diff --git a/querydsl-lucene3/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/lucene/LuceneSerializer.java b/querydsl-lucene3/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/lucene/LuceneSerializer.java
index b81ac4fcd..7c91d52bb 100644
--- a/querydsl-lucene3/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/lucene/LuceneSerializer.java
+++ b/querydsl-lucene3/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/lucene/LuceneSerializer.java
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ public class LuceneSerializer {
             return bq;
         } else if (op == Ops.LIKE) {
             return like(operation, metadata);
+        } else if (op == Ops.LIKE_IC) {
+            throw new IgnoreCaseUnsupportedException();
         } else if (op == Ops.EQ) {
             return eq(operation, metadata, false);
         } else if (op == Ops.EQ_IGNORE_CASE) {
diff --git a/querydsl-lucene4/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/lucene/LuceneSerializer.java b/querydsl-lucene4/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/lucene/LuceneSerializer.java
index 83fe6d647..fac62e3de 100644
--- a/querydsl-lucene4/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/lucene/LuceneSerializer.java
+++ b/querydsl-lucene4/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/lucene/LuceneSerializer.java
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ public class LuceneSerializer {
             return bq;
         } else if (op == Ops.LIKE) {
             return like(operation, metadata);
+        } else if (op == Ops.LIKE_IC) {
+            throw new IgnoreCaseUnsupportedException();
         } else if (op == Ops.EQ) {
             return eq(operation, metadata, false);
         } else if (op == Ops.EQ_IGNORE_CASE) {