diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/query/spi/EntityGraphQueryHint.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/query/spi/EntityGraphQueryHint.java
index adf7c66d7f..f505bea452 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/query/spi/EntityGraphQueryHint.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/query/spi/EntityGraphQueryHint.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 package org.hibernate.engine.query.spi;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ public class EntityGraphQueryHint {
 		}
 
 		return getFromElements(
-				originEntityGraph.getAttributeNodes(),
+				fromClause.getLevel() == FromClause.ROOT_LEVEL ? originEntityGraph.getAttributeNodes():
+					Collections.emptyList(),
 				fromClause.getFromElement(),
 				fromClause,
 				walker,
diff --git a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/graphs/queryhint/QueryHintEntityGraphTest.java b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/graphs/queryhint/QueryHintEntityGraphTest.java
index b253b8b939..4ac5263758 100644
--- a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/graphs/queryhint/QueryHintEntityGraphTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/graphs/queryhint/QueryHintEntityGraphTest.java
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ public class QueryHintEntityGraphTest extends BaseEntityManagerFunctionalTestCas
 		// Ensure the EntityGraph and explicit fetches do not conflict.
 		Query query = entityManager.createQuery( "from " + Company.class.getName()
 						+ " as c left join fetch c.location left join fetch c.employees where c.location.zip = :zip")
-				.setParameter( "zip", 12345 );
+				.setParameter("zip", 12345);
 		query.setHint( QueryHints.HINT_LOADGRAPH, entityGraph );
 		Company company = (Company) query.getSingleResult();
 
@@ -296,6 +296,22 @@ public class QueryHintEntityGraphTest extends BaseEntityManagerFunctionalTestCas
 		assertTrue( Hibernate.isInitialized( company.phoneNumbers ) );
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	@TestForIssue(jiraKey = "HHH-9374")
+	public void testEntityGraphWithCollectionSubquery(){
+		EntityManager entityManager = getOrCreateEntityManager();
+		entityManager.getTransaction().begin();
+
+		EntityGraph<Company> entityGraph = entityManager.createEntityGraph(Company.class);
+		entityGraph.addAttributeNodes("location");
+		Query query = entityManager.createQuery("select c from " + Company.class.getName() + " c where c.employees IS EMPTY");
+		query.setHint(QueryHints.HINT_LOADGRAPH, entityGraph);
+		query.getResultList();
+
+		entityManager.getTransaction().commit();
+		entityManager.close();
+	}
+
 	@Before
 	public void createData() {
 		EntityManager entityManager = getOrCreateEntityManager();