diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/internal/bytebuddy/BytecodeProviderImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/internal/bytebuddy/BytecodeProviderImpl.java
index 05e8e865e5..5b7a50a7e5 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/internal/bytebuddy/BytecodeProviderImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/internal/bytebuddy/BytecodeProviderImpl.java
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ public class BytecodeProviderImpl implements BytecodeProvider {
 			final String[] getterNames,
 			final String[] setterNames,
 			final Class[] types) {
+		if ( clazz.isInterface() || Modifier.isAbstract( clazz.getModifiers() ) ) {
+			// we don't provide an optimizer for interfaces and abstract classes - similar to what we do with Javassist
+			return null;
+		}
+
 		final Method[] getters = new Method[getterNames.length];
 		final Method[] setters = new Method[setterNames.length];
 		findAccessors( clazz, getterNames, setterNames, types, getters, setters );
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/bytecode/ReflectionOptimizerTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/bytecode/ReflectionOptimizerTest.java
index 2ec09c75e1..3d47fed608 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/bytecode/ReflectionOptimizerTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/bytecode/ReflectionOptimizerTest.java
@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@
  */
 package org.hibernate.test.bytecode;
 
-import org.junit.Test;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 
 import org.hibernate.bytecode.internal.javassist.BulkAccessor;
 import org.hibernate.bytecode.spi.BytecodeProvider;
 import org.hibernate.bytecode.spi.ReflectionOptimizer;
 import org.hibernate.cfg.Environment;
-
+import org.hibernate.testing.TestForIssue;
 import org.hibernate.testing.junit4.BaseUnitTestCase;
-
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import org.junit.Test;
 
 /**
  * @author Steve Ebersole
@@ -55,10 +55,48 @@ public class ReflectionOptimizerTest extends BaseUnitTestCase {
 		assertEquivalent( values, BeanReflectionHelper.TEST_VALUES );
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	@TestForIssue(jiraKey = "HHH-12584")
+	public void testAbstractClass() {
+		BytecodeProvider provider = Environment.getBytecodeProvider();
+		ReflectionOptimizer reflectionOptimizer = provider.getReflectionOptimizer( AbstractClass.class, new String[]{ "getProperty" },
+				new String[]{ "setProperty" }, new Class[]{ String.class } );
+		assertNull( reflectionOptimizer );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	@TestForIssue(jiraKey = "HHH-12584")
+	public void testInterface() {
+		BytecodeProvider provider = Environment.getBytecodeProvider();
+		ReflectionOptimizer reflectionOptimizer = provider.getReflectionOptimizer( Interface.class, new String[]{ "getProperty" },
+				new String[]{ "setProperty" }, new Class[]{ String.class } );
+		assertNull( reflectionOptimizer );
+	}
+
 	private void assertEquivalent(Object[] checkValues, Object[] values) {
 		assertEquals( "Different lengths", checkValues.length, values.length );
 		for ( int i = 0; i < checkValues.length; i++ ) {
 			assertEquals( "different values at index [" + i + "]", checkValues[i], values[i] );
 		}
 	}
+
+	public static abstract class AbstractClass {
+
+		private String property;
+
+		public String getProperty() {
+			return property;
+		}
+
+		public void setProperty(String property) {
+			this.property = property;
+		}
+	}
+
+	public interface Interface {
+
+		String getProperty();
+
+		void setProperty(String property);
+	}
 }