diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/MySQL57InnoDBDialect.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/MySQL57InnoDBDialect.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0209e77c7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/MySQL57InnoDBDialect.java
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, Red Hat Inc. or third-party contributors as
+ * indicated by the @author tags or express copyright attribution
+ * statements applied by the authors.  All third-party contributions are
+ * distributed under license by Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use, modify,
+ * copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+ * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this distribution; if not, write to:
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor
+ * Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+package org.hibernate.dialect;
+
+import java.sql.Types;
+
+import org.hibernate.dialect.function.SQLFunction;
+import org.hibernate.dialect.function.StaticPrecisionFspTimestampFunction;
+
+/**
+ * @author Gail Badner
+ */
+public class MySQL57InnoDBDialect extends MySQL5InnoDBDialect {
+	public MySQL57InnoDBDialect() {
+		super();
+
+		// For details about MySQL 5.7 support for fractional seconds
+		// precision (fsp): http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/fractional-seconds.html
+		// Regarding datetime(fsp), "The fsp value, if given, must be
+		// in the range 0 to 6. A value of 0 signifies that there is
+		// no fractional part. If omitted, the default precision is 0.
+		// (This differs from the standard SQL default of 6, for
+		// compatibility with previous MySQL versions.)".
+
+		// The following is defined because Hibernate currently expects
+		// the SQL 1992 default of 6 (which is inconsistent with the MySQL
+		// default).
+		registerColumnType( Types.TIMESTAMP, "datetime(6)" );
+
+		// MySQL also supports fractional seconds precision for time values
+		// (time(fsp)). According to SQL 1992, the default for <time precision>
+		// is 0. The MySQL default is time(0), there's no need to override
+		// the setting for Types.TIME columns.
+
+		// For details about MySQL support for timestamp functions, see:
+		// http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/date-and-time-functions.html
+
+		// The following are synonyms for now(fsp), where fsp defaults to 0 on MySQL 5.7:
+		// current_timestamp([fsp]), localtime(fsp), localtimestamp(fsp).
+		// Register the same StaticPrecisionFspTimestampFunction for all 4 functions.
+		final SQLFunction currentTimestampFunction = new StaticPrecisionFspTimestampFunction("now", 6 );
+
+		registerFunction( "now", currentTimestampFunction );
+		registerFunction( "current_timestamp", currentTimestampFunction );
+		registerFunction( "localtime", currentTimestampFunction );
+		registerFunction( "localtimestamp", currentTimestampFunction );
+
+		// sysdate is different from now():
+		// "SYSDATE() returns the time at which it executes. This differs
+		// from the behavior for NOW(), which returns a constant time that
+		// indicates the time at which the statement began to execute.
+		// (Within a stored function or trigger, NOW() returns the time at
+		// which the function or triggering statement began to execute.)
+		registerFunction( "sysdate", new StaticPrecisionFspTimestampFunction( "sysdate", 6 ) );
+
+		// from_unixtime(), timestamp() are functions that return TIMESTAMP that do not support a
+		// fractional seconds precision argument (so there's no need to override them here):
+	}
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/function/NoArgSQLFunction.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/function/NoArgSQLFunction.java
index dac23a2310..cecc27ae94 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/function/NoArgSQLFunction.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/function/NoArgSQLFunction.java
@@ -85,4 +85,8 @@ public class NoArgSQLFunction implements SQLFunction {
 		}
 		return hasParenthesesIfNoArguments ? name + "()" : name;
 	}
+
+	protected String getName() {
+		return name;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/function/StaticPrecisionFspTimestampFunction.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/function/StaticPrecisionFspTimestampFunction.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b87f5bb01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/function/StaticPrecisionFspTimestampFunction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, Red Hat Inc. or third-party contributors as
+ * indicated by the @author tags or express copyright attribution
+ * statements applied by the authors.  All third-party contributions are
+ * distributed under license by Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use, modify,
+ * copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+ * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this distribution; if not, write to:
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor
+ * Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+package org.hibernate.dialect.function;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.hibernate.QueryException;
+import org.hibernate.engine.spi.SessionFactoryImplementor;
+import org.hibernate.type.StandardBasicTypes;
+import org.hibernate.type.Type;
+
+/**
+ * A function that returns a {@link org.hibernate.type.StandardBasicTypes#TIMESTAMP}
+ * with static fractional seconds precision (fsp).
+ *
+ * @author Gail Badner
+ */
+public class StaticPrecisionFspTimestampFunction extends NoArgSQLFunction {
+	private final String renderedString;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs a {@link org.hibernate.type.StandardBasicTypes#TIMESTAMP} function using the
+	 * default fractional second precision as defined by the database.
+	 *
+	 * @param name The function name
+	 * @param hasParenthesesIfNoArguments Does the function call need parenthesis if there are no arguments?
+	 */
+	public StaticPrecisionFspTimestampFunction(String name, boolean hasParenthesesIfNoArguments) {
+		super( name, StandardBasicTypes.TIMESTAMP, hasParenthesesIfNoArguments );
+		renderedString = null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs a {@link org.hibernate.type.StandardBasicTypes#TIMESTAMP} function using
+	 * the specified fractional seconds precision.
+	 * @param name The function name
+	 * @param fsp The explicit fractional seconds precision to render
+	 *
+	 * @throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if {@code fsp} < 0.
+	 */
+	public StaticPrecisionFspTimestampFunction(String name, int fsp) {
+		super( name, StandardBasicTypes.TIMESTAMP);
+		if ( fsp < 0 ) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException( "fsp must be >= 0" );
+		}
+		renderedString = name + '(' + fsp + ')';
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String render(Type argumentType, List args, SessionFactoryImplementor factory) throws QueryException {
+		if ( args.size() > 0 ) {
+			throw new QueryException( "function takes no arguments: " + getName() );
+		}
+		return renderedString == null ?
+				super.render( argumentType, args, factory ) :
+				renderedString;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/temporal/MySQL57TimestampFspFunctionTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/temporal/MySQL57TimestampFspFunctionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3d48c25f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/temporal/MySQL57TimestampFspFunctionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, Red Hat Inc. or third-party contributors as
+ * indicated by the @author tags or express copyright attribution
+ * statements applied by the authors.  All third-party contributions are
+ * distributed under license by Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use, modify,
+ * copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+ * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this distribution; if not, write to:
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor
+ * Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+package org.hibernate.test.temporal;
+
+import java.sql.Timestamp;
+
+import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.Table;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import org.hibernate.Query;
+import org.hibernate.Session;
+import org.hibernate.Transaction;
+import org.hibernate.dialect.MySQL57InnoDBDialect;
+import org.hibernate.testing.RequiresDialect;
+import org.hibernate.testing.TestForIssue;
+import org.hibernate.testing.junit4.BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+/**
+ * @author Gail Badner.
+ */
+@TestForIssue( jiraKey = "HHH-8401")
+@RequiresDialect( MySQL57InnoDBDialect.class )
+public class MySQL57TimestampFspFunctionTest extends BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase {
+
+	@Test
+	public void testTimeStampFunctions() {
+		// add an entity just so it can be queried.
+
+		Session s=openSession();
+		Transaction tx = s.beginTransaction();
+		s.persist( new Entity() );
+		tx.commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		tx = s.beginTransaction();
+
+		// current_timestamp(), localtime(), and localtimestamp() are synonyms for now(),
+		// which returns the time at which the statement began to execute.
+		// the returned values for now(), current_timestamp(), localtime(), and
+		// localtimestamp() should be the same.
+		// sysdate() is the time at which the function itself is executed, so the
+		// value returned for sysdate() should be different.
+		Query q=s.createQuery(
+				"select now(), current_timestamp(), localtime(), localtimestamp(), sysdate() from MySQL57TimestampFspFunctionTest$Entity"
+		);
+		Object[] oArray = (Object[]) q.uniqueResult();
+		final Timestamp now = (Timestamp) oArray[0];
+		assertEquals( now, oArray[1] );
+		assertEquals( now, oArray[2] );
+		assertEquals( now, oArray[3] );
+		final Timestamp sysdate = (Timestamp) oArray[4];
+		assertTrue( now.compareTo( sysdate ) < 0 );
+		// all should have nanos > 0
+		assertTrue( now.getNanos() > 0 );
+		assertTrue( sysdate.getNanos() > 0 );
+
+		tx.commit();
+		s.close();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected Class<?>[] getAnnotatedClasses() {
+		return new Class[] { Entity.class };
+	}
+
+	// If MySQL supported something like Oracle's "dual", then this entity wouldn't be needed.
+	@javax.persistence.Entity
+	@Table(name = "DummyEntity")
+	public static class Entity {
+		@GeneratedValue
+		@Id
+		private long id;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/temporal/MySQL57TimestampPropertyTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/temporal/MySQL57TimestampPropertyTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb5ec93b01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/temporal/MySQL57TimestampPropertyTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, Red Hat, Inc. and/or its affiliates or third-party contributors as
+ * indicated by the @author tags or express copyright attribution
+ * statements applied by the authors.  All third-party contributions are
+ * distributed under license by Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use, modify,
+ * copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+ * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this distribution; if not, write to:
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor
+ * Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+package org.hibernate.test.temporal;
+
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import javax.persistence.Column;
+import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.Temporal;
+import javax.persistence.TemporalType;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import org.hibernate.Query;
+import org.hibernate.Session;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.ColumnDefault;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.Generated;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.GenerationTime;
+import org.hibernate.dialect.MySQL57InnoDBDialect;
+import org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect;
+import org.hibernate.dialect.SybaseDialect;
+import org.hibernate.testing.RequiresDialect;
+import org.hibernate.testing.SkipForDialect;
+import org.hibernate.testing.TestForIssue;
+import org.hibernate.testing.junit4.BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase;
+
+import static junit.framework.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+/**
+ * @author Gail Badner
+ */
+@RequiresDialect(value = MySQL57InnoDBDialect.class)
+@TestForIssue( jiraKey = "HHH-8401")
+public class MySQL57TimestampPropertyTest extends BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase {
+	private final DateFormat timestampFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss.SSS");
+
+	@Test
+	public void testTime() {
+		final Entity eOrig = new Entity();
+		eOrig.ts = new Date();
+
+		Session s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		s.persist( eOrig );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		final Entity eGotten = (Entity) s.get( Entity.class, eOrig.id );
+		final String tsOrigFormatted = timestampFormat.format( eOrig.ts );
+		final String tsGottenFormatted = timestampFormat.format( eGotten.ts );
+		assertEquals( tsOrigFormatted , tsGottenFormatted );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		final Query queryWithParameter = s.createQuery( "from MySQL57TimestampPropertyTest$Entity where ts=?" ).setParameter( 0, eOrig.ts );
+		final Entity eQueriedWithParameter = (Entity) queryWithParameter.uniqueResult();
+		assertNotNull( eQueriedWithParameter );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		final Query queryWithTimestamp = s.createQuery( "from MySQL57TimestampPropertyTest$Entity where ts=?" ).setTimestamp( 0, eOrig.ts );
+		final Entity eQueriedWithTimestamp = (Entity) queryWithTimestamp.uniqueResult();
+		assertNotNull( eQueriedWithTimestamp );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		s.delete( eQueriedWithTimestamp );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testTimeGeneratedByColumnDefault() {
+		final Entity eOrig = new Entity();
+
+		Session s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		s.persist( eOrig );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		assertNotNull( eOrig.tsColumnDefault );
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		final Entity eGotten = (Entity) s.get( Entity.class, eOrig.id );
+		final String tsColumnDefaultOrigFormatted = timestampFormat.format( eOrig.tsColumnDefault );
+		final String tsColumnDefaultGottenFormatted = timestampFormat.format( eGotten.tsColumnDefault );
+		assertEquals( tsColumnDefaultOrigFormatted , tsColumnDefaultGottenFormatted );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		final Query queryWithParameter =
+				s.createQuery( "from MySQL57TimestampPropertyTest$Entity where tsColumnDefault=?" )
+						.setParameter( 0, eOrig.tsColumnDefault );
+		final Entity eQueriedWithParameter = (Entity) queryWithParameter.uniqueResult();
+		assertNotNull( eQueriedWithParameter );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		final Query queryWithTimestamp =
+				s.createQuery( "from MySQL57TimestampPropertyTest$Entity where tsColumnDefault=?" )
+						.setTimestamp( 0, eOrig.tsColumnDefault );
+		final Entity eQueriedWithTimestamp = (Entity) queryWithTimestamp.uniqueResult();
+		assertNotNull( eQueriedWithTimestamp );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		s.delete( eQueriedWithTimestamp );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testTimeGeneratedByColumnDefinition() {
+		final Entity eOrig = new Entity();
+
+		Session s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		s.persist( eOrig );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		assertNotNull( eOrig.tsColumnDefinition );
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		final Entity eGotten = (Entity) s.get( Entity.class, eOrig.id );
+		final String tsColumnDefinitionOrigFormatted = timestampFormat.format( eOrig.tsColumnDefinition );
+		final String tsColumnDefinitionGottenFormatted = timestampFormat.format( eGotten.tsColumnDefinition );
+		assertEquals( tsColumnDefinitionOrigFormatted , tsColumnDefinitionGottenFormatted );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		final Query queryWithParameter =
+				s.createQuery( "from MySQL57TimestampPropertyTest$Entity where tsColumnDefinition=?" )
+						.setParameter( 0, eOrig.tsColumnDefinition );
+		final Entity eQueriedWithParameter = (Entity) queryWithParameter.uniqueResult();
+		assertNotNull( eQueriedWithParameter );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		final Query queryWithTimestamp =
+				s.createQuery( "from MySQL57TimestampPropertyTest$Entity where tsColumnDefinition=?" )
+						.setTimestamp( 0, eOrig.tsColumnDefinition );
+		final Entity eQueriedWithTimestamp = (Entity) queryWithTimestamp.uniqueResult();
+		assertNotNull( eQueriedWithTimestamp );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		s.delete( eQueriedWithTimestamp );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected Class<?>[] getAnnotatedClasses() {
+		return new Class[] { Entity.class };
+	}
+
+	@javax.persistence.Entity
+	public static class Entity {
+		@GeneratedValue
+		@Id
+		private long id;
+
+		@Temporal( value = TemporalType.TIMESTAMP)
+		private Date ts;
+
+		@Temporal( value = TemporalType.TIMESTAMP )
+		@Generated( value = GenerationTime.INSERT )
+		@ColumnDefault( value = "CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(6)" )
+		private Date tsColumnDefault;
+
+		@Temporal( value = TemporalType.TIMESTAMP )
+		@Generated( value = GenerationTime.INSERT )
+		@Column( columnDefinition = "datetime(6) default NOW(6)" )
+		private Date tsColumnDefinition;
+
+	}
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/temporal/TimePropertyTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/temporal/TimePropertyTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01c1afac2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/temporal/TimePropertyTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, Red Hat, Inc. and/or its affiliates or third-party contributors as
+ * indicated by the @author tags or express copyright attribution
+ * statements applied by the authors.  All third-party contributions are
+ * distributed under license by Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use, modify,
+ * copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+ * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this distribution; if not, write to:
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor
+ * Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+package org.hibernate.test.temporal;
+
+import java.sql.Time;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.Temporal;
+import javax.persistence.TemporalType;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import org.hibernate.Query;
+import org.hibernate.Session;
+import org.hibernate.testing.junit4.BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase;
+
+import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static junit.framework.Assert.assertNotNull;
+
+/**
+ * @author Gail Badner
+ */
+public class TimePropertyTest extends BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase {
+	private final DateFormat timeFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss");
+
+	@Test
+	public void testTimeAsDate() {
+		final Entity eOrig = new Entity();
+		eOrig.tAsDate = new Time( new Date().getTime() );
+
+		Session s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		s.persist( eOrig );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		final Entity eGotten = (Entity) s.get( Entity.class, eOrig.id );
+		// Some databases retain the milliseconds when being inserted and some don't;
+		final String tAsDateOrigFormatted = timeFormat.format( eOrig.tAsDate );
+		final String tAsDateGottenFormatted = timeFormat.format( eGotten.tAsDate );
+		assertEquals( tAsDateOrigFormatted, tAsDateGottenFormatted );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		final Query query = s.createQuery( "from TimePropertyTest$Entity where tAsDate=?" ).setTime( 0, eOrig.tAsDate );
+		final Entity eQueried = (Entity) query.uniqueResult();
+		assertNotNull( eQueried );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		s.delete( eQueried );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected Class<?>[] getAnnotatedClasses() {
+		return new Class[] { Entity.class };
+	}
+
+	@javax.persistence.Entity
+	public static class Entity {
+		@GeneratedValue
+		@Id
+		private long id;
+
+		@Temporal( value = TemporalType.TIME )
+		private java.util.Date tAsDate;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/temporal/TimestampPropertyTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/temporal/TimestampPropertyTest.java
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+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, Red Hat, Inc. and/or its affiliates or third-party contributors as
+ * indicated by the @author tags or express copyright attribution
+ * statements applied by the authors.  All third-party contributions are
+ * distributed under license by Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use, modify,
+ * copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+ * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this distribution; if not, write to:
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor
+ * Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+package org.hibernate.test.temporal;
+
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import javax.persistence.Column;
+import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.Temporal;
+import javax.persistence.TemporalType;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import org.hibernate.Query;
+import org.hibernate.Session;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.ColumnDefault;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.Generated;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.GenerationTime;
+import org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect;
+import org.hibernate.dialect.SybaseDialect;
+import org.hibernate.testing.SkipForDialect;
+import org.hibernate.testing.junit4.BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase;
+
+import static junit.framework.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+/**
+ * Tests that persisted timestamp properties have the expected format to milliseconds
+ * and tests that entities can be queried by timestamp value.
+ *
+ * See Mysql57TimestampFspTest for tests using MySQL 5.7. MySQL 5.7 is tested separately
+ * because it requires CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(6) or NOW(6) as a default.
+ *
+ * @author Gail Badner
+ */
+@SkipForDialect( value={SybaseDialect.class, MySQLDialect.class}, comment="CURRENT_TIMESTAMP not supported as default value in Sybase or MySQL" )
+public class TimestampPropertyTest extends BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase {
+	private final DateFormat timestampFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss.SSS");
+
+	@Test
+	public void testTime() {
+		final Entity eOrig = new Entity();
+		eOrig.ts = new Date();
+
+		Session s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		s.persist( eOrig );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		final Entity eGotten = (Entity) s.get( Entity.class, eOrig.id );
+		final String tsOrigFormatted = timestampFormat.format( eOrig.ts );
+		final String tsGottenFormatted = timestampFormat.format( eGotten.ts );
+		assertEquals( tsOrigFormatted , tsGottenFormatted );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		final Query queryWithParameter = s.createQuery( "from TimestampPropertyTest$Entity where ts=?" ).setParameter( 0, eOrig.ts );
+		final Entity eQueriedWithParameter = (Entity) queryWithParameter.uniqueResult();
+		assertNotNull( eQueriedWithParameter );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		final Query queryWithTimestamp = s.createQuery( "from TimestampPropertyTest$Entity where ts=?" ).setTimestamp( 0, eOrig.ts );
+		final Entity eQueriedWithTimestamp = (Entity) queryWithTimestamp.uniqueResult();
+		assertNotNull( eQueriedWithTimestamp );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		s.delete( eQueriedWithTimestamp );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testTimeGeneratedByColumnDefault() {
+		final Entity eOrig = new Entity();
+
+		Session s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		s.persist( eOrig );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		assertNotNull( eOrig.tsColumnDefault );
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		final Entity eGotten = (Entity) s.get( Entity.class, eOrig.id );
+		final String tsColumnDefaultOrigFormatted = timestampFormat.format( eOrig.tsColumnDefault );
+		final String tsColumnDefaultGottenFormatted = timestampFormat.format( eGotten.tsColumnDefault );
+		assertEquals( tsColumnDefaultOrigFormatted , tsColumnDefaultGottenFormatted );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		final Query queryWithParameter =
+				s.createQuery( "from TimestampPropertyTest$Entity where tsColumnDefault=?" )
+						.setParameter( 0, eOrig.tsColumnDefault );
+		final Entity eQueriedWithParameter = (Entity) queryWithParameter.uniqueResult();
+		assertNotNull( eQueriedWithParameter );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		final Query queryWithTimestamp =
+				s.createQuery( "from TimestampPropertyTest$Entity where tsColumnDefault=?" )
+						.setTimestamp( 0, eOrig.tsColumnDefault );
+		final Entity eQueriedWithTimestamp = (Entity) queryWithTimestamp.uniqueResult();
+		assertNotNull( eQueriedWithTimestamp );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		s.delete( eQueriedWithTimestamp );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testTimeGeneratedByColumnDefinition() {
+		final Entity eOrig = new Entity();
+
+		Session s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		s.persist( eOrig );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		assertNotNull( eOrig.tsColumnDefinition );
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		final Entity eGotten = (Entity) s.get( Entity.class, eOrig.id );
+		final String tsColumnDefinitionOrigFormatted = timestampFormat.format( eOrig.tsColumnDefinition );
+		final String tsColumnDefinitionGottenFormatted = timestampFormat.format( eGotten.tsColumnDefinition );
+		assertEquals( tsColumnDefinitionOrigFormatted , tsColumnDefinitionGottenFormatted );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		final Query queryWithParameter =
+				s.createQuery( "from TimestampPropertyTest$Entity where tsColumnDefinition=?" )
+						.setParameter( 0, eOrig.tsColumnDefinition );
+		final Entity eQueriedWithParameter = (Entity) queryWithParameter.uniqueResult();
+		assertNotNull( eQueriedWithParameter );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		final Query queryWithTimestamp =
+				s.createQuery( "from TimestampPropertyTest$Entity where tsColumnDefinition=?" )
+						.setTimestamp( 0, eOrig.tsColumnDefinition );
+		final Entity eQueriedWithTimestamp = (Entity) queryWithTimestamp.uniqueResult();
+		assertNotNull( eQueriedWithTimestamp );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		s.delete( eQueriedWithTimestamp );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	protected Class<?>[] getAnnotatedClasses() {
+		return new Class[] { Entity.class };
+	}
+
+	@javax.persistence.Entity
+	public static class Entity {
+		@GeneratedValue
+		@Id
+		private long id;
+
+		@Temporal( value = TemporalType.TIMESTAMP)
+		private Date ts;
+
+		@Temporal( value = TemporalType.TIMESTAMP )
+		@Generated( value = GenerationTime.INSERT )
+		@ColumnDefault( value = "CURRENT_TIMESTAMP" )
+		private Date tsColumnDefault;
+
+		@Temporal( value = TemporalType.TIMESTAMP )
+		@Generated( value = GenerationTime.INSERT )
+		@Column( columnDefinition = "datetime(6) default NOW(6)" )
+		private Date tsColumnDefinition;
+	}
+}