diff --git a/jbt/src/main/java/org/hibernate/tool/orm/jbt/api/JoinWrapper.java b/jbt/src/main/java/org/hibernate/tool/orm/jbt/api/JoinWrapper.java
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+package org.hibernate.tool.orm.jbt.api;
+
+import org.hibernate.tool.orm.jbt.wrp.Wrapper;
+
+public interface JoinWrapper extends Wrapper {
+
+}
diff --git a/jbt/src/main/java/org/hibernate/tool/orm/jbt/internal/factory/JoinWrapperFactory.java b/jbt/src/main/java/org/hibernate/tool/orm/jbt/internal/factory/JoinWrapperFactory.java
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+package org.hibernate.tool.orm.jbt.internal.factory;
+
+import org.hibernate.mapping.Join;
+import org.hibernate.tool.orm.jbt.api.JoinWrapper;
+
+public class JoinWrapperFactory {
+
+	public static JoinWrapper createJoinWrapper(Join wrappedJoin) {
+		return new JoinWrapper() {
+			@Override public Join getWrappedObject() { return wrappedJoin; }
+		};
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/jbt/src/test/java/org/hibernate/tool/orm/jbt/api/JoinWrapperTest.java b/jbt/src/test/java/org/hibernate/tool/orm/jbt/api/JoinWrapperTest.java
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+package org.hibernate.tool.orm.jbt.api;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+
+import org.hibernate.mapping.Join;
+import org.hibernate.tool.orm.jbt.internal.factory.JoinWrapperFactory;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+public class JoinWrapperTest {
+	
+	private JoinWrapper joinWrapper = null;
+	private Join wrappedJoin = null;
+	
+	@BeforeEach
+	public void beforeEach() {
+		wrappedJoin = new Join();
+		joinWrapper = JoinWrapperFactory.createJoinWrapper(wrappedJoin);
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void testConstruction() {
+		assertNotNull(wrappedJoin);
+		assertNotNull(joinWrapper);
+	}
+	
+}