diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/sql/ast/tree/from/CorrelatedTableGroup.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/sql/ast/tree/from/CorrelatedTableGroup.java
index 64afc2192b..3309960ca9 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/sql/ast/tree/from/CorrelatedTableGroup.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/sql/ast/tree/from/CorrelatedTableGroup.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class CorrelatedTableGroup extends AbstractTableGroup {
 		assert !getTableGroupJoins().contains( join );
 		assert join.getJoinType() == SqlAstJoinType.INNER;
 		querySpec.getFromClause().addRoot( join.getJoinedGroup() );
-		joinPredicateConsumer.accept( join.getPredicate() );
+		registerPredicate( join );
 		super.addTableGroupJoin( join );
 	}
 
@@ -71,10 +71,22 @@ public class CorrelatedTableGroup extends AbstractTableGroup {
 		assert !getTableGroupJoins().contains( join );
 		assert join.getJoinType() == SqlAstJoinType.INNER;
 		querySpec.getFromClause().addRoot( join.getJoinedGroup() );
-		joinPredicateConsumer.accept( join.getPredicate() );
+		registerPredicate( join );
 		super.addNestedTableGroupJoin( join );
 	}
 
+	private void registerPredicate(TableGroupJoin join) {
+		if ( join.getPredicate() != null ) {
+			joinPredicateConsumer.accept( join.getPredicate() );
+		}
+		else if ( join.getJoinedGroup() instanceof LazyTableGroup ) {
+			// Wait for the table group to get initialized before consuming the predicate
+			( (LazyTableGroup) join.getJoinedGroup() ).setTableGroupInitializerCallback(
+					tableGroup -> joinPredicateConsumer.accept( join.getPredicate() )
+			);
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public TableReference getTableReference(
 			NavigablePath navigablePath,
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/sql/ast/tree/from/LazyTableGroup.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/sql/ast/tree/from/LazyTableGroup.java
index a5d3569936..fad670ca5e 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/sql/ast/tree/from/LazyTableGroup.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/sql/ast/tree/from/LazyTableGroup.java
@@ -104,7 +104,16 @@ public class LazyTableGroup extends DelegatingTableGroup {
 			tableGroupConsumer.accept( tableGroup );
 		}
 		else {
-			this.tableGroupConsumer = tableGroupConsumer;
+			final Consumer<TableGroup> previousConsumer = this.tableGroupConsumer;
+			if (previousConsumer != null ) {
+				this.tableGroupConsumer = tg -> {
+					previousConsumer.accept( tg );
+					tableGroupConsumer.accept( tg );
+				};
+			}
+			else {
+				this.tableGroupConsumer = tableGroupConsumer;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/query/ImplicitJoinInSubqueryTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/query/ImplicitJoinInSubqueryTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78f59669d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/query/ImplicitJoinInSubqueryTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package org.hibernate.orm.test.query;
+
+import org.hibernate.testing.jdbc.SQLStatementInspector;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.DomainModel;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.EntityManagerFactoryScope;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.JiraKey;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.Jpa;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.SessionFactory;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.SessionFactoryScope;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
+import jakarta.persistence.FetchType;
+import jakarta.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import jakarta.persistence.Id;
+import jakarta.persistence.ManyToOne;
+import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+@JiraKey("HHH-16721")
+@DomainModel(annotatedClasses = {
+        ImplicitJoinInSubqueryTest.A.class,
+        ImplicitJoinInSubqueryTest.B.class,
+        ImplicitJoinInSubqueryTest.C.class
+})
+@SessionFactory(useCollectingStatementInspector = true)
+public class ImplicitJoinInSubqueryTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testImplicitJoinInSubquery(SessionFactoryScope scope) {
+        SQLStatementInspector statementInspector = scope.getCollectingStatementInspector();
+        statementInspector.clear();
+        scope.inTransaction(
+                entityManager -> {
+                    entityManager.createSelectionQuery(
+                            "select 1 from A a where exists (select 1 from B b where a.b.c.id = 5)"
+                    ).getResultList();
+                    assertThat( statementInspector.getSqlQueries().get( 0 ) ).contains( "b2_0.id=a1_0.b_id" );
+                }
+        );
+    }
+
+    @Entity(name = "A")
+    public static class A {
+        @Id
+        @GeneratedValue
+        Long id;
+        @ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
+        B b;
+    }
+
+    @Entity(name = "B")
+    public static class B {
+        @Id
+        @GeneratedValue
+        Long id;
+        @ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
+        C c;
+    }
+
+    @Entity(name = "C")
+    public static class C {
+        @Id
+        @GeneratedValue
+        Long id;
+    }
+}