diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/hql/internal/ast/QueryTranslatorImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/hql/internal/ast/QueryTranslatorImpl.java
index 04ffbb52f0..7f655e9613 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/hql/internal/ast/QueryTranslatorImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/hql/internal/ast/QueryTranslatorImpl.java
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public class QueryTranslatorImpl implements FilterTranslator {
 			else {
 				// PHASE 3 : Generate the SQL.
 				generate( (QueryNode) sqlAst );
-				queryLoader = new QueryLoader( this, factory, w.getSelectClause() );
+				queryLoader = createQueryLoader( w, factory );
 			}
 
 			compiled = true;
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ public class QueryTranslatorImpl implements FilterTranslator {
 		this.enabledFilters = null;
 	}
 
+	protected QueryLoader createQueryLoader(HqlSqlWalker w, SessionFactoryImplementor factory) {
+		return new QueryLoader( this, factory, w.getSelectClause() );
+	}
+
 	private void generate(AST sqlAst) throws QueryException, RecognitionException {
 		if ( sql == null ) {
 			final SqlGenerator gen = new SqlGenerator( factory );