diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sql/internal/ParameterParser.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sql/internal/ParameterParser.java
index 67a7291ece..5d709e5a1d 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sql/internal/ParameterParser.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sql/internal/ParameterParser.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import org.hibernate.query.sql.spi.ParameterRecognizer;
  * @author Steve Ebersole
  */
 public class ParameterParser {
-	private static final String HQL_SEPARATORS = " \n\r\f\t,()=<>&|+-=/*'^![]#~\\";
+	private static final String HQL_SEPARATORS = " \n\r\f\t,;()=<>&|+-=/*'^![]#~\\";
 	private static final BitSet HQL_SEPARATORS_BITSET = new BitSet();
 
 	static {
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/query/sql/ParameterParserTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/query/sql/ParameterParserTest.java
index 9c0c9a0d7f..40fa6ec0aa 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/query/sql/ParameterParserTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/query/sql/ParameterParserTest.java
@@ -181,6 +181,18 @@ public class ParameterParserTest {
         assertTrue(recognizer.getNamedParameters().contains("pxyz"));
         assertEquals( 2, recognizer.getNamedParameters().size() );
     }
+
+	@Test
+	public void testParseNamedParameterEndWithSemicolon() {
+		ExtendedParameterRecognizer recognizer = createRecognizer();
+		NATIVE_QUERY_INTERPRETER.recognizeParameters("from Stock s where s.stockCode = :stockCode and s.xyz = :pxyz;", recognizer);
+		recognizer.complete();
+		recognizer.validate();
+
+		assertTrue(recognizer.getNamedParameters().contains("stockCode"));
+		assertTrue(recognizer.getNamedParameters().contains("pxyz"));
+		assertEquals( 2, recognizer.getNamedParameters().size() );
+	}
     
     @Test
     public void testParseJPAPositionalParameter() {