diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cache/StandardQueryCache.java b/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cache/StandardQueryCache.java
index 85b211ca6e..85425211ac 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cache/StandardQueryCache.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cache/StandardQueryCache.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class StandardQueryCache implements QueryCache {
 			return false;
 		}
 		else {
-			Long ts = Long.valueOf( session.getTimestamp() );
+			Long ts = new Long( session.getFactory().getSettings().getRegionFactory().nextTimestamp());
 
 			if ( log.isDebugEnabled() ) {
 				log.debug( "caching query results in region: " + cacheRegion.getName() + "; timestamp=" + ts );
diff --git a/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/querycache/QueryCacheTest.java b/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/querycache/QueryCacheTest.java
index 124411d04b..83fe9cb47d 100755
--- a/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/querycache/QueryCacheTest.java
+++ b/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/querycache/QueryCacheTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //$Id: QueryCacheTest.java 10977 2006-12-12 23:28:04Z steve.ebersole@jboss.com $
 package org.hibernate.test.querycache;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -41,6 +42,48 @@ public class QueryCacheTest extends FunctionalTestCase {
 	public static Test suite() {
 		return new FunctionalTestClassTestSuite( QueryCacheTest.class );
 	}
+	//https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBPAPP-4224
+	public void testHitCacheInSameSession() {
+		getSessions().evictQueries();
+		getSessions().getStatistics().clear();
+		Session s = openSession();
+		List list = new ArrayList();
+		s.beginTransaction();
+		for ( int i = 0; i < 3; i++ ) {
+			Item a = new Item();
+			a.setName( "a" + i );
+			a.setDescription( "a" + i );
+			list.add( a );
+			s.persist( a );
+		}
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		
+//		s.close();
+//		s=openSession();
+		
+		s.beginTransaction();
+		String queryString = "from Item";
+		// this query will hit the database and create the cache
+		s.createQuery( queryString ).setCacheable( true ).list();
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		
+		s.beginTransaction();
+		//and this one SHOULD served by the cache
+		s.createQuery( queryString ).setCacheable( true ).list();
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		QueryStatistics qs = s.getSessionFactory().getStatistics().getQueryStatistics( queryString );
+		assertEquals( 1, qs.getCacheHitCount() );
+		assertEquals( 1, qs.getCachePutCount() );
+		s.close();
+		s = openSession();
+		s.beginTransaction();
+		for(Object obj:list){
+			s.delete( obj );
+		}
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+		
+	}
 	
 	public void testQueryCacheInvalidation() throws Exception {