diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/Binder.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/Binder.java
index c060a92f0869..7faf3d3ee5da 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/Binder.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/Binder.java
@@ -520,7 +520,10 @@ private void bindCompositeCollectionElement(
 		final CompositeAttributeBindingContainer compositeAttributeBindingContainer =
 				elementBinding.createCompositeAttributeBindingContainer(
 						aggregate,
-						pluralAttributeBinding.getMetaAttributeContext(), // TODO: should get this from elementSource
+						createMetaAttributeContext(
+								pluralAttributeBinding.getContainer(),
+								elementSource.getMetaAttributeSources()
+						),
 						parentAttribute
 				);
 
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/hbm/AbstractPluralAttributeSourceImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/hbm/AbstractPluralAttributeSourceImpl.java
index 51930f2228be..04fb7c404d8f 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/hbm/AbstractPluralAttributeSourceImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/hbm/AbstractPluralAttributeSourceImpl.java
@@ -100,22 +100,22 @@ private PluralAttributeElementSource interpretElementType() {
 		else if ( pluralAttributeElement.getCompositeElement() != null ) {
 			return new CompositePluralAttributeElementSourceImpl(
 					sourceMappingDocument(),
-					pluralAttributeElement,
-					pluralAttributeElement.getCompositeElement()
+					pluralAttributeElement.getCompositeElement(),
+					pluralAttributeElement.getCascade()
 			);
 		}
 		else if ( pluralAttributeElement.getOneToMany() != null ) {
 			return new OneToManyPluralAttributeElementSourceImpl(
 					sourceMappingDocument(),
-					pluralAttributeElement,
-					pluralAttributeElement.getOneToMany()
+					pluralAttributeElement.getOneToMany(),
+					pluralAttributeElement.getCascade()
 			);
 		}
 		else if ( pluralAttributeElement.getManyToMany() != null ) {
 			return new ManyToManyPluralAttributeElementSourceImpl(
 					sourceMappingDocument(),
-					pluralAttributeElement,
-					pluralAttributeElement.getManyToMany()
+					pluralAttributeElement.getManyToMany(),
+					pluralAttributeElement.getCascade()
 			);
 		}
 		else if ( pluralAttributeElement.getManyToAny() != null ) {
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/hbm/CompositePluralAttributeElementSourceImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/hbm/CompositePluralAttributeElementSourceImpl.java
index f2c39b73952e..c16ef0806cd4 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/hbm/CompositePluralAttributeElementSourceImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/hbm/CompositePluralAttributeElementSourceImpl.java
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
 import org.hibernate.jaxb.spi.hbm.JaxbNestedCompositeElementElement;
 import org.hibernate.jaxb.spi.hbm.JaxbPropertyElement;
 import org.hibernate.jaxb.spi.hbm.JaxbTuplizerElement;
-import org.hibernate.jaxb.spi.hbm.PluralAttributeElement;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.binding.SingularAttributeBinding;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.source.AttributeSource;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.source.CompositePluralAttributeElementSource;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.source.LocalBindingContext;
+import org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.source.MetaAttributeSource;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.source.SingularAttributeSource;
 
 /**
@@ -52,17 +52,17 @@ public class CompositePluralAttributeElementSourceImpl
 		extends AbstractHbmSourceNode
 		implements CompositePluralAttributeElementSource {
 
-	private final PluralAttributeElement pluralAttributeElement;
 	private final JaxbCompositeElementElement compositeElement;
+	private final Iterable<CascadeStyle> cascadeStyles;
 	private final List<AttributeSource> attributeSources;
 
 	public CompositePluralAttributeElementSourceImpl(
 			MappingDocument mappingDocument,
-			PluralAttributeElement pluralAttributeElement,
-			JaxbCompositeElementElement compositeElement) {
+			JaxbCompositeElementElement compositeElement,
+			String cascadeString) {
 		super( mappingDocument );
-		this.pluralAttributeElement = pluralAttributeElement;
 		this.compositeElement = compositeElement;
+		this.cascadeStyles = Helper.interpretCascadeStyles( cascadeString, bindingContext() );
 		this.attributeSources = buildAttributeSources( mappingDocument, compositeElement );
 	}
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public LocalBindingContext getLocalBindingContext() {
 
 	@Override
 	public Iterable<CascadeStyle> getCascadeStyles() {
-		return Helper.interpretCascadeStyles( pluralAttributeElement.getCascade(), bindingContext() );
+		return cascadeStyles;
 	}
 
 	private static AttributeSource buildAttributeSource(
@@ -178,4 +178,8 @@ private static AttributeSource buildAttributeSource(
 		throw new NotYetImplementedException();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Iterable<? extends MetaAttributeSource> getMetaAttributeSources() {
+		return compositeElement.getMeta();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/hbm/ManyToManyPluralAttributeElementSourceImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/hbm/ManyToManyPluralAttributeElementSourceImpl.java
index 5dd167746361..082a76c48d32 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/hbm/ManyToManyPluralAttributeElementSourceImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/hbm/ManyToManyPluralAttributeElementSourceImpl.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 import org.hibernate.internal.util.StringHelper;
 import org.hibernate.jaxb.spi.hbm.JaxbColumnElement;
 import org.hibernate.jaxb.spi.hbm.JaxbManyToManyElement;
-import org.hibernate.jaxb.spi.hbm.PluralAttributeElement;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.source.ManyToManyPluralAttributeElementSource;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.source.RelationalValueSource;
 
@@ -41,18 +40,18 @@
 public class ManyToManyPluralAttributeElementSourceImpl
 		extends AbstractHbmSourceNode
 		implements ManyToManyPluralAttributeElementSource {
-	private final PluralAttributeElement pluralAttributeElement;
 	private final JaxbManyToManyElement manyToManyElement;
+	private final Iterable<CascadeStyle> cascadeStyles;
 
 	private final List<RelationalValueSource> valueSources;
 
 	public ManyToManyPluralAttributeElementSourceImpl(
 			MappingDocument mappingDocument,
-			final PluralAttributeElement pluralAttributeElement,
-			final JaxbManyToManyElement manyToManyElement) {
+			final JaxbManyToManyElement manyToManyElement,
+			String cascadeString) {
 		super( mappingDocument );
-		this.pluralAttributeElement = pluralAttributeElement;
 		this.manyToManyElement = manyToManyElement;
+		this.cascadeStyles = Helper.interpretCascadeStyles( cascadeString, bindingContext() );
 
 		this.valueSources = Helper.buildValueSources(
 				sourceMappingDocument(),
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ public String getWhere() {
 
 	@Override
 	public Iterable<CascadeStyle> getCascadeStyles() {
-		return Helper.interpretCascadeStyles( pluralAttributeElement.getCascade(), bindingContext() );
+		return cascadeStyles;
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/hbm/OneToManyPluralAttributeElementSourceImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/hbm/OneToManyPluralAttributeElementSourceImpl.java
index 66c2b9a5915f..a1b227251dac 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/hbm/OneToManyPluralAttributeElementSourceImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/hbm/OneToManyPluralAttributeElementSourceImpl.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.CascadeStyle;
 import org.hibernate.internal.util.StringHelper;
 import org.hibernate.jaxb.spi.hbm.JaxbOneToManyElement;
-import org.hibernate.jaxb.spi.hbm.PluralAttributeElement;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.source.OneToManyPluralAttributeElementSource;
 
 /**
@@ -35,16 +34,16 @@
 public class OneToManyPluralAttributeElementSourceImpl
 		extends AbstractHbmSourceNode
 		implements OneToManyPluralAttributeElementSource {
-	private final PluralAttributeElement pluralAttributeElement;
 	private final JaxbOneToManyElement oneToManyElement;
+	private final Iterable<CascadeStyle> cascadeStyles;
 
 	public OneToManyPluralAttributeElementSourceImpl(
 			MappingDocument mappingDocument,
-			PluralAttributeElement pluralAttributeElement,
-			JaxbOneToManyElement oneToManyElement) {
+			JaxbOneToManyElement oneToManyElement,
+			String cascadeString) {
 		super( mappingDocument );
-		this.pluralAttributeElement = pluralAttributeElement;
 		this.oneToManyElement = oneToManyElement;
+		this.cascadeStyles = Helper.interpretCascadeStyles( cascadeString, bindingContext() );
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -67,6 +66,6 @@ public boolean isNotFoundAnException() {
 
 	@Override
 	public Iterable<CascadeStyle> getCascadeStyles() {
-		return Helper.interpretCascadeStyles( pluralAttributeElement.getCascade(), bindingContext() );
+		return cascadeStyles;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/spi/binding/CompositePluralAttributeElementBinding.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/spi/binding/CompositePluralAttributeElementBinding.java
index 65c44952dae6..efd143380cb4 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/spi/binding/CompositePluralAttributeElementBinding.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/spi/binding/CompositePluralAttributeElementBinding.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public class CompositePluralAttributeElementBinding
 		extends AbstractPluralAttributeElementBinding
 		implements Cascadeable {
 
+	// TODO: Come up with a more descriptive name for compositeAttributeBindingContainer.
 	private AbstractCompositeAttributeBindingContainer compositeAttributeBindingContainer;
 	private CascadeStyle cascadeStyle;
 
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/spi/source/CompositePluralAttributeElementSource.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/spi/source/CompositePluralAttributeElementSource.java
index d1c93a5b9f94..3667ccf8295c 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/spi/source/CompositePluralAttributeElementSource.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/spi/source/CompositePluralAttributeElementSource.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @author Steve Ebersole
  */
 public interface CompositePluralAttributeElementSource
-		extends PluralAttributeElementSource, AttributeSourceContainer, CascadeStyleSource {
+		extends PluralAttributeElementSource, AttributeSourceContainer, CascadeStyleSource, MetaSource {
 	public String getClassName();
 
 	public ValueHolder<Class<?>> getClassReference();