diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/PostgreSQL81Dialect.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/PostgreSQL81Dialect.java
index 48edd57b70..22ad3b9b5d 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/PostgreSQL81Dialect.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/PostgreSQL81Dialect.java
@@ -287,7 +287,10 @@ public class PostgreSQL81Dialect extends Dialect {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		LockMode lockMode = lockOptions.getLockMode();
+		LockMode lockMode = lockOptions.getAliasSpecificLockMode( aliases );
+		if (lockMode == null ) {
+			lockMode = lockOptions.getLockMode();
+		}
 		switch ( lockMode ) {
 			case UPGRADE:
 				return getForUpdateString(aliases);