diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultRepositoryInformation.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultRepositoryInformation.java
index 9a2eadae9..fd3b6aade 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultRepositoryInformation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultRepositoryInformation.java
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class DefaultRepositoryInformation extends AbstractRepositoryMetadata implements
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	private boolean isQueryMethodCandidate(Method method) {
-		return isQueryAnnotationPresentOn(method) || (!isCustomMethod(method) && !isBaseClassMethod(method));
+		return isQueryAnnotationPresentOn(method) || !isCustomMethod(method) && !isBaseClassMethod(method);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -352,7 +352,13 @@ class DefaultRepositoryInformation extends AbstractRepositoryMetadata implements
 		Type boundType = variable.getBounds()[0];
 		String referenceName = boundType instanceof TypeVariable ? boundType.toString() : variable.toString();
 
-		if (DOMAIN_TYPE_NAME.equals(referenceName) && parameterType.isAssignableFrom(entityType)) {
+		boolean isDomainTypeVariableReference = DOMAIN_TYPE_NAME.equals(referenceName);
+		boolean parameterMatchesEntityType = parameterType.isAssignableFrom(entityType);
+
+		// We need this check to besure not to match save(Iterable) for entities implementing Iterable
+		boolean isNotIterable = !parameterType.equals(Iterable.class);
+
+		if (isDomainTypeVariableReference && parameterMatchesEntityType && isNotIterable) {
 			return true;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultRepositoryInformationUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultRepositoryInformationUnitTests.java
index cac78e443..e6af6b44d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultRepositoryInformationUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultRepositoryInformationUnitTests.java
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013 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 the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
 package org.springframework.data.repository.core.support;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
@@ -9,6 +24,8 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
@@ -29,6 +46,8 @@ import org.springframework.data.repository.core.RepositoryMetadata;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.DefaultRepositoryMetadataUnitTests.DummyGenericRepositorySupport;
 
 /**
+ * Unit tests for {@link DefaultRepositoryInformation}.
+ * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  */
 @RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
@@ -174,6 +193,21 @@ public class DefaultRepositoryInformationUnitTests {
 		assertThat(information.getQueryMethods(), hasItem(method));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-385
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void findsTargetSaveForIterableIfEntityImplementsIterable() throws Exception {
+
+		RepositoryMetadata metadata = new DefaultRepositoryMetadata(BossRepository.class);
+		RepositoryInformation information = new DefaultRepositoryInformation(metadata, CrudRepository.class, null);
+
+		Method method = BossRepository.class.getMethod("save", Iterable.class);
+		Method reference = CrudRepository.class.getMethod("save", Iterable.class);
+
+		assertThat(information.getTargetClassMethod(method), is(reference));
+	}
+
 	private Method getMethodFrom(Class<?> type, String name) {
 		for (Method method : type.getMethods()) {
 			if (method.getName().equals(name)) {
@@ -215,6 +249,14 @@ public class DefaultRepositoryInformationUnitTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	static class Boss implements Iterable<User> {
+
+		@Override
+		public Iterator<User> iterator() {
+			return Collections.<User> emptySet().iterator();
+		}
+	}
+
 	interface BaseRepository<S, ID extends Serializable> extends CrudRepository<S, ID> {
 
 		S findBySomething(String something);
@@ -255,4 +297,6 @@ public class DefaultRepositoryInformationUnitTests {
 
 		Object save(Object object);
 	}
+
+	interface BossRepository extends CrudRepository<Boss, Long> {}
 }