diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/A.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/A.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2940f6bc98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/A.java
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.test.annotations.cascade.circle.identity;
+
+/**
+ * No Documentation
+ */
+@javax.persistence.Entity
+public class A extends AbstractEntity {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 864804063L;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.OneToMany(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , mappedBy = "a")
+    private java.util.Set<B> bCollection = new java.util.HashSet<B>();
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.ManyToMany(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , mappedBy = "aCollection")
+    private java.util.Set<D> dCollection = new java.util.HashSet<D>();
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.OneToMany(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , mappedBy = "a")
+    private java.util.Set<C> cCollection = new java.util.HashSet<C>();
+
+    public java.util.Set<B> getBCollection() {
+        return bCollection;
+    }
+
+    public void setBCollection(
+        java.util.Set<B> parameter) {
+        this.bCollection = parameter;
+    }
+
+    public java.util.Set<D> getDCollection() {
+        return dCollection;
+    }
+
+    public void setDCollection(
+        java.util.Set<D> parameter) {
+        this.dCollection = parameter;
+    }
+
+    public java.util.Set<C> getCCollection() {
+        return cCollection;
+    }
+
+    public void setCCollection(
+        java.util.Set<C> parameter) {
+        this.cCollection = parameter;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/AbstractEntity.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/AbstractEntity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8309197fc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/AbstractEntity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.test.annotations.cascade.circle.identity;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import javax.persistence.Basic;
+import javax.persistence.Column;
+import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.MappedSuperclass;
+import javax.persistence.SequenceGenerator;
+
+@MappedSuperclass
+public abstract class AbstractEntity implements Serializable {
+
+	@Id
+	@SequenceGenerator(name = "TIGER_GEN", sequenceName = "TIGER_SEQ")
+	@GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY, generator = "TIGER_GEN")
+	private Long id;
+	@Basic
+	@Column(unique = true, updatable = false, length = 36, columnDefinition = "char(36)")
+	private String uuid;
+	@Column(updatable = false)
+	private Date created;
+
+	public AbstractEntity() {
+		super();
+		uuid = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+		created = new Date();
+	}
+
+	public Long getId() {
+		return id;
+	}
+
+	public String getUuid() {
+		return uuid;
+	}
+
+	public Date getCreated() {
+		return created;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return uuid == null ? 0 : uuid.hashCode();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		if (this == obj)
+			return true;
+		if (obj == null)
+			return false;
+		if (!(obj instanceof AbstractEntity ))
+			return false;
+		final AbstractEntity other = (AbstractEntity) obj;
+		if (uuid == null) {
+			if (other.uuid != null)
+				return false;
+		} else if (!uuid.equals(other.uuid))
+			return false;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	public String toString() {
+		if (id != null) {
+			return "id: '" + id + "' uuid: '" + uuid + "'";
+		} else {
+			return "id: 'transient entity' " + " uuid: '" + uuid + "'";
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/B.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/B.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef4f397bea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/B.java
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.test.annotations.cascade.circle.identity;
+
+/**
+ * No Documentation
+ */
+@javax.persistence.Entity
+public class B extends AbstractEntity {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 325417243L;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.OneToMany(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , mappedBy = "b")
+    private java.util.Set<C> cCollection = new java.util.HashSet<C>();
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.ManyToOne(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , optional = false)
+    private A a;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.ManyToOne(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , optional = false)
+    private F f;
+
+    public java.util.Set<C> getCCollection() {
+        return cCollection;
+    }
+
+    public void setCCollection(
+        java.util.Set<C> parameter) {
+        this.cCollection = parameter;
+    }
+
+    public A getA() {
+        return a;
+    }
+
+    public void setA(A parameter) {
+        this.a = parameter;
+    }
+
+    public F getF() {
+        return f;
+    }
+
+    public void setF(F parameter) {
+        this.f = parameter;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/C.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/C.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80022e588c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/C.java
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.test.annotations.cascade.circle.identity;
+
+/**
+ * No Documentation
+ */
+@javax.persistence.Entity
+public class C extends AbstractEntity {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1226955752L;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.ManyToOne(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , optional = false)
+    private A a;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.ManyToOne(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    )
+    private G g;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.ManyToOne(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , optional = false)
+    private B b;
+
+    public A getA() {
+        return a;
+    }
+
+    public void setA(A parameter) {
+        this.a = parameter;
+    }
+
+    public G getG() {
+        return g;
+    }
+
+    public void setG(G parameter) {
+        this.g = parameter;
+    }
+
+    public B getB() {
+        return b;
+    }
+
+    public void setB(B parameter) {
+        this.b = parameter;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/CascadeCircleIdentityIdTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/CascadeCircleIdentityIdTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70297c037b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/CascadeCircleIdentityIdTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.test.annotations.cascade.circle.identity;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import org.hibernate.Session;
+import org.hibernate.testing.DialectCheck;
+import org.hibernate.testing.DialectChecks;
+import org.hibernate.testing.FailureExpected;
+import org.hibernate.testing.RequiresDialectFeature;
+import org.hibernate.testing.junit4.BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase;
+
+@RequiresDialectFeature(DialectChecks.SupportsIdentityColumns.class)
+public class CascadeCircleIdentityIdTest extends BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase {
+	@Test
+	@FailureExpected( jiraKey = "HHH-5472" )
+	public void testCascade() {
+		A a = new A();
+		B b = new B();
+		C c = new C();
+		D d = new D();
+		E e = new E();
+		F f = new F();
+		G g = new G();
+		H h = new H();
+
+		a.getBCollection().add(b);
+		b.setA(a);
+		
+		a.getCCollection().add(c);
+		c.setA(a);
+		
+		b.getCCollection().add(c);
+		c.setB(b);
+		
+		a.getDCollection().add(d);
+		d.getACollection().add(a);
+		
+		d.getECollection().add(e);
+		e.setF(f);
+		
+		f.getBCollection().add(b);
+		b.setF(f);
+		
+		c.setG(g);
+		g.getCCollection().add(c);
+		
+		f.setH(h);
+		h.setG(g);
+		
+		Session s;
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		try {
+			// Fails: says that C.b is null (even though it isn't). Doesn't fail if you persist c, g or h instead of a
+			s.persist(a);
+			s.flush();
+		} finally {
+			s.getTransaction().rollback();
+			s.close();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected Class[] getAnnotatedClasses() {
+		return new Class[]{
+				A.class,
+				B.class,
+				C.class,
+				D.class,
+				E.class,
+				F.class,
+				G.class,
+				H.class
+		};
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/D.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/D.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f842195a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/D.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.test.annotations.cascade.circle.identity;
+
+/**
+ * No Documentation
+ */
+@javax.persistence.Entity
+public class D extends AbstractEntity {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 2417176961L;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.ManyToMany(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    )
+    private java.util.Set<A> aCollection = new java.util.HashSet<A>();
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.OneToMany(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    )
+    private java.util.Set<E> eCollection = new java.util.HashSet<E>();
+
+    public java.util.Set<A> getACollection() {
+        return aCollection;
+    }
+
+    public void setACollection(
+        java.util.Set<A> parameter) {
+        this.aCollection = parameter;
+    }
+
+    public java.util.Set<E> getECollection() {
+        return eCollection;
+    }
+
+    public void setECollection(
+        java.util.Set<E> parameter) {
+        this.eCollection = parameter;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/E.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/E.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a14eda44f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/E.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.test.annotations.cascade.circle.identity;
+
+/**
+ * No Documentation
+ */
+@javax.persistence.Entity
+public class E extends AbstractEntity {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1226955558L;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.ManyToOne(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , optional = false)
+    private F f;
+
+    public F getF() {
+        return f;
+    }
+
+    public void setF(F parameter) {
+        this.f = parameter;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/F.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/F.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e8f20d96ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/F.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.test.annotations.cascade.circle.identity;
+
+/**
+ * No Documentation
+ */
+@javax.persistence.Entity
+public class F extends AbstractEntity {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1471534025L;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.OneToMany(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , mappedBy = "f")
+    private java.util.Set<B> bCollection = new java.util.HashSet<B>();
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.OneToOne(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    )
+    private H h;
+
+    public java.util.Set<B> getBCollection() {
+        return bCollection;
+    }
+
+    public void setBCollection(
+        java.util.Set<B> parameter) {
+        this.bCollection = parameter;
+    }
+
+    public H getH() {
+        return h;
+    }
+
+    public void setH(H parameter) {
+        this.h = parameter;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/G.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/G.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6edae338dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/G.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.test.annotations.cascade.circle.identity;
+
+/**
+ * No Documentation
+ */
+@javax.persistence.Entity
+public class G extends AbstractEntity {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 325417437L;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.OneToMany(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , mappedBy = "g")
+    private java.util.Set<C> cCollection = new java.util.HashSet<C>();
+
+    public java.util.Set<C> getCCollection() {
+        return cCollection;
+    }
+
+    public void setCCollection(
+        java.util.Set<C> parameter) {
+        this.cCollection = parameter;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/H.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/H.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..978fb6d01c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/identity/H.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.test.annotations.cascade.circle.identity;
+
+/**
+ * No Documentation
+ */
+@javax.persistence.Entity
+public class H extends AbstractEntity {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1226955562L;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.OneToOne(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    )
+    private G g;
+
+    public G getG() {
+        return g;
+    }
+
+    public void setG(G parameter) {
+        this.g = parameter;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/A.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/A.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f3f592c00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/A.java
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence;
+
+/**
+ * No Documentation
+ */
+@javax.persistence.Entity
+public class A extends AbstractEntity {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 864804063L;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.OneToMany(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , mappedBy = "a")
+    private java.util.Set<B> bCollection = new java.util.HashSet<B>();
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.ManyToMany(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , mappedBy = "aCollection")
+    private java.util.Set<D> dCollection = new java.util.HashSet<D>();
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.OneToMany(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , mappedBy = "a")
+    private java.util.Set<C> cCollection = new java.util.HashSet<C>();
+
+    public java.util.Set<B> getBCollection() {
+        return bCollection;
+    }
+
+    public void setBCollection(
+        java.util.Set<B> parameter) {
+        this.bCollection = parameter;
+    }
+
+    public java.util.Set<D> getDCollection() {
+        return dCollection;
+    }
+
+    public void setDCollection(
+        java.util.Set<D> parameter) {
+        this.dCollection = parameter;
+    }
+
+    public java.util.Set<C> getCCollection() {
+        return cCollection;
+    }
+
+    public void setCCollection(
+        java.util.Set<C> parameter) {
+        this.cCollection = parameter;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/AbstractEntity.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/AbstractEntity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b547078049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/AbstractEntity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import javax.persistence.Basic;
+import javax.persistence.Column;
+import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.MappedSuperclass;
+import javax.persistence.SequenceGenerator;
+
+@MappedSuperclass
+public abstract class AbstractEntity implements Serializable {
+
+	@Id
+	@SequenceGenerator(name = "TIGER_GEN", sequenceName = "TIGER_SEQ")
+	@GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.SEQUENCE, generator = "TIGER_GEN")
+	private Long id;
+	@Basic
+	@Column(unique = true, updatable = false, length = 36, columnDefinition = "char(36)")
+	private String uuid;
+	@Column(updatable = false)
+	private Date created;
+
+	public AbstractEntity() {
+		super();
+		uuid = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+		created = new Date();
+	}
+
+	public Long getId() {
+		return id;
+	}
+
+	public String getUuid() {
+		return uuid;
+	}
+
+	public Date getCreated() {
+		return created;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return uuid == null ? 0 : uuid.hashCode();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		if (this == obj)
+			return true;
+		if (obj == null)
+			return false;
+		if (!(obj instanceof AbstractEntity))
+			return false;
+		final AbstractEntity other = (AbstractEntity) obj;
+		if (uuid == null) {
+			if (other.uuid != null)
+				return false;
+		} else if (!uuid.equals(other.uuid))
+			return false;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	public String toString() {
+		if (id != null) {
+			return "id: '" + id + "' uuid: '" + uuid + "'";
+		} else {
+			return "id: 'transient entity' " + " uuid: '" + uuid + "'";
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/B.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/B.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56e8e325a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/B.java
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence;
+
+/**
+ * No Documentation
+ */
+@javax.persistence.Entity
+public class B extends AbstractEntity {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 325417243L;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.OneToMany(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , mappedBy = "b")
+    private java.util.Set<C> cCollection = new java.util.HashSet<C>();
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.ManyToOne(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , optional = false)
+    private org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.A a;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.ManyToOne(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , optional = false)
+    private F f;
+
+    public java.util.Set<C> getCCollection() {
+        return cCollection;
+    }
+
+    public void setCCollection(
+        java.util.Set<C> parameter) {
+        this.cCollection = parameter;
+    }
+
+    public org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.A getA() {
+        return a;
+    }
+
+    public void setA(org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.A parameter) {
+        this.a = parameter;
+    }
+
+    public F getF() {
+        return f;
+    }
+
+    public void setF(F parameter) {
+        this.f = parameter;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/C.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/C.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17e84f45ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/C.java
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence;
+
+/**
+ * No Documentation
+ */
+@javax.persistence.Entity
+public class C extends AbstractEntity {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1226955752L;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.ManyToOne(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , optional = false)
+    private org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.A a;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.ManyToOne(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    )
+    private G g;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.ManyToOne(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , optional = false)
+    private org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.B b;
+
+    public org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.A getA() {
+        return a;
+    }
+
+    public void setA(org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.A parameter) {
+        this.a = parameter;
+    }
+
+    public G getG() {
+        return g;
+    }
+
+    public void setG(G parameter) {
+        this.g = parameter;
+    }
+
+    public org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.B getB() {
+        return b;
+    }
+
+    public void setB(org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.B parameter) {
+        this.b = parameter;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/CascadeCircleSequenceIdTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/CascadeCircleSequenceIdTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42968c3eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/CascadeCircleSequenceIdTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence;
+
+import org.hibernate.Session;
+import org.hibernate.testing.DialectChecks;
+import org.hibernate.testing.FailureExpected;
+import org.hibernate.testing.RequiresDialectFeature;
+import org.hibernate.testing.junit4.BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+@RequiresDialectFeature(DialectChecks.SupportsSequences.class)
+public class CascadeCircleSequenceIdTest extends BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase {
+	@Test
+	@FailureExpected( jiraKey = "HHH-5472" )
+	public void testCascade() {
+		A a = new A();
+		org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.B b = new org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.B();
+		org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.C c = new org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.C();
+		D d = new D();
+		E e = new E();
+		F f = new F();
+		G g = new G();
+		H h = new H();
+
+		a.getBCollection().add(b);
+		b.setA(a);
+		
+		a.getCCollection().add(c);
+		c.setA(a);
+		
+		b.getCCollection().add(c);
+		c.setB(b);
+		
+		a.getDCollection().add(d);
+		d.getACollection().add(a);
+		
+		d.getECollection().add(e);
+		e.setF(f);
+		
+		f.getBCollection().add(b);
+		b.setF(f);
+		
+		c.setG(g);
+		g.getCCollection().add(c);
+		
+		f.setH(h);
+		h.setG(g);
+		
+		Session s;
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		try {
+			// Fails: says that C.b is null (even though it isn't). Doesn't fail if you persist c, g or h instead of a
+			s.persist(a);
+			s.flush();
+		} finally {
+			s.getTransaction().rollback();
+			s.close();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected Class[] getAnnotatedClasses() {
+		return new Class[]{
+				A.class,
+				org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.B.class,
+				org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.C.class,
+				D.class,
+				E.class,
+				F.class,
+				G.class,
+				H.class
+		};
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/D.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/D.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a9616fc11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/D.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence;
+
+/**
+ * No Documentation
+ */
+@javax.persistence.Entity
+public class D extends AbstractEntity {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 2417176961L;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.ManyToMany(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    )
+    private java.util.Set<org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.A> aCollection = new java.util.HashSet<org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.A>();
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.OneToMany(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    )
+    private java.util.Set<E> eCollection = new java.util.HashSet<E>();
+
+    public java.util.Set<org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.A> getACollection() {
+        return aCollection;
+    }
+
+    public void setACollection(
+        java.util.Set<org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.A> parameter) {
+        this.aCollection = parameter;
+    }
+
+    public java.util.Set<E> getECollection() {
+        return eCollection;
+    }
+
+    public void setECollection(
+        java.util.Set<E> parameter) {
+        this.eCollection = parameter;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/E.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/E.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f7d91a6ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/E.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence;
+
+/**
+ * No Documentation
+ */
+@javax.persistence.Entity
+public class E extends AbstractEntity {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1226955558L;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.ManyToOne(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , optional = false)
+    private F f;
+
+    public F getF() {
+        return f;
+    }
+
+    public void setF(F parameter) {
+        this.f = parameter;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/F.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/F.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4859c4b43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/F.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence;
+
+/**
+ * No Documentation
+ */
+@javax.persistence.Entity
+public class F extends AbstractEntity {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1471534025L;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.OneToMany(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , mappedBy = "f")
+    private java.util.Set<org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.B> bCollection = new java.util.HashSet<org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.B>();
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.OneToOne(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    )
+    private H h;
+
+    public java.util.Set<org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.B> getBCollection() {
+        return bCollection;
+    }
+
+    public void setBCollection(
+        java.util.Set<org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.B> parameter) {
+        this.bCollection = parameter;
+    }
+
+    public H getH() {
+        return h;
+    }
+
+    public void setH(H parameter) {
+        this.h = parameter;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/G.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/G.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8898935a52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/G.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence;
+
+/**
+ * No Documentation
+ */
+@javax.persistence.Entity
+public class G extends AbstractEntity {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 325417437L;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.OneToMany(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    , mappedBy = "g")
+    private java.util.Set<org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.C> cCollection = new java.util.HashSet<org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.C>();
+
+    public java.util.Set<org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.C> getCCollection() {
+        return cCollection;
+    }
+
+    public void setCCollection(
+        java.util.Set<org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.C> parameter) {
+        this.cCollection = parameter;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/H.java b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/H.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35fa0d0fd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/matrix/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/cascade/circle/sequence/H.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence;
+
+/**
+ * No Documentation
+ */
+@javax.persistence.Entity
+public class H extends AbstractEntity {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1226955562L;
+
+    /**
+     * No documentation
+     */
+    @javax.persistence.OneToOne(cascade =  {
+        javax.persistence.CascadeType.MERGE, javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST, javax.persistence.CascadeType.REFRESH}
+    )
+    private org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.G g;
+
+    public org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.G getG() {
+        return g;
+    }
+
+    public void setG(org.hibernate.test.annotations.cascade.circle.sequence.G parameter) {
+        this.g = parameter;
+    }
+}