diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/ClassGeneratingPropertyAccessorFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/ClassGeneratingPropertyAccessorFactory.java
index 658142a1a..e55fd8901 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/ClassGeneratingPropertyAccessorFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/ClassGeneratingPropertyAccessorFactory.java
@@ -133,7 +133,10 @@ public class ClassGeneratingPropertyAccessorFactory implements PersistentPropert
 	}
 
 	private static boolean isTypeInjectable(PersistentEntity<?, ?> entity) {
-		return entity.getType().getClassLoader() != null && !entity.getType().getPackage().getName().startsWith("java");
+
+		Class<?> type = entity.getType();
+		return type.getClassLoader() != null
+				&& (type.getPackage() == null || !type.getPackage().getName().startsWith("java"));
 	}
 
 	private boolean hasUniquePropertyHashCodes(PersistentEntity<?, ?> entity) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/ClassGeneratingPropertyAccessorFactoryTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/ClassGeneratingPropertyAccessorFactoryTests.java
index 8945cbeda..f21025560 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/ClassGeneratingPropertyAccessorFactoryTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/ClassGeneratingPropertyAccessorFactoryTests.java
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-
 package org.springframework.data.mapping.model;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
+import static org.junit.Assume.*;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.SampleMappingContext;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.SamplePersistentProperty;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.subpackage.TypeInOtherPackage;
 import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
  * Unit tests for {@link ClassGeneratingPropertyAccessorFactory}
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ public class ClassGeneratingPropertyAccessorFactoryTests {
 	}
 
 	@Parameters(name = "{3}")
-	public static List<Object[]> parameters() {
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public static List<Object[]> parameters() throws ReflectiveOperationException {
 
 		List<Object[]> parameters = new ArrayList<>();
 		List<String> propertyNames = Arrays.asList("privateField", "packageDefaultField", "protectedField", "publicField",
@@ -79,6 +81,11 @@ public class ClassGeneratingPropertyAccessorFactoryTests {
 				ClassGeneratingPropertyAccessorPublicType.class));
 		parameters.addAll(parameters(new SubtypeOfTypeInOtherPackage(), propertyNames, SubtypeOfTypeInOtherPackage.class));
 
+		Class<Object> defaultPackageClass = (Class) Class.forName("TypeInDefaultPackage");
+
+		parameters
+				.add(new Object[] { defaultPackageClass.newInstance(), "", defaultPackageClass, "Class in default package" });
+
 		return parameters;
 	}
 
@@ -94,9 +101,16 @@ public class ClassGeneratingPropertyAccessorFactoryTests {
 		return parameters;
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATACMNS-1201
+	public void shouldSupportGeneratedPropertyAccessors() {
+		assertThat(factory.isSupported(mappingContext.getRequiredPersistentEntity(bean.getClass()))).isTrue();
+	}
+
 	@Test // DATACMNS-809
 	public void shouldSetAndGetProperty() throws Exception {
 
+		assumeTrue(StringUtils.hasText(propertyName));
+
 		assertThat(getProperty(bean, propertyName)).satisfies(property -> {
 
 			PersistentPropertyAccessor persistentPropertyAccessor = getPersistentPropertyAccessor(bean);