diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionFactory.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionFactory.java
index dfc7ea87f2..5a7373a6e5 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionFactory.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionFactory.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import javax.naming.Referenceable;
 import org.hibernate.boot.spi.SessionFactoryOptions;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.FilterDefinition;
 import org.hibernate.graph.RootGraph;
+import org.hibernate.query.criteria.HibernateCriteriaBuilder;
 import org.hibernate.relational.SchemaManager;
 import org.hibernate.stat.Statistics;
 
@@ -36,6 +37,11 @@ import jakarta.persistence.EntityManagerFactory;
  * obtain a new {@link Session} instance from the factory each time it services
  * a client request.
  * <p>
+ * The {@link #inSession} and {@link #inTransaction} methods provide a convenient
+ * way to obtain a session, with or without starting a transaction, and have it
+ * cleaned up automatically, relieving the program of the need to explicitly
+ * call {@link Session#close()} and {@link Transaction#commit()}.
+ * <p>
  * Depending on how Hibernate is configured, the {@code SessionFactory} itself
  * might be responsible for the lifecycle of pooled JDBC connections and
  * transactions, or it may simply act as a client for a connection pool or
@@ -84,6 +90,12 @@ import jakarta.persistence.EntityManagerFactory;
  *     cleaning up} data left behind by tests.
  * </ul>
  * <p>
+ * Finally, the factory {@linkplain #getCriteriaBuilder() provides} a
+ * {@link HibernateCriteriaBuilder}, an extension to the JPA-defined interface
+ * {@link jakarta.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder}, which may be used to
+ * construct {@linkplain jakarta.persistence.criteria.CriteriaQuery criteria
+ * queries}.
+ * <p>
  * Every {@code SessionFactory} is a JPA {@link EntityManagerFactory}.
  * Furthermore, when Hibernate is acting as the JPA persistence provider, the
  * method {@link EntityManagerFactory#unwrap(Class)} may be used to obtain the
@@ -283,6 +295,17 @@ public interface SessionFactory extends EntityManagerFactory, Referenceable, Ser
 	 */
 	SchemaManager getSchemaManager();
 
+	/**
+	 * Obtain a {@link HibernateCriteriaBuilder} which may be used to
+	 * {@linkplain HibernateCriteriaBuilder#createQuery(Class) construct}
+	 * {@linkplain org.hibernate.query.criteria.JpaCriteriaQuery criteria
+	 * queries}.
+	 *
+	 * @see SharedSessionContract#getCriteriaBuilder()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	HibernateCriteriaBuilder getCriteriaBuilder();
+
 	/**
 	 * Destroy this {@code SessionFactory} and release all its resources,
 	 * including caches and connection pools.
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SharedSessionContract.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SharedSessionContract.java
index b28d37028f..eec3b10f60 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SharedSessionContract.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SharedSessionContract.java
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ package org.hibernate;
 import java.io.Closeable;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
-import jakarta.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder;
-
 import org.hibernate.jdbc.ReturningWork;
 import org.hibernate.jdbc.Work;
 import org.hibernate.procedure.ProcedureCall;
@@ -181,11 +179,16 @@ public interface SharedSessionContract extends QueryProducer, Closeable, Seriali
 	void setJdbcBatchSize(Integer jdbcBatchSize);
 
 	/**
-	 * Return an instance of {@link CriteriaBuilder}.
+	 * Obtain a {@link HibernateCriteriaBuilder} which may be used to
+	 * {@linkplain HibernateCriteriaBuilder#createQuery(Class) construct}
+	 * {@linkplain org.hibernate.query.criteria.JpaCriteriaQuery criteria
+	 * queries}.
 	 *
-	 * @return an instance of CriteriaBuilder
+	 * @return an instance of {@link HibernateCriteriaBuilder}
 	 *
 	 * @throws IllegalStateException if the session has been closed
+	 *
+	 * @see SessionFactory#getCriteriaBuilder()
 	 */
 	HibernateCriteriaBuilder getCriteriaBuilder();