diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/connections/internal/BasicConnectionCreator.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/connections/internal/BasicConnectionCreator.java
index ff3bcceb3a..00bb69cb4f 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/connections/internal/BasicConnectionCreator.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/connections/internal/BasicConnectionCreator.java
@@ -124,4 +124,13 @@ public abstract class BasicConnectionCreator implements ConnectionCreator {
 	}
 
 	protected abstract Connection makeConnection(String url, Properties connectionProps);
+
+	/**
+	 * Exposed for testing purposes only.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public Properties getConnectionProperties() {
+		return new Properties( connectionProps );
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/connections/internal/ConnectionProviderInitiator.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/connections/internal/ConnectionProviderInitiator.java
index 6f7978cc83..c6a25525ab 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/connections/internal/ConnectionProviderInitiator.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/connections/internal/ConnectionProviderInitiator.java
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ public class ConnectionProviderInitiator implements StandardServiceInitiator<Con
 		SPECIAL_PROPERTIES.add( AvailableSettings.ISOLATION );
 		SPECIAL_PROPERTIES.add( AvailableSettings.DRIVER );
 		SPECIAL_PROPERTIES.add( AvailableSettings.USER );
+		SPECIAL_PROPERTIES.add( AvailableSettings.CONNECTION_PROVIDER_DISABLES_AUTOCOMMIT );
 
 		ISOLATION_VALUE_MAP = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, Integer>();
 		ISOLATION_VALUE_MAP.put( "TRANSACTION_NONE", Connection.TRANSACTION_NONE );
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/connections/internal/DriverManagerConnectionProviderImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/connections/internal/DriverManagerConnectionProviderImpl.java
index c49e118db8..b108bbb5a7 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/connections/internal/DriverManagerConnectionProviderImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/connections/internal/DriverManagerConnectionProviderImpl.java
@@ -215,6 +215,16 @@ public class DriverManagerConnectionProviderImpl
 	}
 	//CHECKSTYLE:END_ALLOW_FINALIZER
 
+	/**
+	 * Exposed to facilitate testing only.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public Properties getConnectionProperties() {
+		BasicConnectionCreator connectionCreator = (BasicConnectionCreator) this.state.pool.connectionCreator;
+		return connectionCreator.getConnectionProperties();
+	}
+
+
 	public static class PooledConnections {
 
 		private final ConcurrentLinkedQueue<Connection> allConnections = new ConcurrentLinkedQueue<Connection>();
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/connection/TestConnectionPool.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/connection/TestConnectionPool.java
index cc8e176c80..cd091721c1 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/connection/TestConnectionPool.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/connection/TestConnectionPool.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 package org.hibernate.jpa.test.connection;
 
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Properties;
 import javax.persistence.Entity;
 import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
 import javax.persistence.Id;
@@ -15,10 +16,13 @@ import javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder;
 import javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaQuery;
 
 import org.hibernate.cfg.AvailableSettings;
+import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.connections.internal.DriverManagerConnectionProviderImpl;
+import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.connections.spi.ConnectionProvider;
 import org.hibernate.exception.SQLGrammarException;
 import org.hibernate.jpa.test.BaseEntityManagerFunctionalTestCase;
 
 import org.hibernate.testing.TestForIssue;
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 /**
@@ -46,6 +50,19 @@ public class TestConnectionPool
 				AvailableSettings.POOL_SIZE,
 				Integer.valueOf( CONNECTION_POOL_SIZE )
 		);
+		options.put( "hibernate.connection.customProperty", "x" );
+		options.put( AvailableSettings.CONNECTION_PROVIDER_DISABLES_AUTOCOMMIT, "true" );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	@TestForIssue(jiraKey = "HHH-13700")
+	public void testConnectionPoolPropertyFiltering() {
+		ConnectionProvider cp = serviceRegistry().getService( ConnectionProvider.class );
+		DriverManagerConnectionProviderImpl dmcp = (DriverManagerConnectionProviderImpl) cp;
+		Properties connectionProperties = dmcp.getConnectionProperties();
+		Assert.assertEquals( "x", connectionProperties.getProperty( "customProperty" ) );
+		Assert.assertNull( connectionProperties.getProperty( "pool_size" ) );
+		Assert.assertNull( connectionProperties.getProperty( "provider_disables_autocommit" ) );
 	}
 
 	@Test