diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/EntityRepresentationStrategyPojoStandard.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/EntityRepresentationStrategyPojoStandard.java
index aed519b8306a..32b3a1216e61 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/EntityRepresentationStrategyPojoStandard.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/EntityRepresentationStrategyPojoStandard.java
@@ -128,8 +128,12 @@ private ProxyFactory resolveProxyFactory(
 			JavaType<?> proxyJavaType,
 			BytecodeProvider bytecodeProvider,
 			RuntimeModelCreationContext creationContext) {
-		// todo : `@ConcreteProxy` handling
-		if ( entityPersister.getBytecodeEnhancementMetadata().isEnhancedForLazyLoading()
+		if ( entityPersister.isAbstract() && bootDescriptor.isConcreteProxy() ) {
+			// The entity class is abstract, but the hierarchy always gets entities loaded/proxied using their concrete type.
+			// So we do not need proxies for this entity class.
+			return null;
+		}
+		else if ( entityPersister.getBytecodeEnhancementMetadata().isEnhancedForLazyLoading()
 				&& bootDescriptor.getRootClass() == bootDescriptor
 				&& !bootDescriptor.hasSubclasses() ) {
 			// the entity is bytecode enhanced for lazy loading
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/proxy/concrete/ConcreteProxyWithSealedClassesTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/proxy/concrete/ConcreteProxyWithSealedClassesTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3d60c930549b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/proxy/concrete/ConcreteProxyWithSealedClassesTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * Copyright Red Hat Inc. and Hibernate Authors
+ */
+package org.hibernate.orm.test.proxy.concrete;
+
+import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
+import jakarta.persistence.FetchType;
+import jakarta.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import jakarta.persistence.Id;
+import jakarta.persistence.ManyToOne;
+import jakarta.persistence.Table;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.ConcreteProxy;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.EntityManagerFactoryScope;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.JiraKey;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.Jpa;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+/**
+ * Tests the compatibility of Hibernate {@code @ConcreteProxy} with Java {@code sealed}
+ * inheritance hierarchies. Proxy generation may fail during {@code SessionFactory}
+ * bootstrap if the abstract sealed root cannot be subclassed at runtime. These tests
+ * document the limitation and assert the expected failure behavior.
+ *
+ * @author Vincent Bouthinon
+ */
+@Jpa(annotatedClasses = {
+		ConcreteProxyWithSealedClassesTest.Actor.class,
+		ConcreteProxyWithSealedClassesTest.Postman.class,
+		ConcreteProxyWithSealedClassesTest.Scene.class
+})
+@JiraKey("HHH-19899")
+class ConcreteProxyWithSealedClassesTest {
+
+	@Test
+	void getReference(EntityManagerFactoryScope scope) {
+		var id = scope.fromTransaction( entityManager -> {
+			Actor actor = new Postman();
+			entityManager.persist( actor );
+			return actor.id;
+		} );
+		scope.inTransaction( entityManager -> {
+			Actor actor = entityManager.getReference( Actor.class, id );
+			assertThat( actor ).isInstanceOf( Postman.class );
+		} );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void lazyAssociation(EntityManagerFactoryScope scope) {
+		var id = scope.fromTransaction( entityManager -> {
+			Actor actor = new Postman();
+			entityManager.persist( actor );
+			Scene scene = new Scene();
+			scene.setActor( actor );
+			entityManager.persist( scene );
+			return scene.id;
+		} );
+		scope.inTransaction( entityManager -> {
+			Scene scene = entityManager.find( Scene.class, id );
+			assertThat( scene.getActor() ).isInstanceOf( Postman.class );
+		} );
+	}
+
+	@Entity(name = "actor")
+	@Table(name = "actor")
+	@ConcreteProxy
+	public static abstract sealed class Actor {
+		@Id
+		@GeneratedValue
+		private Long id;
+	}
+
+	@Entity(name = "Postman")
+	public static non-sealed class Postman extends Actor {
+	}
+
+	@Entity(name = "Scene")
+	public static class Scene {
+		@Id
+		@GeneratedValue
+		private Long id;
+
+		@ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
+		private Actor actor;
+
+		public Long getId() {
+			return id;
+		}
+
+		public void setId(Long id) {
+			this.id = id;
+		}
+
+		public Actor getActor() {
+			return actor;
+		}
+
+		public void setActor(Actor actor) {
+			this.actor = actor;
+		}
+	}
+}