diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/aot/JpaRuntimeHints.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/aot/JpaRuntimeHints.java
index cc059657c..a8026d6eb 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/aot/JpaRuntimeHints.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/aot/JpaRuntimeHints.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.springframework.aot.hint.RuntimeHintsRegistrar;
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.TypeReference;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.support.AuditingBeanFactoryPostProcessor;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.support.AuditingEntityListener;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.Query;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.support.SimpleJpaRepository;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
@@ -55,5 +56,8 @@ public class JpaRuntimeHints implements RuntimeHintsRegistrar {
 
 		hints.reflection().registerType(TypeReference.of(SimpleJpaRepository.class),
 				hint -> hint.withMembers(MemberCategory.INVOKE_DECLARED_CONSTRUCTORS, MemberCategory.INVOKE_PUBLIC_METHODS));
+
+		// needs to present for evaluating default attribute values in JpaQueryMethod
+		hints.reflection().registerType(Query.class, hint -> hint.withMembers(MemberCategory.INVOKE_PUBLIC_METHODS));
 	}
 }