diff --git a/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/Album.java b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/Album.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96615b4ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/Album.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package com.baeldung.jpa.multiplebagfetchexception;
+
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.ManyToMany;
+import javax.persistence.OneToMany;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+@Entity
+class Album {
+
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
+    private Long id;
+
+    private String name;
+
+    @OneToMany(mappedBy = "album")
+    private List<Song> songs;
+
+    @ManyToMany(mappedBy = "followingAlbums")
+    private Set<User> followers;
+
+    Album(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o)
+            return true;
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass())
+            return false;
+
+        Album album = (Album) o;
+
+        return Objects.equals(id, album.id);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return id != null ? id.hashCode() : 0;
+    }
+
+    protected Album() {
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/Artist.java b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/Artist.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b87de27629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/Artist.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package com.baeldung.jpa.multiplebagfetchexception;
+
+import javax.persistence.CascadeType;
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.OneToMany;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+@Entity
+class Artist {
+
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
+    private Long id;
+
+    private String name;
+
+    @OneToMany(mappedBy = "artist")
+    private List<Song> songs;
+
+    @OneToMany(mappedBy = "artist", cascade = CascadeType.PERSIST)
+    private List<Offer> offers;
+
+    Artist(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.offers = new ArrayList<>();
+    }
+
+    void createOffer(String description) {
+        this.offers.add(new Offer(description, this));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o)
+            return true;
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass())
+            return false;
+
+        Artist artist = (Artist) o;
+
+        return Objects.equals(id, artist.id);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return id != null ? id.hashCode() : 0;
+    }
+
+    protected Artist() {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/DummyEntity.java b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/DummyEntity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8eb9c95724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/DummyEntity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package com.baeldung.jpa.multiplebagfetchexception;
+
+import javax.persistence.ElementCollection;
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+@Entity
+class DummyEntity {
+
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
+    private Long id;
+
+    @ElementCollection
+    private List<String> collection1;
+
+    @ElementCollection
+    private List<String> collection2;
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o)
+            return true;
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass())
+            return false;
+
+        DummyEntity that = (DummyEntity) o;
+
+        return Objects.equals(id, that.id);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return id != null ? id.hashCode() : 0;
+    }
+
+    protected DummyEntity() {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/FavoriteSong.java b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/FavoriteSong.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43bd39487e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/FavoriteSong.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package com.baeldung.jpa.multiplebagfetchexception;
+
+import javax.persistence.Column;
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.ManyToOne;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+@Entity
+class FavoriteSong {
+
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
+    private Long id;
+
+    @ManyToOne
+    private Song song;
+
+    @ManyToOne
+    private User user;
+
+    @Column(name = "arrangement_index", nullable = false)
+    private int arrangementIndex;
+
+    FavoriteSong(Song song, User user) {
+        this.song = song;
+        this.user = user;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o)
+            return true;
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass())
+            return false;
+
+        FavoriteSong likedSong = (FavoriteSong) o;
+
+        return Objects.equals(id, likedSong.id);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return id != null ? id.hashCode() : 0;
+    }
+
+    protected FavoriteSong() {
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/Offer.java b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/Offer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54f355dfff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/Offer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package com.baeldung.jpa.multiplebagfetchexception;
+
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.ManyToOne;
+
+@Entity
+class Offer {
+
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
+    private Long id;
+
+    private String name;
+
+    @ManyToOne
+    private Artist artist;
+
+    Offer(String name, Artist artist) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.artist = artist;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o)
+            return true;
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass())
+            return false;
+
+        Offer offer = (Offer) o;
+
+        return id != null ? id.equals(offer.id) : offer.id == null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return id != null ? id.hashCode() : 0;
+    }
+
+    protected Offer() {
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/Playlist.java b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/Playlist.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7fa96c3355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/Playlist.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package com.baeldung.jpa.multiplebagfetchexception;
+
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.ManyToOne;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+@Entity
+class Playlist {
+
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
+    private Long id;
+
+    private String name;
+
+    @ManyToOne
+    private User createdBy;
+
+    Playlist(String name, User createdBy) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.createdBy = createdBy;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o)
+            return true;
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass())
+            return false;
+
+        Playlist playlist = (Playlist) o;
+
+        return Objects.equals(id, playlist.id);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return id != null ? id.hashCode() : 0;
+    }
+
+    protected Playlist() {
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/Song.java b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/Song.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8cb4ca0ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/Song.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package com.baeldung.jpa.multiplebagfetchexception;
+
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.ManyToOne;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+@Entity
+class Song {
+
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
+    private Long id;
+
+    private String name;
+
+    @ManyToOne
+    private Album album;
+
+    @ManyToOne
+    private Artist artist;
+
+    Song(String name, Artist artist) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.artist = artist;
+    }
+
+    void assignToAlbum(Album album) {
+        this.album = album;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o)
+            return true;
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass())
+            return false;
+
+        Song song = (Song) o;
+
+        return Objects.equals(id, song.id);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return id != null ? id.hashCode() : 0;
+    }
+
+    protected Song() {
+    }
+
+}
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/User.java b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/User.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d475baddab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/User.java
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+package com.baeldung.jpa.multiplebagfetchexception;
+
+import javax.persistence.CascadeType;
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.ManyToMany;
+import javax.persistence.OneToMany;
+import javax.persistence.OrderColumn;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+@Entity
+class User {
+
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
+    private Long id;
+
+    private String name;
+
+    @OneToMany(mappedBy = "createdBy", cascade = CascadeType.PERSIST)
+    private List<Playlist> playlists;
+
+    @OneToMany(mappedBy = "user", cascade = CascadeType.PERSIST)
+    @OrderColumn(name = "arrangement_index")
+    private List<FavoriteSong> favoriteSongs;
+
+    @ManyToMany
+    private Set<Album> followingAlbums;
+
+    User(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.playlists = new ArrayList<>();
+        this.favoriteSongs = new ArrayList<>();
+        this.followingAlbums = new HashSet<>();
+    }
+
+    void followAlbum(Album album) {
+        this.followingAlbums.add(album);
+    }
+
+    void createPlaylist(String name) {
+        this.playlists.add(new Playlist(name, this));
+    }
+
+    void addSongToFavorites(Song song) {
+        this.favoriteSongs.add(new FavoriteSong(song, this));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o)
+            return true;
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass())
+            return false;
+
+        User user = (User) o;
+
+        return Objects.equals(id, user.id);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return id != null ? id.hashCode() : 0;
+    }
+
+    protected User() {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
index 1a53fb8e82..46090c51d7 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/main/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
@@ -55,4 +55,27 @@
             <property name="hibernate.temp.use_jdbc_metadata_defaults" value="false" />
         </properties>
     </persistence-unit>
+    <persistence-unit name="jpa-h2-multiple-bag-fetch-exception">
+        <provider>org.hibernate.jpa.HibernatePersistenceProvider</provider>
+        <class>com.baeldung.jpa.multiplebagfetchexception.DummyEntity</class>
+        <class>com.baeldung.jpa.multiplebagfetchexception.Album</class>
+        <class>com.baeldung.jpa.multiplebagfetchexception.Song</class>
+        <class>com.baeldung.jpa.multiplebagfetchexception.User</class>
+        <class>com.baeldung.jpa.multiplebagfetchexception.Artist</class>
+        <class>com.baeldung.jpa.multiplebagfetchexception.Offer</class>
+        <class>com.baeldung.jpa.multiplebagfetchexception.Playlist</class>
+        <class>com.baeldung.jpa.multiplebagfetchexception.FavoriteSong</class>
+        <exclude-unlisted-classes>true</exclude-unlisted-classes>
+        <properties>
+            <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.driver" value="org.h2.Driver"/>
+            <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.url" value="jdbc:h2:mem:test"/>
+            <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.user" value="sa"/>
+            <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.password" value=""/>
+            <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.driver" value="org.h2.Driver"/>
+            <property name="hibernate.dialect" value="org.hibernate.dialect.H2Dialect"/>
+            <property name="hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto" value="create-drop"/>
+            <property name="show_sql" value="true"/>
+            <property name="hibernate.temp.use_jdbc_metadata_defaults" value="false"/>
+        </properties>
+    </persistence-unit>
 </persistence>
diff --git a/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/MultipleBagFetchExceptionIntegrationTest.java b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/MultipleBagFetchExceptionIntegrationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f607bbeae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jpa/multiplebagfetchexception/MultipleBagFetchExceptionIntegrationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+package com.baeldung.jpa.multiplebagfetchexception;
+
+import org.hibernate.jpa.QueryHints;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
+import javax.persistence.EntityManagerFactory;
+import javax.persistence.Persistence;
+import javax.persistence.Query;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+public class MultipleBagFetchExceptionIntegrationTest {
+
+    private static EntityManager entityManager;
+
+    @BeforeAll
+    public static void setup() {
+        EntityManagerFactory factory = Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory("jpa-h2-multiple-bag-fetch-exception");
+        entityManager = factory.createEntityManager();
+        populateH2DB();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenFetchingMoreThanOneBag_thenThrowAnException() {
+        IllegalArgumentException exception =
+          assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> {
+            String jpql = "SELECT dummy FROM DummyEntity dummy "
+              + "JOIN FETCH dummy.collection1 "
+              + "JOIN FETCH dummy.collection2 ";
+
+            entityManager.createQuery(jpql);
+        });
+
+        final String expectedMessagePart = "MultipleBagFetchException";
+        final String actualMessage = exception.getMessage();
+
+        assertTrue(actualMessage.contains(expectedMessagePart));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenFetchingOneBagAndSet_thenRetrieveSuccess() {
+        String jpql = "SELECT DISTINCT album FROM Album album "
+          + "LEFT JOIN FETCH album.songs "
+          + "LEFT JOIN FETCH album.followers "
+          + "WHERE album.id = 1";
+
+        Query query = entityManager.createQuery(jpql)
+          .setHint(QueryHints.HINT_PASS_DISTINCT_THROUGH, false);
+
+        assertEquals(1, query.getResultList().size());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUsingMultipleQueries_thenRetrieveSuccess() {
+        String jpql = "SELECT DISTINCT artist FROM Artist artist "
+          + "LEFT JOIN FETCH artist.songs ";
+
+        List<Artist> artists = entityManager.createQuery(jpql, Artist.class)
+          .setHint(QueryHints.HINT_PASS_DISTINCT_THROUGH, false)
+          .getResultList();
+
+        jpql = "SELECT DISTINCT artist FROM Artist artist "
+          + "LEFT JOIN FETCH artist.offers "
+          + "WHERE artist IN :artists ";
+
+        artists = entityManager.createQuery(jpql, Artist.class)
+          .setParameter("artists", artists)
+          .setHint(QueryHints.HINT_PASS_DISTINCT_THROUGH, false)
+          .getResultList();
+
+        assertEquals(2, artists.size());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenFetchingOneBagAndOneList_thenRetrieveSuccess() {
+        String jpql = "SELECT DISTINCT user FROM User user "
+          + "LEFT JOIN FETCH user.playlists "
+          + "LEFT JOIN FETCH user.favoriteSongs ";
+
+        List<User> users = entityManager.createQuery(jpql, User.class)
+          .setHint(QueryHints.HINT_PASS_DISTINCT_THROUGH, false)
+          .getResultList();
+
+        assertEquals(3, users.size());
+    }
+
+    private static void populateH2DB() {
+        entityManager.getTransaction().begin();
+
+        Album album = new Album("album-name");
+        Artist artist1 = new Artist("artist-name-1");
+        Artist artist2 = new Artist("artist-name-2");
+        artist2.createOffer("offer-name-1");
+        artist2.createOffer("offer-name-2");
+        entityManager.persist(album);
+        entityManager.persist(artist1);
+        entityManager.persist(artist2);
+
+        Song song1 = new Song("song-name-1", artist2);
+        song1.assignToAlbum(album);
+        entityManager.persist(song1);
+
+        User user1 = new User("user-name-1");
+        user1.followAlbum(album);
+        entityManager.persist(user1);
+
+        User user2 = new User("user-name-2");
+        user2.followAlbum(album);
+        entityManager.persist(user2);
+
+        User user3 = new User("user-name-3");
+        user3.createPlaylist("playlist-name");
+        user3.addSongToFavorites(song1);
+        entityManager.persist(user3);
+
+        entityManager.getTransaction().commit();
+    }
+
+}