diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/collection/internal/StandardSortedMapSemantics.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/collection/internal/StandardSortedMapSemantics.java
index 3664d7afb4..88eedc63c4 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/collection/internal/StandardSortedMapSemantics.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/collection/internal/StandardSortedMapSemantics.java
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ public class StandardSortedMapSemantics<K,V> extends AbstractMapSemantics<Sorted
 			Object key,
 			CollectionPersister collectionDescriptor,
 			SharedSessionContractImplementor session) {
-		return new PersistentSortedMap<>( session );
+		final PersistentSortedMap<K,V> result = new PersistentSortedMap<>( session );
+		result.setComparator( (Comparator<K>) collectionDescriptor.getSortingComparator() );
+		return result;
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/collection/internal/StandardSortedSetSemantics.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/collection/internal/StandardSortedSetSemantics.java
index 4d4be32b19..86c98e7e9a 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/collection/internal/StandardSortedSetSemantics.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/collection/internal/StandardSortedSetSemantics.java
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ public class StandardSortedSetSemantics<E> extends AbstractSetSemantics<SortedSe
 			Object key,
 			CollectionPersister collectionDescriptor,
 			SharedSessionContractImplementor session) {
-		return new PersistentSortedSet<>( session );
+		final PersistentSortedSet<E> result = new PersistentSortedSet<>( session );
+		result.setComparator( (Comparator<E>) collectionDescriptor.getSortingComparator() );
+		return result;
 	}
 
 	@Override