diff --git a/querydsl-jpa/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/jpa/hibernate/AbstractHibernateQuery.java b/querydsl-jpa/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/jpa/hibernate/AbstractHibernateQuery.java
index e0d51ba7b..0d97aed81 100644
--- a/querydsl-jpa/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/jpa/hibernate/AbstractHibernateQuery.java
+++ b/querydsl-jpa/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/jpa/hibernate/AbstractHibernateQuery.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
+import org.hibernate.FlushMode;
 import org.hibernate.LockMode;
 import org.hibernate.Query;
 import org.hibernate.ScrollMode;
@@ -45,13 +46,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractHibernateQuery<Q extends AbstractHibernateQuery<Q>
 
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(HibernateQuery.class);
 
+    @Nullable
     private Boolean cacheable, readOnly;
 
+    @Nullable
     private String cacheRegion;
 
     private int fetchSize = 0;
 
     private final Map<Path<?>,LockMode> lockModes = new HashMap<Path<?>,LockMode>();
+    
+    @Nullable
+    private FlushMode flushMode;
 
     private final SessionHolder session;
 
@@ -143,6 +149,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractHibernateQuery<Q extends AbstractHibernateQuery<Q>
         for (Map.Entry<Path<?>, LockMode> entry : lockModes.entrySet()){
             query.setLockMode(entry.getKey().toString(), entry.getValue());
         }
+        if (flushMode != null) {
+            query.setFlushMode(flushMode);
+        }
 
         if (modifiers != null && modifiers.isRestricting()) {
             if (modifiers.getLimit() != null) {
@@ -322,6 +331,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractHibernateQuery<Q extends AbstractHibernateQuery<Q>
         lockModes.put(path, lockMode);
         return (Q)this;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Override the current session flush mode, just for this query.
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public Q setFlushMode(FlushMode flushMode) {
+        this.flushMode = flushMode;
+        return (Q)this;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Entities retrieved by this query will be loaded in