diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Statement.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Statement.php
index 79e984e30a0..60309343a5e 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Statement.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Statement.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\Statement as DriverStatement;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Exception\NoKeyValue;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\AbstractPlatform;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Result as BaseResult;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Type;
 use Doctrine\Deprecations\Deprecation;
 use IteratorAggregate;
@@ -147,6 +148,8 @@ public function bindParam($param, &$variable, $type = ParameterType::STRING, $le
     /**
      * Executes the statement with the currently bound parameters.
      *
+     * @deprecated Statement::execute() is deprecated, use Statement::executeQuery() or executeStatement() instead
+     *
      * @param mixed[]|null $params
      *
      * @return bool TRUE on success, FALSE on failure.
@@ -155,6 +158,12 @@ public function bindParam($param, &$variable, $type = ParameterType::STRING, $le
      */
     public function execute($params = null)
     {
+        Deprecation::triggerIfCalledFromOutside(
+            'doctrine/dbal',
+            'https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/pull/4580',
+            'Statement::execute() is deprecated, use Statement::executeQuery() or Statement::executeStatement() instead'
+        );
+
         if (is_array($params)) {
             $this->params = $params;
         }
@@ -181,6 +190,42 @@ public function execute($params = null)
         return $stmt;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Executes the statement with the currently bound parameters and return result.
+     *
+     * @param mixed[] $params
+     *
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public function executeQuery(array $params = []): BaseResult
+    {
+        if ($params === []) {
+            $params = null; // Workaround as long execute() exists and used internally.
+        }
+
+        $this->execute($params);
+
+        return new ForwardCompatibility\Result($this);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Executes the statement with the currently bound parameters and return affected rows.
+     *
+     * @param mixed[] $params
+     *
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public function executeStatement(array $params = []): int
+    {
+        if ($params === []) {
+            $params = null; // Workaround as long execute() exists and used internally.
+        }
+
+        $this->execute($params);
+
+        return $this->rowCount();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Closes the cursor, freeing the database resources used by this statement.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/StatementTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/StatementTest.php
index 1be228045b7..01c30c98300 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/StatementTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/StatementTest.php
@@ -326,4 +326,42 @@ public function testFetchInColumnMode(): void
 
         self::assertEquals(1, $result);
     }
+
+    public function testExecuteQuery(): void
+    {
+        $platform = $this->connection->getDatabasePlatform();
+        $query    = $platform->getDummySelectSQL();
+        $result   = $this->connection->prepare($query)->executeQuery()->fetchOne();
+
+        self::assertEquals(1, $result);
+    }
+
+    public function testExecuteQueryWithParams(): void
+    {
+        $this->connection->insert('stmt_test', ['id' => 1]);
+
+        $query  = 'SELECT id FROM stmt_test WHERE id = ?';
+        $result = $this->connection->prepare($query)->executeQuery([1])->fetchOne();
+
+        self::assertEquals(1, $result);
+    }
+
+    public function testExecuteStatement(): void
+    {
+        $this->connection->insert('stmt_test', ['id' => 1]);
+
+        $query = 'UPDATE stmt_test SET name = ? WHERE id = 1';
+        $stmt  = $this->connection->prepare($query);
+
+        $stmt->bindValue(1, 'bar');
+
+        $result = $stmt->executeStatement();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $result);
+
+        $query  = 'UPDATE stmt_test SET name = ? WHERE id = ?';
+        $result = $this->connection->prepare($query)->executeStatement(['foo', 1]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $result);
+    }
 }