diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/CockroachDialect.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/CockroachDialect.java
index c6b22f7a2bde..5b1d39163697 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/CockroachDialect.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/CockroachDialect.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.env.spi.NameQualifierSupport;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.SessionFactoryImplementor;
 import org.hibernate.exception.LockAcquisitionException;
+import org.hibernate.exception.TransactionSerializationException;
 import org.hibernate.exception.spi.SQLExceptionConversionDelegate;
 import org.hibernate.exception.spi.TemplatedViolatedConstraintNameExtractor;
 import org.hibernate.exception.spi.ViolatedConstraintNameExtractor;
@@ -1088,6 +1089,10 @@ public SQLExceptionConversionDelegate buildSQLExceptionConversionDelegate() {
 				return null;
 			}
 			return switch (sqlState) {
+				// Serialization Exception
+				case "40001" -> message.contains("WriteTooOldError")
+						? new TransactionSerializationException( message, sqlException, sql )
+						: null;
 				// DEADLOCK DETECTED
 				case "40P01" -> new LockAcquisitionException( message, sqlException, sql );
 				// LOCK NOT AVAILABLE
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/exception/TransactionSerializationException.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/exception/TransactionSerializationException.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..866036ea3cd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/exception/TransactionSerializationException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+ * Copyright Red Hat Inc. and Hibernate Authors
+ */
+package org.hibernate.exception;
+
+import org.hibernate.JDBCException;
+
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+/**
+ * A {@link JDBCException} indicating a transaction failed because it could not be placed into a serializable ordering
+ * among all of the currently-executing transactions
+ *
+ * @author Karel Maesen
+ */
+public class TransactionSerializationException extends JDBCException {
+	public TransactionSerializationException(String message, SQLException cause) {
+		super( message, cause );
+	}
+
+	public TransactionSerializationException(String message, SQLException cause, String sql) {
+		super( message, cause, sql );
+	}
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/ExceptionConverterImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/ExceptionConverterImpl.java
index 995d58dd083f..dbbf1b721d0b 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/ExceptionConverterImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/ExceptionConverterImpl.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.ExceptionConverter;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.SharedSessionContractImplementor;
 import org.hibernate.exception.LockAcquisitionException;
+import org.hibernate.exception.TransactionSerializationException;
 import org.hibernate.loader.MultipleBagFetchException;
 import org.hibernate.query.IllegalQueryOperationException;
 import org.hibernate.query.SemanticException;
@@ -139,6 +140,11 @@ else if ( exception instanceof TransientObjectException ) {
 			//Spec 3.2.3 Synchronization rules
 			return new IllegalStateException( exception );
 		}
+		else if ( exception instanceof TransactionSerializationException ) {
+			final PersistenceException converted = new RollbackException( exception.getMessage(), exception );
+			rollbackIfNecessary( converted );
+			return converted;
+		}
 		else {
 			rollbackIfNecessary( exception );
 			return exception;
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/batch/BatchUpdateAndVersionTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/batch/BatchUpdateAndVersionTest.java
index c6d7d952ed38..0a0a59282c8b 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/batch/BatchUpdateAndVersionTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/batch/BatchUpdateAndVersionTest.java
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@
 import java.util.List;
 
 import jakarta.persistence.OptimisticLockException;
+import jakarta.persistence.RollbackException;
 import org.hibernate.StaleObjectStateException;
 import org.hibernate.cfg.AvailableSettings;
 
+import org.hibernate.exception.TransactionSerializationException;
 import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.JiraKey;
 import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.DomainModel;
 import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.ServiceRegistry;
@@ -136,6 +138,10 @@ public void testFailedUpdate(SessionFactoryScope scope) {
 		catch (OptimisticLockException ole) {
 			assertTrue( ole.getCause() instanceof StaleObjectStateException );
 		}
+		//CockroachDB errors with a Serialization Exception
+		catch (RollbackException rbe) {
+			assertTrue( rbe.getCause() instanceof TransactionSerializationException );
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Entity(name = "EntityA")