diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/Session.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/Session.java
index 898312adc553..4331c77d9dbe 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/Session.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/Session.java
@@ -901,6 +901,13 @@ public interface Session extends SharedSessionContract, EntityManager {
 	 * @return a persistent instance or null
 	 *
 	 * @deprecated The semantics of this method may change in a future release.
+	 *             Use {@link SessionFactory#createGraphForDynamicEntity(String)}
+	 *             together with {@link #find(EntityGraph, Object, FindOption...)}
+	 *             to load {@link org.hibernate.metamodel.RepresentationMode#MAP
+	 *             dynamic entities}.
+	 *
+	 * @see SessionFactory#createGraphForDynamicEntity(String)
+	 * @see #find(EntityGraph, Object, FindOption...)
 	 */
 	@Deprecated(since = "7")
 	Object get(String entityName, Object id);
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionFactory.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionFactory.java
index e72a3fef6ffb..26694b2b6fdd 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionFactory.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionFactory.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import javax.naming.Referenceable;
 
 import jakarta.persistence.EntityManager;
+import jakarta.persistence.FindOption;
 import jakarta.persistence.SynchronizationType;
 import org.hibernate.boot.spi.SessionFactoryOptions;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.FilterDefinition;
@@ -413,6 +414,27 @@ default <R> R fromStatelessTransaction(Function<? super StatelessSession,R> acti
 	 */
 	RootGraph<?> findEntityGraphByName(String name);
 
+	/**
+	 * Create an {@link EntityGraph} which may be used from loading a
+	 * {@linkplain org.hibernate.metamodel.RepresentationMode#MAP dynamic}
+	 * entity with {@link Session#find(EntityGraph, Object, FindOption...)}.
+	 * <p>
+	 * This allows a dynamic entity to be loaded without the need for a cast.
+	 * <pre>
+	 * var MyDynamicEntity_ = factory.createGraphForDynamicEntity("MyDynamicEntity");
+	 * Map&lt;String,?&gt; myDynamicEntity = session.find(MyDynamicEntity_, id);
+	 * </pre>
+	 *
+	 * @apiNote Dynamic entities are normally defined using XML mappings.
+	 *
+	 * @param entityName The name of the dynamic entity
+	 *
+	 * @since 7.0
+	 *
+	 * @see Session#find(EntityGraph, Object, FindOption...)
+	 */
+	RootGraph<Map<String,?>> createGraphForDynamicEntity(String entityName);
+
 	/**
 	 * Obtain the set of names of all {@link org.hibernate.annotations.FilterDef
 	 * defined filters}.
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/SessionFactoryDelegatingImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/SessionFactoryDelegatingImpl.java
index 36df4c831819..a59e27868601 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/SessionFactoryDelegatingImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/SessionFactoryDelegatingImpl.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import org.hibernate.event.service.spi.EventListenerRegistry;
 import org.hibernate.event.spi.EntityCopyObserverFactory;
 import org.hibernate.event.spi.EventEngine;
+import org.hibernate.graph.RootGraph;
 import org.hibernate.graph.spi.RootGraphImplementor;
 import org.hibernate.event.service.spi.EventListenerGroups;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.MappingMetamodel;
@@ -226,6 +227,11 @@ public SqlStringGenerationContext getSqlStringGenerationContext() {
 		return delegate.getSqlStringGenerationContext();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public RootGraph<Map<String, ?>> createGraphForDynamicEntity(String entityName) {
+		return delegate.createGraphForDynamicEntity( entityName );
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public RootGraphImplementor<?> findEntityGraphByName(String name) {
 		return delegate.findEntityGraphByName( name );
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionFactoryImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionFactoryImpl.java
index d73ce9a7a856..03c160d9f457 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionFactoryImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionFactoryImpl.java
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
 import org.hibernate.event.spi.EventEngine;
 import org.hibernate.event.service.spi.EventListenerGroups;
 import org.hibernate.generator.Generator;
+import org.hibernate.graph.RootGraph;
+import org.hibernate.graph.internal.RootGraphImpl;
 import org.hibernate.graph.spi.RootGraphImplementor;
 import org.hibernate.integrator.spi.Integrator;
 import org.hibernate.integrator.spi.IntegratorService;
@@ -82,8 +84,10 @@
 import org.hibernate.mapping.PersistentClass;
 import org.hibernate.mapping.RootClass;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.MappingMetamodel;
+import org.hibernate.metamodel.RepresentationMode;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.internal.RuntimeMetamodelsImpl;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.mapping.JdbcMapping;
+import org.hibernate.metamodel.model.domain.EntityDomainType;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.model.domain.internal.MappingMetamodelImpl;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.model.domain.spi.JpaMetamodelImplementor;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.MappingMetamodelImplementor;
@@ -724,6 +728,17 @@ public boolean isOpen() {
 		return status != Status.CLOSED;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public RootGraph<Map<String, ?>> createGraphForDynamicEntity(String entityName) {
+		final EntityDomainType<?> entity = getJpaMetamodel().entity( entityName );
+		if ( entity.getRepresentationMode() != RepresentationMode.MAP ) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Entity '" + entityName + "' is not a dynamic entity" );
+		}
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") //Safe, because we just checked
+		final EntityDomainType<Map<String, ?>> dynamicEntity = (EntityDomainType<Map<String, ?>>) entity;
+		return new RootGraphImpl<>( null, dynamicEntity );
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public RootGraphImplementor<?> findEntityGraphByName(String name) {
 		return getJpaMetamodel().findEntityGraphByName( name );
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionImpl.java
index 048f5ae4c344..8686dd5d1647 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionImpl.java
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 import org.hibernate.BatchSize;
 import org.hibernate.CacheMode;
 import org.hibernate.ConnectionAcquisitionMode;
-import org.hibernate.EntityFilterException;
 import org.hibernate.EnabledFetchProfile;
+import org.hibernate.EntityFilterException;
 import org.hibernate.FetchNotFoundException;
 import org.hibernate.FlushMode;
 import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 import org.hibernate.event.spi.ReplicateEvent;
 import org.hibernate.event.spi.ReplicateEventListener;
 import org.hibernate.loader.internal.CacheLoadHelper;
+import org.hibernate.metamodel.model.domain.ManagedDomainType;
 import org.hibernate.resource.transaction.spi.TransactionObserver;
 import org.hibernate.event.monitor.spi.EventMonitor;
 import org.hibernate.event.monitor.spi.DiagnosticEvent;
@@ -961,8 +962,7 @@ public void load(Object object, Object id) {
 		fireLoad( new LoadEvent( id, object, this, getReadOnlyFromLoadQueryInfluencers() ), LoadEventListener.RELOAD );
 	}
 
-	private <T> MultiIdentifierLoadAccess<T> multiloadAccessWithOptions(Class<T> entityClass, FindOption[] options) {
-		final MultiIdentifierLoadAccess<T> loadAccess = byMultipleIds( entityClass );
+	private <T> void setMultiIdentifierLoadAccessOptions(FindOption[] options, MultiIdentifierLoadAccess<T> loadAccess) {
 		CacheStoreMode storeMode = getCacheStoreMode();
 		CacheRetrieveMode retrieveMode = getCacheRetrieveMode();
 		LockOptions lockOptions = copySessionLockOptions();
@@ -1006,12 +1006,13 @@ else if ( option instanceof BatchSize batchSizeOption ) {
 		loadAccess.with( lockOptions )
 				.with( interpretCacheMode( storeMode, retrieveMode ) )
 				.withBatchSize( batchSize );
-		return loadAccess;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public <E> List<E> findMultiple(Class<E> entityType, List<Object> ids, FindOption... options) {
-		return multiloadAccessWithOptions( entityType, options ).multiLoad( ids );
+		final MultiIdentifierLoadAccess<E> loadAccess = byMultipleIds( entityType );
+		setMultiIdentifierLoadAccessOptions( options, loadAccess );
+		return loadAccess.multiLoad( ids );
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -2498,8 +2499,7 @@ private static <T> void logIgnoringEntityNotFound(Class<T> entityClass, Object p
 		}
 	}
 
-	private <T> IdentifierLoadAccessImpl<T> loadAccessWithOptions(Class<T> entityClass, FindOption[] options) {
-		final IdentifierLoadAccessImpl<T> loadAccess = byId( entityClass );
+	private <T> void setLoadAccessOptions(FindOption[] options, IdentifierLoadAccessImpl<T> loadAccess) {
 		CacheStoreMode storeMode = getCacheStoreMode();
 		CacheRetrieveMode retrieveMode = getCacheRetrieveMode();
 		LockOptions lockOptions = copySessionLockOptions();
@@ -2537,19 +2537,26 @@ else if ( option instanceof ReadOnlyMode ) {
 			}
 		}
 		loadAccess.with( lockOptions ).with( interpretCacheMode( storeMode, retrieveMode ) );
-		return loadAccess;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public <T> T find(Class<T> entityClass, Object primaryKey, FindOption... options) {
-		return loadAccessWithOptions( entityClass, options ).load( primaryKey );
+		final IdentifierLoadAccessImpl<T> loadAccess = byId( entityClass );
+		setLoadAccessOptions( options, loadAccess );
+		return loadAccess.load( primaryKey );
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public <T> T find(EntityGraph<T> entityGraph, Object primaryKey, FindOption... options) {
 		final RootGraph<T> graph = (RootGraph<T>) entityGraph;
-		final Class<T> entityClass = graph.getGraphedType().getJavaType();
-		return loadAccessWithOptions( entityClass, options ).withLoadGraph( graph ).load( primaryKey );
+		final ManagedDomainType<T> type = graph.getGraphedType();
+		final IdentifierLoadAccessImpl<T> loadAccess =
+				switch ( type.getRepresentationMode() ) {
+					case MAP -> byId( type.getTypeName() );
+					case POJO -> byId( type.getJavaType() );
+				};
+		setLoadAccessOptions( options, loadAccess );
+		return loadAccess.withLoadGraph( graph ).load( primaryKey );
 	}
 
 	private void checkTransactionNeededForLock(LockMode lockMode) {
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/RepresentationMode.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/RepresentationMode.java
index f9d022b53782..d20a375b9857 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/RepresentationMode.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/RepresentationMode.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  */
 package org.hibernate.metamodel;
 
-import org.hibernate.AssertionFailure;
 
 import java.util.Locale;
 
@@ -19,28 +18,19 @@ public enum RepresentationMode {
 	MAP;
 
 	public String getExternalName() {
-		switch (this) {
-			case POJO:
-				return "pojo";
-			case MAP:
-				return "dynamic-map";
-			default:
-				throw new AssertionFailure("Unknown RepresentationMode");
-		}
+		return switch ( this ) {
+			case POJO -> "pojo";
+			case MAP -> "dynamic-map";
+		};
 	}
 
 	public static RepresentationMode fromExternalName(String externalName) {
-		if ( externalName == null ) {
-			return POJO;
-		}
-		switch ( externalName.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT) ) {
-			case "pojo":
-				return POJO;
-			case "dynamic-map":
-			case "map":
-				return MAP;
-			default:
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown RepresentationMode");
-		}
+		return externalName == null
+				? POJO
+				: switch ( externalName.toLowerCase( Locale.ROOT ) ) {
+					case "pojo" -> POJO;
+					case "dynamic-map", "map" -> MAP;
+					default -> throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Unknown RepresentationMode" );
+				};
 	}
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/model/domain/AbstractManagedType.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/model/domain/AbstractManagedType.java
index 313f4f194b40..be6d9d1834d6 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/model/domain/AbstractManagedType.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/model/domain/AbstractManagedType.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.model.domain.internal.AttributeContainer;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.model.domain.spi.JpaMetamodelImplementor;
 import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.java.JavaType;
+import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.java.spi.DynamicModelJavaType;
 
 import static java.util.Collections.emptySet;
 import static org.hibernate.internal.util.collections.CollectionHelper.isEmpty;
@@ -66,10 +67,11 @@ protected AbstractManagedType(
 			supertype.addSubType( this );
 		}
 
-		// todo (6.0) : need to handle RepresentationMode#MAP as well
-		this.representationMode = RepresentationMode.POJO;
+		representationMode = javaType instanceof DynamicModelJavaType
+				? RepresentationMode.MAP
+				: RepresentationMode.POJO;
 
-		this.inFlightAccess = createInFlightAccess();
+		inFlightAccess = createInFlightAccess();
 	}
 
 	protected InFlightAccess<J> createInFlightAccess() {
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 ce21eaf0b2ff..8666a08e06b5 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
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@
  */
 @Internal
 public abstract class AbstractCollectionPersister
-		implements CollectionPersister, InFlightCollectionMapping, CollectionMutationTarget, PluralAttributeMappingImpl.Aware, FetchProfileAffectee, Joinable {
+		implements CollectionPersister, InFlightCollectionMapping, CollectionMutationTarget,
+				PluralAttributeMappingImpl.Aware, FetchProfileAffectee, Joinable {
 
 	private final NavigableRole navigableRole;
 	private final CollectionSemantics<?,?> collectionSemantics;
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/entity/AbstractEntityPersister.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/entity/AbstractEntityPersister.java
index 9a6bca03267a..518fdffdbc07 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/entity/AbstractEntityPersister.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/entity/AbstractEntityPersister.java
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@
 @Internal
 @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 public abstract class AbstractEntityPersister
-		implements EntityPersister, InFlightEntityMappingType, EntityMutationTarget, LazyPropertyInitializer, FetchProfileAffectee, Joinable {
+		implements EntityPersister, InFlightEntityMappingType, EntityMutationTarget, LazyPropertyInitializer,
+				FetchProfileAffectee, Joinable {
 
 	private static final CoreMessageLogger LOG = CoreLogging.messageLogger( AbstractEntityPersister.class );
 
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/inheritance/dynamic/DynamicJoinedInheritanceTests.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/inheritance/dynamic/DynamicJoinedInheritanceTests.java
index c8375802ee71..a06c6f277a29 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/inheritance/dynamic/DynamicJoinedInheritanceTests.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/inheritance/dynamic/DynamicJoinedInheritanceTests.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.hibernate.graph.RootGraph;
 import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.DomainModel;
 import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.SessionFactory;
 import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.SessionFactoryScope;
@@ -33,6 +34,20 @@ public void testLoading(SessionFactoryScope scope) {
 		} );
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testLoadingNewApi(SessionFactoryScope scope) {
+		final RootGraph<Map<String, ?>> Sub_ =
+				scope.getSessionFactory()
+						.createGraphForDynamicEntity( "Sub" );
+		scope.inTransaction( (session) -> {
+			final Map<String,?> entity = session.find( Sub_, 1 );
+			assertThat( entity ).isNotNull();
+			assertThat( entity.get( "name" ) ).isEqualTo( "sub" );
+			assertThat( entity.get( TYPE_KEY ) ).isNotNull();
+			assertThat( entity.get( TYPE_KEY ) ).isEqualTo( "Sub" );
+		} );
+	}
+
 	@BeforeEach
 	public void createTestData(SessionFactoryScope scope) {
 		scope.inTransaction( (session) -> {