diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/StatelessSessionImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/StatelessSessionImpl.java
index d4490fed75..5cd4462f24 100755
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/StatelessSessionImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/StatelessSessionImpl.java
@@ -67,8 +67,11 @@ public class StatelessSessionImpl extends AbstractSharedSessionContract implemen
 
 	private PersistenceContext temporaryPersistenceContext = new StatefulPersistenceContext( this );
 
+	private boolean connectionProvided;
+
 	StatelessSessionImpl(SessionFactoryImpl factory, SessionCreationOptions options) {
 		super( factory, options );
+		connectionProvided = options.getConnection() != null;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -648,6 +651,11 @@ public class StatelessSessionImpl extends AbstractSharedSessionContract implemen
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean isTransactionInProgress() {
+		return connectionProvided || super.isTransactionInProgress();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void flushBeforeTransactionCompletion() {
 		boolean flush = false;
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/stateless/StatelessSessionTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/stateless/StatelessSessionTest.java
index de5be97773..2ae3f73a2f 100755
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/stateless/StatelessSessionTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/stateless/StatelessSessionTest.java
@@ -8,14 +8,17 @@ package org.hibernate.test.stateless;
 
 import java.util.Date;
 
-import org.junit.Test;
-
 import org.hibernate.ScrollMode;
 import org.hibernate.ScrollableResults;
 import org.hibernate.StatelessSession;
 import org.hibernate.Transaction;
-import org.hibernate.testing.junit4.BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase;
+import org.hibernate.query.NativeQuery;
 
+import org.hibernate.testing.TestForIssue;
+import org.hibernate.testing.junit4.BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.hibernate.testing.transaction.TransactionUtil.doInHibernate;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotSame;
@@ -38,14 +41,14 @@ public class StatelessSessionTest extends BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase {
 		Date initVersion = doc.getLastModified();
 		assertNotNull( initVersion );
 		tx.commit();
-		
+
 		tx = ss.beginTransaction();
 		doc.setText("blah blah blah .... blah");
 		ss.update(doc);
 		assertNotNull( doc.getLastModified() );
 		assertNotSame( doc.getLastModified(), initVersion );
 		tx.commit();
-		
+
 		tx = ss.beginTransaction();
 		doc.setText("blah blah blah .... blah blay");
 		ss.update(doc);
@@ -166,5 +169,17 @@ public class StatelessSessionTest extends BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase {
 		ss.close();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	@TestForIssue( jiraKey = "HHH-12141" )
+	public void testInsertInStatelessSession() throws Exception {
+		doInHibernate( this::sessionFactory, session -> {
+			session.doWork( connection -> {
+				StatelessSession sls = sessionFactory().openStatelessSession(connection);
+				NativeQuery q = sls.createNativeQuery( "INSERT INTO paper (color) values ('red')");
+				q.executeUpdate();
+			} );
+		} );
+	}
+
 }