diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/collection/internal/AbstractPersistentCollection.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/collection/internal/AbstractPersistentCollection.java
index c3034c5832..9558b14159 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/collection/internal/AbstractPersistentCollection.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/collection/internal/AbstractPersistentCollection.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
  */
 package org.hibernate.collection.internal;
 
-import javax.naming.NamingException;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.ListIterator;
 
-import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
+import javax.naming.NamingException;
 
 import org.hibernate.AssertionFailure;
 import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
@@ -55,6 +54,7 @@ import org.hibernate.persister.collection.CollectionPersister;
 import org.hibernate.persister.entity.EntityPersister;
 import org.hibernate.pretty.MessageHelper;
 import org.hibernate.type.Type;
+import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
 
 /**
  * Base class implementing {@link org.hibernate.collection.spi.PersistentCollection}
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentCollection implements Serializable, Pers
 	private <T> T withTemporarySessionIfNeeded(LazyInitializationWork<T> lazyInitializationWork) {
 		SessionImplementor originalSession = null;
 		boolean isTempSession = false;
+		boolean isJTA = false;
 
 		if ( session == null ) {
 			if ( specjLazyLoad ) {
@@ -207,6 +208,22 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentCollection implements Serializable, Pers
 		}
 
 		if ( isTempSession ) {
+			// TODO: On the next major release, add an
+			// 'isJTA' or 'getTransactionFactory' method to Session.
+			isJTA = session.getTransactionCoordinator()
+					.getTransactionContext().getTransactionEnvironment()
+					.getTransactionFactory()
+					.compatibleWithJtaSynchronization();
+			
+			if ( !isJTA ) {
+				// Explicitly handle the transactions only if we're not in
+				// a JTA environment.  A lazy loading temporary session can
+				// be created even if a current session and transaction are
+				// open (ex: session.clear() was used).  We must prevent
+				// multiple transactions.
+				( ( Session) session ).beginTransaction();
+			}
+			
 			session.getPersistenceContext().addUninitializedDetachedCollection(
 					session.getFactory().getCollectionPersister( getRole() ),
 					this
@@ -220,6 +237,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentCollection implements Serializable, Pers
 			if ( isTempSession ) {
 				// make sure the just opened temp session gets closed!
 				try {
+					if ( !isJTA ) {
+						( ( Session) session ).getTransaction().commit();
+					}
 					( (Session) session ).close();
 				}
 				catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/proxy/AbstractLazyInitializer.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/proxy/AbstractLazyInitializer.java
index 4d7d0cf601..cb8b81da89 100755
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/proxy/AbstractLazyInitializer.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/proxy/AbstractLazyInitializer.java
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@
  */
 package org.hibernate.proxy;
 
-import javax.naming.NamingException;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
-import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
+import javax.naming.NamingException;
 
 import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
 import org.hibernate.LazyInitializationException;
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ import org.hibernate.engine.spi.SessionFactoryImplementor;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.SessionImplementor;
 import org.hibernate.internal.SessionFactoryRegistry;
 import org.hibernate.persister.entity.EntityPersister;
+import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
 
 /**
  * Convenience base class for lazy initialization handlers.  Centralizes the basic plumbing of doing lazy
@@ -190,6 +190,22 @@ public abstract class AbstractLazyInitializer implements LazyInitializer {
 				SessionFactoryImplementor sf = (SessionFactoryImplementor)
 						SessionFactoryRegistry.INSTANCE.getSessionFactory( sessionFactoryUuid );
 				SessionImplementor session = (SessionImplementor) sf.openSession();
+				
+				// TODO: On the next major release, add an
+				// 'isJTA' or 'getTransactionFactory' method to Session.
+				boolean isJTA = session.getTransactionCoordinator()
+						.getTransactionContext().getTransactionEnvironment()
+						.getTransactionFactory()
+						.compatibleWithJtaSynchronization();
+				
+				if ( !isJTA ) {
+					// Explicitly handle the transactions only if we're not in
+					// a JTA environment.  A lazy loading temporary session can
+					// be created even if a current session and transaction are
+					// open (ex: session.clear() was used).  We must prevent
+					// multiple transactions.
+					( ( Session) session ).beginTransaction();
+				}
 
 				try {
 					target = session.immediateLoad( entityName, id );
@@ -197,6 +213,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractLazyInitializer implements LazyInitializer {
 				finally {
 					// make sure the just opened temp session gets closed!
 					try {
+						if ( !isJTA ) {
+							( ( Session) session ).getTransaction().commit();
+						}
 						( (Session) session ).close();
 					}
 					catch (Exception e) {