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+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\Ticket;
+
+use Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase;
+
+final class GH7259Test extends OrmFunctionalTestCase
+{
+    protected function setUp() : void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $this->setUpEntitySchema([GH7259Space::class, GH7259File::class, GH7259FileVersion::class, GH7259Feed::class]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @group 7259
+     */
+    public function testPersistFileBeforeVersion() : void
+    {
+        $space = new GH7259Space();
+
+        $this->_em->persist($space);
+        $this->_em->flush();
+
+        $feed = new GH7259Feed();
+        $feed->space = $space;
+
+        $file = new GH7259File();
+        $file->space = $space;
+        $fileVersion = new GH7259FileVersion();
+        $fileVersion->file = $file;
+
+        $this->_em->persist($file);
+        $this->_em->persist($fileVersion);
+        $this->_em->persist($feed);
+
+        $this->_em->flush();
+
+        self::assertNotNull($fileVersion->id);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @group 7259
+     */
+    public function testPersistFileAfterVersion() : void
+    {
+        $space = new GH7259Space();
+
+        $this->_em->persist($space);
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+        $space = $this->_em->find(GH7259Space::class, $space->id);
+
+        $feed = new GH7259Feed();
+        $feed->space = $space;
+
+        $file = new GH7259File();
+        $file->space = $space;
+        $fileVersion = new GH7259FileVersion();
+        $fileVersion->file = $file;
+
+        $this->_em->persist($fileVersion);
+        $this->_em->persist($file);
+        $this->_em->persist($feed);
+
+        $this->_em->flush();
+
+        self::assertNotNull($fileVersion->id);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @Entity()
+ */
+class GH7259File
+{
+    /**
+     * @Id
+     * @GeneratedValue
+     * @Column(type="integer")
+     *
+     * @var int
+     */
+    public $id;
+
+    /**
+     * @ManyToOne(targetEntity=GH7259Space::class)
+     * @JoinColumn(nullable=false)
+     *
+     * @var GH7259Space|null
+     */
+    public $space;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @Entity()
+ */
+class GH7259FileVersion
+{
+    /**
+     * @Id
+     * @GeneratedValue
+     * @Column(type="integer")
+     *
+     * @var int
+     */
+    public $id;
+
+    /**
+     * @ManyToOne(targetEntity=GH7259File::class)
+     * @JoinColumn(nullable=false)
+     *
+     * @var GH7259File|null
+     */
+    public $file;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @Entity()
+ */
+class GH7259Space
+{
+    /**
+     * @Id
+     * @GeneratedValue
+     * @Column(type="integer")
+     *
+     * @var int
+     */
+    public $id;
+
+    /**
+     * @ManyToOne(targetEntity=GH7259File::class)
+     * @JoinColumn(nullable=true)
+     *
+     * @var GH7259File|null
+     */
+    public $ruleFile;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @Entity()
+ */
+class GH7259Feed
+{
+    /**
+     * @Id
+     * @GeneratedValue
+     * @Column(type="integer")
+     *
+     * @var int
+     */
+    public $id;
+
+    /**
+     * @ManyToOne(targetEntity=GH7259Space::class)
+     * @JoinColumn(nullable=false)
+     *
+     * @var GH7259Space|null
+     */
+    public $space;
+}