diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/jpa/xml/JakartaXmlSmokeTests.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/jpa/xml/JakartaXmlSmokeTests.java
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+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later
+ * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
+ */
+package org.hibernate.orm.test.jpa.xml;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+import javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamSource;
+
+import org.hibernate.boot.jaxb.Origin;
+import org.hibernate.boot.jaxb.SourceType;
+import org.hibernate.boot.jaxb.internal.MappingBinder;
+import org.hibernate.boot.jaxb.mapping.spi.JaxbEntity;
+import org.hibernate.boot.jaxb.mapping.spi.JaxbEntityListener;
+import org.hibernate.boot.jaxb.mapping.spi.JaxbEntityMappings;
+import org.hibernate.boot.jaxb.mapping.spi.JaxbPersistenceUnitDefaults;
+import org.hibernate.boot.jaxb.mapping.spi.JaxbPersistenceUnitMetadata;
+import org.hibernate.boot.jaxb.spi.Binding;
+import org.hibernate.boot.registry.classloading.spi.ClassLoaderService;
+import org.hibernate.jpa.boot.internal.ParsedPersistenceXmlDescriptor;
+import org.hibernate.jpa.boot.internal.PersistenceXmlParser;
+
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.ServiceRegistry;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.ServiceRegistryScope;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+/**
+ * @author Steve Ebersole
+ */
+@ServiceRegistry
+public class JakartaXmlSmokeTests {
+	@Test
+	public void testLoadingOrmXml(ServiceRegistryScope scope) {
+		final ClassLoaderService cls = scope.getRegistry().getService( ClassLoaderService.class );
+		final MappingBinder mappingBinder = new MappingBinder( cls, true );
+		final InputStream inputStream = cls.locateResourceStream( "xml/jakarta/simple/orm.xml" );
+		try {
+			final Binding<JaxbEntityMappings> binding = mappingBinder.bind( new StreamSource( inputStream ), new Origin( SourceType.RESOURCE, "xml/jakarta/simple/orm.xml" ) );
+
+			assertThat( binding.getRoot().getEntity().stream().map( JaxbEntity::getClazz ) ).containsOnly( "Lighter", "ApplicationServer" );
+
+			final JaxbPersistenceUnitMetadata puMetadata = binding.getRoot().getPersistenceUnitMetadata();
+			final JaxbPersistenceUnitDefaults puDefaults = puMetadata.getPersistenceUnitDefaults();
+			final Stream<String> listenerNames = puDefaults.getEntityListeners()
+					.getEntityListener()
+					.stream()
+					.map( JaxbEntityListener::getClazz );
+			assertThat( listenerNames ).containsOnly( "org.hibernate.jpa.test.pack.defaultpar.IncrementListener" );
+		}
+		finally {
+			try {
+				inputStream.close();
+			}
+			catch (IOException ignore) {
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testLoadingPersistenceXml(ServiceRegistryScope scope) {
+		final ClassLoaderService cls = scope.getRegistry().getService( ClassLoaderService.class );
+		final URL url = cls.locateResource( "xml/jakarta/simple/persistence.xml" );
+		final ParsedPersistenceXmlDescriptor descriptor = PersistenceXmlParser.locateIndividualPersistenceUnit( url, Collections.emptyMap() );
+		assertThat( descriptor.getName() ).isEqualTo( "defaultpar" );
+		assertThat( descriptor.getManagedClassNames() ).contains( "org.hibernate.jpa.test.pack.defaultpar.Lighter" );
+	}
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/resources/xml/jakarta.mapping/simple-jakarta-orm.xml b/hibernate-core/src/test/resources/xml/jakarta.mapping/simple-jakarta-orm.xml
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diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/resources/xml/jakarta/simple/orm.xml b/hibernate-core/src/test/resources/xml/jakarta/simple/orm.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<!--
+  ~ Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+  ~
+  ~ License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later.
+  ~ See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>.
+  -->
+<entity-mappings xmlns="https://jakarta.ee/xml/ns/persistence/orm" version="3.0">
+    <persistence-unit-metadata>
+        <persistence-unit-defaults>
+            <entity-listeners>
+                <entity-listener class="org.hibernate.jpa.test.pack.defaultpar.IncrementListener">
+                    <pre-persist method-name="increment"/>
+                </entity-listener>
+            </entity-listeners>
+        </persistence-unit-defaults>
+    </persistence-unit-metadata>
+    <package>org.hibernate.jpa.test.pack.defaultpar</package>
+    <entity class="Lighter" access="FIELD" metadata-complete="true">
+        <attributes>
+            <id name="name">
+                <column name="fld_id"/>
+            </id>
+            <basic name="power"></basic>
+        </attributes>
+    </entity>
+    <entity class="ApplicationServer">
+        <entity-listeners>
+            <entity-listener class="OtherIncrementListener">
+                <pre-persist method-name="increment"/>
+            </entity-listener>
+        </entity-listeners>
+    </entity>
+</entity-mappings>
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diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/resources/xml/jakarta/simple/persistence.xml b/hibernate-core/src/test/resources/xml/jakarta/simple/persistence.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~ Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+  ~
+  ~ License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later
+  ~ See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
+  -->
+
+<!-- example of a default persistence.xml -->
+<persistence xmlns="https://jakarta.ee/xml/ns/persistence" version="3.0">
+    <persistence-unit name="defaultpar">
+        <class>org.hibernate.jpa.test.pack.defaultpar.Lighter</class>
+        <validation-mode>CALLBACK</validation-mode>
+        <properties>
+            <property name="hibernate.dialect" value="@db.dialect@"/>
+            <property name="hibernate.connection.driver_class" value="@jdbc.driver@"/>
+            <property name="hibernate.connection.username" value="@jdbc.user@"/>
+            <property name="hibernate.connection.password" value="@jdbc.pass@"/>
+            <property name="hibernate.connection.url" value="@jdbc.url@"/>
+            <property name="hibernate.connection.init_sql" value="@connection.init_sql@"/>
+            <property name="hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto" value="create-drop"/>
+            <property name="hibernate.cache.region.factory_class" value="org.hibernate.testing.cache.CachingRegionFactory" />
+        </properties>
+    </persistence-unit>
+</persistence>