diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/internal/AttributeTypeDescriptor.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/internal/AttributeTypeDescriptor.java
index 4429c81c58..06025c2462 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/internal/AttributeTypeDescriptor.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/internal/AttributeTypeDescriptor.java
@@ -27,12 +27,18 @@ import org.hibernate.internal.util.compare.EqualsHelper;
  */
 public abstract class AttributeTypeDescriptor {
 
+	protected InheritanceMetadata inheritanceMetadata;
+
+	protected AttributeTypeDescriptor(InheritanceMetadata inheritanceMetadata) {
+		this.inheritanceMetadata = inheritanceMetadata;
+	}
+
 	public abstract String buildReadInterceptionBodyFragment(String fieldName);
 
 	public abstract String buildWriteInterceptionBodyFragment(String fieldName);
 
 	public String buildInLineDirtyCheckingBodyFragment(EnhancementContext context, CtField currentValue) {
-		final StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+		StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
 		try {
 			// should ignore primary keys
 			if ( PersistentAttributesHelper.hasAnnotation( currentValue, Id.class )
@@ -40,9 +46,13 @@ public abstract class AttributeTypeDescriptor {
 				return "";
 			}
 
+			String readFragment = inheritanceMetadata.isInherited() && !inheritanceMetadata.isVisible()
+					? "super." + inheritanceMetadata.getReaderName() + "()"
+					: "this." + currentValue.getName();
+
 			if ( currentValue.getType().isPrimitive() || currentValue.getType().isEnum() ) {
 				// primitives || enums
-				builder.append( String.format( "  if (%s != $1)", currentValue.getName() ) );
+				builder.append( String.format( "  if ( %s != $1 )", readFragment ) );
 			}
 			else {
 				// if the field is a collection we return since we handle that in a separate method
@@ -58,14 +68,13 @@ public abstract class AttributeTypeDescriptor {
 						String.format(
 								"  if ( !%s.areEqual( %s, $1 ) )",
 								EqualsHelper.class.getName(),
-								currentValue.getName()
+								readFragment
 						)
 				);
 			}
 			builder.append( String.format( "  {  %s(\"%s\");  }", EnhancerConstants.TRACKER_CHANGER_NAME, currentValue.getName() ) );
 		}
-		catch (NotFoundException e) {
-			e.printStackTrace();
+		catch (NotFoundException ignore) {
 		}
 		return builder.toString();
 	}
@@ -75,33 +84,39 @@ public abstract class AttributeTypeDescriptor {
 	/**
 	 * factory method to get the AttributeTypeDescriptor for a particular field type
 	 */
-	public static AttributeTypeDescriptor resolve(CtField persistentField) throws NotFoundException {
-		if ( persistentField.getType() == CtClass.booleanType ) {
-			return new PrimitiveAttributeTypeDescriptor( Boolean.TYPE );
+	public static AttributeTypeDescriptor resolve(CtClass managedCtClass, CtField persistentField) throws NotFoundException {
+		boolean inherited = !managedCtClass.equals( persistentField.getDeclaringClass() );
+		boolean visible = persistentField.visibleFrom( managedCtClass );
+		String readerName = EnhancerConstants.PERSISTENT_FIELD_READER_PREFIX + persistentField.getName();
+		String writerName = EnhancerConstants.PERSISTENT_FIELD_WRITER_PREFIX + persistentField.getName();
+		InheritanceMetadata inheritanceMetadata = new InheritanceMetadata( inherited, visible, readerName, writerName );
+
+		if ( CtClass.booleanType.equals( persistentField.getType() ) ) {
+			return new PrimitiveAttributeTypeDescriptor( inheritanceMetadata, Boolean.TYPE );
 		}
-		else if ( persistentField.getType() == CtClass.byteType ) {
-			return new PrimitiveAttributeTypeDescriptor( Byte.TYPE );
+		else if ( CtClass.byteType.equals( persistentField.getType() )) {
+			return new PrimitiveAttributeTypeDescriptor( inheritanceMetadata, Byte.TYPE );
 		}
-		else if ( persistentField.getType() == CtClass.charType ) {
-			return new PrimitiveAttributeTypeDescriptor( Character.TYPE );
+		else if ( CtClass.charType.equals( persistentField.getType() ) ) {
+			return new PrimitiveAttributeTypeDescriptor( inheritanceMetadata, Character.TYPE );
 		}
-		else if ( persistentField.getType() == CtClass.shortType ) {
-			return new PrimitiveAttributeTypeDescriptor( Short.TYPE );
+		else if ( CtClass.shortType.equals( persistentField.getType() ) ) {
+			return new PrimitiveAttributeTypeDescriptor( inheritanceMetadata, Short.TYPE );
 		}
-		else if ( persistentField.getType() == CtClass.intType ) {
-			return new PrimitiveAttributeTypeDescriptor( Integer.TYPE );
+		else if ( CtClass.intType.equals( persistentField.getType() ) ) {
+			return new PrimitiveAttributeTypeDescriptor( inheritanceMetadata, Integer.TYPE );
 		}
-		else if ( persistentField.getType() == CtClass.longType ) {
-			return new PrimitiveAttributeTypeDescriptor( Long.TYPE );
+		else if ( CtClass.longType.equals( persistentField.getType() ) ) {
+			return new PrimitiveAttributeTypeDescriptor( inheritanceMetadata, Long.TYPE );
 		}
-		else if ( persistentField.getType() == CtClass.doubleType ) {
-			return new PrimitiveAttributeTypeDescriptor( Double.TYPE );
+		else if ( CtClass.doubleType.equals( persistentField.getType() ) ) {
+			return new PrimitiveAttributeTypeDescriptor( inheritanceMetadata, Double.TYPE );
 		}
-		else if ( persistentField.getType() == CtClass.floatType ) {
-			return new PrimitiveAttributeTypeDescriptor( Float.TYPE );
+		else if ( CtClass.floatType.equals( persistentField.getType() ) ) {
+			return new PrimitiveAttributeTypeDescriptor( inheritanceMetadata, Float.TYPE );
 		}
 		else {
-			return new ObjectAttributeTypeDescriptor( persistentField.getType() );
+			return new ObjectAttributeTypeDescriptor( inheritanceMetadata, persistentField.getType() );
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -114,26 +129,53 @@ public abstract class AttributeTypeDescriptor {
 
 		private final String type;
 
-		private ObjectAttributeTypeDescriptor(CtClass concreteType) {
+		private ObjectAttributeTypeDescriptor(InheritanceMetadata inheritanceMetadata, CtClass concreteType) {
+			super( inheritanceMetadata );
 			this.type = concreteType.getName();
 		}
 
+		@Override
 		public String buildReadInterceptionBodyFragment(String fieldName) {
-			return String.format(
-					"  if ( %3$s() != null ) { this.%1$s = (%2$s) %3$s().readObject(this, \"%1$s\", this.%1$s); }%n",
-					fieldName,
-					type,
-					EnhancerConstants.INTERCEPTOR_GETTER_NAME );
+			if ( inheritanceMetadata.isInherited() && !inheritanceMetadata.isVisible() ) {
+				return String.format(
+						" if( %3$s() != null ) { super.%5$s( (%2$s) %3$s().readObject(this, \"%1$s\", super.%4$s())); }%n",
+						fieldName,
+						type,
+						EnhancerConstants.INTERCEPTOR_GETTER_NAME,
+						inheritanceMetadata.getReaderName(),
+						inheritanceMetadata.getWriterName() );
+			}
+			else {
+				return String.format(
+						"  if ( %3$s() != null ) { this.%1$s = (%2$s) %3$s().readObject(this, \"%1$s\", this.%1$s); }%n",
+						fieldName,
+						type,
+						EnhancerConstants.INTERCEPTOR_GETTER_NAME );
+			}
 		}
 
+		@Override
 		public String buildWriteInterceptionBodyFragment(String fieldName) {
-			return String.format(
-					"  %2$s localVar = $1;%n" +
-					"  if ( %3$s() != null ) { localVar = (%2$s) %3$s().writeObject(this, \"%1$s\", this.%1$s, $1); }%n" +
-					"  this.%1$s = localVar;",
-					fieldName,
-					type,
-					EnhancerConstants.INTERCEPTOR_GETTER_NAME );
+			if ( inheritanceMetadata.isInherited() && !inheritanceMetadata.isVisible() ) {
+				return String.format(
+						"  %2$s localVar = $1;%n" +
+						"  if ( %3$s() != null ) { localVar = (%2$s) %3$s().writeObject(this, \"%1$s\", super.%4$s(), $1); }%n" +
+						"  super.%5$s(localVar);",
+						fieldName,
+						type,
+						EnhancerConstants.INTERCEPTOR_GETTER_NAME,
+						inheritanceMetadata.getReaderName(),
+						inheritanceMetadata.getWriterName() );
+			}
+			else {
+				return String.format(
+						"  %2$s localVar = $1;%n" +
+						"  if ( %3$s() != null ) { localVar = (%2$s) %3$s().writeObject(this, \"%1$s\", this.%1$s, $1); }%n" +
+						"  this.%1$s = localVar;",
+						fieldName,
+						type,
+						EnhancerConstants.INTERCEPTOR_GETTER_NAME );
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -144,7 +186,8 @@ public abstract class AttributeTypeDescriptor {
 
 		private final String type;
 
-		private PrimitiveAttributeTypeDescriptor(Class<?> primitiveType) {
+		private PrimitiveAttributeTypeDescriptor(InheritanceMetadata inheritanceMetadata, Class<?> primitiveType) {
+			super( inheritanceMetadata );
 			if ( !primitiveType.isPrimitive() ) {
 				throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Primitive attribute type descriptor can only be used on primitive types" );
 			}
@@ -152,24 +195,84 @@ public abstract class AttributeTypeDescriptor {
 			this.type = primitiveType.getSimpleName().substring( 0, 1 ).toUpperCase( Locale.ROOT ) + primitiveType.getSimpleName().substring( 1 );
 		}
 
+		@Override
 		public String buildReadInterceptionBodyFragment(String fieldName) {
-			return String.format(
-					"  if (%3$s() != null ) { this.%1$s = %3$s().read%2$s(this, \"%1$s\", this.%1$s); }",
-					fieldName,
-					type,
-					EnhancerConstants.INTERCEPTOR_GETTER_NAME );
+			if ( inheritanceMetadata.isInherited() && !inheritanceMetadata.isVisible() ) {
+				return String.format(
+						"  if (%3$s() != null ) { super.%5$s( %3$s().read%2$s(this, \"%1$s\", super.%4$s())); }",
+						fieldName,
+						type,
+						EnhancerConstants.INTERCEPTOR_GETTER_NAME,
+						inheritanceMetadata.getReaderName(),
+						inheritanceMetadata.getWriterName() );
+			}
+			else {
+				return String.format(
+						"  if (%3$s() != null ) { this.%1$s = %3$s().read%2$s(this, \"%1$s\", this.%1$s); }",
+						fieldName,
+						type,
+						EnhancerConstants.INTERCEPTOR_GETTER_NAME );
+			}
 		}
 
+		@Override
 		public String buildWriteInterceptionBodyFragment(String fieldName) {
-			return String.format(
-					"  %2$s localVar = $1;%n" +
-					"  if ( %4$s() != null ) { localVar = %4$s().write%3$s(this, \"%1$s\", this.%1$s, $1); }%n" +
-					"  this.%1$s = localVar;",
-					fieldName,
-					type.toLowerCase( Locale.ROOT ),
-					type,
-					EnhancerConstants.INTERCEPTOR_GETTER_NAME
-			);
+			if ( inheritanceMetadata.isInherited() && !inheritanceMetadata.isVisible() ) {
+				return String.format(
+						"  %2$s localVar = $1;%n" +
+						"  if ( %4$s() != null ) { localVar = %4$s().write%3$s(this, \"%1$s\", super.%5$s(), $1); }%n" +
+						"  super.%6$s(localVar);",
+						fieldName,
+						type.toLowerCase( Locale.ROOT ),
+						type,
+						EnhancerConstants.INTERCEPTOR_GETTER_NAME,
+						inheritanceMetadata.getReaderName(),
+						inheritanceMetadata.getWriterName() );
+			}
+			else {
+				return String.format(
+						"  %2$s localVar = $1;%n" +
+						"  if ( %4$s() != null ) { localVar = %4$s().write%3$s(this, \"%1$s\", this.%1$s, $1); }%n" +
+						"  this.%1$s = localVar;",
+						fieldName,
+						type.toLowerCase( Locale.ROOT ),
+						type,
+						EnhancerConstants.INTERCEPTOR_GETTER_NAME
+				);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	//
+
+	private static class InheritanceMetadata {
+
+		private boolean inherited;
+		private boolean visible;
+		private String readerName;
+		private String writerName;
+
+		public InheritanceMetadata(boolean inherited, boolean visible, String readerName, String writerName) {
+			this.inherited = inherited;
+			this.visible = visible;
+			this.readerName = readerName;
+			this.writerName = writerName;
+		}
+
+		public boolean isInherited() {
+			return inherited;
+		}
+
+		public boolean isVisible() {
+			return visible;
+		}
+
+		public String getReaderName() {
+			return readerName;
+		}
+
+		public String getWriterName() {
+			return writerName;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/internal/EntityEnhancer.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/internal/EntityEnhancer.java
index e4a2d124a7..e5f0b506c8 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/internal/EntityEnhancer.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/internal/EntityEnhancer.java
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
  */
 package org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.internal;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ import javassist.CtClass;
 import javassist.CtField;
 import javassist.Modifier;
 
+import javassist.NotFoundException;
 import org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.internal.tracker.DirtyTracker;
 import org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.internal.tracker.SimpleCollectionTracker;
 import org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.internal.tracker.SimpleFieldTracker;
@@ -206,7 +209,7 @@ public class EntityEnhancer extends PersistentAttributesEnhancer {
 	}
 
 	private List<CtField> collectCollectionFields(CtClass managedCtClass) {
-		final List<CtField> collectionList = new LinkedList<CtField>();
+		List<CtField> collectionList = new ArrayList<>();
 
 		for ( CtField ctField : managedCtClass.getDeclaredFields() ) {
 			// skip static fields and skip fields added by enhancement
@@ -222,19 +225,36 @@ public class EntityEnhancer extends PersistentAttributesEnhancer {
 		}
 
 		// HHH-10646 Add fields inherited from @MappedSuperclass
-		for ( CtField ctField : managedCtClass.getDeclaredFields() ) {
-			if ( !enhancementContext.isMappedSuperclassClass( ctField.getDeclaringClass() ) || Modifier.isStatic( ctField.getModifiers() ) ) {
-				continue;
+		collectionList.addAll( collectInheritCollectionFields( managedCtClass ) );
+		return collectionList;
+	}
+
+	private Collection<CtField> collectInheritCollectionFields(CtClass managedCtClass) {
+		if ( managedCtClass == null || Object.class.getName().equals( managedCtClass.getName() ) ) {
+			return Collections.emptyList();
+		}
+		try {
+			CtClass managedCtSuperclass = managedCtClass.getSuperclass();
+
+			if ( !enhancementContext.isMappedSuperclassClass( managedCtSuperclass ) ) {
+				return collectInheritCollectionFields( managedCtSuperclass );
 			}
-			if ( enhancementContext.isPersistentField( ctField ) ) {
-				if ( PersistentAttributesHelper.isAssignable( ctField, Collection.class.getName() ) ||
-						PersistentAttributesHelper.isAssignable( ctField, Map.class.getName() ) ) {
-					collectionList.add( ctField );
+			List<CtField> collectionList = new ArrayList<CtField>();
+
+			for ( CtField ctField : managedCtSuperclass.getDeclaredFields() ) {
+				if ( !Modifier.isStatic( ctField.getModifiers() ) && enhancementContext.isPersistentField( ctField ) ) {
+					if ( PersistentAttributesHelper.isAssignable( ctField, Collection.class.getName() ) ||
+							PersistentAttributesHelper.isAssignable( ctField, Map.class.getName() ) ) {
+						collectionList.add( ctField );
+					}
 				}
 			}
+			collectionList.addAll( collectInheritCollectionFields( managedCtSuperclass ) );
+			return collectionList;
+		}
+		catch ( NotFoundException nfe ) {
+			return Collections.emptyList();
 		}
-
-		return collectionList;
 	}
 
 	private void createCollectionDirtyCheckMethod(CtClass managedCtClass) {
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/internal/PersistentAttributesEnhancer.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/internal/PersistentAttributesEnhancer.java
index 620d1245b0..bca5315f69 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/internal/PersistentAttributesEnhancer.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/internal/PersistentAttributesEnhancer.java
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
  */
 package org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.internal;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.IdentityHashMap;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -76,42 +80,57 @@ public class PersistentAttributesEnhancer extends Enhancer {
 	}
 
 	private CtField[] collectPersistentFields(CtClass managedCtClass) {
-		final List<CtField> persistentFieldList = new LinkedList<CtField>();
+		List<CtField> persistentFieldList = new ArrayList<CtField>();
 		for ( CtField ctField : managedCtClass.getDeclaredFields() ) {
-			// skip static fields and skip fields added by enhancement
-			if ( Modifier.isStatic( ctField.getModifiers() ) || ctField.getName().startsWith( "$$_hibernate_" ) ) {
+			// skip static fields and skip fields added by enhancement and  outer reference in inner classes
+			if ( ctField.getName().startsWith( "$$_hibernate_" ) || "this$0".equals( ctField.getName() ) ) {
 				continue;
 			}
-			// skip outer reference in inner classes
-			if ( "this$0".equals( ctField.getName() ) ) {
-				continue;
-			}
-			if ( enhancementContext.isPersistentField( ctField ) ) {
+			if ( !Modifier.isStatic( ctField.getModifiers() ) && enhancementContext.isPersistentField( ctField ) ) {
 				persistentFieldList.add( ctField );
 			}
 		}
 		// HHH-10646 Add fields inherited from @MappedSuperclass
-		// CtClass.getFields() does not return private fields, while CtClass.getDeclaredFields() does not return inherit
-		for ( CtField ctField : managedCtClass.getFields() ) {
-			if ( ctField.getDeclaringClass().equals( managedCtClass ) ) {
-				// Already processed above
-				continue;
-			}
-			if ( !enhancementContext.isMappedSuperclassClass( ctField.getDeclaringClass() ) || Modifier.isStatic( ctField.getModifiers() ) ) {
-				continue;
-			}
-			if ( enhancementContext.isPersistentField( ctField ) ) {
-				persistentFieldList.add( ctField );
-			}
-		}
-		return enhancementContext.order( persistentFieldList.toArray( new CtField[persistentFieldList.size()] ) );
+		persistentFieldList.addAll( collectInheritPersistentFields( managedCtClass ) );
+
+		CtField[] orderedFields = enhancementContext.order( persistentFieldList.toArray( new CtField[0] ) );
+		log.debugf( "Persistent fields for entity %s: %s", managedCtClass.getName(), Arrays.toString( orderedFields ));
+		return orderedFields;
 	}
 
-	private PersistentAttributeAccessMethods enhancePersistentAttribute(
-			CtClass managedCtClass,
-			CtField persistentField) {
+	private Collection<CtField> collectInheritPersistentFields(CtClass managedCtClass) {
+		if ( managedCtClass == null || Object.class.getName().equals( managedCtClass.getName() ) ) {
+			return Collections.emptyList();
+		}
 		try {
-			final AttributeTypeDescriptor typeDescriptor = AttributeTypeDescriptor.resolve( persistentField );
+			CtClass managedCtSuperclass = managedCtClass.getSuperclass();
+
+			if ( !enhancementContext.isMappedSuperclassClass( managedCtSuperclass ) ) {
+				return collectInheritPersistentFields( managedCtSuperclass );
+			}
+			log.debugf( "Found @MappedSuperclass %s to collectPersistenceFields", managedCtSuperclass.getName() );
+			List<CtField> persistentFieldList = new ArrayList<CtField>();
+
+			for ( CtField ctField : managedCtSuperclass.getDeclaredFields() ) {
+				if ( ctField.getName().startsWith( "$$_hibernate_" ) || "this$0".equals( ctField.getName() ) ) {
+					continue;
+				}
+				if ( !Modifier.isStatic( ctField.getModifiers() ) && enhancementContext.isPersistentField( ctField ) ) {
+					persistentFieldList.add( ctField );
+				}
+			}
+			persistentFieldList.addAll( collectInheritPersistentFields( managedCtSuperclass ) );
+			return persistentFieldList;
+		}
+		catch ( NotFoundException nfe ) {
+			log.warnf( "Could not find the superclass of %s", managedCtClass );
+			return Collections.emptyList();
+		}
+	}
+
+	private PersistentAttributeAccessMethods enhancePersistentAttribute( CtClass managedCtClass, CtField persistentField) {
+		try {
+			AttributeTypeDescriptor typeDescriptor = AttributeTypeDescriptor.resolve( managedCtClass, persistentField );
 			return new PersistentAttributeAccessMethods(
 					generateFieldReader( managedCtClass, persistentField, typeDescriptor ),
 					generateFieldWriter( managedCtClass, persistentField, typeDescriptor )
@@ -131,24 +150,57 @@ public class PersistentAttributesEnhancer extends Enhancer {
 			CtClass managedCtClass,
 			CtField persistentField,
 			AttributeTypeDescriptor typeDescriptor) {
-		final String fieldName = persistentField.getName();
-		final String readerName = EnhancerConstants.PERSISTENT_FIELD_READER_PREFIX + fieldName;
-
-		// read attempts only have to deal lazy-loading support, not dirty checking;
-		// so if the field is not enabled as lazy-loadable return a plain simple getter as the reader
-		if ( !enhancementContext.hasLazyLoadableAttributes( managedCtClass )
-				|| !enhancementContext.isLazyLoadable( persistentField ) ) {
-			return MethodWriter.addGetter( managedCtClass, fieldName, readerName );
-		}
+		String fieldName = persistentField.getName();
+		String readerName = EnhancerConstants.PERSISTENT_FIELD_READER_PREFIX + fieldName;
+		String writerName = EnhancerConstants.PERSISTENT_FIELD_WRITER_PREFIX + fieldName;
+		CtMethod tmpSuperReader = null;
+		CtMethod tmpSuperWriter = null;
+		CtMethod reader = null;
 
 		try {
-			return MethodWriter.write(
-					managedCtClass, "public %s %s() {%n%s%n  return this.%s;%n}",
-					persistentField.getType().getName(),
-					readerName,
-					typeDescriptor.buildReadInterceptionBodyFragment( fieldName ),
-					fieldName
-			);
+			boolean declared = persistentField.getDeclaringClass().equals( managedCtClass );
+			String declaredReadFragment = "this." + fieldName + "";
+			String superReadFragment = "super." + readerName + "()";
+
+			if (!declared) {
+				// create a temporary getter on the supper entity to be able to compile our code
+				try {
+					persistentField.getDeclaringClass().getDeclaredMethod( readerName );
+					persistentField.getDeclaringClass().getDeclaredMethod( writerName );
+				}
+				catch (NotFoundException nfe){
+					tmpSuperReader = MethodWriter.addGetter( persistentField.getDeclaringClass(), persistentField.getName(), readerName );
+					tmpSuperWriter = MethodWriter.addSetter( persistentField.getDeclaringClass(), persistentField.getName(), writerName );
+				}
+			}
+
+			// read attempts only have to deal lazy-loading support, not dirty checking;
+			// so if the field is not enabled as lazy-loadable return a plain simple getter as the reader
+			if ( !enhancementContext.hasLazyLoadableAttributes( managedCtClass )
+					|| !enhancementContext.isLazyLoadable( persistentField ) ) {
+				reader = MethodWriter.write(
+						managedCtClass, "public %s %s() {  return %s;%n}",
+						persistentField.getType().getName(),
+						readerName,
+						declared ? declaredReadFragment : superReadFragment
+				);
+			}
+			else {
+				reader = MethodWriter.write(
+						managedCtClass, "public %s %s() {%n%s%n  return %s;%n}",
+						persistentField.getType().getName(),
+						readerName,
+						typeDescriptor.buildReadInterceptionBodyFragment( fieldName ),
+						declared ? declaredReadFragment : superReadFragment
+				);
+			}
+			if ( tmpSuperReader != null ) {
+				persistentField.getDeclaringClass().removeMethod( tmpSuperReader );
+			}
+			if ( tmpSuperWriter != null ) {
+				persistentField.getDeclaringClass().removeMethod( tmpSuperWriter );
+			}
+			return reader;
 		}
 		catch (CannotCompileException cce) {
 			final String msg = String.format(
@@ -172,15 +224,39 @@ public class PersistentAttributesEnhancer extends Enhancer {
 			CtClass managedCtClass,
 			CtField persistentField,
 			AttributeTypeDescriptor typeDescriptor) {
-		final String fieldName = persistentField.getName();
-		final String writerName = EnhancerConstants.PERSISTENT_FIELD_WRITER_PREFIX + fieldName;
+		String fieldName = persistentField.getName();
+		String readerName = EnhancerConstants.PERSISTENT_FIELD_READER_PREFIX + fieldName;
+		String writerName = EnhancerConstants.PERSISTENT_FIELD_WRITER_PREFIX + fieldName;
+		CtMethod tmpSuperReader = null;
+		CtMethod tmpSuperWriter = null;
+		CtMethod writer;
 
 		try {
-			final CtMethod writer;
+			boolean declared = persistentField.getDeclaringClass().equals( managedCtClass );
+			String declaredWriteFragment = "this." + fieldName + "=" + fieldName + ";";
+			String superWriteFragment =	"super." + writerName + "(" + fieldName + ");";
 
-			if ( !enhancementContext.hasLazyLoadableAttributes( managedCtClass )
-					|| !enhancementContext.isLazyLoadable( persistentField ) ) {
-				writer = MethodWriter.addSetter( managedCtClass, fieldName, writerName );
+			if (!declared) {
+				// create a temporary setter on the supper entity to be able to compile our code
+				try {
+					persistentField.getDeclaringClass().getDeclaredMethod( readerName );
+					persistentField.getDeclaringClass().getDeclaredMethod( writerName );
+				}
+				catch (NotFoundException nfe){
+					tmpSuperReader = MethodWriter.addGetter( persistentField.getDeclaringClass(), persistentField.getName(), readerName );
+					tmpSuperWriter = MethodWriter.addSetter( persistentField.getDeclaringClass(), persistentField.getName(), writerName );
+				}
+			}
+
+			if ( !enhancementContext.hasLazyLoadableAttributes( managedCtClass ) || !enhancementContext.isLazyLoadable( persistentField ) ) {
+				writer = MethodWriter.write(
+						managedCtClass,
+						"public void %s(%s %s) {%n  %s%n}",
+						writerName,
+						persistentField.getType().getName(),
+						fieldName,
+						declared ? declaredWriteFragment : superWriteFragment
+				);
 			}
 			else {
 				writer = MethodWriter.write(
@@ -203,12 +279,7 @@ public class PersistentAttributesEnhancer extends Enhancer {
 					);
 				}
 				else {
-					writer.insertBefore(
-							typeDescriptor.buildInLineDirtyCheckingBodyFragment(
-									enhancementContext,
-									persistentField
-							)
-					);
+					writer.insertBefore( typeDescriptor.buildInLineDirtyCheckingBodyFragment( enhancementContext, persistentField ) );
 				}
 
 				handleCompositeField( managedCtClass, persistentField, writer );
@@ -217,6 +288,13 @@ public class PersistentAttributesEnhancer extends Enhancer {
 			if ( enhancementContext.doBiDirectionalAssociationManagement( persistentField ) ) {
 				handleBiDirectionalAssociation( managedCtClass, persistentField, writer );
 			}
+
+			if ( tmpSuperReader != null ) {
+				persistentField.getDeclaringClass().removeMethod( tmpSuperReader );
+			}
+			if ( tmpSuperWriter != null ) {
+				persistentField.getDeclaringClass().removeMethod( tmpSuperWriter );
+			}
 			return writer;
 		}
 		catch (CannotCompileException cce) {