diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/PartTreeJpaQuery.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/PartTreeJpaQuery.java
index f41b2906e..f6156cf13 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/PartTreeJpaQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/PartTreeJpaQuery.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.query;
 
-import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
@@ -187,14 +186,14 @@ public class PartTreeJpaQuery extends AbstractJpaQuery {
 	}
 
 	private static boolean parameterIsCollectionLike(JpaParameter parameter) {
-		return Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(parameter.getType()) || parameter.getType().isArray();
+		return Iterable.class.isAssignableFrom(parameter.getType()) || parameter.getType().isArray();
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Arrays are may be treated as collection like or in the case of binary data as scalar
 	 */
 	private static boolean parameterIsScalarLike(JpaParameter parameter) {
-		return !Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(parameter.getType());
+		return !Iterable.class.isAssignableFrom(parameter.getType());
 	}
 
 	private static boolean expectsCollection(Type type) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/PartTreeJpaQueryIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/PartTreeJpaQueryIntegrationTests.java
index f1036e09a..e483a087c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/PartTreeJpaQueryIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/PartTreeJpaQueryIntegrationTests.java
@@ -197,6 +197,16 @@ public class PartTreeJpaQueryIntegrationTests {
 				.withMessageContaining("Collection");
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATAJPA-1619
+	public void acceptsInPredicateWithIterableParameter() throws Exception {
+
+		JpaQueryMethod method = getQueryMethod("findByFirstnameIn", Iterable.class);
+
+		new PartTreeJpaQuery(method, entityManager, provider);
+
+		assertThat(method).isNotNull();
+	}
+
 	@Test // DATAJPA-863
 	public void errorsDueToMismatchOfParametersContainNameOfMethodInterfaceAndPropertyPath() throws Exception {
 
@@ -299,6 +309,9 @@ public class PartTreeJpaQueryIntegrationTests {
 		// should fail, since we can't do an IN on a scalar
 		List<User> findByIdIn(Long id);
 
+		// should succeed
+		List<User> findByFirstnameIn(Iterable<String> id);
+
 		// Wrong number of parameters
 		User findByFirstname();