diff --git a/hibernate-osgi/src/main/java/org/hibernate/osgi/OsgiSessionFactoryService.java b/hibernate-osgi/src/main/java/org/hibernate/osgi/OsgiSessionFactoryService.java
index 0dfeceb771..cba56af3ef 100644
--- a/hibernate-osgi/src/main/java/org/hibernate/osgi/OsgiSessionFactoryService.java
+++ b/hibernate-osgi/src/main/java/org/hibernate/osgi/OsgiSessionFactoryService.java
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
  */
 package org.hibernate.osgi;
 
-import java.util.Collection;
-
 import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
 import org.hibernate.boot.MetadataBuilder;
 import org.hibernate.boot.MetadataSources;
@@ -20,14 +18,15 @@ import org.hibernate.boot.registry.selector.StrategyRegistrationProvider;
 import org.hibernate.cfg.AvailableSettings;
 import org.hibernate.integrator.spi.Integrator;
 import org.hibernate.internal.CoreMessageLogger;
-
 import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
-
 import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
+import org.osgi.framework.FrameworkUtil;
 import org.osgi.framework.ServiceFactory;
 import org.osgi.framework.ServiceRegistration;
 import org.osgi.framework.wiring.BundleWiring;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
+
 /**
  * Hibernate 4.2 and 4.3 still heavily rely on TCCL for ClassLoading.  Although
  * our ClassLoaderService removed some of the reliance, access to the proper ClassLoader
@@ -67,8 +66,14 @@ public class OsgiSessionFactoryService implements ServiceFactory {
 	@Override
 	public Object getService(Bundle requestingBundle, ServiceRegistration registration) {
 		final OsgiClassLoader osgiClassLoader = new OsgiClassLoader();
+
+		// First, add the client bundle that's requesting the OSGi services.
 		osgiClassLoader.addBundle( requestingBundle );
 
+		// Then, automatically add hibernate-core.  These are needed to load resources
+		// contained in the core jar.
+		osgiClassLoader.addBundle( FrameworkUtil.getBundle(SessionFactory.class) );
+
 		// Some "boot time" code does still rely on TCCL.  "run time" code should all be using
 		// ClassLoaderService now.