diff --git a/hibernate-types-52/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/HibernateTypesContributor.java b/hibernate-types-52/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/HibernateTypesContributor.java
index fc645a65e..3a405971c 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-52/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/HibernateTypesContributor.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-52/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/HibernateTypesContributor.java
@@ -94,9 +94,12 @@ public void contribute(TypeContributions typeContributions, ServiceRegistry serv
         .contributeType(typeContributions, YearMonthEpochType.INSTANCE)
         .contributeType(typeContributions, YearMonthIntegerType.INSTANCE)
         .contributeType(typeContributions, YearMonthTimestampType.INSTANCE)
-        .contributeType(typeContributions, MonetaryAmountType.INSTANCE)
         /* JSON */
         .contributeType(typeContributions, JsonType.INSTANCE);
+        /* Money and Currency API */
+        if(ReflectionUtils.getClassOrNull("org.javamoney.moneta.Money") != null) {
+            this.contributeType(typeContributions, MonetaryAmountType.INSTANCE);
+        }
     }
 
     private HibernateTypesContributor contributeType(TypeContributions typeContributions, Object type) {
diff --git a/hibernate-types-55/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/HibernateTypesContributor.java b/hibernate-types-55/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/HibernateTypesContributor.java
index fc645a65e..3a405971c 100644
--- a/hibernate-types-55/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/HibernateTypesContributor.java
+++ b/hibernate-types-55/src/main/java/com/vladmihalcea/hibernate/type/HibernateTypesContributor.java
@@ -94,9 +94,12 @@ public void contribute(TypeContributions typeContributions, ServiceRegistry serv
         .contributeType(typeContributions, YearMonthEpochType.INSTANCE)
         .contributeType(typeContributions, YearMonthIntegerType.INSTANCE)
         .contributeType(typeContributions, YearMonthTimestampType.INSTANCE)
-        .contributeType(typeContributions, MonetaryAmountType.INSTANCE)
         /* JSON */
         .contributeType(typeContributions, JsonType.INSTANCE);
+        /* Money and Currency API */
+        if(ReflectionUtils.getClassOrNull("org.javamoney.moneta.Money") != null) {
+            this.contributeType(typeContributions, MonetaryAmountType.INSTANCE);
+        }
     }
 
     private HibernateTypesContributor contributeType(TypeContributions typeContributions, Object type) {