diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/Loader.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/Loader.java
index d95978412b..a9f6a38a9e 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/Loader.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/Loader.java
@@ -2130,6 +2130,11 @@ public abstract class Loader {
 			session.getJdbcCoordinator().afterStatementExecution();
 			throw sqle;
 		}
+		catch (HibernateException he) {
+			session.getJdbcCoordinator().getResourceRegistry().release( st );
+			session.getJdbcCoordinator().afterStatementExecution();
+			throw he;
+		}
 	}
 
 	protected void autoDiscoverTypes(ResultSet rs) {
diff --git a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/query/QueryTest.java b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/query/QueryTest.java
index 16e6642436..f7e95d5d50 100644
--- a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/query/QueryTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/query/QueryTest.java
@@ -1055,4 +1055,20 @@ public class QueryTest extends BaseEntityManagerFunctionalTestCase {
 
 		em.close();
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	@TestForIssue( jiraKey = "HHH-10269")
+	public void testFailingNativeQuery() {
+		final EntityManager entityManager = getOrCreateEntityManager();
+		// Tests that Oracle does not run out of cursors.
+		for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
+			try {
+				entityManager.createNativeQuery("Select 1 from NotExistedTable").getResultList();
+				fail( "expected PersistenceException" );
+			} catch (PersistenceException e) {
+				// expected
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
 }