
+                case 'year': 
+                    $unit = 'Y';
+                    break;
+                case 'mon':
+                case 'mons': 
+                    $unit = 'M';
+                    break;
+                case 'days':
+                    $unit = 'D';
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    throw $this->createConversionException($value);
+            }
+            
+            return $current.$unit;
+            
+        } elseif (\preg_match('/([0-9]{2}\:[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2})/', $v) === 1) {
+            $tExploded = explode(':', $v);
+            $intervalSpec = 'T';
+            $intervalSpec.= $tExploded[0].'H';
+            $intervalSpec.= $tExploded[1].'M';
+            $intervalSpec.= $tExploded[2].'S';
+            
+            return $intervalSpec;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    protected function createConversionException($value)
+    {
+        return ConversionException::conversionFailedFormat($value, $this->getName(), 'xx year xx mons xx days 01:02:03', $exception);
+    }
 
 }