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 0131c30e4..73123c8ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/ReturnedType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/ReturnedType.java
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ public abstract class ReturnedType {
 
 		private boolean isDto() {
 			return !Object.class.equals(type) && //
+					!type.isEnum() && //
 					!isDomainSubtype() && //
 					!isPrimitiveOrWrapper() && //
 					!Number.class.isAssignableFrom(type) && //
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 08afcd423..02468b7cd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/ReturnedTypeUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/ReturnedTypeUnitTests.java
@@ -142,6 +142,18 @@ public class ReturnedTypeUnitTests {
 		assertThat(type.needsCustomConstruction(), is(false));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-840
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void doesNotConsiderAnEnumProjecting() throws Exception {
+
+		ReturnedType type = getReturnedType("findEnum");
+
+		assertThat(type.needsCustomConstruction(), is(false));
+		assertThat(type.isProjecting(), is(false));
+	}
+
 	private static ReturnedType getReturnedType(String methodName, Class<?>... parameters) throws Exception {
 		return getQueryMethod(methodName, parameters).getResultProcessor().getReturnedType();
 	}
@@ -176,6 +188,12 @@ public class ReturnedTypeUnitTests {
 		BigInteger countQuery();
 
 		SampleDtoWithMultipleConstructors dtoWithMultipleConstructors();
+
+		MyEnum findEnum();
+
+		static enum MyEnum {
+			VALUE
+		}
 	}
 
 	static class Sample {