diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/select/SqmQuerySpec.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/select/SqmQuerySpec.java
index 218291d8bc..05e46bf437 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/select/SqmQuerySpec.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/select/SqmQuerySpec.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.hibernate.query.sqm.SemanticQueryWalker;
 import org.hibernate.query.sqm.tree.SqmCopyContext;
 import org.hibernate.query.sqm.tree.SqmNode;
 import org.hibernate.query.sqm.tree.domain.SqmEntityValuedSimplePath;
+import org.hibernate.query.sqm.tree.domain.SqmTreatedPath;
 import org.hibernate.query.sqm.tree.expression.SqmAliasedNodeRef;
 import org.hibernate.query.sqm.tree.expression.SqmExpression;
 import org.hibernate.query.sqm.tree.from.SqmAttributeJoin;
@@ -588,12 +589,14 @@ public class SqmQuerySpec<T> extends SqmQueryPart<T>
 						sb.append( root.getCorrelationParent().resolveAlias() );
 						sb.append( ' ' ).append( root.resolveAlias() );
 						appendJoins( root, sb );
+						appendTreatJoins( root, sb );
 					}
 				}
 				else {
 					sb.append( root.getEntityName() );
 					sb.append( ' ' ).append( root.resolveAlias() );
 					appendJoins( root, sb );
+					appendTreatJoins( root, sb );
 				}
 				separator = ", ";
 			}
@@ -639,8 +642,16 @@ public class SqmQuerySpec<T> extends SqmQueryPart<T>
 			}
 			if ( sqmJoin instanceof SqmAttributeJoin<?, ?> ) {
 				final SqmAttributeJoin<?, ?> attributeJoin = (SqmAttributeJoin<?, ?>) sqmJoin;
-				sb.append( sqmFrom.resolveAlias() ).append( '.' );
-				sb.append( ( attributeJoin ).getAttribute().getName() );
+				if ( sqmFrom instanceof SqmTreatedPath<?, ?> ) {
+					final SqmTreatedPath<?, ?> treatedPath = (SqmTreatedPath<?, ?>) sqmFrom;
+					sb.append( "treat(" );
+					sb.append( treatedPath.getWrappedPath().resolveAlias() );
+					sb.append( " as " ).append( treatedPath.getTreatTarget().getName() ).append( ')' );
+				}
+				else {
+					sb.append( sqmFrom.resolveAlias() );
+				}
+				sb.append( '.' ).append( ( attributeJoin ).getAttribute().getName() );
 				sb.append( ' ' ).append( sqmJoin.resolveAlias() );
 				if ( attributeJoin.getJoinPredicate() != null ) {
 					sb.append( " on " );
@@ -681,4 +692,10 @@ public class SqmQuerySpec<T> extends SqmQueryPart<T>
 			separator = ", ";
 		}
 	}
+
+	private void appendTreatJoins(SqmFrom<?, ?> sqmFrom, StringBuilder sb) {
+		for ( SqmFrom<?, ?> sqmTreat : sqmFrom.getSqmTreats() ) {
+			appendJoins( sqmTreat, sb );
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/query/ToHqlStringTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/query/ToHqlStringTest.java
index 7d0179726c..0d43356a96 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/query/ToHqlStringTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/query/ToHqlStringTest.java
@@ -4,20 +4,32 @@ import org.hibernate.query.spi.SqmQuery;
 
 import org.hibernate.testing.TestForIssue;
 import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.EntityManagerFactoryScope;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.JiraKey;
 import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.Jpa;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
+import jakarta.persistence.FetchType;
 import jakarta.persistence.Id;
+import jakarta.persistence.ManyToOne;
 import jakarta.persistence.Query;
 import jakarta.persistence.TypedQuery;
 import jakarta.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder;
 import jakarta.persistence.criteria.CriteriaQuery;
 import jakarta.persistence.criteria.Expression;
+import jakarta.persistence.criteria.Join;
 import jakarta.persistence.criteria.Root;
+import org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers;
+import org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.containsString;
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 
 @Jpa(
-		annotatedClasses = ToHqlStringTest.TestEntity.class
+		annotatedClasses = {
+				ToHqlStringTest.TestEntity.class,
+				ToHqlStringTest.TestEntitySub.class
+		}
 )
 @TestForIssue( jiraKey = "HHH-15389")
 public class ToHqlStringTest {
@@ -60,6 +72,27 @@ public class ToHqlStringTest {
 		);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	@JiraKey( "HHH-16676" )
+	public void testCriteriaWithTreatToHqlString(EntityManagerFactoryScope scope) {
+		scope.inTransaction(
+				entityManager -> {
+					CriteriaBuilder builder = entityManager.getCriteriaBuilder();
+					CriteriaQuery<Object> criteriaQuery = builder.createQuery( Object.class );
+
+					Root<TestEntity> root = criteriaQuery.from( TestEntity.class );
+					Join<Object, Object> entity = builder.treat( root, TestEntitySub.class ).join( "entity" );
+					criteriaQuery = criteriaQuery.select( entity );
+
+					TypedQuery<Object> query = entityManager.createQuery( criteriaQuery );
+					String hqlString = ( (SqmQuery) query ).getSqmStatement().toHqlString();
+					final int fromIndex = hqlString.indexOf( " from " );
+					final String alias = hqlString.substring( "select ".length(), fromIndex );
+					assertThat( hqlString.substring( fromIndex ), containsString( alias ) );
+				}
+		);
+	}
+
 	public static class TestDto {
 		@Id
 		public Integer id;
@@ -74,4 +107,10 @@ public class ToHqlStringTest {
 
 		public String name;
 	}
+
+	@Entity(name = "TestEntitySub")
+	public static class TestEntitySub extends TestEntity {
+		@ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
+		TestEntity entity;
+	}
 }