diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/naming/DatabaseIdentifier.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/naming/DatabaseIdentifier.java
index 6f60bb8fb0..88e70f0faf 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/naming/DatabaseIdentifier.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/naming/DatabaseIdentifier.java
@@ -14,19 +14,26 @@ import org.hibernate.internal.util.StringHelper;
  * @author Andrea Boriero
  */
 public class DatabaseIdentifier extends Identifier {
+	protected DatabaseIdentifier(String text) {
+		super( text );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Constructs a datatabase identifier instance.
 	 *
 	 * @param text The identifier text.
 	 */
-	public DatabaseIdentifier(String text) {
-		super( text, false );
-	}
-
 	public static DatabaseIdentifier toIdentifier(String text) {
 		if ( StringHelper.isEmpty( text ) ) {
 			return null;
 		}
-		return new DatabaseIdentifier( text );
+		else if ( isQuoted( text ) ) {
+			// exclude the quotes from text
+			final String unquotedtext = text.substring( 1, text.length() - 1 );
+			return new DatabaseIdentifier( unquotedtext );
+		}
+		else {
+			return new DatabaseIdentifier( text );
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/naming/Identifier.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/naming/Identifier.java
index b63a6fe6ab..fafcd35635 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/naming/Identifier.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/naming/Identifier.java
@@ -113,6 +113,16 @@ public class Identifier implements Comparable<Identifier> {
 		this.isQuoted = quoted;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Constructs an unquoted identifier instance.
+	 *
+	 * @param text The identifier text.
+	 */
+	protected Identifier(String text) {
+		this.text = text;
+		this.isQuoted = false;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get the identifiers name (text)
 	 *