diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionImpl.java
index 6e766121fa..6acefeb068 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionImpl.java
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ import org.hibernate.engine.spi.QueryParameters;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.SessionFactoryImplementor;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.SessionImplementor;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.SessionOwner;
+import org.hibernate.engine.spi.SharedSessionContractImplementor;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.Status;
 import org.hibernate.engine.transaction.spi.TransactionImplementor;
 import org.hibernate.engine.transaction.spi.TransactionObserver;
@@ -3891,6 +3892,9 @@ public final class SessionImpl
 		if ( SessionImplementor.class.isAssignableFrom( clazz ) ) {
 			return (T) this;
 		}
+		if ( SharedSessionContractImplementor.class.isAssignableFrom( clazz ) ) {
+			return (T) this;
+		}
 		if ( EntityManager.class.isAssignableFrom( clazz ) ) {
 			return (T) this;
 		}