diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/property/BasicPropertyAccessor.java b/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/property/BasicPropertyAccessor.java
index 17be25bbcc..abf641c685 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/property/BasicPropertyAccessor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/property/BasicPropertyAccessor.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class BasicPropertyAccessor implements PropertyAccessor {
 		public void set(Object target, Object value, SessionFactoryImplementor factory) 
 		throws HibernateException {
 			try {
-				method.invoke( target, new Object[] { value } );
+				method.invoke( target, value );
 			}
 			catch (NullPointerException npe) {
 				if ( value==null && method.getParameterTypes()[0].isPrimitive() ) {
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public class BasicPropertyAccessor implements PropertyAccessor {
 		 */
 		public Object get(Object target) throws HibernateException {
 			try {
-				return method.invoke(target, null);
+				return method.invoke( target, (Object[]) null );
 			}
 			catch (InvocationTargetException ite) {
 				throw new PropertyAccessException(
@@ -299,15 +299,15 @@ public class BasicPropertyAccessor implements PropertyAccessor {
 
 		Method[] methods = theClass.getDeclaredMethods();
 		Method potentialSetter = null;
-		for (int i=0; i<methods.length; i++) {
-			String methodName = methods[i].getName();
+		for ( Method method : methods ) {
+			final String methodName = method.getName();
 
-			if ( methods[i].getParameterTypes().length==1 && methodName.startsWith("set") ) {
-				String testStdMethod = Introspector.decapitalize( methodName.substring(3) );
-				String testOldMethod = methodName.substring(3);
-				if ( testStdMethod.equals(propertyName) || testOldMethod.equals(propertyName) ) {
-					potentialSetter = methods[i];
-					if ( returnType==null || methods[i].getParameterTypes()[0].equals(returnType) ) {
+			if ( method.getParameterTypes().length == 1 && methodName.startsWith( "set" ) ) {
+				String testStdMethod = Introspector.decapitalize( methodName.substring( 3 ) );
+				String testOldMethod = methodName.substring( 3 );
+				if ( testStdMethod.equals( propertyName ) || testOldMethod.equals( propertyName ) ) {
+					potentialSetter = method;
+					if ( returnType == null || method.getParameterTypes()[0].equals( returnType ) ) {
 						return potentialSetter;
 					}
 				}
@@ -316,13 +316,11 @@ public class BasicPropertyAccessor implements PropertyAccessor {
 		return potentialSetter;
 	}
 
-	public Getter getGetter(Class theClass, String propertyName) 
-	throws PropertyNotFoundException {
+	public Getter getGetter(Class theClass, String propertyName) throws PropertyNotFoundException {
 		return createGetter(theClass, propertyName);
 	}
 	
-	public static Getter createGetter(Class theClass, String propertyName) 
-	throws PropertyNotFoundException {
+	public static Getter createGetter(Class theClass, String propertyName) throws PropertyNotFoundException {
 		BasicGetter result = getGetterOrNull(theClass, propertyName);
 		if (result==null) {
 			throw new PropertyNotFoundException( 
@@ -333,17 +331,19 @@ public class BasicPropertyAccessor implements PropertyAccessor {
 			);
 		}
 		return result;
-
 	}
 
 	private static BasicGetter getGetterOrNull(Class theClass, String propertyName) {
-
-		if (theClass==Object.class || theClass==null) return null;
+		if (theClass==Object.class || theClass==null) {
+			return null;
+		}
 
 		Method method = getterMethod(theClass, propertyName);
 
 		if (method!=null) {
-			if ( !ReflectHelper.isPublic(theClass, method) ) method.setAccessible(true);
+			if ( !ReflectHelper.isPublic(theClass, method) ) {
+				method.setAccessible(true);
+			}
 			return new BasicGetter(theClass, method, propertyName);
 		}
 		else {
@@ -359,33 +359,38 @@ public class BasicPropertyAccessor implements PropertyAccessor {
 	}
 
 	private static Method getterMethod(Class theClass, String propertyName) {
-
 		Method[] methods = theClass.getDeclaredMethods();
-		for (int i=0; i<methods.length; i++) {
-			// only carry on if the method has no parameters
-			if ( methods[i].getParameterTypes().length == 0 ) {
-				String methodName = methods[i].getName();
+		for ( Method method : methods ) {
+			// if the method has parameters, skip it
+			if ( method.getParameterTypes().length != 0 ) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			// if the method is a "bridge", skip it
+			if ( method.isBridge() ) {
+				continue;
+			}
 
-				// try "get"
-				if ( methodName.startsWith("get") ) {
-					String testStdMethod = Introspector.decapitalize( methodName.substring(3) );
-					String testOldMethod = methodName.substring(3);
-					if ( testStdMethod.equals(propertyName) || testOldMethod.equals(propertyName) ) {
-						return methods[i];
-					}
+			final String methodName = method.getName();
 
+			// try "get"
+			if ( methodName.startsWith( "get" ) ) {
+				String testStdMethod = Introspector.decapitalize( methodName.substring( 3 ) );
+				String testOldMethod = methodName.substring( 3 );
+				if ( testStdMethod.equals( propertyName ) || testOldMethod.equals( propertyName ) ) {
+					return method;
 				}
+			}
 
-				// if not "get", then try "is"
-				if ( methodName.startsWith("is") ) {
-					String testStdMethod = Introspector.decapitalize( methodName.substring(2) );
-					String testOldMethod = methodName.substring(2);
-					if ( testStdMethod.equals(propertyName) || testOldMethod.equals(propertyName) ) {
-						return methods[i];
-					}
+			// if not "get", then try "is"
+			if ( methodName.startsWith( "is" ) ) {
+				String testStdMethod = Introspector.decapitalize( methodName.substring( 2 ) );
+				String testOldMethod = methodName.substring( 2 );
+				if ( testStdMethod.equals( propertyName ) || testOldMethod.equals( propertyName ) ) {
+					return method;
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
 		return null;
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/property/BasicPropertyAccessorTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/property/BasicPropertyAccessorTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..289e93650b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/property/BasicPropertyAccessorTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ * 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.property;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+/**
+ * TODO : javadoc
+ *
+ * @author Steve Ebersole
+ */
+public class BasicPropertyAccessorTest extends TestCase {
+	public static abstract class Super {
+		public abstract Object getIt();
+		public abstract void setIt(Object it);
+	}
+
+	public static class Duper extends Super {
+		private String it;
+
+		public Duper(String it) {
+			this.it = it;
+		}
+
+		public String getIt() {
+			return it;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void setIt(Object it) {
+			this.it = ( it == null || String.class.isInstance( it ) )
+					? (String) it
+					: it.toString();
+		}
+	}
+
+	public static class Duper2 extends Super {
+		private String it;
+
+		public Duper2(String it) {
+			this.it = it;
+		}
+
+		public String getIt() {
+			return it;
+		}
+
+		public void setIt(String it) {
+			this.it = it;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void setIt(Object it) {
+			if ( it == null || String.class.isInstance( it ) ) {
+				setIt( (String) it );
+			}
+			else {
+				setIt( it.toString() );
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	public void testBridgeMethodDisregarded() {
+		BasicPropertyAccessor accessor = new BasicPropertyAccessor();
+
+		{
+			BasicPropertyAccessor.BasicGetter getter = (BasicPropertyAccessor.BasicGetter) accessor.getGetter( Duper.class, "it" );
+			assertEquals( String.class, getter.getReturnType() );
+
+			BasicPropertyAccessor.BasicSetter setter = (BasicPropertyAccessor.BasicSetter) accessor.getSetter( Duper.class, "it" );
+			assertEquals( Object.class, setter.getMethod().getParameterTypes()[0] );
+		}
+
+		{
+			BasicPropertyAccessor.BasicGetter getter = (BasicPropertyAccessor.BasicGetter) accessor.getGetter( Duper2.class, "it" );
+			assertEquals( String.class, getter.getReturnType() );
+
+			BasicPropertyAccessor.BasicSetter setter = (BasicPropertyAccessor.BasicSetter) accessor.getSetter( Duper2.class, "it" );
+			assertEquals( String.class, setter.getMethod().getParameterTypes()[0] );
+		}
+	}
+}