diff --git a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/criteria/path/PluralAttributePath.java b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/criteria/path/PluralAttributePath.java
index dedf9bca1c..8aba25c40b 100644
--- a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/criteria/path/PluralAttributePath.java
+++ b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/criteria/path/PluralAttributePath.java
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ public class PluralAttributePath<X> extends AbstractPathImpl<X> implements Seria
 		this.persister = resolvePersister( criteriaBuilder, attribute );
 	}
 
-	private static CollectionPersister resolvePersister(CriteriaBuilderImpl criteriaBuilder, PluralAttribute attribute) {
+	private CollectionPersister resolvePersister(CriteriaBuilderImpl criteriaBuilder, PluralAttribute attribute) {
 		SessionFactoryImplementor sfi = criteriaBuilder.getEntityManagerFactory().getSessionFactory();
 		return sfi.getCollectionPersister( resolveRole( attribute ) );
 	}
 
-	private static String resolveRole(PluralAttribute attribute) {
-		return attribute.getDeclaringType().getJavaType().getName() +
+	private String resolveRole(PluralAttribute attribute) {
+		return getPathSource().getJavaType().getName() +
 				'.' + attribute.getName();
 	}
 
diff --git a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/BaseEntityManagerFunctionalTestCase.java b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/BaseEntityManagerFunctionalTestCase.java
index 129422cb93..9e92432fde 100644
--- a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/BaseEntityManagerFunctionalTestCase.java
+++ b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/BaseEntityManagerFunctionalTestCase.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -315,6 +316,10 @@ public abstract class BaseEntityManagerFunctionalTestCase extends BaseUnitTestCa
 		return isolatedEm;
 	}
 
+	protected EntityManager createEntityManager() {
+		return createEntityManager( Collections.emptyMap() );
+	}
+
 	protected EntityManager createEntityManager(Map properties) {
 		// always reopen a new EM and close the existing one
 		if ( em != null && em.isOpen() ) {
diff --git a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/criteria/SuperclassCollectionTest.java b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/criteria/SuperclassCollectionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed90ed5349
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/criteria/SuperclassCollectionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later.
+ * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>.
+ */
+package org.hibernate.jpa.test.criteria;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import javax.persistence.CascadeType;
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
+import javax.persistence.EntityTransaction;
+import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.JoinTable;
+import javax.persistence.MappedSuperclass;
+import javax.persistence.OneToMany;
+import javax.persistence.TypedQuery;
+import javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder;
+import javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaQuery;
+import javax.persistence.criteria.Root;
+
+import org.hibernate.jpa.test.BaseEntityManagerFunctionalTestCase;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+/**
+ * @author Janario Oliveira
+ */
+public class SuperclassCollectionTest extends BaseEntityManagerFunctionalTestCase {
+	@Override
+	protected Class<?>[] getAnnotatedClasses() {
+		return new Class[] {
+				PersonBase.class, Person.class, Address.class,
+				OtherSubclass.class
+		};
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testPerson() {
+		String address = "super-address";
+		String localAddress = "local-address";
+
+		PersonBase person = createPerson( new Person(), address, localAddress );
+
+		assertAddress( person, address, localAddress );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testOtherSubclass() {
+		String address = "other-super-address";
+		String localAddress = "other-local-address";
+		PersonBase person = createPerson( new OtherSubclass(), address, localAddress );
+
+		assertAddress( person, address, localAddress );
+	}
+
+	private void assertAddress(PersonBase person, String address, String localAddress) {
+		List<Object> results = find( person.getClass(), person.id, "addresses" );
+		assertEquals( 1, results.size() );
+
+		assertEquals( person.addresses.get( 0 ).id, ( (Address) results.get( 0 ) ).id );
+		assertEquals( address, ( (Address) results.get( 0 ) ).name );
+
+
+		results = find( person.getClass(), person.id, "localAddresses" );
+		assertEquals( 1, results.size() );
+
+		assertEquals( person.getLocalAddresses().get( 0 ).id, ( (Address) results.get( 0 ) ).id );
+		assertEquals( localAddress, ( (Address) results.get( 0 ) ).name );
+
+		getOrCreateEntityManager().close();
+	}
+
+	private PersonBase createPerson(PersonBase person, String address, String localAddress) {
+		EntityManager em = createEntityManager();
+		EntityTransaction tx = em.getTransaction();
+		tx.begin();
+
+		person.addresses.add( new Address( address ) );
+		person.getLocalAddresses().add( new Address( localAddress ) );
+		person = em.merge( person );
+		tx.commit();
+		return person;
+	}
+
+	private List<Object> find(Class<?> clazz, int id, String path) {
+		EntityManager em = createEntityManager();
+		CriteriaBuilder cb = em.getCriteriaBuilder();
+		CriteriaQuery<Object> cq = cb.createQuery();
+		Root<?> root = cq.from( clazz );
+
+		cq.select( root.get( path ) )
+				.where( cb.equal( root.get( "id" ), id ) );
+
+		TypedQuery<Object> query = em.createQuery( cq );
+		return query.getResultList();
+	}
+
+	@Entity
+	public static class Address {
+		@Id
+		@GeneratedValue
+		private Integer id;
+		private String name;
+
+		protected Address() {
+		}
+
+		public Address(String name) {
+			this.name = name;
+		}
+	}
+
+	@MappedSuperclass
+	public abstract static class PersonBase {
+		@Id
+		@GeneratedValue
+		Integer id;
+		@OneToMany(cascade = CascadeType.ALL)
+		List<Address> addresses = new ArrayList<Address>();
+
+		protected abstract List<Address> getLocalAddresses();
+	}
+
+	@Entity
+	public static class Person extends PersonBase {
+		@OneToMany(cascade = CascadeType.ALL)
+		@JoinTable(name = "person_localaddress")
+		List<Address> localAddresses = new ArrayList<Address>();
+
+		@Override
+		public List<Address> getLocalAddresses() {
+			return localAddresses;
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Entity
+	public static class OtherSubclass extends PersonBase {
+		@OneToMany(cascade = CascadeType.ALL)
+		@JoinTable(name = "other_person_localaddress")
+		List<Address> localAddresses = new ArrayList<Address>();
+
+		@Override
+		public List<Address> getLocalAddresses() {
+			return localAddresses;
+		}
+	}
+}