diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/AbstractSharedSessionContract.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/AbstractSharedSessionContract.java
index e75bf75386..3208553e7d 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/AbstractSharedSessionContract.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/AbstractSharedSessionContract.java
@@ -1183,6 +1183,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractSharedSessionContract implements SharedSessionCont
 		// ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 		// Step 1 :: read back non-transient state...
 		ois.defaultReadObject();
+		sessionEventsManager = new SessionEventListenerManagerImpl();
 
 		// ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 		// Step 2 :: read back transient state...