Christian Beikov ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) *created* an issue Hibernate ORM ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiYzgxZmZmMGNj... ) / Bug ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-14011?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiYzgxZm... ) HHH-14011 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-14011?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiYzgxZm... ) JoinTable referencedColumn in base class is not recognized ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-14011?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiYzgxZm... ) Issue Type: Bug Assignee: Unassigned Attachments: HHH-4233.zip Components: hibernate-core Created: 11/May/2020 06:10 AM Priority: Major Reporter: Christian Beikov ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) The problematic model looks like this: @Entity @Table(name = "base_object" ) @Inheritance(strategy = InheritanceType.SINGLE_TABLE) @DiscriminatorColumn public abstract class BaseObject implements Serializable { @Id @Column(name = "id" ) @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO) private Integer id; @Column(name = "name" , nullable = false , unique = true ) private String name; @Column(name = "ukey" , unique = true ) private String key; } @Entity public class SmallObject extends BaseObject { @Column(name = "second_name" , nullable = false ) private String secondName; } @Entity public class BigObject extends BaseObject { @Column(name = "second_name" , nullable = false ) private String secondName; @ManyToMany @JoinTable( name = "small_object_assignment" , joinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "ukey1" , referencedColumnName = "ukey" ), inverseJoinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "ukey2" , referencedColumnName = "ukey" ) ) private List<SmallObject> objects; } Here is the reproducer HHH-4233.zip ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/attachment/49679/49679_HHH-4233.zip ) ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-14011#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Add Comment ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-14011#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#100126- sha1:454696e )