diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/binding/AbstractAttributeBinding.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/binding/AbstractAttributeBinding.java
index e85de253a5..62b8cfb742 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/binding/AbstractAttributeBinding.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/binding/AbstractAttributeBinding.java
@@ -179,6 +179,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractAttributeBinding implements AttributeBinding {
 		return propertyAccessorName;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean isBasicPropertyAccessor() {
+		return propertyAccessorName==null || "property".equals( propertyAccessorName );
+	}
+
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean hasFormula() {
 		for ( SimpleValue simpleValue : getValues() ) {
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/binding/AttributeBinding.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/binding/AttributeBinding.java
index 8eb2534dd7..e7affb3d98 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/binding/AttributeBinding.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/binding/AttributeBinding.java
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ public interface AttributeBinding {
 
 	public String getPropertyAccessorName();
 
+	public boolean isBasicPropertyAccessor();
+
 	public boolean hasFormula();
 
 	public boolean isAlternateUniqueKey();