diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/Parameter.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/Parameter.java
index b90c84f05..42e36142a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/Parameter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/Parameter.java
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
+import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
+import org.springframework.data.repository.util.QueryExecutionConverters;
 import org.springframework.data.util.ClassTypeInformation;
 import org.springframework.data.util.TypeInformation;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ public class Parameter {
 	private static final String POSITION_PARAMETER_TEMPLATE = "?%s";
 
 	private final MethodParameter parameter;
+	private final Class<?> parameterType;
 	private final boolean isDynamicProjectionParameter;
 
 	/**
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ public class Parameter {
 		Assert.notNull(parameter);
 
 		this.parameter = parameter;
+		this.parameterType = potentiallyUnwrapParameterType(parameter);
 		this.isDynamicProjectionParameter = isDynamicProjectionParameter(parameter);
 	}
 
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@ public class Parameter {
 	 * @return the type
 	 */
 	public Class<?> getType() {
-		return parameter.getParameterType();
+		return parameterType;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -199,4 +203,18 @@ public class Parameter {
 		TypeInformation<?> bound = parameterTypes.getTypeArguments().get(0);
 		return bound.equals(returnType.getActualType());
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the component type if the given {@link MethodParameter} is a wrapper type.
+	 * 
+	 * @param parameter must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private static Class<?> potentiallyUnwrapParameterType(MethodParameter parameter) {
+
+		Class<?> originalType = parameter.getParameterType();
+
+		return QueryExecutionConverters.supports(originalType)
+				? ResolvableType.forMethodParameter(parameter).getGeneric(0).getRawClass() : originalType;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/ParametersUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/ParametersUnitTests.java
index 524f8d635..a73cac5d8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/ParametersUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/ParametersUnitTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2008-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2008-2016 the original author or authors.
  * 
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
  * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.repository.query;
 
-import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.Optional;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -164,6 +165,17 @@ public class ParametersUnitTests {
 		assertThat(parameters.getParameter(2).isDynamicProjectionParameter(), is(false));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-863
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void unwrapsOptionals() throws Exception {
+
+		Parameters<?, Parameter> parameters = getParametersFor("methodWithOptional", Optional.class);
+
+		assertThat(parameters.getParameter(0).getType(), is(typeCompatibleWith(String.class)));
+	}
+
 	private Parameters<?, Parameter> getParametersFor(String methodName, Class<?>... parameterTypes)
 			throws SecurityException, NoSuchMethodException {
 
@@ -195,5 +207,7 @@ public class ParametersUnitTests {
 		User emptyParameters();
 
 		<T> T dynamicBind(Class<T> type, Class<?> one, Class<Object> two);
+
+		void methodWithOptional(Optional<String> optional);
 	}
 }