Christian Beikov ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) *closed* an issue as *Cannot Reproduce* Ok then. I'll close this as cannot reproduce since you seem to have figured out that this is a bug somewhere else. Hibernate ORM ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiNDU2MmVlNjVh... ) / Improvement ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15478?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiNDU2Mm... ) HHH-15478 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15478?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiNDU2Mm... ) EntityListeners on transitive superclasses ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15478?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiNDU2Mm... ) Change By: Christian Beikov ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) Assignee: Unassigned Christian Beikov Resolution: Cannot Reproduce Status: Open Closed ( 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#100207- sha1:c85b1ee )