diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/transaction/JBossTSStandaloneTransactionManagerLookup.java b/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/transaction/JBossTSStandaloneTransactionManagerLookup.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..380e10bf5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/transaction/JBossTSStandaloneTransactionManagerLookup.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, 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.transaction;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import javax.transaction.Transaction;
+import javax.transaction.TransactionManager;
+
+import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
+
+/**
+ * Return a standalone JTA transaction manager for JBoss Transactions
+ * Known to work for org.jboss.jbossts:jbossjta:4.11.0.Final
+ *
+ * @author Emmanuel Bernard
+ */
+public class JBossTSStandaloneTransactionManagerLookup implements TransactionManagerLookup {
+
+	public TransactionManager getTransactionManager(Properties props) throws HibernateException {
+		try {
+			//Call jtaPropertyManager.getJTAEnvironmentBean().getTransactionManager();
+
+			//improper camel case name for the class
+			Class<?> propertyManager = Class.forName( "com.arjuna.ats.jta.common.jtaPropertyManager" );
+			final Method getJTAEnvironmentBean = propertyManager.getMethod( "getJTAEnvironmentBean" );
+			//static method
+			final Object jtaEnvironmentBean = getJTAEnvironmentBean.invoke( null );
+			final Method getTransactionManager = jtaEnvironmentBean.getClass().getMethod( "getTransactionManager" );
+			return ( TransactionManager ) getTransactionManager.invoke( jtaEnvironmentBean );
+		}
+		catch ( Exception e ) {
+			throw new HibernateException( "Could not obtain JBoss Transactions transaction manager instance", e );
+		}
+	}
+
+	public String getUserTransactionName() {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	public Object getTransactionIdentifier(Transaction transaction) {
+		return transaction;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/documentation/manual/src/main/docbook/en-US/content/configuration.xml b/documentation/manual/src/main/docbook/en-US/content/configuration.xml
index eda7933ce2..d35ad2cf88 100644
--- a/documentation/manual/src/main/docbook/en-US/content/configuration.xml
+++ b/documentation/manual/src/main/docbook/en-US/content/configuration.xml
@@ -1570,6 +1570,13 @@ hibernate.dialect = org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQLDialect</programlisting>
 
               <entry align="center">Borland ES</entry>
             </row>
+
+            <row>
+              <entry><literal>org.hibernate.transaction.JBossTSStandaloneTransactionManagerLookup</literal></entry>
+
+              <entry align="center">JBoss TS used standalone (ie. outside JBoss AS and a JNDI environment generally).
+              Known to work for <literal>org.jboss.jbossts:jbossjta:4.11.0.Final</literal></entry>
+            </row>
           </tbody>
         </tgroup>
       </table>