diff --git a/src/Factory.php b/src/Factory.php
index ed37299c6..6fff1e43f 100644
--- a/src/Factory.php
+++ b/src/Factory.php
@@ -449,7 +449,13 @@ private function isPersisting(): bool
             return false;
         }
 
+        if ($classMetadata instanceof ORMClassMetadata && $classMetadata->isEmbeddedClass) {
+            // embedded entity
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if ($classMetadata instanceof ODMClassMetadata && $classMetadata->isEmbeddedDocument) {
+            // embedded document
             return false;
         }