diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/descriptor/java/JavaType.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/descriptor/java/JavaType.java
index c248d76982de..eed638188a2c 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/descriptor/java/JavaType.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/descriptor/java/JavaType.java
@@ -332,10 +332,23 @@ default boolean isWider(JavaType<?> javaType) {
 
 	@FunctionalInterface
 	@Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "7.2")
+	@Incubating
 	interface CoercionContext {
 		TypeConfiguration getTypeConfiguration();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated Use {@link #coerce(Object)} instead.
+	 *             This operation depends on an unchecked cast.
+	 *             Since incubating, it will go away very soon.
+	 */
+	@Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "7.2")
+	@Incubating
+	default <X> T coerce(X value, CoercionContext context) {
+		//noinspection unchecked
+		return (T) coerce( value );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Coerce the given value to this type, if possible.
 	 * <p>