diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionOwner.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionOwner.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bdf7b671f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionOwner.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, Red Hat Inc. or third-party contributors as
+ * indicated by the @author tags or express copyright attribution
+ * statements applied by the authors.  All third-party contributions are
+ * distributed under license by Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use, modify,
+ * copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+ * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this distribution; if not, write to:
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor
+ * Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+package org.hibernate;
+
+/**
+ * The contract for a session owner.
+ *
+ * @author Gail Badner
+ */
+public interface SessionOwner {
+	/**
+	 * Should session automatically be closed after transaction completion?
+	 *
+	 * @return {@literal true}/{@literal false} appropriately.
+	 */
+	public boolean shouldAutoCloseSession();
+
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/SessionBuilderImplementor.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/SessionBuilderImplementor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8544ebc198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/SessionBuilderImplementor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, Red Hat Inc. or third-party contributors as
+ * indicated by the @author tags or express copyright attribution
+ * statements applied by the authors.  All third-party contributions are
+ * distributed under license by Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use, modify,
+ * copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+ * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this distribution; if not, write to:
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor
+ * Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+package org.hibernate.engine.spi;
+
+import org.hibernate.SessionBuilder;
+import org.hibernate.SessionOwner;
+
+/**
+ * Defines the internal contract between the <tt>SessionBuilder</tt> and other parts of
+ * Hibernate..
+ *
+ * @see org.hibernate.SessionBuilder
+ *
+ * @author Gail Badner
+ */
+public interface SessionBuilderImplementor extends SessionBuilder {
+	/**
+	 * Adds the session owner to the session options
+	 *
+	 * @param sessionOwner The session owner.
+	 *
+	 * @return {@code this}, for method chaining
+	 */
+	public SessionBuilder owner(SessionOwner sessionOwner);
+}