diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/ReturnedType.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/ReturnedType.java
index 822bcc44e..0131c30e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/ReturnedType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/ReturnedType.java
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public abstract class ReturnedType {
 		 * @see org.springframework.data.repository.query.ResultFactory.ReturnedType#needsCustomConstruction()
 		 */
 		public boolean needsCustomConstruction() {
-			return isDto();
+			return isDto() && !inputProperties.isEmpty();
 		}
 
 		/* 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/ReturnedTypeUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/ReturnedTypeUnitTests.java
index a37521ef0..08afcd423 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/ReturnedTypeUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/ReturnedTypeUnitTests.java
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ public class ReturnedTypeUnitTests {
 		ReturnedType type = getReturnedType("dtoWithMultipleConstructors");
 
 		assertThat(type.getInputProperties(), is(empty()));
+		assertThat(type.needsCustomConstruction(), is(false));
 	}
 
 	private static ReturnedType getReturnedType(String methodName, Class<?>... parameters) throws Exception {