diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionBuilder.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionBuilder.java
index d1dd117aaa..18bc7cc6b4 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionBuilder.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionBuilder.java
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ public interface SessionBuilder {
 	 * Define the tenant identifier to be associated with the opened session.
 	 *
 	 * @param tenantIdentifier The tenant identifier.
+	 *
+	 * @return {@code this}, for method chaining
 	 */
 	public SessionBuilder tenantIdentifier(String tenantIdentifier);
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionFactory.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionFactory.java
index 37324850b7..d95b41eaaa 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionFactory.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionFactory.java
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ public interface SessionFactory extends Referenceable, Serializable {
 	 */
 	public Session getCurrentSession() throws HibernateException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Obtain a {@link StatelessSession} builder.
+	 *
+	 * @return The stateless session builder
+	 */
+	public StatelessSessionBuilder withStatelessOptions();
+
 	/**
 	 * Open a new stateless session.
 	 *
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/StatelessSessionBuilder.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/StatelessSessionBuilder.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e735ef5b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/StatelessSessionBuilder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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;
+
+import java.sql.Connection;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a consolidation of all stateless session creation options into a builder style delegate.
+ *
+ * @author Steve Ebersole
+ */
+public interface StatelessSessionBuilder {
+	/**
+	 * Opens a session with the specified options.
+	 *
+	 * @return The session
+	 */
+	public StatelessSession openStatelessSession();
+
+	/**
+	 * Adds a specific connection to the session options
+	 *
+	 * @param connection The connection to use.
+	 *
+	 * @return {@code this}, for method chaining
+	 */
+	public StatelessSessionBuilder connection(Connection connection);
+
+	/**
+	 * Define the tenant identifier to be associated with the opened session.
+	 *
+	 * @param tenantIdentifier The tenant identifier.
+	 *
+	 * @return {@code this}, for method chaining
+	 */
+	public StatelessSessionBuilder tenantIdentifier(String tenantIdentifier);
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionFactoryImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionFactoryImpl.java
index 157221e782..fbde496e03 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionFactoryImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionFactoryImpl.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import org.hibernate.SessionBuilder;
 import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
 import org.hibernate.SessionFactoryObserver;
 import org.hibernate.StatelessSession;
+import org.hibernate.StatelessSessionBuilder;
 import org.hibernate.TypeHelper;
 import org.hibernate.cache.CacheKey;
 import org.hibernate.cache.CollectionRegion;
@@ -524,12 +525,17 @@ public final class SessionFactoryImpl
 		return new SessionBuilderImpl( this );
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public StatelessSessionBuilder withStatelessOptions() {
+		return new StatelessSessionBuilderImpl( this );
+	}
+
 	public StatelessSession openStatelessSession() {
-		return new StatelessSessionImpl( null, null, this );
+		return withStatelessOptions().openStatelessSession();
 	}
 
 	public StatelessSession openStatelessSession(Connection connection) {
-		return new StatelessSessionImpl( connection, null, this );
+		return withStatelessOptions().connection( connection ).openStatelessSession();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -1387,4 +1393,31 @@ public final class SessionFactoryImpl
 			return this;
 		}
 	}
+
+	public static class StatelessSessionBuilderImpl implements StatelessSessionBuilder {
+		private final SessionFactoryImpl sessionFactory;
+		private Connection connection;
+		private String tenantIdentifier;
+
+		public StatelessSessionBuilderImpl(SessionFactoryImpl sessionFactory) {
+			this.sessionFactory = sessionFactory;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public StatelessSession openStatelessSession() {
+			return new StatelessSessionImpl( connection, tenantIdentifier, sessionFactory );
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public StatelessSessionBuilder connection(Connection connection) {
+			this.connection = connection;
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public StatelessSessionBuilder tenantIdentifier(String tenantIdentifier) {
+			this.tenantIdentifier = tenantIdentifier;
+			return this;
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jmx/SessionFactoryStub.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jmx/SessionFactoryStub.java
index e5b701c6eb..aef87b6c0f 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jmx/SessionFactoryStub.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jmx/SessionFactoryStub.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
 import org.hibernate.AssertionFailure;
 import org.hibernate.Cache;
 import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
+import org.hibernate.StatelessSessionBuilder;
 import org.hibernate.internal.CoreMessageLogger;
 import org.hibernate.Session;
 import org.hibernate.SessionBuilder;
@@ -204,6 +205,11 @@ public class SessionFactoryStub implements SessionFactory {
 		return getImpl().getStatistics();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public StatelessSessionBuilder withStatelessOptions() {
+		return getImpl().withStatelessOptions();
+	}
+
 	public StatelessSession openStatelessSession() {
 		return getImpl().openStatelessSession();
 	}