diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/bean/EntityBeanIntercept.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/bean/EntityBeanIntercept.java
index 22b667608..2a6f3e720 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/bean/EntityBeanIntercept.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/bean/EntityBeanIntercept.java
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
     this.flags = new byte[owner._ebean_getPropertyNames().length];
   }
 
+  /**
+   * EXPERIMENTAL - Constructor only for use by serialization frameworks.
+   */
+  public EntityBeanIntercept() {
+    this.owner = null;
+    this.flags = null;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return the 'owning' entity bean.
    */