Christian Beikov ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) *created* an issue Hibernate ORM ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiN2EzYjk0OGQ4... ) / Improvement ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15458?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiN2EzYj... ) HHH-15458 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15458?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiN2EzYj... ) Interpret String with JSON type code as plain JSON ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15458?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiN2EzYj... ) Issue Type: Improvement Affects Versions: 6.1.2 Assignee: Unassigned Components: hibernate-core Created: 22/Aug/2022 02:05 AM Priority: Major Reporter: Christian Beikov ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) When annotating a String field with @JdbcTypeCode(SqlTypes.JSON) we currently serialize the string to JSON i.e. when given {{ {"abc": "def"} }} we persist {{ {\"abc\": \"def\"} }}which is a JSON serialized string. We should interpret a String field with this type code as plain JSON and skip serialization/deserialization. ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15458#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Add Comment ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15458#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#100205- sha1:59a7aeb )