diff --git a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/internal/metadata/reader/AuditedPropertiesReader.java b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/internal/metadata/reader/AuditedPropertiesReader.java
index 25494642b9e5..f10b42004f2c 100644
--- a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/internal/metadata/reader/AuditedPropertiesReader.java
+++ b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/internal/metadata/reader/AuditedPropertiesReader.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.function.Function;
+import javax.persistence.Column;
 
 import javax.persistence.ElementCollection;
 import javax.persistence.JoinColumn;
@@ -597,7 +598,19 @@ protected boolean checkAudited(
 			propertyData.setStore( aud.modStore() );
 			propertyData.setRelationTargetAuditMode( aud.targetAuditMode() );
 			propertyData.setUsingModifiedFlag( checkUsingModifiedFlag( aud ) );
-			propertyData.setModifiedFlagName( MetadataTools.getModifiedFlagPropertyName( propertyName, modifiedFlagSuffix ) );
+			Column column = property.getAnnotation( Column.class );
+			if(column != null){
+				if(StringTools.isEmpty(column.name())){
+					propertyData.setModifiedFlagName( MetadataTools.getModifiedFlagPropertyName( propertyName, modifiedFlagSuffix ) );
+				}
+				else {
+					propertyData.setModifiedFlagName( MetadataTools.getModifiedFlagPropertyName( column.name(), modifiedFlagSuffix ) );
+				}
+			}
+			else {
+				propertyData.setModifiedFlagName( MetadataTools.getModifiedFlagPropertyName( propertyName, modifiedFlagSuffix ) );
+			}
+
 			if ( !StringTools.isEmpty( aud.modifiedColumnName() ) ) {
 				propertyData.setExplicitModifiedFlagName( aud.modifiedColumnName() );
 			}