Yoann Rodière ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) *commented* on HHH-11936 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-11936?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiOTcwYz... ) Re: Stabilize "empty composites" feature ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-11936?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiOTcwYz... ) Gavin King ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) More at the property level, where the @Embedded annotation is. This is about having properties populated with empty composites instead of null , so I don’t see why specifying this at the embeddable class level would make sense. And if your application is written in such a way that you always expect embedded properties to be non-null, then it does make sense to set this globally. ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-11936#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Add Comment ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-11936#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#100214- sha1:d3cc1a2 )