diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/EntityOperations.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/EntityOperations.java
index 88fa32495..8ca6b346d 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/EntityOperations.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/EntityOperations.java
@@ -113,6 +113,16 @@ class EntityOperations {
 		return getRequiredPersistentEntity(entityClass).getTableName();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Introspect the given {@link Class result type} in the context of the {@link Class entity type} whether the returned
+	 * type is a projection and what property paths are participating in the projection.
+	 *
+	 * @param resultType the type to project on. Must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param entityType the source domain type. Must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return the introspection result.
+	 * @since 3.4
+	 * @see EntityProjectionIntrospector#introspect(Class, Class)
+	 */
 	public <M, D> EntityProjection<M, D> introspectProjection(Class<M> resultType, Class<D> entityType) {
 		return introspector.introspect(resultType, entityType);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/convert/MappingCassandraConverter.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/convert/MappingCassandraConverter.java
index 173d5084a..0ef904745 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/convert/MappingCassandraConverter.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/convert/MappingCassandraConverter.java
@@ -196,12 +196,6 @@ public class MappingCassandraConverter extends AbstractCassandraConverter
 		return getCodecRegistry().codecFor(cassandraTypeResolver.resolve(property).getDataType());
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns the {@link ProjectionFactory} for this converter.
-	 *
-	 * @return will never be {@literal null}.
-	 * @since 3.4
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public ProjectionFactory getProjectionFactory() {
 		return projectionFactory;
@@ -1335,7 +1329,14 @@ public class MappingCassandraConverter extends AbstractCassandraConverter
 			this.elementConverter = elementConverter;
 		}
 
-		public ConversionContext forProperty(String name) {
+		/**
+		 * Obtain the {@link ConversionContext} for the property identified by the given name.
+		 *
+		 * @param name must not be {@literal null}.
+		 * @return never {@literal null}.
+		 * @since 3.4
+		 */
+		ConversionContext forProperty(String name) {
 			return this;
 		}
 
@@ -1581,7 +1582,7 @@ public class MappingCassandraConverter extends AbstractCassandraConverter
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public ConversionContext forProperty(String name) {
+		ConversionContext forProperty(String name) {
 
 			EntityProjection<?, ?> property = projection.findProperty(name);
 			if (property == null) {
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/mapping/CassandraPersistentProperty.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/mapping/CassandraPersistentProperty.java
index 74321dba6..944fea431 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/mapping/CassandraPersistentProperty.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/mapping/CassandraPersistentProperty.java
@@ -102,9 +102,10 @@ public interface CassandraPersistentProperty
 	void setForceQuote(boolean forceQuote);
 
 	/**
-	 * Return whether the property has an explicitly configured column name.
+	 * Return whether the property has an explicitly configured column name. Eg. via {@link Column#value()},
+	 * {@link PrimaryKey#value()} or {@link PrimaryKeyColumn#name()}
 	 *
-	 * @return
+	 * @return {@literal true} if a configured column name is present and non empty.
 	 * @since 3.4
 	 */
 	boolean hasExplicitColumnName();
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/convert/MappingCassandraConverterUnitTests.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/convert/MappingCassandraConverterUnitTests.java
index 69ff870a1..ff9a8d795 100755
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/convert/MappingCassandraConverterUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/convert/MappingCassandraConverterUnitTests.java
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ public class MappingCassandraConverterUnitTests {
 		assertThat(converted.tuple.firstname).isEqualTo("Two");
 	}
 
-	@Test
+	@Test // GH-1202
 	void shouldConsiderNestedProjections() {
 
 		DefaultTupleValue value = new DefaultTupleValue(