diff --git a/extensions/sphinx/CHANGELOG.md b/extensions/sphinx/CHANGELOG.md
index 8dca261..56c78c1 100644
--- a/extensions/sphinx/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/extensions/sphinx/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 sphinx extension Change Log
 2.0.1 under development
 -----------------------
 
-- no changes in this release.
+- Bug #5601: Simple conditions in Query::where() and ActiveQuery::where() did not allow `yii\db\Expression` to be used as the value (cebe, stevekr)
 
 
 2.0.0 October 12, 2014
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 sphinx extension Change Log
              All relational queries are now directly served by `ActiveQuery` allowing to use
              custom scopes in relations (cebe)
 
+
 2.0.0-alpha, December 1, 2013
 -----------------------------
 
diff --git a/extensions/sphinx/QueryBuilder.php b/extensions/sphinx/QueryBuilder.php
index e5e9cf4..40534b0 100644
--- a/extensions/sphinx/QueryBuilder.php
+++ b/extensions/sphinx/QueryBuilder.php
@@ -1085,6 +1085,11 @@ class QueryBuilder extends Object
 
         if ($value === null) {
             return "$column $operator NULL";
+        } elseif ($value instanceof Expression) {
+            foreach ($value->params as $n => $v) {
+                $params[$n] = $v;
+            }
+            return "$column $operator {$value->expression}";
         } else {
             $phName = self::PARAM_PREFIX . count($params);
             $params[$phName] = $value;
diff --git a/framework/CHANGELOG.md b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
index e8335bb..915d62b 100644
--- a/framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 2.0.1 under development
 -----------------------
 
-- Enh #5600: Allow configuring debug panels in `yii\debug\Module::panels` as panel class name strings (qiangxue)
-- Enh #5613: Added `--overwrite` option to Gii console command to support overwriting all files (motin, qiangxue)
 - Bug #5584: `yii\rbac\DbRbacManager` should not delete items when deleting a rule on a database not supporting cascade update (mdmunir)
+- Bug #5601: Simple conditions in Query::where() and ActiveQuery::where() did not allow `yii\db\Expression` to be used as the value (cebe, stevekr)
 - Bug: Gii console command help information does not contain global options (qiangxue)
+- Enh #5600: Allow configuring debug panels in `yii\debug\Module::panels` as panel class name strings (qiangxue)
+- Enh #5613: Added `--overwrite` option to Gii console command to support overwriting all files (motin, qiangxue)
 
 
 2.0.0 October 12, 2014
diff --git a/framework/db/QueryBuilder.php b/framework/db/QueryBuilder.php
index cbee58d..7ef66bd 100644
--- a/framework/db/QueryBuilder.php
+++ b/framework/db/QueryBuilder.php
@@ -1238,6 +1238,11 @@ class QueryBuilder extends \yii\base\Object
 
         if ($value === null) {
             return "$column $operator NULL";
+        } elseif ($value instanceof Expression) {
+            foreach ($value->params as $n => $v) {
+                $params[$n] = $v;
+            }
+            return "$column $operator {$value->expression}";
         } else {
             $phName = self::PARAM_PREFIX . count($params);
             $params[$phName] = $value;
diff --git a/tests/unit/framework/db/QueryBuilderTest.php b/tests/unit/framework/db/QueryBuilderTest.php
index 0daaa58..5d71f20 100644
--- a/tests/unit/framework/db/QueryBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/framework/db/QueryBuilderTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace yiiunit\framework\db;
 
+use yii\db\Expression;
 use yii\db\Query;
 use yii\db\QueryBuilder;
 use yii\db\Schema;
@@ -193,6 +194,8 @@ class QueryBuilderTest extends DatabaseTestCase
             [ ['<=', 'a', 'b'], '"a" <= :qp0', [':qp0' => 'b'] ],
             [ ['<>', 'a', 3], '"a" <> :qp0', [':qp0' => 3] ],
             [ ['!=', 'a', 'b'], '"a" != :qp0', [':qp0' => 'b'] ],
+            [ ['>=', 'date', new Expression('DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL 1 MONTH)')], '"date" >= DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL 1 MONTH)', [] ],
+            [ ['>=', 'date', new Expression('DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL :month MONTH)', [':month' => 2])], '"date" >= DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL :month MONTH)', [':month' => 2] ],
         ];
 
         // adjust dbms specific escaping