diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/DialectOverride.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/DialectOverride.java
index 40fe9162ce..a3eda5277e 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/DialectOverride.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/DialectOverride.java
@@ -362,6 +362,30 @@ public interface DialectOverride {
 		FilterDefs[] value();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Specializes a {@link org.hibernate.annotations.SQLSelect}
+	 * in a certain dialect.
+	 */
+	@Target({METHOD, FIELD, TYPE})
+	@Retention(RUNTIME)
+	@Repeatable(SQLSelects.class)
+	@OverridesAnnotation(org.hibernate.annotations.SQLSelect.class)
+	@interface SQLSelect {
+		/**
+		 * The {@link Dialect} in which this override applies.
+		 */
+		Class<? extends Dialect> dialect();
+		Version before() default @Version(major = MAX_VALUE);
+		Version sameOrAfter() default @Version(major = MIN_VALUE);
+
+		org.hibernate.annotations.SQLSelect override();
+	}
+	@Target({METHOD, FIELD})
+	@Retention(RUNTIME)
+	@interface SQLSelects {
+		SQLSelect[] value();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Marks an annotation type as a dialect-specific override for
 	 * some other annotation type.
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/SQLSelect.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/SQLSelect.java
index 721519874b..a42956c32f 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/SQLSelect.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/SQLSelect.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
  * </ol>
  *
  * @see HQLSelect
+ * @see DialectOverride.SQLSelect
  *
  * @author Gavin King
  *
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/internal/EntityBinder.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/internal/EntityBinder.java
index c012c8acf0..11bb7209db 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/internal/EntityBinder.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/internal/EntityBinder.java
@@ -1251,8 +1251,9 @@ public class EntityBinder {
 	}
 
 	private void bindCustomSql() {
-		//SQL overriding
 		//TODO: tolerate non-empty table() member here if it explicitly names the main table
+		//TODO: would be nice to add these guys to @DialectOverride, but getOverridableAnnotation()
+		//      does not yet handle repeatable annotations
 
 		final SQLInsert sqlInsert = findMatchingSqlAnnotation( "", SQLInsert.class, SQLInserts.class );
 		if ( sqlInsert != null ) {
@@ -1288,7 +1289,7 @@ public class EntityBinder {
 					+ persistentClass.getEntityName());
 		}
 
-		final SQLSelect sqlSelect = annotatedClass.getAnnotation( SQLSelect.class );
+		final SQLSelect sqlSelect = getOverridableAnnotation( annotatedClass, SQLSelect.class, context );
 		if ( sqlSelect != null ) {
 			final String loaderName = persistentClass.getEntityName() + "$SQLSelect";
 			persistentClass.setLoaderName( loaderName );