diff --git a/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/orphan/one2one/fk/reversed/unidirectional/DeleteOneToOneOrphansTest.java b/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/orphan/one2one/fk/reversed/unidirectional/DeleteOneToOneOrphansTest.java
index 10af9aad50..a2e7428b83 100644
--- a/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/orphan/one2one/fk/reversed/unidirectional/DeleteOneToOneOrphansTest.java
+++ b/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/orphan/one2one/fk/reversed/unidirectional/DeleteOneToOneOrphansTest.java
@@ -89,4 +89,44 @@ public class DeleteOneToOneOrphansTest extends FunctionalTestCase {
 
 		cleanupData();
 	}
+
+	public void testOrphanedWhileDetachedFailureExpected() {
+		createData();
+
+		Session session = openSession();
+		session.beginTransaction();
+		List results = session.createQuery( "from EmployeeInfo" ).list();
+		assertEquals( 1, results.size() );
+		results = session.createQuery( "from Employee" ).list();
+		assertEquals( 1, results.size() );
+		Employee emp = ( Employee ) results.get( 0 );
+		assertNotNull( emp.getInfo() );
+
+		//only fails if the object is detached
+		session.getTransaction().commit();
+		session.close();
+		session = openSession();
+		session.beginTransaction();
+
+		emp.setInfo( null );
+
+		//save using the new session (this used to work prior to 3.5.x)
+		session.saveOrUpdate(emp);
+
+		session.getTransaction().commit();
+		session.close();
+
+		session = openSession();
+		session.beginTransaction();
+		emp = ( Employee ) session.get( Employee.class, emp.getId() );
+		assertNull( emp.getInfo() );
+		results = session.createQuery( "from EmployeeInfo" ).list();
+		assertEquals( 0, results.size() );
+		results = session.createQuery( "from Employee" ).list();
+		assertEquals( 1, results.size() );
+		session.getTransaction().commit();
+		session.close();
+
+		cleanupData();
+	}
 }
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