diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/registry/selector/internal/StrategySelectorBuilder.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/registry/selector/internal/StrategySelectorBuilder.java
index 72b33a4559..8d2e581f98 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/registry/selector/internal/StrategySelectorBuilder.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/registry/selector/internal/StrategySelectorBuilder.java
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ import org.hibernate.engine.transaction.jta.platform.internal.SapNetWeaverJtaPla
 import org.hibernate.engine.transaction.jta.platform.internal.SunOneJtaPlatform;
 import org.hibernate.engine.transaction.jta.platform.internal.WebSphereExtendedJtaPlatform;
 import org.hibernate.engine.transaction.jta.platform.internal.WebSphereJtaPlatform;
+import org.hibernate.engine.transaction.jta.platform.internal.WebSphereLibertyJtaPlatform;
 import org.hibernate.engine.transaction.jta.platform.internal.WeblogicJtaPlatform;
 import org.hibernate.engine.transaction.jta.platform.spi.JtaPlatform;
 import org.hibernate.event.internal.EntityCopyAllowedLoggedObserver;
@@ -341,6 +342,13 @@ public class StrategySelectorBuilder {
 				"Weblogic",
 				"org.hibernate.service.jta.platform.internal.WeblogicJtaPlatform"
 		);
+		
+		addJtaPlatforms(
+				strategySelector,
+				WebSphereLibertyJtaPlatform.class,
+				"WebSphereLiberty",
+				"org.hibernate.engine.transaction.jta.platform.internal.WebSphereLibertyJtaPlatform"
+		);
 
 		addJtaPlatforms(
 				strategySelector,
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/transaction/jta/platform/internal/StandardJtaPlatformResolver.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/transaction/jta/platform/internal/StandardJtaPlatformResolver.java
index bd8db67e05..5e0e8e3e78 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/transaction/jta/platform/internal/StandardJtaPlatformResolver.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/transaction/jta/platform/internal/StandardJtaPlatformResolver.java
@@ -86,8 +86,16 @@ public class StandardJtaPlatformResolver implements JtaPlatformResolver {
 		}
 		catch (ClassLoadingException ignore) {
 		}
-
-		// WebSphere ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+		
+		// WebSphere Liberty ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+		try {
+			classLoaderService.classForName(WebSphereLibertyJtaPlatform.TMF_CLASS_NAME);
+			return new WebSphereLibertyJtaPlatform();
+		}
+		catch (ClassLoadingException ignore) {
+		}
+		
+		// WebSphere traditional ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 		for ( WebSphereJtaPlatform.WebSphereEnvironment webSphereEnvironment
 				: WebSphereJtaPlatform.WebSphereEnvironment.values() ) {
 			try {
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/transaction/jta/platform/internal/WebSphereExtendedJtaPlatform.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/transaction/jta/platform/internal/WebSphereExtendedJtaPlatform.java
index 4c43621476..9b99d03a41 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/transaction/jta/platform/internal/WebSphereExtendedJtaPlatform.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/transaction/jta/platform/internal/WebSphereExtendedJtaPlatform.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
  *     <li>the WAS container in which Hibernate will be utilized</li>
  * </ul>
  * <p/>
- * This class is reported to work on WAS version 6 in any of the standard J2EE/JEE component containers.
+ * This class is reported to work on WAS version 6 in any of the standard J2EE/Java EE component containers.
  *
  * @author Gavin King
  * @author <a href="mailto:jesper@udby.com>Jesper Udby</a>
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class WebSphereExtendedJtaPlatform extends AbstractJtaPlatform {
 
 	@Override
 	public Object getTransactionIdentifier(Transaction transaction) {
-		// WebSphere, however, is not a sane JEE/JTA container...
+		// WebSphere, however, is not a sane Java EE/JTA container...
 		return transaction.hashCode();
 	}
 
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/transaction/jta/platform/internal/WebSphereLibertyJtaPlatform.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/transaction/jta/platform/internal/WebSphereLibertyJtaPlatform.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c673317ddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/transaction/jta/platform/internal/WebSphereLibertyJtaPlatform.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later.
+ * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>.
+ */
+package org.hibernate.engine.transaction.jta.platform.internal;
+
+import javax.transaction.RollbackException;
+import javax.transaction.Status;
+import javax.transaction.Synchronization;
+import javax.transaction.SystemException;
+import javax.transaction.Transaction;
+import javax.transaction.TransactionManager;
+import javax.transaction.UserTransaction;
+
+import org.hibernate.boot.registry.classloading.spi.ClassLoaderService;
+import org.hibernate.engine.transaction.jta.platform.spi.JtaPlatformException;
+
+/**
+ * JTA platform implementation intended for use with WebSphere Liberty and OpenLiberty
+ *
+ * @author Andrew Guibert
+ * @author Nathan Rauh
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("serial")
+public class WebSphereLibertyJtaPlatform extends AbstractJtaPlatform {
+	
+	public static final String TMF_CLASS_NAME = "com.ibm.tx.jta.TransactionManagerFactory";
+	
+	public static final String UT_NAME = "java:comp/UserTransaction";
+	
+	@Override
+	protected TransactionManager locateTransactionManager() {
+		try {
+			final Class<?> TransactionManagerFactory = serviceRegistry()
+					.getService( ClassLoaderService.class )
+					.classForName( TMF_CLASS_NAME );
+			return (TransactionManager) TransactionManagerFactory.getMethod("getTransactionManager").invoke(null);
+		}
+		catch ( Exception e ) {
+			throw new JtaPlatformException( "Could not obtain WebSphere Liberty transaction manager instance", e );
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected UserTransaction locateUserTransaction() {
+		return (UserTransaction) jndiService().locate( UT_NAME );
+	}
+
+	public boolean canRegisterSynchronization() {
+		try {
+			return getCurrentStatus() == Status.STATUS_ACTIVE;
+		} 
+		catch (SystemException x) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(x);
+		}
+	}
+
+	public int getCurrentStatus() throws SystemException {
+		return retrieveTransactionManager().getStatus();
+	}
+
+	public Object getTransactionIdentifier(Transaction transaction) {
+		return transaction;
+	}
+
+	public void registerSynchronization(Synchronization synchronization) {
+		try {
+			retrieveTransactionManager().getTransaction().registerSynchronization(synchronization);
+		} 
+		catch ( RollbackException | SystemException x ) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(x);
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/transaction/jta/platform/spi/JtaPlatform.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/transaction/jta/platform/spi/JtaPlatform.java
index 23c734ad3c..c795555ecb 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/transaction/jta/platform/spi/JtaPlatform.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/transaction/jta/platform/spi/JtaPlatform.java
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ public interface JtaPlatform extends Service {
 	 * Determine an identifier for the given transaction appropriate for use in caching/lookup usages.
 	 * <p/>
 	 * Generally speaking the transaction itself will be returned here.  This method was added specifically
-	 * for use in WebSphere and other unfriendly JEE containers (although WebSphere is still the only known
-	 * such brain-dead, sales-driven impl).
+	 * for use in WebSphere and other unfriendly Java EE containers.
 	 *
 	 * @param transaction The transaction to be identified.
 	 * @return An appropriate identifier