diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/EntityEntry.java b/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/EntityEntry.java
index 7c69186c0a..7667ece2dd 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/EntityEntry.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/EntityEntry.java
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ public final class EntityEntry implements Serializable {
 			final boolean lazyPropertiesAreUnfetched) {
 		this.status=status;
 		this.previousStatus = null;
-		this.loadedState=loadedState;
+		// only retain loaded state if the status is not Status.READ_ONLY
+		if ( status != Status.READ_ONLY ) { this.loadedState = loadedState; }
 		this.id=id;
 		this.rowId=rowId;
 		this.existsInDatabase=existsInDatabase;