diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/CurrentTimestamp.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/CurrentTimestamp.java
index 5bcbad1d3358..b9440a41a975 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/CurrentTimestamp.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/CurrentTimestamp.java
@@ -85,4 +85,17 @@
 	 * this additional {@code select} never occurs.
 	 */
 	SourceType source() default SourceType.DB;
+
+	/**
+	 * Specifies whether the value may be mutated by the application program
+	 * during {@linkplain #event events} which do <em>not</em> trigger value
+	 * generation.
+	 * <p>
+	 * For example, a field annotated
+	 * {@code CurrentTimestamp(event=INSERT, allowMutation=true)}
+	 * is generated when a record is inserted and may be manually mutated later.
+	 *
+	 * @since 7.1
+	 */
+	boolean allowMutation() default false;
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/models/annotations/internal/CurrentTimestampAnnotation.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/models/annotations/internal/CurrentTimestampAnnotation.java
index 77e34a37c94d..2f8ccfa5375d 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/models/annotations/internal/CurrentTimestampAnnotation.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/models/annotations/internal/CurrentTimestampAnnotation.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 public class CurrentTimestampAnnotation implements CurrentTimestamp {
 	private org.hibernate.generator.EventType[] event;
 	private org.hibernate.annotations.SourceType source;
+	private boolean allowMutation;
 
 	/**
 	 * Used in creating dynamic annotation instances (e.g. from XML)
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ public class CurrentTimestampAnnotation implements CurrentTimestamp {
 	public CurrentTimestampAnnotation(ModelsContext modelContext) {
 		this.event = new org.hibernate.generator.EventType[] {INSERT, UPDATE};
 		this.source = org.hibernate.annotations.SourceType.DB;
+		this.allowMutation = false;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ public CurrentTimestampAnnotation(ModelsContext modelContext) {
 	public CurrentTimestampAnnotation(CurrentTimestamp annotation, ModelsContext modelContext) {
 		this.event = annotation.event();
 		this.source = annotation.source();
+		this.allowMutation = annotation.allowMutation();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ public CurrentTimestampAnnotation(CurrentTimestamp annotation, ModelsContext mod
 	public CurrentTimestampAnnotation(Map<String, Object> attributeValues, ModelsContext modelContext) {
 		this.event = (org.hibernate.generator.EventType[]) attributeValues.get( "event" );
 		this.source = (org.hibernate.annotations.SourceType) attributeValues.get( "source" );
+		this.allowMutation = (Boolean) attributeValues.get( "allowMutation" );
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -66,5 +70,12 @@ public void source(org.hibernate.annotations.SourceType value) {
 		this.source = value;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean allowMutation() {
+		return allowMutation;
+	}
 
+	public void allowMutation(boolean value) {
+		this.allowMutation = value;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/generator/internal/CurrentTimestampGeneration.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/generator/internal/CurrentTimestampGeneration.java
index 86bebe98ba9e..60e9dfc248fd 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/generator/internal/CurrentTimestampGeneration.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/generator/internal/CurrentTimestampGeneration.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public class CurrentTimestampGeneration implements BeforeExecutionGenerator, OnE
 	public static final String CLOCK_SETTING_NAME = "hibernate.testing.clock";
 
 	private final EnumSet<EventType> eventTypes;
+	private final boolean allowMutation;
 
 	private final CurrentTimestampGeneratorDelegate delegate;
 	private static final Map<Class<?>, BiFunction<@Nullable Clock, Integer, CurrentTimestampGeneratorDelegate>> GENERATOR_PRODUCERS = new HashMap<>();
@@ -185,16 +186,19 @@ public class CurrentTimestampGeneration implements BeforeExecutionGenerator, OnE
 	public CurrentTimestampGeneration(CurrentTimestamp annotation, Member member, GeneratorCreationContext context) {
 		delegate = getGeneratorDelegate( annotation.source(), member, context );
 		eventTypes = fromArray( annotation.event() );
+		allowMutation = annotation.allowMutation();
 	}
 
 	public CurrentTimestampGeneration(CreationTimestamp annotation, Member member, GeneratorCreationContext context) {
 		delegate = getGeneratorDelegate( annotation.source(), member, context );
 		eventTypes = INSERT_ONLY;
+		allowMutation = false;
 	}
 
 	public CurrentTimestampGeneration(UpdateTimestamp annotation, Member member, GeneratorCreationContext context) {
 		delegate = getGeneratorDelegate( annotation.source(), member, context );
 		eventTypes = INSERT_AND_UPDATE;
+		allowMutation = false;
 	}
 
 	private static CurrentTimestampGeneratorDelegate getGeneratorDelegate(
@@ -216,24 +220,27 @@ static CurrentTimestampGeneratorDelegate getGeneratorDelegate(
 						context.getDatabase().getDialect(),
 						basicValue.getMetadata()
 				);
-				final Clock baseClock = context.getServiceRegistry()
-						.requireService( ConfigurationService.class )
-						.getSetting( CLOCK_SETTING_NAME, value -> (Clock) value );
-				final Key key = new Key( propertyType, baseClock, size.getPrecision() == null ? 0 : size.getPrecision() );
-				final CurrentTimestampGeneratorDelegate delegate = GENERATOR_DELEGATES.get( key );
+				final Clock baseClock =
+						context.getServiceRegistry().requireService( ConfigurationService.class )
+								.getSetting( CLOCK_SETTING_NAME, value -> (Clock) value );
+				final Key key =
+						new Key( propertyType, baseClock,
+								size.getPrecision() == null ? 0 : size.getPrecision() );
+				final var delegate = GENERATOR_DELEGATES.get( key );
 				if ( delegate != null ) {
 					return delegate;
 				}
-				final BiFunction<@Nullable Clock, Integer, CurrentTimestampGeneratorDelegate> producer = GENERATOR_PRODUCERS.get( key.clazz );
-				if ( producer == null ) {
-					return null;
+				else {
+					final var producer = GENERATOR_PRODUCERS.get( key.clazz );
+					if ( producer == null ) {
+						return null;
+					}
+					else {
+						final var generatorDelegate = producer.apply( key.clock, key.precision );
+						final var old = GENERATOR_DELEGATES.putIfAbsent( key, generatorDelegate );
+						return old != null ? old : generatorDelegate;
+					}
 				}
-				final CurrentTimestampGeneratorDelegate generatorDelegate = producer.apply( key.clock, key.precision );
-				final CurrentTimestampGeneratorDelegate old = GENERATOR_DELEGATES.putIfAbsent(
-						key,
-						generatorDelegate
-				);
-				return old != null ? old : generatorDelegate;
 			case DB:
 				return null;
 			default:
@@ -255,6 +262,11 @@ public EnumSet<EventType> getEventTypes() {
 		return eventTypes;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean allowMutation() {
+		return allowMutation;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Object generate(SharedSessionContractImplementor session, Object owner, Object currentValue, EventType eventType) {
 		return delegate.generate();
@@ -276,7 +288,8 @@ public String[] getReferencedColumnValues(Dialect dialect) {
 	}
 
 	interface CurrentTimestampGeneratorDelegate {
-		// Left out the Generator params, they're not used anyway. Since this is purely internal, this can be changed if needed
+		// Left out the Generator params, they're not used anyway.
+		// Since this is purely internal, this can be changed if needed
 		Object generate();
 	}