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 afc615ef3..8ff15d351 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/ReturnedType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/ReturnedType.java
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public abstract class ReturnedType {
 		 * @see org.springframework.data.repository.query.ReturnedType#needsCustomConstruction()
 		 */
 		public boolean needsCustomConstruction() {
-			return information.isClosed();
+			return isProjecting() && information.isClosed();
 		}
 
 		/* 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public abstract class ReturnedType {
 		 */
 		@Override
 		public boolean isProjecting() {
-			return true;
+			return !information.getType().isAssignableFrom(domainType);
 		}
 
 		/* 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public abstract class ReturnedType {
 		 */
 		@Override
 		public Class<?> getTypeToRead() {
-			return information.isClosed() ? null : domainType;
+			return isProjecting() && information.isClosed() ? null : domainType;
 		}
 
 		/* 
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 ab3eeab55..f3d3cbaa2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/ReturnedTypeUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/ReturnedTypeUnitTests.java
@@ -167,6 +167,18 @@ public class ReturnedTypeUnitTests {
 		assertThat(type.isProjecting(), is(false));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-862
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void considersInterfaceImplementedByDomainTypeNotProjecting() throws Exception {
+
+		ReturnedType type = getReturnedType("findOneInterface");
+
+		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();
 	}
@@ -206,12 +218,16 @@ public class ReturnedTypeUnitTests {
 
 		LocalDateTime timeQuery();
 
+		SampleInterface findOneInterface();
+
 		static enum MyEnum {
 			VALUE
 		}
 	}
 
-	static class Sample {
+	static interface SampleInterface {}
+
+	static class Sample implements SampleInterface {
 		public String firstname, lastname;
 
 		public Sample(String firstname, String lastname) {