Jones ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) *updated* an issue Hibernate ORM ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiZDkwMTQxZDdi... ) / Bug ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16350?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiZDkwMT... ) HHH-16350 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16350?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiZDkwMT... ) PreLoadEvent listeners might receive PreLoadEvent with null state ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16350?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiZDkwMT... ) Change By: Jones ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) PreLoadEvent listeners might receive events with null state, which never happened in hibernate 5 {code:java}@Entity @Table(name = "ENTITY_A") public class EntityA { @Id @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO) @Column(name = "ID") Integer id; }{code} {code:java}public class MyPreLoadEventListener implements PreLoadEventListener { @Override public void onPreLoad(PreLoadEvent event) { assertThat(event.getState()).isNotNull(); } }{code} {code:java} @Test public void foobarTest() throws Exception { // BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase automatically creates the SessionFactory and // provides the Session. try (Session s = openSession()) { Transaction tx = s.beginTransaction(); EntityA entityA1 = new EntityA(); s.persist(entityA1); tx.commit(); } try (Session s = openSession()) { Transaction tx = s.beginTransaction(); String hql = "select e from org.hibernate.bugs.EntityA e"; Query<EntityA> query = s.createQuery(hql, EntityA.class); List<EntityA> actual = query.list(); assertThat(actual).hasSize(1); tx.rollback(); } }{code} Test case to be attached and also available here [https://github.com/ratoaq2/HHH-16350|https://github.com/ratoaq2/HHH-16350...] ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16350#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Add Comment ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16350#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#100219- sha1:eb3f1fe )