diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/plan/spi/build/AbstractLoadPlanBuilderStrategy.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/plan/spi/build/AbstractLoadPlanBuilderStrategy.java
index cbf293149e..ac8ba7261e 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/plan/spi/build/AbstractLoadPlanBuilderStrategy.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/plan/spi/build/AbstractLoadPlanBuilderStrategy.java
@@ -416,6 +416,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractLoadPlanBuilderStrategy implements LoadPlanBuilder
 
 	private Map<AssociationKey,FetchOwner> fetchedAssociationKeyOwnerMap = new HashMap<AssociationKey, FetchOwner>();
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean isDuplicateAssociationKey(AssociationKey associationKey) {
+		return fetchedAssociationKeyOwnerMap.containsKey( associationKey );
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void associationKeyRegistered(AssociationKey associationKey) {
 		// todo : use this information to maintain a map of AssociationKey->FetchOwner mappings (associationKey + current fetchOwner stack entry)
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/plan2/build/spi/AbstractLoadPlanBuildingAssociationVisitationStrategy.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/plan2/build/spi/AbstractLoadPlanBuildingAssociationVisitationStrategy.java
index 286d3060f5..60ecc12117 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/plan2/build/spi/AbstractLoadPlanBuildingAssociationVisitationStrategy.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/plan2/build/spi/AbstractLoadPlanBuildingAssociationVisitationStrategy.java
@@ -553,6 +553,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractLoadPlanBuildingAssociationVisitationStrategy
 
 	private Map<AssociationKey,FetchSource> fetchedAssociationKeySourceMap = new HashMap<AssociationKey, FetchSource>();
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean isDuplicateAssociationKey(AssociationKey associationKey) {
+		return fetchedAssociationKeySourceMap.containsKey( associationKey );
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void associationKeyRegistered(AssociationKey associationKey) {
 		// todo : use this information to maintain a map of AssociationKey->FetchSource mappings (associationKey + current FetchSource stack entry)
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/walking/spi/AssociationVisitationStrategy.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/walking/spi/AssociationVisitationStrategy.java
index 22d0649431..519cbe468e 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/walking/spi/AssociationVisitationStrategy.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/walking/spi/AssociationVisitationStrategy.java
@@ -170,4 +170,6 @@ public interface AssociationVisitationStrategy {
 	public void associationKeyRegistered(AssociationKey associationKey);
 	public FetchSource registeredFetchSource(AssociationKey associationKey);
 	public void foundCircularAssociation(AssociationAttributeDefinition attributeDefinition);
+	public boolean isDuplicateAssociationKey(AssociationKey associationKey);
+
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/walking/spi/MetamodelGraphWalker.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/walking/spi/MetamodelGraphWalker.java
index 8712569a13..0c87a392a3 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/walking/spi/MetamodelGraphWalker.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/walking/spi/MetamodelGraphWalker.java
@@ -291,6 +291,6 @@ public class MetamodelGraphWalker {
 	 *         false, otherwise.
 	 */
 	protected boolean isDuplicateAssociationKey(AssociationKey associationKey) {
-		return visitedAssociationKeys.contains( associationKey );
+		return visitedAssociationKeys.contains( associationKey ) || strategy.isDuplicateAssociationKey( associationKey );
 	}
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/loadplans/walking/LoggingAssociationVisitationStrategy.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/loadplans/walking/LoggingAssociationVisitationStrategy.java
index d7a2f99ef4..c31bc8e323 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/loadplans/walking/LoggingAssociationVisitationStrategy.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/loadplans/walking/LoggingAssociationVisitationStrategy.java
@@ -263,4 +263,9 @@ public class LoggingAssociationVisitationStrategy implements AssociationVisitati
 		);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean isDuplicateAssociationKey(AssociationKey associationKey) {
+		return false;  //To change body of implemented methods use File | Settings | File Templates.
+	}
+
 }