diff --git a/.github/workflows/coding-standards.yml b/.github/workflows/coding-standards.yml
index 73bec1912e1..5e025ce9dd6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coding-standards.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coding-standards.yml
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   coding-standards:
-    uses: "doctrine/.github/.github/workflows/coding-standards.yml@13.0.0"
+    uses: "doctrine/.github/.github/workflows/coding-standards.yml@13.1.0"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/composer-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/composer-lint.yml
index 9290eafb3fb..ab0f6b1e81c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/composer-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/composer-lint.yml
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ on:
 jobs:
   composer-lint:
     name: "Composer Lint"
-    uses: "doctrine/.github/.github/workflows/composer-lint.yml@13.0.0"
+    uses: "doctrine/.github/.github/workflows/composer-lint.yml@13.1.0"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
index 7d53209fb35..5d0634394e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: "CI"
+name: "CI: PHPUnit"
 
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -25,7 +25,14 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   phpunit-smoke-check:
-    name: "PHPUnit with SQLite"
+    name: >
+      SQLite -
+      ${{ format('PHP {0} - DBAL {1} - ext. {2} - proxy {3}',
+        matrix.php-version || 'Ø',
+        matrix.dbal-version || 'Ø',
+        matrix.extension || 'Ø',
+        matrix.proxy || 'Ø'
+      ) }}
     runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
 
     strategy:
@@ -143,7 +150,7 @@ jobs:
             ENABLE_NATIVE_LAZY_OBJECTS: ${{ matrix.native_lazy }}
 
       - name: "Upload coverage file"
-        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v5"
+        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v6"
         with:
           name: "phpunit-${{ matrix.extension }}-${{ matrix.php-version }}-${{ matrix.dbal-version }}-${{ matrix.deps }}-${{ matrix.stability }}-${{ matrix.native_lazy }}-coverage"
           path: "coverage*.xml"
@@ -184,7 +191,13 @@ jobs:
 
 
   phpunit-postgres:
-    name: "PHPUnit with PostgreSQL"
+    name: >
+      ${{ format('PostgreSQL {0} - PHP {1} - DBAL {2} - ext. {3}',
+        matrix.postgres-version || 'Ø',
+        matrix.php-version || 'Ø',
+        matrix.dbal-version || 'Ø',
+        matrix.extension || 'Ø'
+      ) }}
     runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
     needs: "phpunit-smoke-check"
 
@@ -252,14 +265,20 @@ jobs:
         run: "vendor/bin/phpunit -c ci/github/phpunit/pdo_pgsql.xml --coverage-clover=coverage.xml"
 
       - name: "Upload coverage file"
-        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v5"
+        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v6"
         with:
           name: "${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.postgres-version }}-${{ matrix.php-version }}-${{ matrix.dbal-version }}-${{ matrix.extension }}-coverage"
           path: "coverage.xml"
 
 
   phpunit-mariadb:
-    name: "PHPUnit with MariaDB"
+    name: >
+      ${{ format('MariaDB {0} - PHP {1} - DBAL {2} - ext. {3}',
+        matrix.mariadb-version || 'Ø',
+        matrix.php-version || 'Ø',
+        matrix.dbal-version || 'Ø',
+        matrix.extension || 'Ø'
+      ) }}
     runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
     needs: "phpunit-smoke-check"
 
@@ -320,14 +339,20 @@ jobs:
         run: "vendor/bin/phpunit -c ci/github/phpunit/${{ matrix.extension }}.xml --coverage-clover=coverage.xml"
 
       - name: "Upload coverage file"
-        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v5"
+        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v6"
         with:
           name: "${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.mariadb-version }}-${{ matrix.extension }}-${{ matrix.php-version }}-${{ matrix.dbal-version }}-coverage"
           path: "coverage.xml"
 
 
   phpunit-mysql:
-    name: "PHPUnit with MySQL"
+    name: >
+      ${{ format('MySQL {0} - PHP {1} - DBAL {2} - ext. {3}',
+        matrix.mysql-version || 'Ø',
+        matrix.php-version || 'Ø',
+        matrix.dbal-version || 'Ø',
+        matrix.extension || 'Ø'
+      ) }}
     runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
     needs: "phpunit-smoke-check"
 
@@ -417,7 +442,7 @@ jobs:
             ENABLE_SECOND_LEVEL_CACHE: 1
 
       - name: "Upload coverage files"
-        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v5"
+        uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v6"
         with:
           name: "${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.mysql-version }}-${{ matrix.extension }}-${{ matrix.php-version }}-${{ matrix.dbal-version }}-coverage"
           path: "coverage*.xml"
@@ -440,7 +465,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 2
 
       - name: "Download coverage files"
-        uses: "actions/download-artifact@v6"
+        uses: "actions/download-artifact@v7"
         with:
           path: "reports"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
index 6825494ccff..31099928407 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ on:
 jobs:
   documentation:
     name: "Documentation"
-    uses: "doctrine/.github/.github/workflows/documentation.yml@13.0.0"
+    uses: "doctrine/.github/.github/workflows/documentation.yml@13.1.0"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-on-milestone-closed.yml b/.github/workflows/release-on-milestone-closed.yml
index ad5c658d9c7..d3680ceafb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-on-milestone-closed.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-on-milestone-closed.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   release:
-    uses: "doctrine/.github/.github/workflows/release-on-milestone-closed.yml@13.0.0"
+    uses: "doctrine/.github/.github/workflows/release-on-milestone-closed.yml@13.1.0"
     secrets:
       GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL }}
       GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: ${{ secrets.GIT_AUTHOR_NAME }}
diff --git a/UPGRADE.md b/UPGRADE.md
index 5c4808604b0..06190a641cc 100644
--- a/UPGRADE.md
+++ b/UPGRADE.md
@@ -29,6 +29,95 @@ and directly start using native lazy objects.
 
 # Upgrade to 3.6
 
+## Deprecate using string expression for default values in mappings
+
+Using a string expression for default values in field mappings is deprecated.
+Use `Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression` instances instead.
+
+Here is how to address this deprecation when mapping entities using PHP attributes:
+
+```diff
+ use DateTime;
++use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression\CurrentDate;
++use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression\CurrentTime;
++use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression\CurrentTimestamp;
+ use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
+
+ #[ORM\Entity]
+ final class TimeEntity
+ {
+     #[ORM\Id]
+     #[ORM\Column]
+     public int $id;
+
+-    #[ORM\Column(options: ['default' => 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP'], insertable: false, updatable: false)]
++    #[ORM\Column(options: ['default' => new CurrentTimestamp()], insertable: false, updatable: false)]
+     public DateTime $createdAt;
+
+-    #[ORM\Column(options: ['default' => 'CURRENT_TIME'], insertable: false, updatable: false)]
++    #[ORM\Column(options: ['default' => new CurrentTime()], insertable: false, updatable: false)]
+     public DateTime $createdTime;
+
+-    #[ORM\Column(options: ['default' => 'CURRENT_DATE'], insertable: false, updatable: false)]
++    #[ORM\Column(options: ['default' => new CurrentDate()], insertable: false, updatable: false)]
+     public DateTime $createdDate;
+ }
+```
+
+Here is how to do the same when mapping entities using XML:
+
+```diff
+ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+ <doctrine-mapping xmlns="http://doctrine-project.org/schemas/orm/doctrine-mapping"
+                   xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+                   xsi:schemaLocation="http://doctrine-project.org/schemas/orm/doctrine-mapping
+                           https://www.doctrine-project.org/schemas/orm/doctrine-mapping.xsd">
+
+     <entity name="Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\XmlTimeEntity">
+         <id name="id" type="integer" column="id">
+             <generator strategy="AUTO"/>
+         </id>
+
+         <field name="createdAt" type="datetime" insertable="false" updatable="false">
+             <options>
+-                <option name="default">CURRENT_TIMESTAMP</option>
++                <option name="default">
++                    <object class="Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression\CurrentTimestamp"/>
++                </option>
+             </options>
+         </field>
+
+         <field name="createdAtImmutable" type="datetime_immutable" insertable="false" updatable="false">
+             <options>
+-                <option name="default">CURRENT_TIMESTAMP</option>
++                <option name="default">
++                    <object class="Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression\CurrentTimestamp"/>
++                </option>
+             </options>
+         </field>
+
+         <field name="createdTime" type="time" insertable="false" updatable="false">
+             <options>
+-                <option name="default">CURRENT_TIME</option>
++                <option name="default">
++                    <object class="Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression\CurrentTime"/>
++                </option>
+             </options>
+         </field>
+         <field name="createdDate" type="date" insertable="false" updatable="false">
+             <options>
+-                <option name="default">CURRENT_DATE</option>
++                <option name="default">
++                    <object class="Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression\CurrentDate"/>
++                </option>
+             </options>
+         </field>
+     </entity>
+ </doctrine-mapping>
+```
+
+
 ## Deprecate `FieldMapping::$default`
 
 The `default` property of `Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\FieldMapping` is deprecated and
diff --git a/docs/en/reference/attributes-reference.rst b/docs/en/reference/attributes-reference.rst
index ded3a28902d..78a13c037bf 100644
--- a/docs/en/reference/attributes-reference.rst
+++ b/docs/en/reference/attributes-reference.rst
@@ -668,11 +668,6 @@ and in the Context of a :ref:`#[ManyToMany] <attrref_manytomany>`. If this attri
 are missing they will be computed considering the field's name and the current
 :doc:`naming strategy <namingstrategy>`.
 
-The ``#[InverseJoinColumn]`` is the same as ``#[JoinColumn]`` and is used in the context
-of a ``#[ManyToMany]`` attribute declaration to specifiy the details of the join table's
-column information used for the join to the inverse entity. This is only required
-on PHP 8.0, where nested attributes are not yet supported.
-
 Optional parameters:
 
 -  **name**: Column name that holds the foreign key identifier for
diff --git a/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping.rst b/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping.rst
index b1dfe8d9f7e..3a4fee03c60 100644
--- a/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping.rst
+++ b/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping.rst
@@ -190,6 +190,22 @@ PHP class, Doctrine also allows you to specify default values for
 database columns using the ``default`` key in the ``options`` array of
 the ``Column`` attribute.
 
+When using XML, you can specify object instances using the ``<object>``
+element:
+
+.. code-block:: xml
+
+    <field name="createdAt" type="datetime" insertable="false" updatable="false">
+        <options>
+            <option name="default">
+                <object class="Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression\CurrentTimestamp"/>
+            </option>
+        </options>
+    </field>
+
+The ``<object>`` element requires a ``class`` attribute specifying the
+fully qualified class name to instantiate.
+
 .. configuration-block::
    .. literalinclude:: basic-mapping/DefaultValues.php
        :language: attribute
diff --git a/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping/DefaultValues.php b/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping/DefaultValues.php
index e702f5bdd14..90f72424405 100644
--- a/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping/DefaultValues.php
+++ b/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping/DefaultValues.php
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 namespace App\Entity;
 
+use DateTime;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression\CurrentTimestamp;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\Column;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\Entity;
 
@@ -12,4 +14,7 @@ class Message
 {
     #[Column(options: ['default' => 'Hello World!'])]
     private string $text;
+
+    #[Column(options: ['default' => new CurrentTimestamp()], insertable: false, updatable: false)]
+    private DateTime $createdAt;
 }
diff --git a/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping/default-values.xml b/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping/default-values.xml
index 2671080a9e4..4d6056c0927 100644
--- a/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping/default-values.xml
+++ b/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping/default-values.xml
@@ -5,5 +5,12 @@
         <option name="default">Hello World!</option>
       </options>
     </field>
+    <field name="createdAt" insertable="false" updatable="false">
+      <options>
+        <option name="default">
+            <object class="Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression\CurrentTimestamp"/>
+        </option>
+      </options>
+    </field>
   </entity>
 </doctrine-mapping>
diff --git a/docs/en/reference/inheritance-mapping.rst b/docs/en/reference/inheritance-mapping.rst
index f06341810c0..7a4b4895d25 100644
--- a/docs/en/reference/inheritance-mapping.rst
+++ b/docs/en/reference/inheritance-mapping.rst
@@ -208,6 +208,22 @@ Example:
             // ...
         }
 
+    .. code-block:: xml
+
+        <doctrine-mapping>
+          <entity name="MyProject\Model\Person" inheritance-type="SINGLE_TABLE">
+            <discriminator-column name="discr" type="string" />
+            <discriminator-map>
+                <discriminator-mapping value="person" class="MyProject\Model\Person"/>
+                <discriminator-mapping value="employee" class="MyProject\Model\Employee"/>
+            </discriminator-map>
+          </entity>
+        </doctrine-mapping>
+
+        <doctrine-mapping>
+            <entity name="MyProject\Model\Employee">
+            </entity>
+        </doctrine-mapping>
 
 In this example, the ``#[DiscriminatorMap]`` specifies that in the
 discriminator column, a value of "person" identifies a row as being of type
diff --git a/docs/en/reference/tools.rst b/docs/en/reference/tools.rst
index def53e4da7e..101c51ad010 100644
--- a/docs/en/reference/tools.rst
+++ b/docs/en/reference/tools.rst
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ The following Commands are currently available:
 -  ``orm:schema-tool:update`` Processes the schema and either
    update the database schema of EntityManager Storage Connection or
    generate the SQL output.
+-  ``orm:debug:event-manager`` Lists event listeners for an entity
+   manager, optionally filtered by event name.
+-  ``orm:debug:entity-listeners`` Lists entity listeners for a given
+   entity, optionally filtered by event name.
 
 The following alias is defined:
 
diff --git a/doctrine-mapping.xsd b/doctrine-mapping.xsd
index 117dc477771..c0e007d2e7a 100644
--- a/doctrine-mapping.xsd
+++ b/doctrine-mapping.xsd
@@ -155,10 +155,20 @@
     </xs:restriction>
   </xs:simpleType>
 
+  <xs:complexType name="object">
+    <xs:attribute name="class" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
+    <xs:anyAttribute namespace="##other"/>
+  </xs:complexType>
+
   <xs:complexType name="option" mixed="true">
-    <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
-      <xs:element name="option" type="orm:option"/>
-      <xs:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" namespace="##other"/>
+    <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
+      <xs:element name="object" type="orm:object"/>
+      <xs:sequence>
+        <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
+          <xs:element name="option" type="orm:option"/>
+          <xs:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" namespace="##other"/>
+        </xs:choice>
+      </xs:sequence>
     </xs:choice>
     <xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:NMTOKEN" use="required"/>
     <xs:anyAttribute namespace="##other"/>
diff --git a/phpstan-baseline.neon b/phpstan-baseline.neon
index e6a1eae6fc5..d3c5ea3466c 100644
--- a/phpstan-baseline.neon
+++ b/phpstan-baseline.neon
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ parameters:
 			path: src/Mapping/Driver/XmlDriver.php
 
 		-
-			message: '#^Parameter \#1 \$columnDef of method Doctrine\\ORM\\Mapping\\ClassMetadata\<T of object\>\:\:setDiscriminatorColumn\(\) expects array\{name\: string\|null, fieldName\?\: string\|null, type\?\: string\|null, length\?\: int\|null, columnDefinition\?\: string\|null, enumType\?\: class\-string\<BackedEnum\>\|null, options\?\: array\<string, mixed\>\|null\}\|Doctrine\\ORM\\Mapping\\DiscriminatorColumnMapping\|null, array\{name\: string\|null, type\: string, length\: int, columnDefinition\: string\|null, enumType\: string\|null, options\?\: array\<int\|string, array\<int\|string, mixed\>\|bool\|string\>\} given\.$#'
+			message: '#^Parameter \#1 \$columnDef of method Doctrine\\ORM\\Mapping\\ClassMetadata\<T of object\>\:\:setDiscriminatorColumn\(\) expects array\{name\: string\|null, fieldName\?\: string\|null, type\?\: string\|null, length\?\: int\|null, columnDefinition\?\: string\|null, enumType\?\: class\-string\<BackedEnum\>\|null, options\?\: array\<string, mixed\>\|null\}\|Doctrine\\ORM\\Mapping\\DiscriminatorColumnMapping\|null, array\{name\: string\|null, type\: string, length\: int, columnDefinition\: string\|null, enumType\: string\|null, options\?\: array\<int\|string, array\<int\|string, mixed\>\|bool\|object\|string\>\} given\.$#'
 			identifier: argument.type
 			count: 1
 			path: src/Mapping/Driver/XmlDriver.php
@@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@ parameters:
 			path: src/Mapping/Driver/XmlDriver.php
 
 		-
-			message: '#^Property Doctrine\\ORM\\Mapping\\ClassMetadata\<T of object\>\:\:\$table \(array\{name\: string, schema\?\: string, indexes\?\: array, uniqueConstraints\?\: array, options\?\: array\<string, mixed\>, quoted\?\: bool\}\) does not accept array\{name\: string, schema\?\: string, indexes\?\: array, uniqueConstraints\?\: array, options\: array\<int\|string, array\<int\|string, mixed\>\|bool\|string\>, quoted\?\: bool\}\.$#'
+			message: '#^Property Doctrine\\ORM\\Mapping\\ClassMetadata\<T of object\>\:\:\$table \(array\{name\: string, schema\?\: string, indexes\?\: array, uniqueConstraints\?\: array, options\?\: array\<string, mixed\>, quoted\?\: bool\}\) does not accept array\{name\: string, schema\?\: string, indexes\?\: array, uniqueConstraints\?\: array, options\: array\<int\|string, array\<int\|string, mixed\>\|bool\|object\|string\>, quoted\?\: bool\}\.$#'
 			identifier: assign.propertyType
 			count: 1
 			path: src/Mapping/Driver/XmlDriver.php
diff --git a/src/Mapping/Driver/XmlDriver.php b/src/Mapping/Driver/XmlDriver.php
index 0644167db34..e8d9319bba6 100644
--- a/src/Mapping/Driver/XmlDriver.php
+++ b/src/Mapping/Driver/XmlDriver.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use SimpleXMLElement;
 
 use function assert;
+use function class_exists;
 use function constant;
 use function count;
 use function defined;
@@ -656,15 +657,30 @@ public function loadMetadataForClass($className, PersistenceClassMetadata $metad
      * Parses (nested) option elements.
      *
      * @return mixed[] The options array.
-     * @phpstan-return array<int|string, array<int|string, mixed|string>|bool|string>
+     * @phpstan-return array<int|string, array<int|string, mixed|string>|bool|string|object>
      */
     private function parseOptions(SimpleXMLElement|null $options): array
     {
         $array = [];
 
         foreach ($options ?? [] as $option) {
+            $value = null;
             if ($option->count()) {
-                $value = $this->parseOptions($option->children());
+                // Check if this option contains an <object> element
+                $children         = $option->children();
+                $hasObjectElement = false;
+
+                foreach ($children as $child) {
+                    if ($child->getName() === 'object') {
+                        $value            = $this->parseObjectElement($child);
+                        $hasObjectElement = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (! $hasObjectElement) {
+                    $value = $this->parseOptions($children);
+                }
             } else {
                 $value = (string) $option;
             }
@@ -684,6 +700,33 @@ private function parseOptions(SimpleXMLElement|null $options): array
         return $array;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Parses an <object> element and returns the instantiated object.
+     *
+     * @param SimpleXMLElement $objectElement The XML element.
+     *
+     * @return object The instantiated object.
+     *
+     * @throws MappingException If the object specification is invalid.
+     * @throws InvalidArgumentException If the class does not exist.
+     */
+    private function parseObjectElement(SimpleXMLElement $objectElement): object
+    {
+        $attributes = $objectElement->attributes();
+
+        if (! isset($attributes->class)) {
+            throw MappingException::missingRequiredOption('object', 'class');
+        }
+
+        $className = (string) $attributes->class;
+
+        if (! class_exists($className)) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Class "%s" does not exist', $className));
+        }
+
+        return new $className();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Constructs a joinColumn mapping array based on the information
      * found in the given SimpleXMLElement.
diff --git a/src/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/AbstractCommand.php b/src/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/AbstractCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..55794b81294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/AbstractCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug;
+
+use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
+use Doctrine\Persistence\ManagerRegistry;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
+
+use function assert;
+
+/** @internal */
+abstract class AbstractCommand extends Command
+{
+    public function __construct(private readonly ManagerRegistry $managerRegistry)
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
+    final protected function getEntityManager(string $name): EntityManagerInterface
+    {
+        $manager = $this->getManagerRegistry()->getManager($name);
+
+        assert($manager instanceof EntityManagerInterface);
+
+        return $manager;
+    }
+
+    final protected function getManagerRegistry(): ManagerRegistry
+    {
+        return $this->managerRegistry;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/DebugEntityListenersDoctrineCommand.php b/src/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/DebugEntityListenersDoctrineCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba8d19ac45c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/DebugEntityListenersDoctrineCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug;
+
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Completion\CompletionInput;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Completion\CompletionSuggestions;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Helper\TableSeparator;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Style\SymfonyStyle;
+
+use function array_keys;
+use function array_merge;
+use function array_unique;
+use function array_values;
+use function assert;
+use function class_exists;
+use function ksort;
+use function ltrim;
+use function sort;
+use function sprintf;
+
+final class DebugEntityListenersDoctrineCommand extends AbstractCommand
+{
+    protected function configure(): void
+    {
+        $this
+            ->setName('orm:debug:entity-listeners')
+            ->setDescription('Lists entity listeners for a given entity')
+            ->addArgument('entity', InputArgument::OPTIONAL, 'The fully-qualified entity class name')
+            ->addArgument('event', InputArgument::OPTIONAL, 'The event name to filter by (e.g. postPersist)')
+            ->setHelp(<<<'EOT'
+The <info>%command.name%</info> command lists all entity listeners for a given entity:
+
+    <info>php %command.full_name% 'App\Entity\User'</info>
+
+To show only listeners for a specific event, pass the event name:
+
+    <info>php %command.full_name% 'App\Entity\User' postPersist</info>
+EOT);
+    }
+
+    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
+    {
+        $io = new SymfonyStyle($input, $output);
+
+        /** @var class-string|null $entityName */
+        $entityName = $input->getArgument('entity');
+
+        if ($entityName === null) {
+            $choices = $this->listAllEntities();
+
+            if ($choices === []) {
+                $io->error('No entities are configured.');
+
+                return self::FAILURE;
+            }
+
+            /** @var class-string $entityName */
+            $entityName = $io->choice('Which entity do you want to list listeners for?', $choices);
+        }
+
+        $entityName    = ltrim($entityName, '\\');
+        $entityManager = $this->getManagerRegistry()->getManagerForClass($entityName);
+
+        if ($entityManager === null) {
+            $io->error(sprintf('No entity manager found for class "%s".', $entityName));
+
+            return self::FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        $classMetadata = $entityManager->getClassMetadata($entityName);
+        assert($classMetadata instanceof ClassMetadata);
+
+        $eventName = $input->getArgument('event');
+
+        if ($eventName === null) {
+            $allListeners = $classMetadata->entityListeners;
+            if (! $allListeners) {
+                $io->info(sprintf('No listeners are configured for the "%s" entity.', $entityName));
+
+                return self::SUCCESS;
+            }
+
+            ksort($allListeners);
+        } else {
+            if (! isset($classMetadata->entityListeners[$eventName])) {
+                $io->info(sprintf('No listeners are configured for the "%s" event.', $eventName));
+
+                return self::SUCCESS;
+            }
+
+            $allListeners = [$eventName => $classMetadata->entityListeners[$eventName]];
+        }
+
+        $io->title(sprintf('Entity listeners for <info>%s</info>', $entityName));
+
+        $rows = [];
+        foreach ($allListeners as $event => $listeners) {
+            if ($rows) {
+                $rows[] = new TableSeparator();
+            }
+
+            foreach ($listeners as $order => $listener) {
+                $rows[] = [$order === 0 ? $event : '', sprintf('#%d', ++$order), sprintf('%s::%s()', $listener['class'], $listener['method'])];
+            }
+        }
+
+        $io->table(['Event', 'Order', 'Listener'], $rows);
+
+        return self::SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    public function complete(CompletionInput $input, CompletionSuggestions $suggestions): void
+    {
+        if ($input->mustSuggestArgumentValuesFor('entity')) {
+            $suggestions->suggestValues($this->listAllEntities());
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if ($input->mustSuggestArgumentValuesFor('event')) {
+            $entityName = ltrim($input->getArgument('entity'), '\\');
+
+            if (! class_exists($entityName)) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            $entityManager = $this->getManagerRegistry()->getManagerForClass($entityName);
+
+            if ($entityManager === null) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            $classMetadata = $entityManager->getClassMetadata($entityName);
+            assert($classMetadata instanceof ClassMetadata);
+
+            $suggestions->suggestValues(array_keys($classMetadata->entityListeners));
+
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** @return list<class-string> */
+    private function listAllEntities(): array
+    {
+        $entities = [];
+        foreach (array_keys($this->getManagerRegistry()->getManagerNames()) as $managerName) {
+            $entities[] = $this->getEntityManager($managerName)->getConfiguration()->getMetadataDriverImpl()->getAllClassNames();
+        }
+
+        $entities = array_values(array_unique(array_merge(...$entities)));
+
+        sort($entities);
+
+        return $entities;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/DebugEventManagerDoctrineCommand.php b/src/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/DebugEventManagerDoctrineCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..09fccfc3c3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/DebugEventManagerDoctrineCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Completion\CompletionInput;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Completion\CompletionSuggestions;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Helper\TableSeparator;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Style\SymfonyStyle;
+
+use function array_keys;
+use function array_values;
+use function ksort;
+use function method_exists;
+use function sprintf;
+
+final class DebugEventManagerDoctrineCommand extends AbstractCommand
+{
+    protected function configure(): void
+    {
+        $this
+            ->setName('orm:debug:event-manager')
+            ->setDescription('Lists event listeners for an entity manager')
+            ->addArgument('event', InputArgument::OPTIONAL, 'The event name to filter by (e.g. postPersist)')
+            ->addOption('em', null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'The entity manager to use for this command')
+            ->setHelp(<<<'EOT'
+The <info>%command.name%</info> command lists all event listeners for the default entity manager:
+
+    <info>php %command.full_name%</info>
+
+You can also specify an entity manager:
+
+    <info>php %command.full_name% --em=default</info>
+
+To show only listeners for a specific event, pass the event name as an argument:
+
+    <info>php %command.full_name% postPersist</info>
+EOT);
+    }
+
+    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
+    {
+        $io = new SymfonyStyle($input, $output);
+
+        $entityManagerName = $input->getOption('em') ?: $this->getManagerRegistry()->getDefaultManagerName();
+        $eventManager      = $this->getEntityManager($entityManagerName)->getEventManager();
+
+        $eventName = $input->getArgument('event');
+
+        if ($eventName === null) {
+            $allListeners = $eventManager->getAllListeners();
+            if (! $allListeners) {
+                $io->info(sprintf('No listeners are configured for the "%s" entity manager.', $entityManagerName));
+
+                return self::SUCCESS;
+            }
+
+            ksort($allListeners);
+        } else {
+            $listeners = $eventManager->hasListeners($eventName) ? $eventManager->getListeners($eventName) : [];
+            if (! $listeners) {
+                $io->info(sprintf('No listeners are configured for the "%s" event.', $eventName));
+
+                return self::SUCCESS;
+            }
+
+            $allListeners = [$eventName => $listeners];
+        }
+
+        $io->title(sprintf('Event listeners for <info>%s</info> entity manager', $entityManagerName));
+
+        $rows = [];
+        foreach ($allListeners as $event => $listeners) {
+            if ($rows) {
+                $rows[] = new TableSeparator();
+            }
+
+            foreach (array_values($listeners) as $order => $listener) {
+                $method = method_exists($listener, '__invoke') ? '__invoke' : $event;
+                $rows[] = [$order === 0 ? $event : '', sprintf('#%d', ++$order), sprintf('%s::%s()', $listener::class, $method)];
+            }
+        }
+
+        $io->table(['Event', 'Order', 'Listener'], $rows);
+
+        return self::SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    public function complete(CompletionInput $input, CompletionSuggestions $suggestions): void
+    {
+        if ($input->mustSuggestArgumentValuesFor('event')) {
+            $entityManagerName = $input->getOption('em') ?: $this->getManagerRegistry()->getDefaultManagerName();
+            $eventManager      = $this->getEntityManager($entityManagerName)->getEventManager();
+
+            $suggestions->suggestValues(array_keys($eventManager->getAllListeners()));
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if ($input->mustSuggestOptionValuesFor('em')) {
+            $suggestions->suggestValues(array_keys($this->getManagerRegistry()->getManagerNames()));
+
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Tools/SchemaTool.php b/src/Tools/SchemaTool.php
index 78816743d74..aaeb7885081 100644
--- a/src/Tools/SchemaTool.php
+++ b/src/Tools/SchemaTool.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\Schema;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\Table;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Types;
+use Doctrine\Deprecations\Deprecation;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\AssociationMapping;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata;
@@ -507,6 +508,16 @@ private function gatherColumn(
                 ], true)
                 && $options['default'] === $this->platform->getCurrentTimestampSQL()
             ) {
+                Deprecation::trigger(
+                    'doctrine/orm',
+                    'https://github.com/doctrine/orm/issues/12252',
+                    <<<'DEPRECATION'
+                    Using "%s" as a default value for datetime fields is deprecated and
+                    will not be supported in Doctrine ORM 4.0.
+                    Pass a `Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression\CurrentTimestamp` instance instead.
+                    DEPRECATION,
+                    $this->platform->getCurrentTimestampSQL(),
+                );
                 $options['default'] = new CurrentTimestamp();
             }
 
@@ -514,6 +525,16 @@ private function gatherColumn(
                 in_array($mapping->type, [Types::TIME_MUTABLE, Types::TIME_IMMUTABLE], true)
                 && $options['default'] === $this->platform->getCurrentTimeSQL()
             ) {
+                Deprecation::trigger(
+                    'doctrine/orm',
+                    'https://github.com/doctrine/orm/issues/12252',
+                    <<<'DEPRECATION'
+                    Using "%s" as a default value for time fields is deprecated and
+                    will not be supported in Doctrine ORM 4.0.
+                    Pass a `Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression\CurrentTime` instance instead.
+                    DEPRECATION,
+                    $this->platform->getCurrentTimeSQL(),
+                );
                 $options['default'] = new CurrentTime();
             }
 
@@ -521,6 +542,16 @@ private function gatherColumn(
                 in_array($mapping->type, [Types::DATE_MUTABLE, Types::DATE_IMMUTABLE], true)
                 && $options['default'] === $this->platform->getCurrentDateSQL()
             ) {
+                Deprecation::trigger(
+                    'doctrine/orm',
+                    'https://github.com/doctrine/orm/issues/12252',
+                    <<<'DEPRECATION'
+                    Using "%s" as a default value for date fields is deprecated and
+                    will not be supported in Doctrine ORM 4.0.
+                    Pass a `Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression\CurrentDate` instance instead.
+                    DEPRECATION,
+                    $this->platform->getCurrentDateSQL(),
+                );
                 $options['default'] = new CurrentDate();
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/Functional/DefaultTimeExpressionTest.php b/tests/Tests/ORM/Functional/DefaultTimeExpressionTest.php
index ab1aff4af16..8c9d70f4d69 100644
--- a/tests/Tests/ORM/Functional/DefaultTimeExpressionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/Functional/DefaultTimeExpressionTest.php
@@ -6,38 +6,187 @@
 
 use DateTime;
 use DateTimeImmutable;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\AbstractMySQLPlatform;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression\CurrentDate;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression\CurrentTime;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression\CurrentTimestamp;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Types;
 use Doctrine\Deprecations\PHPUnit\VerifyDeprecations;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
 use Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\IgnoreDeprecations;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\RequiresMethod;
+
+use function interface_exists;
 
 class DefaultTimeExpressionTest extends OrmFunctionalTestCase
 {
     use VerifyDeprecations;
 
-    public function testUsingTimeRelatedDefaultExpressionCausesNoDbalDeprecation(): void
+    #[IgnoreDeprecations]
+    #[RequiresMethod(DefaultExpression::class, 'toSQL')]
+    public function testUsingTimeRelatedDefaultExpressionCausesAnOrmDeprecationAndNoDbalDeprecation(): void
+    {
+        $platform = $this->_em->getConnection()->getDatabasePlatform();
+
+        if (
+            $platform->getCurrentTimestampSQL() !== 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP'
+            || $platform->getCurrentTimeSQL() !== 'CURRENT_TIME'
+            || $platform->getCurrentDateSQL() !== 'CURRENT_DATE'
+        ) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped(
+                'This test requires platforms to support exactly CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, CURRENT_TIME and CURRENT_DATE.',
+            );
+        }
+
+        if ($platform instanceof AbstractMySQLPlatform) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped(
+                'MySQL platform does not support CURRENT_TIME or CURRENT_DATE as default expression.',
+            );
+        }
+
+        $this->expectDeprecationWithIdentifier('https://github.com/doctrine/orm/issues/12252');
+        $this->expectNoDeprecationWithIdentifier('https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/pull/7195');
+
+        $this->createSchemaForModels(LegacyTimeEntity::class);
+        $this->_em->persist($entity = new LegacyTimeEntity());
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $this->_em->find(LegacyTimeEntity::class, $entity->id);
+    }
+
+    public function testNoDeprecationsAreTrownWhenTheyCannotBeAddressed(): void
     {
+        if (interface_exists(DefaultExpression::class)) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped(
+                'This test requires Doctrine DBAL 4.3 or lower.',
+            );
+        }
+
+        $platform = $this->_em->getConnection()->getDatabasePlatform();
+
+        if (
+            $platform->getCurrentTimestampSQL() !== 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP'
+            || $platform->getCurrentTimeSQL() !== 'CURRENT_TIME'
+            || $platform->getCurrentDateSQL() !== 'CURRENT_DATE'
+        ) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped(
+                'This test requires platforms to support exactly CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, CURRENT_TIME and CURRENT_DATE.',
+            );
+        }
+
+        if ($platform instanceof AbstractMySQLPlatform) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped(
+                'MySQL platform does not support CURRENT_TIME or CURRENT_DATE as default expression.',
+            );
+        }
+
+        $this->expectNoDeprecationWithIdentifier('https://github.com/doctrine/orm/issues/12252');
+        $this->expectNoDeprecationWithIdentifier('https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/pull/7195');
+
+        $this->createSchemaForModels(LegacyTimeEntity::class);
+        $this->_em->persist($entity = new LegacyTimeEntity());
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $this->_em->find(LegacyTimeEntity::class, $entity->id);
+    }
+
+    #[RequiresMethod(DefaultExpression::class, 'toSQL')]
+    public function testUsingDefaultExpressionInstancesCausesNoDeprecation(): void
+    {
+        $platform = $this->_em->getConnection()->getDatabasePlatform();
+
+        if ($platform instanceof AbstractMySQLPlatform) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('MySQL platform does not support CURRENT_TIME or CURRENT_DATE as default expression.');
+        }
+
+        $this->expectNoDeprecationWithIdentifier('https://github.com/doctrine/orm/issues/12252');
         $this->expectNoDeprecationWithIdentifier('https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/pull/7195');
 
         $this->createSchemaForModels(TimeEntity::class);
+        $this->_em->persist($entity = new TimeEntity());
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $this->_em->find(TimeEntity::class, $entity->id);
     }
 }
 
+#[ORM\Entity]
+class LegacyTimeEntity
+{
+    #[ORM\Id]
+    #[ORM\Column]
+    #[ORM\GeneratedValue]
+    public int $id;
+
+    #[ORM\Column(
+        type: Types::DATETIME_MUTABLE,
+        options: ['default' => 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP'],
+        insertable: false,
+        updatable: false,
+    )]
+    public DateTime $createdAt;
+
+    #[ORM\Column(
+        type: Types::DATETIME_IMMUTABLE,
+        options: ['default' => 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP'],
+        insertable: false,
+        updatable: false,
+    )]
+    public DateTimeImmutable $createdAtImmutable;
+
+    #[ORM\Column(
+        type: Types::TIME_MUTABLE,
+        options: ['default' => 'CURRENT_TIME'],
+        insertable: false,
+        updatable: false,
+    )]
+    public DateTime $createdTime;
+
+    #[ORM\Column(
+        type: Types::DATE_MUTABLE,
+        options: ['default' => 'CURRENT_DATE'],
+        insertable: false,
+        updatable: false,
+    )]
+    public DateTime $createdDate;
+}
+
 #[ORM\Entity]
 class TimeEntity
 {
     #[ORM\Id]
     #[ORM\Column]
+    #[ORM\GeneratedValue]
     public int $id;
 
-    #[ORM\Column(options: ['default' => 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP'])]
+    #[ORM\Column(
+        type: Types::DATETIME_MUTABLE,
+        options: ['default' => new CurrentTimestamp()],
+        insertable: false,
+        updatable: false,
+    )]
     public DateTime $createdAt;
 
-    #[ORM\Column(options: ['default' => 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP'])]
+    #[ORM\Column(
+        type: Types::DATETIME_IMMUTABLE,
+        options: ['default' => new CurrentTimestamp()],
+        insertable: false,
+        updatable: false,
+    )]
     public DateTimeImmutable $createdAtImmutable;
 
-    #[ORM\Column(options: ['default' => 'CURRENT_TIME'])]
+    #[ORM\Column(
+        type: Types::TIME_MUTABLE,
+        options: ['default' => new CurrentTime()],
+        insertable: false,
+        updatable: false,
+    )]
     public DateTime $createdTime;
 
-    #[ORM\Column(options: ['default' => 'CURRENT_DATE'])]
+    #[ORM\Column(
+        type: Types::DATE_MUTABLE,
+        options: ['default' => new CurrentDate()],
+        insertable: false,
+        updatable: false,
+    )]
     public DateTime $createdDate;
 }
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/Functional/DefaultTimeExpressionXmlTest.php b/tests/Tests/ORM/Functional/DefaultTimeExpressionXmlTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e55736bc4ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/Functional/DefaultTimeExpressionXmlTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional;
+
+use DateTime;
+use DateTimeImmutable;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\AbstractMySQLPlatform;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression;
+use Doctrine\Deprecations\PHPUnit\VerifyDeprecations;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\Driver\XmlDriver;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Tools\SchemaTool;
+use Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\IgnoreDeprecations;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\RequiresMethod;
+
+class DefaultTimeExpressionXmlTest extends OrmFunctionalTestCase
+{
+    use VerifyDeprecations;
+
+    #[IgnoreDeprecations]
+    #[RequiresMethod(DefaultExpression::class, 'toSQL')]
+    public function testUsingTimeRelatedDefaultExpressionCausesAnOrmDeprecationAndNoDbalDeprecation(): void
+    {
+        $platform = $this->_em->getConnection()->getDatabasePlatform();
+
+        if (
+            $platform->getCurrentTimestampSQL() !== 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP'
+            || $platform->getCurrentTimeSQL() !== 'CURRENT_TIME'
+            || $platform->getCurrentDateSQL() !== 'CURRENT_DATE'
+        ) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('Platform does not use standard SQL for current time expressions.');
+        }
+
+        if ($platform instanceof AbstractMySQLPlatform) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped(
+                'MySQL platform does not support CURRENT_TIME or CURRENT_DATE as default expression.',
+            );
+        }
+
+        $this->_em         = $this->getEntityManager(
+            mappingDriver: new XmlDriver(__DIR__ . '/../Mapping/xml/'),
+        );
+        $this->_schemaTool = new SchemaTool($this->_em);
+
+        $this->expectDeprecationWithIdentifier('https://github.com/doctrine/orm/issues/12252');
+        $this->expectNoDeprecationWithIdentifier('https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/pull/7195');
+
+        $this->createSchemaForModels(XmlLegacyTimeEntity::class);
+        $this->_em->persist($entity = new XmlLegacyTimeEntity());
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $this->_em->find(XmlLegacyTimeEntity::class, $entity->id);
+    }
+
+    #[RequiresMethod(DefaultExpression::class, 'toSQL')]
+    public function testUsingDefaultExpressionInstancesCausesNoDeprecationXmlDriver(): void
+    {
+        $platform = $this->_em->getConnection()->getDatabasePlatform();
+
+        if ($platform instanceof AbstractMySQLPlatform) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped(
+                'MySQL platform does not support CURRENT_TIME or CURRENT_DATE as default expression.',
+            );
+        }
+
+        $this->_em         = $this->getEntityManager(
+            mappingDriver: new XmlDriver(__DIR__ . '/../Mapping/xml/'),
+        );
+        $this->_schemaTool = new SchemaTool($this->_em);
+
+        $this->expectNoDeprecationWithIdentifier('https://github.com/doctrine/orm/issues/12252');
+        $this->expectNoDeprecationWithIdentifier('https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/pull/7195');
+
+        $this->createSchemaForModels(XmlTimeEntity::class);
+        $this->_em->persist($entity = new XmlTimeEntity());
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $this->_em->clear();
+        $this->_em->find(XmlTimeEntity::class, $entity->id);
+    }
+}
+
+class XmlLegacyTimeEntity
+{
+    public int $id;
+
+    public DateTime $createdAt;
+    public DateTimeImmutable $createdAtImmutable;
+    public DateTime $createdTime;
+    public DateTime $createdDate;
+}
+
+class XmlTimeEntity
+{
+    public int $id;
+
+    public DateTime $createdAt;
+    public DateTimeImmutable $createdAtImmutable;
+    public DateTime $createdTime;
+    public DateTime $createdDate;
+}
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/Mapping/xml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Functional.XmlLegacyTimeEntity.dcm.xml b/tests/Tests/ORM/Mapping/xml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Functional.XmlLegacyTimeEntity.dcm.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..380b7c9c98f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/Mapping/xml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Functional.XmlLegacyTimeEntity.dcm.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<doctrine-mapping xmlns="http://doctrine-project.org/schemas/orm/doctrine-mapping"
+                  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+                  xsi:schemaLocation="http://doctrine-project.org/schemas/orm/doctrine-mapping
+                          https://www.doctrine-project.org/schemas/orm/doctrine-mapping.xsd">
+
+    <entity name="Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\XmlLegacyTimeEntity">
+        <id name="id" type="integer" column="id">
+            <generator strategy="AUTO"/>
+        </id>
+
+        <field name="createdAt" type="datetime" insertable="false" updatable="false">
+            <options>
+                <option name="default">CURRENT_TIMESTAMP</option>
+            </options>
+        </field>
+
+        <field name="createdAtImmutable" type="datetime_immutable" insertable="false" updatable="false">
+            <options>
+                <option name="default">CURRENT_TIMESTAMP</option>
+            </options>
+        </field>
+
+        <field name="createdTime" type="time" insertable="false" updatable="false">
+            <options>
+                <option name="default">CURRENT_TIME</option>
+            </options>
+        </field>
+        <field name="createdDate" type="date" insertable="false" updatable="false">
+            <options>
+                <option name="default">CURRENT_DATE</option>
+            </options>
+        </field>
+    </entity>
+</doctrine-mapping>
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/Mapping/xml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Functional.XmlTimeEntity.dcm.xml b/tests/Tests/ORM/Mapping/xml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Functional.XmlTimeEntity.dcm.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd9d6a921b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/Mapping/xml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Functional.XmlTimeEntity.dcm.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<doctrine-mapping xmlns="http://doctrine-project.org/schemas/orm/doctrine-mapping"
+                  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+                  xsi:schemaLocation="http://doctrine-project.org/schemas/orm/doctrine-mapping
+                          https://www.doctrine-project.org/schemas/orm/doctrine-mapping.xsd">
+
+    <entity name="Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\XmlTimeEntity">
+        <id name="id" type="integer" column="id">
+            <generator strategy="AUTO"/>
+        </id>
+
+        <field name="createdAt" type="datetime" insertable="false" updatable="false">
+            <options>
+                <option name="default">
+                    <object class="Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression\CurrentTimestamp"/>
+                </option>
+            </options>
+        </field>
+
+        <field name="createdAtImmutable" type="datetime_immutable" insertable="false" updatable="false">
+            <options>
+                <option name="default">
+                    <object class="Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression\CurrentTimestamp"/>
+                </option>
+            </options>
+        </field>
+
+        <field name="createdTime" type="time" insertable="false" updatable="false">
+            <options>
+                <option name="default">
+                    <object class="Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression\CurrentTime"/>
+                </option>
+            </options>
+        </field>
+        <field name="createdDate" type="date" insertable="false" updatable="false">
+            <options>
+                <option name="default">
+                    <object class="Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DefaultExpression\CurrentDate"/>
+                </option>
+            </options>
+        </field>
+    </entity>
+</doctrine-mapping>
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/DebugEntityListenersDoctrineCommandTest.php b/tests/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/DebugEntityListenersDoctrineCommandTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..892d9e3a081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/DebugEntityListenersDoctrineCommandTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug;
+
+use Doctrine\ORM\Configuration;
+use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Console\ApplicationCompatibility;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\DebugEntityListenersDoctrineCommand;
+use Doctrine\Persistence\ManagerRegistry;
+use Doctrine\Persistence\Mapping\Driver\MappingDriver;
+use Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\Fixtures\BarListener;
+use Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\Fixtures\BazListener;
+use Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\Fixtures\FooListener;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\TestWith;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Application;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Completion\CompletionInput;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Completion\CompletionSuggestions;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Completion\Suggestion;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Tester\CommandTester;
+
+use function array_map;
+
+class DebugEntityListenersDoctrineCommandTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use ApplicationCompatibility;
+
+    private DebugEntityListenersDoctrineCommand $command;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $application   = new Application();
+        $this->command = new DebugEntityListenersDoctrineCommand($this->getMockManagerRegistry());
+
+        self::addCommandToApplication($application, $this->command);
+    }
+
+    public function testExecute(): void
+    {
+        $commandTester = new CommandTester($this->command);
+        $commandTester->execute(
+            ['command' => $this->command->getName(), 'entity' => self::class],
+        );
+
+        self::assertSame(<<<'TXT'
+
+Entity listeners for Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\DebugEntityListenersDoctrineCommandTest
+===========================================================================================================
+
+ ------------- ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
+  Event         Order   Listener                                                                            
+ ------------- ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
+  postPersist   #1      Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\Fixtures\BazListener::postPersist()  
+ ------------- ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
+  preUpdate     #1      Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\Fixtures\FooListener::preUpdate()    
+                #2      Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\Fixtures\BarListener::__invoke()     
+ ------------- ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
+
+
+TXT
+            , $commandTester->getDisplay(true));
+    }
+
+    public function testExecuteWithEvent(): void
+    {
+        $commandTester = new CommandTester($this->command);
+        $commandTester->execute(
+            ['command' => $this->command->getName(), 'entity' => self::class, 'event' => 'postPersist'],
+        );
+
+        self::assertSame(<<<'TXT'
+
+Entity listeners for Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\DebugEntityListenersDoctrineCommandTest
+===========================================================================================================
+
+ ------------- ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
+  Event         Order   Listener                                                                            
+ ------------- ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
+  postPersist   #1      Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\Fixtures\BazListener::postPersist()  
+ ------------- ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
+
+
+TXT
+            , $commandTester->getDisplay(true));
+    }
+
+    public function testExecuteWithMissingEvent(): void
+    {
+        $commandTester = new CommandTester($this->command);
+        $commandTester->execute(
+            ['command' => $this->command->getName(), 'entity' => self::class, 'event' => 'preRemove'],
+        );
+
+        self::assertSame(<<<'TXT'
+
+ [INFO] No listeners are configured for the "preRemove" event.                                                          
+
+
+TXT
+            , $commandTester->getDisplay(true));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param list<string> $args
+     * @param list<string> $expectedSuggestions
+     */
+    #[TestWith([['console'], 1, [self::class]])]
+    #[TestWith([['console', self::class], 2, ['preUpdate', 'postPersist']])]
+    #[TestWith([['console', 'NonExistentEntity'], 2, []])]
+    public function testComplete(array $args, int $currentIndex, array $expectedSuggestions): void
+    {
+        $input = CompletionInput::fromTokens($args, $currentIndex);
+        $input->bind($this->command->getDefinition());
+        $suggestions = new CompletionSuggestions();
+
+        $this->command->complete($input, $suggestions);
+
+        self::assertSame($expectedSuggestions, array_map(static fn (Suggestion $suggestion) => $suggestion->getValue(), $suggestions->getValueSuggestions()));
+    }
+
+    /** @return MockObject&ManagerRegistry */
+    private function getMockManagerRegistry(): ManagerRegistry
+    {
+        $mappingDriverMock = $this->createMock(MappingDriver::class);
+        $mappingDriverMock->method('getAllClassNames')->willReturn([self::class]);
+
+        $config = new Configuration();
+        $config->setMetadataDriverImpl($mappingDriverMock);
+
+        $classMetadata = new ClassMetadata(self::class);
+        $classMetadata->addEntityListener('preUpdate', FooListener::class, 'preUpdate');
+        $classMetadata->addEntityListener('preUpdate', BarListener::class, '__invoke');
+        $classMetadata->addEntityListener('postPersist', BazListener::class, 'postPersist');
+
+        $emMock = $this->createMock(EntityManagerInterface::class);
+        $emMock->method('getConfiguration')->willReturn($config);
+        $emMock->method('getClassMetadata')->willReturn($classMetadata);
+
+        $doctrineMock = $this->createMock(ManagerRegistry::class);
+        $doctrineMock->method('getManagerNames')->willReturn(['default' => 'entity_manager.default']);
+        $doctrineMock->method('getManager')->willReturn($emMock);
+        $doctrineMock->method('getManagerForClass')->willReturn($emMock);
+
+        return $doctrineMock;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/DebugEventManagerDoctrineCommandTest.php b/tests/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/DebugEventManagerDoctrineCommandTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f98dfdb873f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/DebugEventManagerDoctrineCommandTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\EventManager;
+use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Console\ApplicationCompatibility;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\DebugEventManagerDoctrineCommand;
+use Doctrine\Persistence\ManagerRegistry;
+use Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\Fixtures\BarListener;
+use Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\Fixtures\BazListener;
+use Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\Fixtures\FooListener;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\TestWith;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Application;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Completion\CompletionInput;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Completion\CompletionSuggestions;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Completion\Suggestion;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Tester\CommandTester;
+
+use function array_map;
+
+class DebugEventManagerDoctrineCommandTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use ApplicationCompatibility;
+
+    private DebugEventManagerDoctrineCommand $command;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $application   = new Application();
+        $this->command = new DebugEventManagerDoctrineCommand($this->getMockManagerRegistry());
+
+        self::addCommandToApplication($application, $this->command);
+    }
+
+    public function testExecute(): void
+    {
+        $commandTester = new CommandTester($this->command);
+        $commandTester->execute(
+            ['command' => $this->command->getName()],
+        );
+
+        self::assertSame(<<<'TXT'
+
+Event listeners for default entity manager
+==========================================
+
+ ------------- ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
+  Event         Order   Listener                                                                            
+ ------------- ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
+  postPersist   #1      Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\Fixtures\BazListener::postPersist()  
+ ------------- ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
+  preUpdate     #1      Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\Fixtures\FooListener::preUpdate()    
+                #2      Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\Fixtures\BarListener::__invoke()     
+ ------------- ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
+
+
+TXT
+            , $commandTester->getDisplay(true));
+    }
+
+    public function testExecuteWithEvent(): void
+    {
+        $commandTester = new CommandTester($this->command);
+        $commandTester->execute(
+            ['command' => $this->command->getName(), 'event' => 'postPersist'],
+        );
+
+        self::assertSame(<<<'TXT'
+
+Event listeners for default entity manager
+==========================================
+
+ ------------- ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
+  Event         Order   Listener                                                                            
+ ------------- ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
+  postPersist   #1      Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\Fixtures\BazListener::postPersist()  
+ ------------- ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
+
+
+TXT
+            , $commandTester->getDisplay(true));
+    }
+
+    public function testExecuteWithMissingEvent(): void
+    {
+        $commandTester = new CommandTester($this->command);
+        $commandTester->execute(
+            ['command' => $this->command->getName(), 'event' => 'preRemove'],
+        );
+
+        self::assertSame(<<<'TXT'
+
+ [INFO] No listeners are configured for the "preRemove" event.                                                          
+
+
+TXT
+            , $commandTester->getDisplay(true));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param list<string> $args
+     * @param list<string> $expectedSuggestions
+     */
+    #[TestWith([['console'], 1, ['preUpdate', 'postPersist']])]
+    #[TestWith([['console', '--em'], 1, ['default']])]
+    public function testComplete(array $args, int $currentIndex, array $expectedSuggestions): void
+    {
+        $input = CompletionInput::fromTokens($args, $currentIndex);
+        $input->bind($this->command->getDefinition());
+        $suggestions = new CompletionSuggestions();
+
+        $this->command->complete($input, $suggestions);
+
+        self::assertSame($expectedSuggestions, array_map(static fn (Suggestion $suggestion) => $suggestion->getValue(), $suggestions->getValueSuggestions()));
+    }
+
+    /** @return MockObject&ManagerRegistry */
+    private function getMockManagerRegistry(): ManagerRegistry
+    {
+        $eventManager = new EventManager();
+        $eventManager->addEventListener('preUpdate', new FooListener());
+        $eventManager->addEventListener('preUpdate', new BarListener());
+        $eventManager->addEventListener('postPersist', new BazListener());
+
+        $emMock = $this->createMock(EntityManagerInterface::class);
+        $emMock->method('getEventManager')->willReturn($eventManager);
+
+        $doctrineMock = $this->createMock(ManagerRegistry::class);
+        $doctrineMock->method('getDefaultManagerName')->willReturn('default');
+        $doctrineMock->method('getManager')->willReturn($emMock);
+        $doctrineMock->method('getManagerNames')->willReturn(['default' => 'entity_manager.default']);
+
+        return $doctrineMock;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/Fixtures/BarListener.php b/tests/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/Fixtures/BarListener.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bb6e0e2079c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/Fixtures/BarListener.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\Fixtures;
+
+class BarListener
+{
+    public function __invoke(): void
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/Fixtures/BazListener.php b/tests/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/Fixtures/BazListener.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c866da238b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/Fixtures/BazListener.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\Fixtures;
+
+class BazListener
+{
+    public function postPersist(): void
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/Fixtures/FooListener.php b/tests/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/Fixtures/FooListener.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e6dcc065c31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/Debug/Fixtures/FooListener.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Tools\Console\Command\Debug\Fixtures;
+
+class FooListener
+{
+    public function preUpdate(): void
+    {
+    }
+}