diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/projection/DefaultMethodInvokingMethodInterceptor.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/projection/DefaultMethodInvokingMethodInterceptor.java
index 79cbdb373..dc18b6848 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/projection/DefaultMethodInvokingMethodInterceptor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/projection/DefaultMethodInvokingMethodInterceptor.java
@@ -21,50 +21,25 @@ import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup;
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodType;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.Optional;
 
 import org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInterceptor;
 import org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInvocation;
 import org.springframework.aop.ProxyMethodInvocation;
+import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
 /**
  * Method interceptor to invoke default methods on the repository proxy.
  *
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Jens Schauder
+ * @author Mark Paluch
  */
 public class DefaultMethodInvokingMethodInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor {
 
-	private final Constructor<MethodHandles.Lookup> constructor;
+	private final MethodHandleLookup methodHandleLookup = MethodHandleLookup.getMethodHandleLookup();
 
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@link DefaultMethodInvokingMethodInterceptor}.
-	 */
-	public DefaultMethodInvokingMethodInterceptor() {
-		constructor = tryToGetLookupConstructor();
-	}
-
-	private static Constructor<Lookup> tryToGetLookupConstructor() {
-
-		try {
-
-			Constructor<Lookup> accessibleConstructor = Lookup.class.getDeclaredConstructor(Class.class);
-
-			if (!accessibleConstructor.isAccessible()) {
-				accessibleConstructor.setAccessible(true);
-			}
-
-			return accessibleConstructor;
-		} catch (Exception ex) {
-			// this is the signal that we are on Java 9 and can't use the accessible constructor approach.
-			if (ex.getClass().getName().equals("java.lang.reflect.InaccessibleObjectException")) {
-				return null;
-			} else {
-				throw new IllegalStateException(ex);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInterceptor#invoke(org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInvocation)
 	 */
@@ -78,27 +53,125 @@ public class DefaultMethodInvokingMethodInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor
 		}
 
 		Object[] arguments = invocation.getArguments();
-		Class<?> declaringClass = method.getDeclaringClass();
 		Object proxy = ((ProxyMethodInvocation) invocation).getProxy();
 
-		return getMethodHandle(method, arguments, declaringClass, proxy).bindTo(proxy).invokeWithArguments(arguments);
+		return methodHandleLookup.lookup(method).bindTo(proxy).invokeWithArguments(arguments);
 	}
 
-	private MethodHandle getMethodHandle(Method method, Object[] arguments, Class<?> declaringClass, Object proxy)
-			throws Throwable {
+	/**
+	 * Strategies for {@link MethodHandle} lookup.
+	 *
+	 * @since 2.0
+	 */
+	enum MethodHandleLookup {
 
-		if (constructor != null) {
-			// java 8 variant
-			return constructor.newInstance(declaringClass).unreflectSpecial(method, declaringClass);
+		/**
+		 * Open (via reflection construction of {@link MethodHandles.Lookup}) method handle lookup. Works with Java 8 and
+		 * with Java 9 permitting illegal access.
+		 */
+		Open {
+
+			private final Optional<Constructor<Lookup>> constructor = getLookupConstructor();
+
+			/*
+			 * (non-Javadoc)
+			 * @see org.springframework.data.projection.DefaultMethodInvokingMethodInterceptor.MethodHandleLookup#lookup(java.lang.reflect.Method)
+			 */
+			@Override
+			MethodHandle lookup(Method method) throws ReflectiveOperationException {
+
+				Constructor<Lookup> constructor = this.constructor
+						.orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalStateException("Could not obtain MethodHandles.lookup constructor"));
+
+				return constructor.newInstance(method.getDeclaringClass()).unreflectSpecial(method, method.getDeclaringClass());
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * (non-Javadoc)
+			 * @see org.springframework.data.projection.DefaultMethodInvokingMethodInterceptor.MethodHandleLookup#isAvailable()
+			 */
+			@Override
+			boolean isAvailable() {
+				return constructor.isPresent();
+			}
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Encapsulated {@link MethodHandle} lookup working on Java 9.
+		 */
+		Encapsulated {
+
+			/*
+			 * (non-Javadoc)
+			 * @see org.springframework.data.projection.DefaultMethodInvokingMethodInterceptor.MethodHandleLookup#lookup(java.lang.reflect.Method)
+			 */
+			@Override
+			MethodHandle lookup(Method method) throws ReflectiveOperationException {
+
+				MethodType methodType = MethodType.methodType(method.getReturnType(), method.getParameterTypes());
+
+				return MethodHandles.lookup().findSpecial(method.getDeclaringClass(), method.getName(), methodType,
+						method.getDeclaringClass());
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * (non-Javadoc)
+			 * @see org.springframework.data.projection.DefaultMethodInvokingMethodInterceptor.MethodHandleLookup#isAvailable()
+			 */
+			@Override
+			boolean isAvailable() {
+				return true;
+			}
+		};
+
+		/**
+		 * Lookup a {@link MethodHandle} given {@link Method} to look up.
+		 *
+		 * @param method must not be {@literal null}.
+		 * @return the method handle.
+		 * @throws ReflectiveOperationException
+		 */
+		abstract MethodHandle lookup(Method method) throws ReflectiveOperationException;
+
+		/**
+		 * @return {@literal true} if the lookup is available.
+		 */
+		abstract boolean isAvailable();
+
+		/**
+		 * Obtain the first available {@link MethodHandleLookup}.
+		 *
+		 * @return the {@link MethodHandleLookup}
+		 * @throws IllegalStateException if no {@link MethodHandleLookup} is available.
+		 */
+		public static MethodHandleLookup getMethodHandleLookup() {
+
+			for (MethodHandleLookup lookup : MethodHandleLookup.values()) {
+				if (lookup.isAvailable()) {
+					return lookup;
+				}
+			}
+
+			throw new IllegalStateException("No MethodHandleLookup available!");
 		}
 
-		// java 9 variant
-		return MethodHandles.lookup() //
-				.findSpecial( //
-						method.getDeclaringClass(), //
-						method.getName(), //
-						MethodType.methodType(method.getReturnType(), method.getParameterTypes()), //
-						method.getDeclaringClass() //
-		);
+		private static Optional<Constructor<Lookup>> getLookupConstructor() {
+
+			try {
+
+				Constructor<Lookup> constructor = Lookup.class.getDeclaredConstructor(Class.class);
+				ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(constructor);
+
+				return Optional.of(constructor);
+			} catch (Exception ex) {
+
+				// this is the signal that we are on Java 9 (encapsulated) and can't use the accessible constructor approach.
+				if (ex.getClass().getName().equals("java.lang.reflect.InaccessibleObjectException")) {
+					return Optional.empty();
+				}
+
+				throw new IllegalStateException(ex);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }