diff --git a/querydsl-jpa/src/main/java/com/querydsl/jpa/NativeSQLSerializer.java b/querydsl-jpa/src/main/java/com/querydsl/jpa/NativeSQLSerializer.java
index cffbc893f..7cb047285 100644
--- a/querydsl-jpa/src/main/java/com/querydsl/jpa/NativeSQLSerializer.java
+++ b/querydsl-jpa/src/main/java/com/querydsl/jpa/NativeSQLSerializer.java
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ public final class NativeSQLSerializer extends SQLSerializer {
         if (path.getAnnotatedElement().isAnnotationPresent(Column.class)) {
             SQLTemplates templates = getTemplates();
             Column column = path.getAnnotatedElement().getAnnotation(Column.class);
-            append(templates.quoteIdentifier(column.name(), precededByDot));
+            if (!column.name().isEmpty()) {
+                append(templates.quoteIdentifier(column.name(), precededByDot));
+            } else {
+                super.appendAsColumnName(path, precededByDot);
+            }
         } else {
             super.appendAsColumnName(path, precededByDot);
         }
diff --git a/querydsl-jpa/src/test/java/com/querydsl/jpa/NativeSQLSerializerTest.java b/querydsl-jpa/src/test/java/com/querydsl/jpa/NativeSQLSerializerTest.java
index a03349dc2..10b9f64d8 100644
--- a/querydsl-jpa/src/test/java/com/querydsl/jpa/NativeSQLSerializerTest.java
+++ b/querydsl-jpa/src/test/java/com/querydsl/jpa/NativeSQLSerializerTest.java
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ package com.querydsl.jpa;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
+import javax.persistence.Column;
+
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import com.querydsl.core.DefaultQueryMetadata;
 import com.querydsl.core.JoinType;
+import com.querydsl.core.types.path.PathBuilder;
 import com.querydsl.jpa.domain.sql.SAnimal;
 import com.querydsl.sql.Configuration;
 import com.querydsl.sql.MySQLTemplates;
@@ -26,6 +29,14 @@ import com.querydsl.sql.MySQLTemplates;
 
 public class NativeSQLSerializerTest {
 
+    public static class Entity {
+        @Column
+        private String name;
+
+        @Column(name="first_name")
+        private String firstName;
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void In() {
         Configuration conf = new Configuration(new MySQLTemplates());
@@ -41,4 +52,22 @@ public class NativeSQLSerializerTest {
         	"where animal_.name in (?1, ?2)", serializer.toString());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void Path_Column() {
+        PathBuilder<Entity> entity = new PathBuilder<Entity>(Entity.class,"entity");
+        Configuration conf = new Configuration(new MySQLTemplates());
+        NativeSQLSerializer serializer = new NativeSQLSerializer(conf, true);
+        serializer.handle(entity.get("name"));
+        assertEquals("entity.name", serializer.toString());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void Path_Column2() {
+        PathBuilder<Entity> entity = new PathBuilder<Entity>(Entity.class,"entity");
+        Configuration conf = new Configuration(new MySQLTemplates());
+        NativeSQLSerializer serializer = new NativeSQLSerializer(conf, true);
+        serializer.handle(entity.get("firstName"));
+        assertEquals("entity.first_name", serializer.toString());
+    }
+
 }