diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/bytecode/enhancement/lazy/proxy/LazyOneToOneMappedByInEmbeddedTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/bytecode/enhancement/lazy/proxy/LazyOneToOneMappedByInEmbeddedTest.java
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+/*
+ * 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.orm.test.bytecode.enhancement.lazy.proxy;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+import org.hibernate.testing.TestForIssue;
+import org.hibernate.testing.bytecode.enhancement.BytecodeEnhancerRunner;
+import org.hibernate.testing.bytecode.enhancement.EnhancementOptions;
+import org.hibernate.testing.junit4.BaseNonConfigCoreFunctionalTestCase;
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+import jakarta.persistence.Embeddable;
+import jakarta.persistence.Embedded;
+import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
+import jakarta.persistence.FetchType;
+import jakarta.persistence.Id;
+import jakarta.persistence.OneToOne;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+@RunWith(BytecodeEnhancerRunner.class)
+@EnhancementOptions(lazyLoading = true)
+@TestForIssue(jiraKey = "HHH-15606")
+public class LazyOneToOneMappedByInEmbeddedTest extends BaseNonConfigCoreFunctionalTestCase {
+
+	@Override
+	public Class<?>[] getAnnotatedClasses() {
+		return new Class<?>[] { EntityA.class, EntityB.class };
+	}
+
+	@Before
+	public void prepare() {
+		inTransaction( s -> {
+			EntityA entityA = new EntityA( 1 );
+			EntityB entityB = new EntityB( 2 );
+			entityA.getEmbedded().setEntityB( entityB );
+			entityB.setEntityA( entityA );
+			s.persist( entityA );
+			s.persist( entityB );
+		} );
+	}
+
+	@After
+	public void tearDown() {
+		inTransaction( s -> {
+			s.createMutationQuery( "delete entityb" ).executeUpdate();
+			s.createMutationQuery( "delete entitya" ).executeUpdate();
+		} );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testGet() {
+		inTransaction( s -> {
+			EntityA entityA = s.get( EntityA.class, "1" );
+
+			assertThat( entityA ).isNotNull();
+
+			EmbeddedValue embedded = entityA.getEmbedded();
+
+			assertThat( embedded ).isNotNull();
+			assertThat( embedded.getEntityB() ).isNotNull();
+			assertThat( embedded.getEntityB().getEntityA() ).isEqualTo( entityA );
+		} );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testGetReference() {
+		inTransaction( s -> {
+			EntityA entityA = s.getReference( EntityA.class, "1" );
+
+			assertThat( entityA ).isNotNull();
+
+			EmbeddedValue embedded = entityA.getEmbedded();
+
+			assertThat( embedded ).isNotNull();
+			assertThat( embedded.getEntityB() ).isNotNull();
+			assertThat( embedded.getEntityB().getEntityA() ).isEqualTo( entityA );
+		} );
+	}
+
+	@Entity(name = "entitya")
+	public static class EntityA {
+		@Id
+		private Integer id;
+
+		private String name;
+
+		@Embedded
+		private EmbeddedValue embedded = new EmbeddedValue();
+
+		public EntityA() {
+		}
+
+		private EntityA(Integer id) {
+			this.id = id;
+		}
+
+
+		public Integer getId() {
+			return id;
+		}
+
+		public EmbeddedValue getEmbedded() {
+			return embedded;
+		}
+
+		public void setEmbedded(EmbeddedValue embedded) {
+			this.embedded = embedded;
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Embeddable
+	public static class EmbeddedValue implements Serializable {
+		@OneToOne(mappedBy = "entityA", fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
+		private EntityB entityB;
+
+		public EmbeddedValue() {
+		}
+
+		public EntityB getEntityB() {
+			return entityB;
+		}
+
+		public void setEntityB(
+				EntityB entityB) {
+			this.entityB = entityB;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	@Entity(name = "entityb")
+	public static class EntityB {
+		@Id
+		private Integer id;
+
+		private String name;
+
+		@OneToOne
+		private EntityA entityA;
+
+		public EntityB() {
+		}
+
+		private EntityB(Integer id) {
+			this.id = id;
+		}
+
+		public Integer getId() {
+			return id;
+		}
+
+		public EntityA getEntityA() {
+			return entityA;
+		}
+
+		public void setEntityA(EntityA entityA) {
+			this.entityA = entityA;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/bytecode/enhancement/lazy/proxy/LazyOneToOneMappedByTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/bytecode/enhancement/lazy/proxy/LazyOneToOneMappedByTest.java
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+/*
+ * 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.orm.test.bytecode.enhancement.lazy.proxy;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.hibernate.Hibernate;
+import org.hibernate.cfg.AvailableSettings;
+import org.hibernate.stat.Statistics;
+
+import org.hibernate.testing.TestForIssue;
+import org.hibernate.testing.bytecode.enhancement.BytecodeEnhancerRunner;
+import org.hibernate.testing.bytecode.enhancement.EnhancementOptions;
+import org.hibernate.testing.junit4.BaseNonConfigCoreFunctionalTestCase;
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
+import jakarta.persistence.FetchType;
+import jakarta.persistence.Id;
+import jakarta.persistence.OneToOne;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+
+@RunWith(BytecodeEnhancerRunner.class)
+@EnhancementOptions(lazyLoading = true)
+@TestForIssue(jiraKey = "HHH-15606")
+public class LazyOneToOneMappedByTest extends BaseNonConfigCoreFunctionalTestCase {
+
+	@Override
+	public Class<?>[] getAnnotatedClasses() {
+		return new Class<?>[] { EntityA.class, EntityB.class };
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected void addSettings(Map<String, Object> settings) {
+		settings.put( AvailableSettings.GENERATE_STATISTICS, "true" );
+	}
+
+	@Before
+	public void prepare() {
+		inTransaction( s -> {
+			EntityA entityA = new EntityA( 1, "A" );
+			EntityB entityB = new EntityB( 2 );
+			entityA.setEntityB( entityB );
+			entityB.setEntityA( entityA );
+			s.persist( entityA );
+			s.persist( entityB );
+		} );
+	}
+
+	@After
+	public void tearDown() {
+		inTransaction( s -> {
+			s.createMutationQuery( "delete entityb" ).executeUpdate();
+			s.createMutationQuery( "delete entitya" ).executeUpdate();
+		} );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testGet() {
+		final Statistics stats = sessionFactory().getStatistics();
+		stats.clear();
+		inTransaction( s -> {
+			EntityA entityA = s.get( EntityA.class, "1" );
+			assertThat( stats.getPrepareStatementCount() ).isEqualTo( 1 );
+			assertThat( entityA ).isNotNull();
+			assertThat( entityA.getName() ).isEqualTo( "A" );
+			assertThat( stats.getPrepareStatementCount() ).isEqualTo( 1 );
+
+			assertFalse( Hibernate.isPropertyInitialized( entityA, "entityB" ) );
+
+			assertThat( entityA.getEntityB() ).isNotNull();
+			assertThat( stats.getPrepareStatementCount() ).isEqualTo( 2 );
+
+			assertThat( entityA.getEntityB().getEntityA() ).isEqualTo( entityA );
+			assertThat( stats.getPrepareStatementCount() ).isEqualTo( 2 );
+		} );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testGetReference() {
+		final Statistics stats = sessionFactory().getStatistics();
+		stats.clear();
+		inTransaction( s -> {
+			EntityA entityA = s.getReference( EntityA.class, "1" );
+			assertThat( stats.getPrepareStatementCount() ).isEqualTo( 0 );
+			assertThat( entityA ).isNotNull();
+			assertThat( entityA.getName() ).isEqualTo( "A" );
+			assertThat( stats.getPrepareStatementCount() ).isEqualTo( 1 );
+
+			assertFalse( Hibernate.isPropertyInitialized( entityA, "entityB" ) );
+
+			assertThat( entityA.getEntityB() ).isNotNull();
+			assertThat( stats.getPrepareStatementCount() ).isEqualTo( 2 );
+
+			assertThat( entityA.getEntityB().getEntityA() ).isEqualTo( entityA );
+			assertThat( stats.getPrepareStatementCount() ).isEqualTo( 2 );
+		} );
+	}
+
+	@Entity(name = "entitya")
+	public static class EntityA {
+		@Id
+		private Integer id;
+
+		private String name;
+
+		public String getName() {
+			return name;
+		}
+
+		@OneToOne(mappedBy = "entityA", fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
+		private EntityB entityB;
+
+		public EntityA() {
+		}
+
+		private EntityA(Integer id, String name) {
+			this.id = id;
+			this.name = name;
+		}
+
+
+		public Integer getId() {
+			return id;
+		}
+
+		public EntityB getEntityB() {
+			return entityB;
+		}
+
+		public void setEntityB(
+				EntityB entityB) {
+			this.entityB = entityB;
+		}
+
+	}
+
+
+	@Entity(name = "entityb")
+	public static class EntityB {
+		@Id
+		private Integer id;
+
+		private String name;
+
+		@OneToOne
+		private EntityA entityA;
+
+		public EntityB() {
+		}
+
+		private EntityB(Integer id) {
+			this.id = id;
+		}
+
+		public Integer getId() {
+			return id;
+		}
+
+		public EntityA getEntityA() {
+			return entityA;
+		}
+
+		public void setEntityA(EntityA entityA) {
+			this.entityA = entityA;
+		}
+	}
+}