diff --git a/annotations/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/backquotes/BackquoteTest.java b/annotations/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/backquotes/BackquoteTest.java
index f8ab5ee533..9fd2fae88a 100644
--- a/annotations/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/backquotes/BackquoteTest.java
+++ b/annotations/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/backquotes/BackquoteTest.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import java.io.StringWriter;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
+import org.hibernate.MappingException;
 import org.hibernate.cfg.AnnotationConfiguration;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -34,4 +35,32 @@ public class BackquoteTest extends TestCase {
 			fail(e.getMessage());
 		}
 	}
+	
+	/** 
+	 *  HHH-4647 : Problems with @JoinColumn referencedColumnName and quoted column and table names
+	 *  
+	 *  An invalid referencedColumnName to an entity having a quoted table name results in an 
+	 *  infinite loop in o.h.c.Configuration$MappingsImpl#getPhysicalColumnName(). 
+	 *  The same issue exists with getLogicalColumnName()
+	 */
+	public void testInvalidReferenceToQuotedTableName() {
+    	try {
+    		AnnotationConfiguration config = new AnnotationConfiguration();
+    		config.addAnnotatedClass(Printer.class);
+    		config.addAnnotatedClass(PrinterCable.class);
+    		config.buildSessionFactory();
+    		fail("expected MappingException to be thrown");
+    	}
+    	//we WANT MappingException to be thrown
+        catch( MappingException e ) { 
+        	assertTrue("MappingException was thrown", true); 
+        }
+        catch(Exception e) {
+        	StringWriter writer = new StringWriter();
+			e.printStackTrace(new PrintWriter(writer));
+			log.debug(writer.toString());
+        	fail(e.getMessage());
+        }
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/annotations/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/backquotes/Printer.java b/annotations/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/backquotes/Printer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b2b69f50a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/annotations/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/backquotes/Printer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+  * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+  *
+  * Copyright (c) 2009, Red Hat, Inc. and/or its affiliates 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.test.annotations.backquotes;
+
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.Table;
+
+
+@Entity
+@Table(name="`Printer`")
+public class Printer {
+    private Long id;
+
+    @Id
+    public Long getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(Long id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/annotations/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/backquotes/PrinterCable.java b/annotations/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/backquotes/PrinterCable.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf4186bd45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/annotations/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/backquotes/PrinterCable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+  * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+  *
+  * Copyright (c) 2009, Red Hat, Inc. and/or its affiliates 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.test.annotations.backquotes;
+
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.JoinColumn;
+import javax.persistence.ManyToOne;
+
+@Entity
+public class PrinterCable {
+	private Long id;
+	private Printer printer;
+
+	@Id
+	public Long getId() {
+		return id;
+	}
+	
+	public void setId(Long id) {
+		this.id = id;
+	}
+	
+	@ManyToOne
+	@JoinColumn(name="aId", referencedColumnName="missing")
+	public Printer getPrinter() {
+		return printer;
+	}
+	
+	public void setPrinter(Printer a) {
+		this.printer = a;
+	}
+}
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