diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionFactoryObserver.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionFactoryObserver.java
index 141001844b1b..d4aaf98831ae 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionFactoryObserver.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionFactoryObserver.java
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ public interface SessionFactoryObserver extends Serializable {
 	 *
 	 * @param factory The factory initialized.
 	 */
-	void sessionFactoryCreated(SessionFactory factory);
+	default void sessionFactoryCreated(SessionFactory factory) {
+		// nothing to do by default
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Callback to indicate that the given factory is about close.  The passed factory reference should be usable
@@ -34,8 +36,7 @@ public interface SessionFactoryObserver extends Serializable {
 	 * @since 5.2
 	 */
 	default void sessionFactoryClosing(SessionFactory factory) {
-		// todo : 6.0 remove
-		// do nothing by default for 5.x compatibility
+		// nothing to do by default
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -44,5 +45,7 @@ default void sessionFactoryClosing(SessionFactory factory) {
 	 *
 	 * @param factory The factory closed.
 	 */
-	void sessionFactoryClosed(SessionFactory factory);
+	default void sessionFactoryClosed(SessionFactory factory) {
+		// nothing to do by default
+	}
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/events/CallbackTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/events/CallbackTest.java
index 2872373965bb..14e1e72a2e9f 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/events/CallbackTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/events/CallbackTest.java
@@ -79,11 +79,15 @@ public void disintegrate(
 
 	@Test
 	public void testCallbacks() {
+		// test pre-assertions
+		assert observer.closingCount == 0;
+		assert observer.closedCount == 0;
 		assertEquals( "observer not notified of creation", 1, observer.creationCount );
 		assertEquals( "listener not notified of creation", 1, listener.initCount );
 
 		sessionFactory().close();
 
+		assertEquals( "observer not notified of closing", 1, observer.closingCount );
 		assertEquals( "observer not notified of close", 1, observer.closedCount );
 		assertEquals( "listener not notified of close", 1, listener.destoryCount );
 	}
@@ -91,11 +95,17 @@ public void testCallbacks() {
 	private static class TestingObserver implements SessionFactoryObserver {
 		private int creationCount = 0;
 		private int closedCount = 0;
+		private int closingCount = 0;
 
 		public void sessionFactoryCreated(SessionFactory factory) {
 			creationCount++;
 		}
 
+		@Override
+		public void sessionFactoryClosing(SessionFactory factory) {
+			closingCount++;
+		}
+
 		public void sessionFactoryClosed(SessionFactory factory) {
 			closedCount++;
 		}