diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/sql/ast/spi/StandardSqlAstDeleteTranslator.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/sql/ast/spi/StandardSqlAstDeleteTranslator.java
index df3b0da243..2f5fcf03f0 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/sql/ast/spi/StandardSqlAstDeleteTranslator.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/sql/ast/spi/StandardSqlAstDeleteTranslator.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public class StandardSqlAstDeleteTranslator
 		appendSql( sqlAst.getTargetTable().getTableExpression() );
 
 		if ( sqlAst.getRestriction() != null ) {
+			appendSql( " where " );
 			sqlAst.getRestriction().accept( this );
 		}
 
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/sql/exec/HqlDeleteExecutionTests.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/sql/exec/HqlDeleteExecutionTests.java
index f8bc22fa70..4408b31294 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/sql/exec/HqlDeleteExecutionTests.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/sql/exec/HqlDeleteExecutionTests.java
@@ -29,4 +29,13 @@ public class HqlDeleteExecutionTests {
 				session -> session.createQuery( "delete BasicEntity" ).executeUpdate()
 		);
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testSimpleRestrictedDelete(SessionFactoryScope scope) {
+		scope.inTransaction(
+				session -> session.createQuery( "delete BasicEntity where data = :filter" )
+						.setParameter( "filter", "abc" )
+						.executeUpdate()
+		);
+	}
 }