diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/descriptor/java/spi/EntityJavaType.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/descriptor/java/spi/EntityJavaType.java
index 6571b92efb..a5c7e67605 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/descriptor/java/spi/EntityJavaType.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/descriptor/java/spi/EntityJavaType.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 package org.hibernate.type.descriptor.java.spi;
 
+import org.hibernate.Hibernate;
 import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.WrapperOptions;
 import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.java.AbstractClassJavaType;
 import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.java.IncomparableComparator;
@@ -41,6 +42,11 @@ public class EntityJavaType<T> extends AbstractClassJavaType<T> {
 		return one == another;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean isInstance(Object value) {
+		return getJavaTypeClass().isAssignableFrom( Hibernate.getClassLazy( value ) );
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String toString(T value) {
 		return value.toString();