diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultCrudMethods.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultCrudMethods.java
index 0220d1fbb..a6ce75c1b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultCrudMethods.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultCrudMethods.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import org.springframework.data.repository.PagingAndSortingRepository;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.core.CrudMethods;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.core.RepositoryMetadata;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
 /**
  * Default implementation to discover CRUD methods based on the given {@link RepositoryMetadata}. Will detect methods
@@ -167,6 +169,27 @@ public class DefaultCrudMethods implements CrudMethods {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Looks up the most specific method for the given method and type and returns an accessible version of discovered
+	 * {@link Method} if found.
+	 * 
+	 * @param method
+	 * @param type
+	 * @see ClassUtils#getMostSpecificMethod(Method, Class)
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private static Method getMostSpecificMethod(Method method, Class<?> type) {
+
+		Method result = ClassUtils.getMostSpecificMethod(method, type);
+
+		if (result == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(result);
+		return result;
+	}
+
 	/* 
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.CrudMethods#getSaveMethod()
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/support/ReflectionRepositoryInvoker.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/support/ReflectionRepositoryInvoker.java
index c46fdf8e6..8d3458347 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/support/ReflectionRepositoryInvoker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/support/ReflectionRepositoryInvoker.java
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ class ReflectionRepositoryInvoker implements RepositoryInvoker {
 		Assert.notNull(method, "Method must not be null!");
 		Assert.notNull(parameters, "Parameters must not be null!");
 
+		ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(method);
+
 		return invoke(method, prepareParameters(method, parameters, pageable, sort));
 	}
 
@@ -225,8 +227,6 @@ class ReflectionRepositoryInvoker implements RepositoryInvoker {
 	 */
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	private <T> T invoke(Method method, Object... arguments) {
-
-		ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(method);
 		return (T) ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(method, repository, arguments);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultCrudMethodsUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultCrudMethodsUnitTests.java
index 823ec788a..1e0ce85fd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultCrudMethodsUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/DefaultCrudMethodsUnitTests.java
@@ -142,6 +142,20 @@ public class DefaultCrudMethodsUnitTests {
 				RepositoryWithDeleteMethodForEntityOverloaded.class.getMethod("delete", Domain.class));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-619
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void exposedMethodsAreAccessible() {
+
+		CrudMethods methods = getMethodsFor(RepositoryWithAllCrudMethodOverloaded.class);
+
+		assertThat(methods.getSaveMethod().isAccessible(), is(true));
+		assertThat(methods.getDeleteMethod().isAccessible(), is(true));
+		assertThat(methods.getFindAllMethod().isAccessible(), is(true));
+		assertThat(methods.getFindOneMethod().isAccessible(), is(true));
+	}
+
 	private static CrudMethods getMethodsFor(Class<?> repositoryInterface) {
 
 		RepositoryMetadata metadata = new DefaultRepositoryMetadata(repositoryInterface);