diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/internal/SqmSelectionQueryImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/internal/SqmSelectionQueryImpl.java
index 93ca8ea054..9f207ecb06 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/internal/SqmSelectionQueryImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/internal/SqmSelectionQueryImpl.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import org.hibernate.query.sqm.tree.select.SqmSelection;
 import org.hibernate.sql.results.internal.TupleMetadata;
 import org.hibernate.sql.results.spi.ResultsConsumer;
 import org.hibernate.sql.results.spi.SingleResultConsumer;
+import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.java.JavaType;
 
 import static org.hibernate.jpa.HibernateHints.HINT_CACHEABLE;
 import static org.hibernate.jpa.HibernateHints.HINT_CACHE_MODE;
@@ -276,15 +277,15 @@ public class SqmSelectionQueryImpl<R> extends AbstractSqmSelectionQuery<R>
 				return Object[].class;
 			}
 			else {
-				final SqmSelection<?> selection = selections.get(0);
+				final SqmSelection<?> selection = selections.get( 0 );
 				if ( isSelectionAssignableToResultType( selection, expectedResultType ) ) {
-					return selection.getNodeJavaType().getJavaTypeClass();
-				}
-				else {
-					// let's assume there's some
-					// way to instantiate it
-					return expectedResultType;
+					final JavaType<?> nodeJavaType = selection.getNodeJavaType();
+					if ( nodeJavaType != null ) {
+						return nodeJavaType.getJavaTypeClass();
+					}
 				}
+				// let's assume there's some way to instantiate it
+				return expectedResultType;
 			}
 		}
 		else if ( expectedResultType != null ) {
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/internal/SqmUtil.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/internal/SqmUtil.java
index cca8ee9a45..d0f1ecbd89 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/internal/SqmUtil.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/internal/SqmUtil.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import org.hibernate.metamodel.model.domain.SimpleDomainType;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.model.domain.SingularPersistentAttribute;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.model.domain.internal.EntitySqmPathSource;
 import org.hibernate.persister.entity.EntityPersister;
+import org.hibernate.query.BindableType;
 import org.hibernate.query.IllegalQueryOperationException;
 import org.hibernate.query.IllegalSelectQueryException;
 import org.hibernate.query.Order;
@@ -827,10 +828,15 @@ public class SqmUtil {
 	}
 
 	public static boolean isSelectionAssignableToResultType(SqmSelection<?> selection, Class<?> expectedResultType) {
-		if ( expectedResultType == null
-				|| selection != null && selection.getSelectableNode() instanceof SqmParameter ) {
+		if ( expectedResultType == null ) {
 			return true;
 		}
+		else if ( selection != null && selection.getSelectableNode() instanceof SqmParameter<?> sqmParameter ) {
+			final Class<?> anticipatedClass = sqmParameter.getAnticipatedType() != null ?
+					sqmParameter.getAnticipatedType().getBindableJavaType() :
+					null;
+			return anticipatedClass != null && expectedResultType.isAssignableFrom( anticipatedClass );
+		}
 		else if ( selection == null
 				|| !isHqlTuple( selection ) && selection.getSelectableNode().isCompoundSelection() ) {
 			return false;