diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/collection/AbstractCollectionPersister.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/collection/AbstractCollectionPersister.java
index c9980b003d8f..1977334a4d38 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/collection/AbstractCollectionPersister.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/collection/AbstractCollectionPersister.java
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ public AbstractCollectionPersister(
 				final BasicValue discriminatorDescriptor = any.getDiscriminatorDescriptor();
 				final AnyType anyType = any.getType();
 				final MetaType metaType = (MetaType) anyType.getDiscriminatorType();
-				final Object discriminatorValue = metaType.getEntityNameToDiscriminatorValueMap().get( ownerPersister.getEntityName() );
+				final Object discriminatorValue = metaType.resolveDiscriminatorValue( ownerPersister );
 				final BasicType<Object> discriminatorBaseType = (BasicType<Object>) metaType.getBaseType();
 				final String discriminatorLiteral = discriminatorBaseType.getJdbcLiteralFormatter().toJdbcLiteral(
 						discriminatorValue,
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/MetaType.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/MetaType.java
index c7d2ebfc197d..0d14702d70f6 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/MetaType.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/MetaType.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 
 import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
 import org.hibernate.MappingException;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.mapping.DiscriminatorConverter;
 import org.hibernate.persister.entity.DiscriminatorMetadata;
 import org.hibernate.persister.entity.DiscriminatorType;
+import org.hibernate.persister.entity.EntityPersister;
 
 /**
  * @author Gavin King
@@ -59,6 +61,17 @@ public Map<String,Object> getEntityNameToDiscriminatorValueMap(){
 		return entityNameToDiscriminatorValueMap;
 	}
 
+	public Object resolveDiscriminatorValue(EntityPersister ownerPersister) {
+		String entityName = ownerPersister.getEntityName();
+		return Optional.ofNullable(
+				getEntityNameToDiscriminatorValueMap().get( entityName ) ).orElse( entityName );
+	}
+
+	public String resolveEntityName(String discriminatorValue) {
+		return Optional.ofNullable(
+				getDiscriminatorValuesToEntityNameMap().get( discriminatorValue ) ).orElse( discriminatorValue );
+	}
+
 	public int[] getSqlTypeCodes(MappingContext mappingContext) throws MappingException {
 		return baseType.getSqlTypeCodes( mappingContext );
 	}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/manytoone/ManyToOneWithAnyTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/manytoone/ManyToOneWithAnyTest.java
index 9fb6fe36d055..4dcc54de4459 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/manytoone/ManyToOneWithAnyTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/manytoone/ManyToOneWithAnyTest.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 import org.hibernate.Session;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.Any;
-import org.hibernate.annotations.AnyDiscriminatorValue;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.AnyKeyJavaClass;
 import org.hibernate.cfg.JdbcSettings;
 
@@ -45,6 +44,7 @@
 		integrationSettings = @Setting(name = JdbcSettings.SHOW_SQL, value = "true")
 )
 @JiraKey("HHH-15722")
+@JiraKey("HHH-18684")
 class ManyToOneWithAnyTest {
 
 	@Test
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ public static class Book {
 
 		@Any
 		@AnyKeyJavaClass(Long.class)
-		@AnyDiscriminatorValue(entity = Shop.class, discriminator = "S")
-		@AnyDiscriminatorValue(entity = Library.class, discriminator = "L")
 		@Column(name = "STORE_ROLE")
 		@JoinColumn(name = "STORE_ID")
 		private Store store;
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/type/MetaTypeResolveTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/type/MetaTypeResolveTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1e559d991321
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/type/MetaTypeResolveTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+ * Copyright Red Hat Inc. and Hibernate Authors
+ */
+package org.hibernate.type;
+
+import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
+import jakarta.persistence.Id;
+import org.hibernate.persister.entity.EntityPersister;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.DomainModel;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.JiraKey;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.SessionFactory;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.SessionFactoryScope;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+/**
+ * Test {@link MetaType#resolveDiscriminatorValue(EntityPersister)} and {@link MetaType#resolveEntityName(String)}
+ *
+ * @author Vincent Bouthinon
+ */
+@DomainModel(
+		annotatedClasses = {
+				MetaTypeResolveTest.Dog.class
+		}
+)
+@SessionFactory
+@JiraKey("HHH-18684")
+class MetaTypeResolveTest {
+
+	@Test
+	void resolveDiscriminatorValue_must_return_the_discriminator_value_when_the_entity_name_exist(SessionFactoryScope scope) {
+		scope.inTransaction(
+				session -> {
+					// Given
+					EntityPersister dogPersister = session.getSessionFactory()
+							.getRuntimeMetamodels()
+							.getMappingMetamodel()
+							.getEntityDescriptor( MetaTypeResolveTest.Dog.class );
+					Map<Object, String> discriminatorValuesToEntityNameMap = new HashMap<>();
+					discriminatorValuesToEntityNameMap.put( "dog", dogPersister.getEntityName() );
+					MetaType metaType = new MetaType( discriminatorValuesToEntityNameMap, null );
+					// When
+					Object discriminatorValue = metaType.resolveDiscriminatorValue( dogPersister );
+					// Then
+					assertThat( discriminatorValue ).isEqualTo( "dog" );
+				} );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void resolveDiscriminatorValue_must_return_the_entity_name_when_the_entity_name_dont_exist(SessionFactoryScope scope) {
+		scope.inTransaction(
+				session -> {
+					// Given
+					EntityPersister dogPersister = session.getSessionFactory()
+							.getRuntimeMetamodels()
+							.getMappingMetamodel()
+							.getEntityDescriptor( MetaTypeResolveTest.Dog.class );
+					Map<Object, String> discriminatorValuesToEntityNameMap = new HashMap<>();
+					discriminatorValuesToEntityNameMap.put( "anotherClass",
+							MetaTypeResolveTest.class.getCanonicalName() );
+					MetaType metaType = new MetaType( discriminatorValuesToEntityNameMap, null );
+					// When
+					Object discriminatorValue = metaType.resolveDiscriminatorValue( dogPersister );
+					// Then
+					assertThat( discriminatorValue ).isEqualTo( dogPersister.getEntityName() );
+				} );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void resolveEntityName_must_return_the_entity_name_when_the_discriminator_value_exist() {
+		// Given
+		Map<Object, String> discriminatorValuesToEntityNameMap = new HashMap<>();
+		discriminatorValuesToEntityNameMap.put( "dog", Dog.class.getCanonicalName() );
+		MetaType metaType = new MetaType( discriminatorValuesToEntityNameMap, null );
+		// When
+		Object resolveEntityName = metaType.resolveEntityName( "dog" );
+		// Then
+		assertThat( resolveEntityName ).isEqualTo( Dog.class.getCanonicalName() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void resolveEntityName_must_return_discriminator_value_when_the_entity_name_dont_exist() {
+		// Given
+		Map<Object, String> discriminatorValuesToEntityNameMap = new HashMap<>();
+		MetaType metaType = new MetaType( discriminatorValuesToEntityNameMap, null );
+		// When
+		Object resolveEntityName = metaType.resolveEntityName( Dog.class.getCanonicalName() );
+		// Then
+		assertThat( resolveEntityName ).isEqualTo( Dog.class.getCanonicalName() );
+	}
+
+	@Entity
+	public static class Dog {
+		@Id
+		public int id;
+	}
+}