diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/binder/HibernateTypeHelper.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/binder/HibernateTypeHelper.java
index 9bfdbe441f..ef3f8221be 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/binder/HibernateTypeHelper.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/binder/HibernateTypeHelper.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import org.hibernate.metamodel.reflite.spi.ClassDescriptor;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.reflite.spi.FieldDescriptor;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.reflite.spi.JavaTypeDescriptor;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.reflite.spi.MethodDescriptor;
+import org.hibernate.metamodel.reflite.spi.PrimitiveTypeDescriptor;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.source.spi.AttributeSource;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.source.spi.BasicPluralAttributeElementSource;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.source.spi.ComponentAttributeSource;
@@ -522,12 +523,19 @@ class HibernateTypeHelper {
 					return typeFactory().list( role, propertyRef );
 				}
 				case ARRAY: {
+					// TODO: Move into a util?
+					final JavaTypeDescriptor descriptor = pluralAttributeSource.getElementTypeDescriptor();
+					final Class clazz;
+					if (PrimitiveTypeDescriptor.class.isInstance( descriptor )) {
+						clazz = ( (PrimitiveTypeDescriptor) descriptor ).getClassType();
+					}
+					else {
+						clazz = classLoaderService.classForName( descriptor.getName().toString() );
+					}
 					return typeFactory().array(
 							role,
 							propertyRef,
-							classLoaderService.classForName(
-									pluralAttributeSource.getElementTypeDescriptor().getName().toString()
-							)
+							clazz
 					);
 				}
 				case MAP: {
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/reflite/internal/Primitives.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/reflite/internal/Primitives.java
index 6e63438e72..055ace361f 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/reflite/internal/Primitives.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/reflite/internal/Primitives.java
@@ -219,15 +219,22 @@ public class Primitives {
 	}
 
 	private static class PrimitiveDescriptorImpl implements PrimitiveTypeDescriptor {
+		private final Class clazz;
 		private final DotName name;
 		private final int modifiers;
 		private final PrimitiveGroup group;
 
 		protected PrimitiveDescriptorImpl(Class clazz, PrimitiveGroup group) {
+			this.clazz = clazz;
 			this.name = DotName.createSimple( clazz.getName() );
 			this.modifiers = clazz.getModifiers();
 			this.group = group;
 		}
+		
+		@Override
+		public Class getClassType() {
+			return clazz;
+		}
 
 		@Override
 		public DotName getName() {
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/reflite/spi/PrimitiveTypeDescriptor.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/reflite/spi/PrimitiveTypeDescriptor.java
index 3905a812fe..b13e699f20 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/reflite/spi/PrimitiveTypeDescriptor.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/reflite/spi/PrimitiveTypeDescriptor.java
@@ -35,4 +35,12 @@ public interface PrimitiveTypeDescriptor extends JavaTypeDescriptor {
 	 * @return The descriptor for the wrapper "equivalent".
 	 */
 	public PrimitiveWrapperTypeDescriptor getWrapperTypeDescriptor();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Since primitives are ClassLoader safe, allow the Class itself to be available.  Needed for ArrayType
+	 * handling, etc.
+	 * 
+	 * @return The primitive's Class
+	 */
+	public Class getClassType();
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/collection/AbstractCollectionPersister.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/collection/AbstractCollectionPersister.java
index 6685b06f49..5a97b7f9d3 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/collection/AbstractCollectionPersister.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/collection/AbstractCollectionPersister.java
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ import org.hibernate.jdbc.Expectation;
 import org.hibernate.jdbc.Expectations;
 import org.hibernate.loader.collection.CollectionInitializer;
 import org.hibernate.metadata.CollectionMetadata;
+import org.hibernate.metamodel.reflite.spi.JavaTypeDescriptor;
+import org.hibernate.metamodel.reflite.spi.PrimitiveTypeDescriptor;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.MetadataImplementor;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.binding.AbstractPluralAttributeBinding;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.binding.Cascadeable;
@@ -560,10 +562,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractCollectionPersister
 
 		isInverse = keyBinding.isInverse();
 		if ( isArray ) {
-			final ClassLoaderService cls = factory.getServiceRegistry().getService( ClassLoaderService.class );
-			elementClass = cls.classForName(
-					collection.getAttribute().getElementType().getDescriptor().getName().toString()
-			);
+			// TODO: Move into a util?
+			final JavaTypeDescriptor descriptor = collection.getAttribute().getElementType().getDescriptor();
+			if (PrimitiveTypeDescriptor.class.isInstance( descriptor )) {
+				elementClass = ( (PrimitiveTypeDescriptor) descriptor ).getClassType();
+			}
+			else {
+				final ClassLoaderService cls = factory.getServiceRegistry().getService( ClassLoaderService.class );
+				elementClass = cls.classForName( descriptor.getName().toString() );
+			}
 		}
 		else {
 			// for non-arrays, we don't need to know the element class
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/collectionelement/CollectionElementTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/collectionelement/CollectionElementTest.java
index 1353fd3a52..069a0d8e1b 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/collectionelement/CollectionElementTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/collectionelement/CollectionElementTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
  */
 package org.hibernate.test.annotations.collectionelement;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
@@ -34,23 +38,16 @@ import org.hibernate.Transaction;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.binding.EntityBinding;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.binding.PluralAttributeBinding;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.relational.TableSpecification;
-
-import org.hibernate.testing.FailureExpectedWithNewMetamodel;
-import org.hibernate.testing.junit4.BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase;
 import org.hibernate.test.annotations.Country;
 import org.hibernate.test.util.SchemaUtil;
+import org.hibernate.testing.junit4.BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-
 /**
  * @author Emmanuel Bernard
  * @author Hardy Ferentschik
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-@FailureExpectedWithNewMetamodel( jiraKey = "HHH-8962" )
 public class CollectionElementTest extends BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase {
 	@Test
 	public void testSimpleElement() throws Exception {