Jin Kwon ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) *created* an issue Hibernate ORM ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiOGNmODk4ODY5... ) / Improvement ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15478?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiOGNmOD... ) HHH-15478 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15478?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiOGNmOD... ) EntityListeners on transitive superclasses ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15478?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiOGNmOD... ) Issue Type: Improvement Affects Versions: 5.6.10 Assignee: Unassigned Components: hibernate-entitymanager Created: 03/Sep/2022 02:20 AM Environment: Apache Maven 3.8.5 (3599d3414f046de2324203b78ddcf9b5e4388aa0) Maven home: /Users/onacit/.m2/wrapper/dists/apache-maven-3.8.5-bin/5i5jha092a3i37g0paqnfr15e0/apache-maven-3.8.5 Java version: 18.0.2.1, vendor: Eclipse Adoptium, runtime: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/temurin-18.jdk/Contents/Home Default locale: en_KR, platform encoding: UTF-8 OS name: "mac os x", version: "12.5", arch: "aarch64", family: "mac" Priority: Major Reporter: Jin Kwon ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) I have three layers. @EntityListeners({AuditingEntityListener.class}) @MappedSuperclass abstract class L1 { } //(a)EntityListeners({AuditingEntityListener.class}) // required??? @MappedSuperclass abstract class L2 extends L1 { @CreatedDate private LocalDateTime some; } @Entity class L3 extends L2 { } The AuditingEntityListener doesn’t work without @EntityListeners on the second level class or 3rd level class. Is this normal? ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15478#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Add Comment ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15478#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Get Jira notifications on your phone! Download the Jira Cloud app for Android ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atlassian.android.jira.... ) or iOS ( https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1006972087?pt=696495&ct=Em... ) This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v1001.0.0-SNAPSHOT#100206- sha1:3ac329d )