diff --git a/hibernate-types-43/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBinaryType.java b/hibernate-types-43/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBinaryType.java
index bf10b5502..02a69e35c 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-43/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBinaryType.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-43/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBinaryType.java
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ public JsonBinaryType() {
         );
     }
 
+    public JsonBinaryType(Type javaType) {
+        super(
+            JsonBinarySqlTypeDescriptor.INSTANCE,
+            new JsonTypeDescriptor(Configuration.INSTANCE.getObjectMapperWrapper(), javaType)
+        );
+    }
+
     public JsonBinaryType(Configuration configuration) {
         super(
             JsonBinarySqlTypeDescriptor.INSTANCE,
diff --git a/hibernate-types-43/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBlobType.java b/hibernate-types-43/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBlobType.java
index 157ece32c..d185542e0 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-43/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBlobType.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-43/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBlobType.java
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ public JsonBlobType() {
         );
     }
 
+    public JsonBlobType(Type javaType) {
+        super(
+            org.hibernate.type.descriptor.sql.BlobTypeDescriptor.DEFAULT,
+            new JsonTypeDescriptor(Configuration.INSTANCE.getObjectMapperWrapper(), javaType)
+        );
+    }
+
     public JsonBlobType(Configuration configuration) {
         super(
             org.hibernate.type.descriptor.sql.BlobTypeDescriptor.DEFAULT,
diff --git a/hibernate-types-43/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonStringType.java b/hibernate-types-43/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonStringType.java
index 7a83535bf..3879e13fb 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-43/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonStringType.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-43/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonStringType.java
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ public JsonStringType() {
         );
     }
 
+    public JsonStringType(Type javaType) {
+        super(
+            JsonStringSqlTypeDescriptor.INSTANCE,
+            new JsonTypeDescriptor(Configuration.INSTANCE.getObjectMapperWrapper(), javaType)
+        );
+    }
+
     public JsonStringType(Configuration configuration) {
         super(
             JsonStringSqlTypeDescriptor.INSTANCE,
diff --git a/hibernate-types-43/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/internal/JsonTypeDescriptor.java b/hibernate-types-43/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/internal/JsonTypeDescriptor.java
index 498223302..7ac5a11f6 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-43/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/internal/JsonTypeDescriptor.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-43/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/internal/JsonTypeDescriptor.java
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ protected Object deepCopyNotNull(Object value) {
         });
     }
 
+    public JsonTypeDescriptor(Type type) {
+        this();
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+
     public JsonTypeDescriptor(final ObjectMapperWrapper objectMapperWrapper) {
         super(Object.class, new MutableMutabilityPlan<Object>() {
             @Override
@@ -55,13 +60,7 @@ protected Object deepCopyNotNull(Object value) {
     }
 
     public JsonTypeDescriptor(final ObjectMapperWrapper objectMapperWrapper, Type type) {
-        super(Object.class, new MutableMutabilityPlan<Object>() {
-            @Override
-            protected Object deepCopyNotNull(Object value) {
-                return objectMapperWrapper.clone(value);
-            }
-        });
-        this.objectMapperWrapper = objectMapperWrapper;
+        this(objectMapperWrapper);
         this.type = type;
     }
 
diff --git a/hibernate-types-43/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/OracleJsonStringPropertyTest.java b/hibernate-types-43/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/OracleJsonStringPropertyTest.java
index f3e2a8c2b..31d4faa90 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-43/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/OracleJsonStringPropertyTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-43/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/OracleJsonStringPropertyTest.java
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.json;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.util.AbstractOracleIntegrationTest;
 import com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.util.transaction.JPATransactionFunction;
-import org.hibernate.Session;
+import org.hibernate.SQLQuery;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.NaturalId;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.Type;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.TypeDef;
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
 
 import javax.persistence.*;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 /**
@@ -74,6 +76,27 @@ public Void apply(EntityManager entityManager) {
                 return null;
             }
         });
+
+        doInJPA(new JPATransactionFunction<Void>() {
+            @Override
+            public Void apply(EntityManager entityManager) {
+                JsonNode properties = (JsonNode) entityManager
+                    .createNativeQuery(
+                        "SELECT " +
+                        "  properties AS properties " +
+                        "FROM book " +
+                        "WHERE " +
+                        "  isbn = :isbn")
+                    .setParameter("isbn", "978-9730228236")
+                    .unwrap(SQLQuery.class)
+                    .addScalar("properties", new JsonStringType(JsonNode.class))
+                    .uniqueResult();
+
+                assertEquals("High-Performance Java Persistence", properties.get("title").asText());
+
+                return null;
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     @Entity(name = "Book")
diff --git a/hibernate-types-43/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/PostgreSQLJsonStringPropertyTest.java b/hibernate-types-43/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/PostgreSQLJsonStringPropertyTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56114c942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-types-43/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/PostgreSQLJsonStringPropertyTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+package com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.json;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.util.AbstractPostgreSQLIntegrationTest;
+import com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.util.transaction.JPATransactionFunction;
+import org.hibernate.SQLQuery;
+import org.hibernate.Session;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.NaturalId;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.Type;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.TypeDef;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import javax.persistence.*;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+/**
+ * @author Vlad Mihalcea
+ */
+public class PostgreSQLJsonStringPropertyTest extends AbstractPostgreSQLIntegrationTest {
+
+    @Override
+    protected Class<?>[] entities() {
+        return new Class<?>[]{
+            Book.class
+        };
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void test() {
+        doInJPA(new JPATransactionFunction<Void>() {
+            @Override
+            public Void apply(EntityManager entityManager) {
+                entityManager.persist(
+                    new Book()
+                        .setIsbn("978-9730228236")
+                        .setProperties(
+                            "{" +
+                                "   \"title\": \"High-Performance Java Persistence\"," +
+                                "   \"author\": \"Vlad Mihalcea\"," +
+                                "   \"publisher\": \"Amazon\"," +
+                                "   \"price\": 44.99" +
+                                "}"
+                        )
+                );
+
+                return null;
+            }
+        });
+
+        doInJPA(new JPATransactionFunction<Void>() {
+            @Override
+            public Void apply(EntityManager entityManager) {
+                Book book = (Book) entityManager.unwrap(Session.class)
+                    .bySimpleNaturalId(Book.class)
+                    .load("978-9730228236");
+
+                LOGGER.info("Book details: {}", book.getProperties());
+
+                assertTrue(book.getProperties().contains("\"price\": 44.99"));
+
+                book.setProperties(
+                    "{" +
+                        "   \"title\": \"High-Performance Java Persistence\"," +
+                        "   \"author\": \"Vlad Mihalcea\"," +
+                        "   \"publisher\": \"Amazon\"," +
+                        "   \"price\": 44.99," +
+                        "   \"url\": \"https://www.amazon.com/High-Performance-Java-Persistence-Vlad-Mihalcea/dp/973022823X/\"" +
+                        "}"
+                );
+
+                return null;
+            }
+        });
+
+        doInJPA(new JPATransactionFunction<Void>() {
+            @Override
+            public Void apply(EntityManager entityManager) {
+                JsonNode properties = (JsonNode) entityManager
+                    .createNativeQuery(
+                        "SELECT " +
+                        "  properties AS properties " +
+                        "FROM book " +
+                        "WHERE " +
+                        "  isbn = :isbn")
+                    .setParameter("isbn", "978-9730228236")
+                    .unwrap(SQLQuery.class)
+                    .addScalar("properties", new JsonBinaryType(JsonNode.class))
+                    .uniqueResult();
+
+                assertEquals("High-Performance Java Persistence", properties.get("title").asText());
+
+                return null;
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Entity(name = "Book")
+    @Table(name = "book")
+    @TypeDef(name = "jsonb", typeClass = JsonBinaryType.class)
+    public static class Book {
+
+        @Id
+        @GeneratedValue
+        private Long id;
+
+        @NaturalId
+        private String isbn;
+
+        @Type(type = "jsonb")
+        @Column(columnDefinition = "jsonb")
+        private String properties;
+
+        public String getIsbn() {
+            return isbn;
+        }
+
+        public Book setIsbn(String isbn) {
+            this.isbn = isbn;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public String getProperties() {
+            return properties;
+        }
+
+        public Book setProperties(String properties) {
+            this.properties = properties;
+            return this;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-types-43/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/SQLServerJsonStringPropertyTest.java b/hibernate-types-43/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/SQLServerJsonStringPropertyTest.java
index abaf213b8..110d8d182 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-43/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/SQLServerJsonStringPropertyTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-43/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/SQLServerJsonStringPropertyTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.json;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.util.AbstractSQLServerIntegrationTest;
 import com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.util.transaction.JPATransactionFunction;
+import org.hibernate.SQLQuery;
 import org.hibernate.Session;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.NaturalId;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.Type;
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@
 
 import javax.persistence.*;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 /**
@@ -74,6 +77,27 @@ public Void apply(EntityManager entityManager) {
                 return null;
             }
         });
+
+        doInJPA(new JPATransactionFunction<Void>() {
+            @Override
+            public Void apply(EntityManager entityManager) {
+                JsonNode properties = (JsonNode) entityManager
+                    .createNativeQuery(
+                        "SELECT " +
+                        "  properties AS properties " +
+                        "FROM book " +
+                        "WHERE " +
+                        "  isbn = :isbn")
+                    .setParameter("isbn", "978-9730228236")
+                    .unwrap(SQLQuery.class)
+                    .addScalar("properties", new JsonStringType(JsonNode.class))
+                    .uniqueResult();
+
+                assertEquals("High-Performance Java Persistence", properties.get("title").asText());
+
+                return null;
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     @Entity(name = "Book")
diff --git a/hibernate-types-5/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBinaryType.java b/hibernate-types-5/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBinaryType.java
index bf10b5502..02a69e35c 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-5/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBinaryType.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-5/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBinaryType.java
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ public JsonBinaryType() {
         );
     }
 
+    public JsonBinaryType(Type javaType) {
+        super(
+            JsonBinarySqlTypeDescriptor.INSTANCE,
+            new JsonTypeDescriptor(Configuration.INSTANCE.getObjectMapperWrapper(), javaType)
+        );
+    }
+
     public JsonBinaryType(Configuration configuration) {
         super(
             JsonBinarySqlTypeDescriptor.INSTANCE,
diff --git a/hibernate-types-5/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBlobType.java b/hibernate-types-5/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBlobType.java
index 157ece32c..d185542e0 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-5/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBlobType.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-5/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBlobType.java
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ public JsonBlobType() {
         );
     }
 
+    public JsonBlobType(Type javaType) {
+        super(
+            org.hibernate.type.descriptor.sql.BlobTypeDescriptor.DEFAULT,
+            new JsonTypeDescriptor(Configuration.INSTANCE.getObjectMapperWrapper(), javaType)
+        );
+    }
+
     public JsonBlobType(Configuration configuration) {
         super(
             org.hibernate.type.descriptor.sql.BlobTypeDescriptor.DEFAULT,
diff --git a/hibernate-types-5/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonStringType.java b/hibernate-types-5/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonStringType.java
index 7a83535bf..3879e13fb 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-5/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonStringType.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-5/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonStringType.java
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ public JsonStringType() {
         );
     }
 
+    public JsonStringType(Type javaType) {
+        super(
+            JsonStringSqlTypeDescriptor.INSTANCE,
+            new JsonTypeDescriptor(Configuration.INSTANCE.getObjectMapperWrapper(), javaType)
+        );
+    }
+
     public JsonStringType(Configuration configuration) {
         super(
             JsonStringSqlTypeDescriptor.INSTANCE,
diff --git a/hibernate-types-5/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/internal/JsonTypeDescriptor.java b/hibernate-types-5/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/internal/JsonTypeDescriptor.java
index 498223302..4f1969fdd 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-5/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/internal/JsonTypeDescriptor.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-5/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/internal/JsonTypeDescriptor.java
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ protected Object deepCopyNotNull(Object value) {
         });
     }
 
+    public JsonTypeDescriptor(Type type) {
+        this();
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+
     public JsonTypeDescriptor(final ObjectMapperWrapper objectMapperWrapper) {
         super(Object.class, new MutableMutabilityPlan<Object>() {
             @Override
diff --git a/hibernate-types-5/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/OracleJsonStringPropertyTest.java b/hibernate-types-5/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/OracleJsonStringPropertyTest.java
index 0d798944a..5d834469d 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-5/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/OracleJsonStringPropertyTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-5/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/OracleJsonStringPropertyTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.json;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.util.AbstractOracleIntegrationTest;
 import com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.util.transaction.JPATransactionFunction;
+import org.hibernate.SQLQuery;
 import org.hibernate.Session;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.NaturalId;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.Type;
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@
 
 import javax.persistence.*;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 /**
@@ -70,6 +73,27 @@ public Void apply(EntityManager entityManager) {
                 return null;
             }
         });
+
+        doInJPA(new JPATransactionFunction<Void>() {
+            @Override
+            public Void apply(EntityManager entityManager) {
+                JsonNode properties = (JsonNode) entityManager
+                    .createNativeQuery(
+                        "SELECT " +
+                        "  properties AS properties " +
+                        "FROM book " +
+                        "WHERE " +
+                        "  isbn = :isbn")
+                    .setParameter("isbn", "978-9730228236")
+                    .unwrap(SQLQuery.class)
+                    .addScalar("properties", new JsonStringType(JsonNode.class))
+                    .uniqueResult();
+
+                assertEquals("High-Performance Java Persistence", properties.get("title").asText());
+
+                return null;
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     @Entity(name = "Book")
diff --git a/hibernate-types-5/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/PostgreSQLJsonStringPropertyTest.java b/hibernate-types-5/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/PostgreSQLJsonStringPropertyTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ebdbb1ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-types-5/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/PostgreSQLJsonStringPropertyTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+package com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.json;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.util.AbstractPostgreSQLIntegrationTest;
+import com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.util.AbstractSQLServerIntegrationTest;
+import com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.util.transaction.JPATransactionFunction;
+import org.hibernate.SQLQuery;
+import org.hibernate.Session;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.NaturalId;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.Type;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.TypeDef;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import javax.persistence.*;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+/**
+ * @author Vlad Mihalcea
+ */
+public class PostgreSQLJsonStringPropertyTest extends AbstractPostgreSQLIntegrationTest {
+
+    @Override
+    protected Class<?>[] entities() {
+        return new Class<?>[]{
+            Book.class
+        };
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void test() {
+        doInJPA(new JPATransactionFunction<Void>() {
+            @Override
+            public Void apply(EntityManager entityManager) {
+                entityManager.persist(
+                    new Book()
+                        .setIsbn("978-9730228236")
+                        .setProperties(
+                            "{" +
+                                "   \"title\": \"High-Performance Java Persistence\"," +
+                                "   \"author\": \"Vlad Mihalcea\"," +
+                                "   \"publisher\": \"Amazon\"," +
+                                "   \"price\": 44.99" +
+                                "}"
+                        )
+                );
+
+                return null;
+            }
+        });
+
+        doInJPA(new JPATransactionFunction<Void>() {
+            @Override
+            public Void apply(EntityManager entityManager) {
+                Book book = entityManager.unwrap(Session.class)
+                    .bySimpleNaturalId(Book.class)
+                    .load("978-9730228236");
+
+                LOGGER.info("Book details: {}", book.getProperties());
+
+                assertTrue(book.getProperties().contains("\"price\": 44.99"));
+
+                book.setProperties(
+                    "{" +
+                        "   \"title\": \"High-Performance Java Persistence\"," +
+                        "   \"author\": \"Vlad Mihalcea\"," +
+                        "   \"publisher\": \"Amazon\"," +
+                        "   \"price\": 44.99," +
+                        "   \"url\": \"https://www.amazon.com/High-Performance-Java-Persistence-Vlad-Mihalcea/dp/973022823X/\"" +
+                        "}"
+                );
+
+                return null;
+            }
+        });
+
+        doInJPA(new JPATransactionFunction<Void>() {
+            @Override
+            public Void apply(EntityManager entityManager) {
+                JsonNode properties = (JsonNode) entityManager
+                    .createNativeQuery(
+                        "SELECT " +
+                        "  properties AS properties " +
+                        "FROM book " +
+                        "WHERE " +
+                        "  isbn = :isbn")
+                    .setParameter("isbn", "978-9730228236")
+                    .unwrap(SQLQuery.class)
+                    .addScalar("properties", new JsonBinaryType(JsonNode.class))
+                    .uniqueResult();
+
+                assertEquals("High-Performance Java Persistence", properties.get("title").asText());
+
+                return null;
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Entity(name = "Book")
+    @Table(name = "book")
+    @TypeDef(name = "jsonb", typeClass = JsonBinaryType.class)
+    public static class Book {
+
+        @Id
+        @GeneratedValue
+        private Long id;
+
+        @NaturalId
+        private String isbn;
+
+        @Type(type = "jsonb")
+        @Column(columnDefinition = "jsonb")
+        private String properties;
+
+        public String getIsbn() {
+            return isbn;
+        }
+
+        public Book setIsbn(String isbn) {
+            this.isbn = isbn;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public String getProperties() {
+            return properties;
+        }
+
+        public Book setProperties(String properties) {
+            this.properties = properties;
+            return this;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-types-5/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/SQLServerJsonStringPropertyTest.java b/hibernate-types-5/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/SQLServerJsonStringPropertyTest.java
index f54573a1f..0720ab14c 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-5/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/SQLServerJsonStringPropertyTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-5/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/SQLServerJsonStringPropertyTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.json;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.util.AbstractSQLServerIntegrationTest;
 import com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.util.transaction.JPATransactionFunction;
+import org.hibernate.SQLQuery;
 import org.hibernate.Session;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.NaturalId;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.Type;
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@
 
 import javax.persistence.*;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 /**
@@ -70,6 +73,27 @@ public Void apply(EntityManager entityManager) {
                 return null;
             }
         });
+
+        doInJPA(new JPATransactionFunction<Void>() {
+            @Override
+            public Void apply(EntityManager entityManager) {
+                JsonNode properties = (JsonNode) entityManager
+                    .createNativeQuery(
+                        "SELECT " +
+                        "  properties AS properties " +
+                        "FROM book " +
+                        "WHERE " +
+                        "  isbn = :isbn")
+                    .setParameter("isbn", "978-9730228236")
+                    .unwrap(SQLQuery.class)
+                    .addScalar("properties", new JsonStringType(JsonNode.class))
+                    .uniqueResult();
+
+                assertEquals("High-Performance Java Persistence", properties.get("title").asText());
+
+                return null;
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     @Entity(name = "Book")
diff --git a/hibernate-types-52/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBinaryType.java b/hibernate-types-52/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBinaryType.java
index bf10b5502..02a69e35c 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-52/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBinaryType.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-52/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBinaryType.java
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ public JsonBinaryType() {
         );
     }
 
+    public JsonBinaryType(Type javaType) {
+        super(
+            JsonBinarySqlTypeDescriptor.INSTANCE,
+            new JsonTypeDescriptor(Configuration.INSTANCE.getObjectMapperWrapper(), javaType)
+        );
+    }
+
     public JsonBinaryType(Configuration configuration) {
         super(
             JsonBinarySqlTypeDescriptor.INSTANCE,
diff --git a/hibernate-types-52/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBlobType.java b/hibernate-types-52/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBlobType.java
index 157ece32c..d185542e0 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-52/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBlobType.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-52/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonBlobType.java
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ public JsonBlobType() {
         );
     }
 
+    public JsonBlobType(Type javaType) {
+        super(
+            org.hibernate.type.descriptor.sql.BlobTypeDescriptor.DEFAULT,
+            new JsonTypeDescriptor(Configuration.INSTANCE.getObjectMapperWrapper(), javaType)
+        );
+    }
+
     public JsonBlobType(Configuration configuration) {
         super(
             org.hibernate.type.descriptor.sql.BlobTypeDescriptor.DEFAULT,
diff --git a/hibernate-types-52/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonStringType.java b/hibernate-types-52/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonStringType.java
index 7a83535bf..3879e13fb 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-52/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonStringType.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-52/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/JsonStringType.java
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ public JsonStringType() {
         );
     }
 
+    public JsonStringType(Type javaType) {
+        super(
+            JsonStringSqlTypeDescriptor.INSTANCE,
+            new JsonTypeDescriptor(Configuration.INSTANCE.getObjectMapperWrapper(), javaType)
+        );
+    }
+
     public JsonStringType(Configuration configuration) {
         super(
             JsonStringSqlTypeDescriptor.INSTANCE,
diff --git a/hibernate-types-52/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/internal/JsonTypeDescriptor.java b/hibernate-types-52/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/internal/JsonTypeDescriptor.java
index 81759a28b..57283850a 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-52/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/internal/JsonTypeDescriptor.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-52/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/internal/JsonTypeDescriptor.java
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ protected Object deepCopyNotNull(Object value) {
         });
     }
 
+    public JsonTypeDescriptor(Type type) {
+        this();
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+
     public JsonTypeDescriptor(final ObjectMapperWrapper objectMapperWrapper) {
         super(Object.class, new MutableMutabilityPlan<Object>() {
             @Override
@@ -55,13 +60,7 @@ protected Object deepCopyNotNull(Object value) {
     }
 
     public JsonTypeDescriptor(final ObjectMapperWrapper objectMapperWrapper, Type type) {
-        super(Object.class, new MutableMutabilityPlan<Object>() {
-            @Override
-            protected Object deepCopyNotNull(Object value) {
-                return objectMapperWrapper.clone(value);
-            }
-        });
-        this.objectMapperWrapper = objectMapperWrapper;
+        this(objectMapperWrapper);
         this.type = type;
     }
 
diff --git a/hibernate-types-52/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/OracleJsonStringPropertyTest.java b/hibernate-types-52/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/OracleJsonStringPropertyTest.java
index 506f64dbb..cbf514777 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-52/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/OracleJsonStringPropertyTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-52/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/OracleJsonStringPropertyTest.java
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 package com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.json;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.util.AbstractOracleIntegrationTest;
 import com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.util.AbstractPostgreSQLIntegrationTest;
 import org.hibernate.Session;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.NaturalId;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.Type;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.TypeDef;
+import org.hibernate.query.NativeQuery;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import javax.persistence.*;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 /**
@@ -60,6 +63,22 @@ public void test() {
                 "}"
             );
         });
+
+        doInJPA(entityManager -> {
+            JsonNode properties = (JsonNode) entityManager
+                .createNativeQuery(
+                    "SELECT " +
+                    "  properties AS properties " +
+                    "FROM book " +
+                    "WHERE " +
+                    "  isbn = :isbn")
+                .setParameter("isbn", "978-9730228236")
+                .unwrap(NativeQuery.class)
+                .addScalar("properties", new JsonStringType(JsonNode.class))
+                .getSingleResult();
+
+            assertEquals("High-Performance Java Persistence", properties.get("title").asText());
+        });
     }
 
     @Entity(name = "Book")
diff --git a/hibernate-types-52/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/PostgreSQLJsonStringPropertyTest.java b/hibernate-types-52/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/PostgreSQLJsonStringPropertyTest.java
index a95a650dc..ee115d729 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-52/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/PostgreSQLJsonStringPropertyTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-52/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/PostgreSQLJsonStringPropertyTest.java
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 package com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.json;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.util.AbstractPostgreSQLIntegrationTest;
 import org.hibernate.Session;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.NaturalId;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.Type;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.TypeDef;
+import org.hibernate.query.NativeQuery;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import javax.persistence.*;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 /**
@@ -19,7 +22,7 @@ public class PostgreSQLJsonStringPropertyTest extends AbstractPostgreSQLIntegrat
     @Override
     protected Class<?>[] entities() {
         return new Class<?>[]{
-                Book.class
+            Book.class
         };
     }
 
@@ -60,6 +63,22 @@ public void test() {
                 "}"
             );
         });
+
+        doInJPA(entityManager -> {
+            JsonNode properties = (JsonNode) entityManager
+                .createNativeQuery(
+                    "SELECT " +
+                    "  properties AS properties " +
+                    "FROM book " +
+                    "WHERE " +
+                    "  isbn = :isbn")
+                .setParameter("isbn", "978-9730228236")
+                .unwrap(NativeQuery.class)
+                .addScalar("properties", new JsonBinaryType(JsonNode.class))
+                .getSingleResult();
+
+            assertEquals("High-Performance Java Persistence", properties.get("title").asText());
+        });
     }
 
     @Entity(name = "Book")
diff --git a/hibernate-types-52/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/SQLServerJsonStringPropertyTest.java b/hibernate-types-52/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/SQLServerJsonStringPropertyTest.java
index 5874d1a79..2e1115d4f 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-52/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/SQLServerJsonStringPropertyTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-52/src/test/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/json/SQLServerJsonStringPropertyTest.java
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 package com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.json;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.util.AbstractSQLServerIntegrationTest;
 import org.hibernate.Session;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.NaturalId;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.Type;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.TypeDef;
+import org.hibernate.query.NativeQuery;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import javax.persistence.*;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 /**
@@ -59,6 +62,22 @@ public void test() {
                     "}"
             );
         });
+
+        doInJPA(entityManager -> {
+            JsonNode properties = (JsonNode) entityManager
+                .createNativeQuery(
+                    "SELECT " +
+                    "  properties AS properties " +
+                    "FROM book " +
+                    "WHERE " +
+                    "  isbn = :isbn")
+                .setParameter("isbn", "978-9730228236")
+                .unwrap(NativeQuery.class)
+                .addScalar("properties", new JsonStringType(JsonNode.class))
+                .getSingleResult();
+
+            assertEquals("High-Performance Java Persistence", properties.get("title").asText());
+        });
     }
 
     @Entity(name = "Book")