diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/batch/internal/AbstractBatchImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/batch/internal/AbstractBatchImpl.java
index 03dfb5d98811..a960e256f60f 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/batch/internal/AbstractBatchImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/batch/internal/AbstractBatchImpl.java
@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@ public PreparedStatement getBatchStatement(String sql, boolean callable) {
 	}
 
 	private PreparedStatement buildBatchStatement(String sql, boolean callable) {
-		return jdbcCoordinator.getStatementPreparer().prepareStatement( sql, callable );
+		if (statements.isEmpty()) {
+			return jdbcCoordinator.getStatementPreparer().prepareStatement(sql, callable);
+		}
+
+		return jdbcCoordinator.getStatementPreparer().prepareSecondaryBatchStatement(sql, callable);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/internal/StatementPreparerImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/internal/StatementPreparerImpl.java
index a6b44fc50b7f..87dcbfdbea36 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/internal/StatementPreparerImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/internal/StatementPreparerImpl.java
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ public PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql, final boolean isCallable)
 		return buildPreparedStatementPreparationTemplate( sql, isCallable ).prepareStatement();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public PreparedStatement prepareSecondaryBatchStatement(String sql, final boolean isCallable) {
+		//do not execute batch here
+		return buildPreparedStatementPreparationTemplate( sql, isCallable ).prepareStatement();
+	}
+
 	private StatementPreparationTemplate buildPreparedStatementPreparationTemplate(String sql, final boolean isCallable) {
 		return new StatementPreparationTemplate( sql ) {
 			@Override
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/spi/StatementPreparer.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/spi/StatementPreparer.java
index 7b2a555ca362..1d91ad7b9a42 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/spi/StatementPreparer.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/spi/StatementPreparer.java
@@ -85,4 +85,14 @@ public interface StatementPreparer {
 	 * @return the prepared statement
 	 */
 	public PreparedStatement prepareQueryStatement(String sql, boolean isCallable, ScrollMode scrollMode);
+
+	/**
+	 * Prepare a second statement for an active batch (e.g. when performing inserts on entities using joined table inheritance).
+	 *
+	 * @param sql The SQL the statement to be prepared
+	 * @param isCallable Whether to prepare as a callable statement.
+	 *
+	 * @return the prepared statement
+	 */
+	public PreparedStatement prepareSecondaryBatchStatement(String sql, boolean isCallable);
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/insertordering/InsertOrderingWithJoinedTableInheritance.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/insertordering/InsertOrderingWithJoinedTableInheritance.java
index 7a4092ccc340..c1907fbb6bb7 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/insertordering/InsertOrderingWithJoinedTableInheritance.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/insertordering/InsertOrderingWithJoinedTableInheritance.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public void testBatchingAmongstSubClasses() {
 			connectionProvider.clear();
 		} );
 
-		assertEquals( 26, connectionProvider.getPreparedStatements().size() );
+		assertEquals( 4, connectionProvider.getPreparedStatements().size() );
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/insertordering/InsertOrderingWithJoinedTableMultiLevelInheritance.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/insertordering/InsertOrderingWithJoinedTableMultiLevelInheritance.java
index ab4fb1b94c60..27322d7eddd9 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/insertordering/InsertOrderingWithJoinedTableMultiLevelInheritance.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/insertordering/InsertOrderingWithJoinedTableMultiLevelInheritance.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public void testBatchingAmongstSubClasses() {
 			connectionProvider.clear();
 		} );
 
-		assertEquals( 17, connectionProvider.getPreparedStatements().size() );
+		assertEquals( 10, connectionProvider.getPreparedStatements().size() );
 	}
 
 	@Override