diff --git a/spring-orm-hibernate5/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/HibernateTemplate.java b/spring-orm-hibernate5/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/HibernateTemplate.java
index 601d389ae0a..83b43d4af36 100644
--- a/spring-orm-hibernate5/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/HibernateTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-orm-hibernate5/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/HibernateTemplate.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
+import javax.persistence.PersistenceException;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
@@ -357,6 +358,12 @@ public class HibernateTemplate implements HibernateOperations, InitializingBean
 		catch (HibernateException ex) {
 			throw SessionFactoryUtils.convertHibernateAccessException(ex);
 		}
+		catch (PersistenceException ex) {
+			if (ex.getCause() instanceof HibernateException) {
+				throw SessionFactoryUtils.convertHibernateAccessException((HibernateException) ex.getCause());
+			}
+			throw ex;
+		}
 		catch (RuntimeException ex) {
 			// Callback code threw application exception...
 			throw ex;
diff --git a/spring-orm-hibernate5/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/HibernateTransactionManager.java b/spring-orm-hibernate5/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/HibernateTransactionManager.java
index cafee104658..746d70c24d2 100644
--- a/spring-orm-hibernate5/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/HibernateTransactionManager.java
+++ b/spring-orm-hibernate5/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/HibernateTransactionManager.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.orm.hibernate5;
 
 import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import javax.persistence.PersistenceException;
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
 
 import org.hibernate.ConnectionReleaseMode;
@@ -588,6 +589,12 @@ public class HibernateTransactionManager extends AbstractPlatformTransactionMana
 			// assumably failed to flush changes to database
 			throw convertHibernateAccessException(ex);
 		}
+		catch (PersistenceException ex) {
+			if (ex.getCause() instanceof HibernateException) {
+				throw convertHibernateAccessException((HibernateException) ex.getCause());
+			}
+			throw ex;
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -607,6 +614,12 @@ public class HibernateTransactionManager extends AbstractPlatformTransactionMana
 			// Shouldn't really happen, as a rollback doesn't cause a flush.
 			throw convertHibernateAccessException(ex);
 		}
+		catch (PersistenceException ex) {
+			if (ex.getCause() instanceof HibernateException) {
+				throw convertHibernateAccessException((HibernateException) ex.getCause());
+			}
+			throw ex;
+		}
 		finally {
 			if (!txObject.isNewSession() && !this.hibernateManagedSession) {
 				// Clear all pending inserts/updates/deletes in the Session.
@@ -825,6 +838,12 @@ public class HibernateTransactionManager extends AbstractPlatformTransactionMana
 			catch (HibernateException ex) {
 				throw convertHibernateAccessException(ex);
 			}
+			catch (PersistenceException ex) {
+				if (ex.getCause() instanceof HibernateException) {
+					throw convertHibernateAccessException((HibernateException) ex.getCause());
+				}
+				throw ex;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-orm-hibernate5/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/SessionFactoryUtils.java b/spring-orm-hibernate5/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/SessionFactoryUtils.java
index f297f36066f..7f3d2e28a78 100644
--- a/spring-orm-hibernate5/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/SessionFactoryUtils.java
+++ b/spring-orm-hibernate5/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/SessionFactoryUtils.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.orm.hibernate5;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.Map;
+import javax.persistence.PersistenceException;
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
@@ -123,6 +124,37 @@ public abstract class SessionFactoryUtils {
 		return (FlushMode) ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(getFlushMode, session);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Trigger a flush on the given Hibernate Session, converting regular
+	 * {@link HibernateException} instances as well as Hibernate 5.2's
+	 * {@link PersistenceException} wrappers accordingly.
+	 * @param session the Hibernate Session to flush
+	 * @param synch whether this flush is triggered by transaction synchronization
+	 * @throws DataAccessException
+	 * @since 4.3.2
+	 */
+	static void flush(Session session, boolean synch) throws DataAccessException {
+		if (synch) {
+			logger.debug("Flushing Hibernate Session on transaction synchronization");
+		}
+		else {
+			logger.debug("Flushing Hibernate Session on explicit request");
+		}
+		try {
+			session.flush();
+		}
+		catch (HibernateException ex) {
+			throw convertHibernateAccessException(ex);
+		}
+		catch (PersistenceException ex) {
+			if (ex.getCause() instanceof HibernateException) {
+				throw convertHibernateAccessException((HibernateException) ex.getCause());
+			}
+			throw ex;
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Perform actual closing of the Hibernate Session,
 	 * catching and logging any cleanup exceptions thrown.
diff --git a/spring-orm-hibernate5/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/SpringFlushSynchronization.java b/spring-orm-hibernate5/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/SpringFlushSynchronization.java
index b421a4f3740..1c370a00bd1 100644
--- a/spring-orm-hibernate5/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/SpringFlushSynchronization.java
+++ b/spring-orm-hibernate5/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/SpringFlushSynchronization.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2016 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.springframework.orm.hibernate5;
 
-import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
 import org.hibernate.Session;
 
 import org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationAdapter;
@@ -40,13 +39,7 @@ public class SpringFlushSynchronization extends TransactionSynchronizationAdapte
 
 	@Override
 	public void flush() {
-		try {
-			SessionFactoryUtils.logger.debug("Flushing Hibernate Session on explicit request");
-			this.session.flush();
-		}
-		catch (HibernateException ex) {
-			throw SessionFactoryUtils.convertHibernateAccessException(ex);
-		}
+		SessionFactoryUtils.flush(this.session, false);
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/spring-orm-hibernate5/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/SpringSessionSynchronization.java b/spring-orm-hibernate5/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/SpringSessionSynchronization.java
index 09239e5663e..b806672064b 100644
--- a/spring-orm-hibernate5/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/SpringSessionSynchronization.java
+++ b/spring-orm-hibernate5/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/SpringSessionSynchronization.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package org.springframework.orm.hibernate5;
 
 import org.hibernate.FlushMode;
-import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
 import org.hibernate.Session;
 import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
 
@@ -83,13 +82,7 @@ public class SpringSessionSynchronization implements TransactionSynchronization,
 
 	@Override
 	public void flush() {
-		try {
-			SessionFactoryUtils.logger.debug("Flushing Hibernate Session on explicit request");
-			getCurrentSession().flush();
-		}
-		catch (HibernateException ex) {
-			throw SessionFactoryUtils.convertHibernateAccessException(ex);
-		}
+		SessionFactoryUtils.flush(getCurrentSession(), false);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -99,13 +92,7 @@ public class SpringSessionSynchronization implements TransactionSynchronization,
 			// Read-write transaction -> flush the Hibernate Session.
 			// Further check: only flush when not FlushMode.MANUAL.
 			if (!FlushMode.MANUAL.equals(SessionFactoryUtils.getFlushMode(session))) {
-				try {
-					SessionFactoryUtils.logger.debug("Flushing Hibernate Session on transaction synchronization");
-					session.flush();
-				}
-				catch (HibernateException ex) {
-					throw SessionFactoryUtils.convertHibernateAccessException(ex);
-				}
+				SessionFactoryUtils.flush(getCurrentSession(), true);
 			}
 		}
 	}