Debbie Philip ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=712020%... ) *updated* an issue Hibernate ORM ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiODdjMTM0Njgw... ) / Bug ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16755?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiODdjMT... ) HHH-16755 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16755?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiODdjMT... ) NPE while retrieving static metamodel attribute of an embeddable within an entity ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16755?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiODdjMT... ) Change By: Debbie Philip ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=712020%... ) A NullPointerException is thrown, while trying to retrieve an attribute of a static metamodel class, generated for an Embeddable within an entity. The Embeddable class should be a generic type, extend from a generic type parent class  and the attribute should belong to the parent class for this exception to occur. {noformat}java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "org.hibernate.metamodel.model.domain.PersistentAttribute.getName()" because "attribute" is null at org.hibernate.query.sqm.tree.domain.AbstractSqmPath.resolvePath(AbstractSqmPath.java:185) at org.hibernate.query.sqm.tree.domain.AbstractSqmPath.get(AbstractSqmPath.java:218) at org.hibernate.query.sqm.tree.domain.AbstractSqmPath.get(AbstractSqmPath.java:37) at org.hibernate.RunHibernateTest.handleQueryResult(RunHibernateTest.java:65) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(DirectMethodHandleAccessor.java:104) {noformat} ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16755#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Add Comment ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16755#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#100233- sha1:b4f309b )