diff --git a/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/meta/strats/RelationFieldStrategy.java b/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/meta/strats/RelationFieldStrategy.java
index 8e9bbf19b..e2ff5ed96 100644
--- a/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/meta/strats/RelationFieldStrategy.java
+++ b/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/meta/strats/RelationFieldStrategy.java
@@ -392,8 +392,10 @@ public class RelationFieldStrategy
      */
     private Joins eagerJoin(Joins joins, ClassMapping cls, boolean forceInner) {
         boolean inverse = field.getJoinDirection() == field.JOIN_INVERSE;
-        if (!inverse)
+        if (!inverse) {
             joins = join(joins, false);
+            joins = setEmbeddedVariable(joins);
+        }
 
         // and join into relation
         ForeignKey fk = field.getForeignKey(cls);
@@ -404,6 +406,17 @@ public class RelationFieldStrategy
             field.getSelectSubclasses(), inverse, false);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * If joining from an embedded owner, use variable to create a unique
+     * alias in case owner contains other same-typed embedded relations.
+     */
+    private Joins setEmbeddedVariable(Joins joins) {
+        if (field.getDefiningMetaData().getEmbeddingMetaData() == null)
+            return joins;
+        return joins.setVariable(field.getDefiningMetaData().
+            getEmbeddingMetaData().getFieldMetaData().getName());
+    }
+
     public int select(Select sel, OpenJPAStateManager sm, JDBCStore store,
         JDBCFetchConfiguration fetch, int eagerMode) {
         if (field.getJoinDirection() == field.JOIN_INVERSE)
@@ -662,6 +675,8 @@ public class RelationFieldStrategy
                 throw RelationStrategies.unjoinable(field);
             return joins;
         }
+
+        joins = setEmbeddedVariable(joins);
         if (forceOuter)
             return joins.outerJoinRelation(field.getName(), 
                 field.getForeignKey(clss[0]), clss[0], 
diff --git a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/relations/EmbeddableWithRelation.java b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/relations/EmbeddableWithRelation.java
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3c70b1334
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/relations/EmbeddableWithRelation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2006 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.openjpa.persistence.relations;
+
+import javax.persistence.Embeddable;
+import javax.persistence.CascadeType;
+import javax.persistence.ManyToOne;
+
+@Embeddable
+public class EmbeddableWithRelation {
+
+    private String name;
+
+    @ManyToOne(cascade=CascadeType.ALL)
+    private MultipleSameTypedEmbedded rel;
+
+    public String getName() { 
+        return name; 
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) { 
+        this.name = name; 
+    }
+
+    public MultipleSameTypedEmbedded getRel() { 
+        return rel; 
+    }
+
+    public void setRel(MultipleSameTypedEmbedded rel) { 
+        this.rel = rel; 
+    }
+}
diff --git a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/relations/MultipleSameTypedEmbedded.java b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/relations/MultipleSameTypedEmbedded.java
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..4cb9416f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/relations/MultipleSameTypedEmbedded.java
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2006 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.openjpa.persistence.relations;
+
+import javax.persistence.AttributeOverride;
+import javax.persistence.AssociationOverride;
+import javax.persistence.CascadeType;
+import javax.persistence.Column;
+import javax.persistence.Embedded;
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.JoinColumn;
+import javax.persistence.Version;
+
+@Entity
+public class MultipleSameTypedEmbedded { 
+
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue
+    private long id;
+
+    private String name;
+
+    @Embedded
+    @AttributeOverride(name="name", column=@Column(name="E1_NAME"))
+    @AssociationOverride(name="rel", joinColumns=@JoinColumn(name="E1_REL"))
+    private EmbeddableWithRelation embed1;
+
+    @Embedded
+    @AttributeOverride(name="name", column=@Column(name="E2_NAME"))
+    @AssociationOverride(name="rel", joinColumns=@JoinColumn(name="E2_REL"))
+    private EmbeddableWithRelation embed2;
+
+    @Version
+    private Integer optLock;
+
+    public long getId() { 
+        return id; 
+    }
+
+    public EmbeddableWithRelation getEmbed1() {
+        return embed1; 
+    }
+
+    public void setEmbed1(EmbeddableWithRelation embed1) {
+        this.embed1 = embed1; 
+    }
+
+    public EmbeddableWithRelation getEmbed2() {
+        return embed2; 
+    }
+
+    public void setEmbed2(EmbeddableWithRelation embed2) {
+        this.embed2 = embed2; 
+    }
+
+    public String getName() { 
+        return name; 
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) { 
+        this.name = name; 
+    }
+}
diff --git a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/relations/TestMultipleSameTypedEmbeddedWithEagerRelations.java b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/relations/TestMultipleSameTypedEmbeddedWithEagerRelations.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2004adf1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/relations/TestMultipleSameTypedEmbeddedWithEagerRelations.java
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2006 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.openjpa.persistence.relations;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
+import javax.persistence.EntityManagerFactory;
+import javax.persistence.Persistence;
+import javax.persistence.Query;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+import junit.textui.TestRunner;
+
+/**
+ * Test that querying and retrieving entities with multiple same-typed embedded
+ * relations, which themselves have eager relations, works. 
+ *
+ * @author Abe White
+ */
+public class TestMultipleSameTypedEmbeddedWithEagerRelations
+    extends TestCase {
+
+    private EntityManagerFactory emf;
+
+    public void setUp() {
+        Map props = new HashMap();
+        props.put("openjpa.MetaDataFactory", "jpa(Types=" 
+            + EmbeddableWithRelation.class.getName() + ";"
+            + MultipleSameTypedEmbedded.class.getName() + ")");
+        emf = Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory("test", props);
+
+        EmbeddableWithRelation embed1 = new EmbeddableWithRelation();
+        embed1.setName("embed1");
+        EmbeddableWithRelation embed2 = new EmbeddableWithRelation();
+        embed2.setName("embed2");
+
+        MultipleSameTypedEmbedded m1 = new MultipleSameTypedEmbedded();
+        m1.setName("m1");
+        m1.setEmbed1(embed1);
+        m1.setEmbed2(embed2);
+        MultipleSameTypedEmbedded m2 = new MultipleSameTypedEmbedded();
+        m2.setName("m2");
+        m2.setEmbed1(embed2);
+        m2.setEmbed2(embed1);
+
+        embed1.setRel(m1);
+        embed2.setRel(m2);
+
+        EntityManager em = emf.createEntityManager();
+        em.getTransaction().begin();
+        em.persist(m1);
+        em.persist(m2);
+        em.getTransaction().commit();
+        em.close();
+    }
+
+    public void tearDown() {
+        if (emf == null)
+            return;
+        try {
+            EntityManager em = emf.createEntityManager();
+            em.getTransaction().begin();
+            em.createQuery("delete from MultipleSameTypedEmbedded").
+                executeUpdate();
+            em.getTransaction().commit();
+            em.close();
+            emf.close();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void testQuery() {
+        EntityManager em = emf.createEntityManager();
+        Query q = em.createQuery("select m from MultipleSameTypedEmbedded m "
+            + "where m.embed1.rel.name = 'm1' "
+            + "and m.embed2.rel.name = 'm2'");
+        List res = q.getResultList();
+        assertEquals(1, res.size());
+
+        MultipleSameTypedEmbedded m = (MultipleSameTypedEmbedded) res.get(0);
+        assertEquals("m1", m.getName());
+        assertEquals("embed1", m.getEmbed1().getName());
+        assertEquals("m1", m.getEmbed1().getRel().getName());
+        assertEquals("embed2", m.getEmbed2().getName());
+        assertEquals("m2", m.getEmbed2().getRel().getName());
+            
+        em.close();
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        TestRunner.run(TestMultipleSameTypedEmbeddedWithEagerRelations.class);
+    }
+}
+