diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/spi/interceptor/LazyAttributeLoadingInterceptor.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/spi/interceptor/LazyAttributeLoadingInterceptor.java
index 47b6c3e3af..766807483d 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/spi/interceptor/LazyAttributeLoadingInterceptor.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/spi/interceptor/LazyAttributeLoadingInterceptor.java
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ public class LazyAttributeLoadingInterceptor
 	private boolean allowLoadOutsideTransaction;
 	private String sessionFactoryUuid;
 
-
 	public LazyAttributeLoadingInterceptor(
 			String entityName,
 			Set<String> lazyFields,
@@ -59,12 +58,21 @@ public class LazyAttributeLoadingInterceptor
 
 	protected final Object intercept(Object target, String attributeName, Object value) {
 		if ( !isAttributeLoaded( attributeName ) ) {
-			return loadAttribute( target, attributeName );
+			Object loadedValue = fetchAttribute( target, attributeName );
+			attributeInitialized( attributeName );
+			return loadedValue;
 		}
 		return value;
 	}
 
-	private Object loadAttribute(final Object target, final String attributeName) {
+	/**
+	 * Fetches the lazy attribute. The attribute does not get associated with the entity. (To be used by hibernate methods)
+	 */
+	public Object fetchAttribute(final Object target, final String attributeName) {
+		return loadAttribute( target, attributeName );
+	}
+
+	protected Object loadAttribute(final Object target, final String attributeName) {
 		return new Helper( this ).performWork(
 				new LazyInitializationWork() {
 					@Override
@@ -173,6 +181,7 @@ public class LazyAttributeLoadingInterceptor
 			CollectionTracker tracker = ( (SelfDirtinessTracker) target ).$$_hibernate_getCollectionTracker();
 			if ( tracker == null ) {
 				( (SelfDirtinessTracker) target ).$$_hibernate_clearDirtyAttributes();
+				tracker = ( (SelfDirtinessTracker) target ).$$_hibernate_getCollectionTracker();
 			}
 			tracker.add( fieldName, ( (Collection) value ).size() );
 		}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/internal/Cascade.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/internal/Cascade.java
index 4f9d1d7347..ef8de17005 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/internal/Cascade.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/internal/Cascade.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 
 import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
+import org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.spi.interceptor.LazyAttributeLoadingInterceptor;
 import org.hibernate.collection.spi.PersistentCollection;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.CascadeStyle;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.CascadingAction;
@@ -87,19 +88,26 @@ public final class Cascade {
 			for ( int i = 0; i < types.length; i++) {
 				final CascadeStyle style = cascadeStyles[i];
 				final String propertyName = propertyNames[i];
-				if ( hasUninitializedLazyProperties && persister.getPropertyLaziness()[i] && ! action.performOnLazyProperty() ) {
-					//do nothing to avoid a lazy property initialization
-					continue;
-				}
 
 				if ( style.doCascade( action ) ) {
+					Object child;
+
+					// For bytecode enhanced entities, need to fetch the attribute
+					if ( hasUninitializedLazyProperties && persister.getPropertyLaziness()[i] && action.performOnLazyProperty() ) {
+						LazyAttributeLoadingInterceptor interceptor = persister.getInstrumentationMetadata().extractInterceptor( parent );
+						child = interceptor.fetchAttribute( parent, propertyName );
+					}
+					else {
+						child = persister.getPropertyValue( parent, i );
+					}
+
 					cascadeProperty(
 							action,
 							cascadePoint,
 							eventSource,
 							componentPathStackDepth,
 							parent,
-							persister.getPropertyValue( parent, i ),
+							child,
 							types[i],
 							style,
 							propertyName,