diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/AbstractStringBasedJpaQuery.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/AbstractStringBasedJpaQuery.java
index e3a2ff1ce..cf22cc9f4 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/AbstractStringBasedJpaQuery.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/AbstractStringBasedJpaQuery.java
@@ -18,15 +18,13 @@ package org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.query;
 import jakarta.persistence.EntityManager;
 import jakarta.persistence.Query;
 
-import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
-import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
-
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.QueryRewriter;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.query.QueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.query.ResultProcessor;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.query.ReturnedType;
+import org.springframework.data.util.Lazy;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 abstract class AbstractStringBasedJpaQuery extends AbstractJpaQuery {
 
 	private final DeclaredQuery query;
-	private final DeclaredQuery countQuery;
+	private final Lazy<DeclaredQuery> countQuery;
 	private final QueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider evaluationContextProvider;
 	private final SpelExpressionParser parser;
 	private final QueryParameterSetter.QueryMetadataCache metadataCache = new QueryParameterSetter.QueryMetadataCache();
@@ -65,8 +63,8 @@ abstract class AbstractStringBasedJpaQuery extends AbstractJpaQuery {
 	 * @param queryRewriter must not be {@literal null}.
 	 */
 	public AbstractStringBasedJpaQuery(JpaQueryMethod method, EntityManager em, String queryString,
-			@Nullable String countQueryString, QueryRewriter queryRewriter, QueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider evaluationContextProvider,
-			SpelExpressionParser parser) {
+			@Nullable String countQueryString, QueryRewriter queryRewriter,
+			QueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider evaluationContextProvider, SpelExpressionParser parser) {
 
 		super(method, em);
 
@@ -79,9 +77,10 @@ abstract class AbstractStringBasedJpaQuery extends AbstractJpaQuery {
 		this.query = new ExpressionBasedStringQuery(queryString, method.getEntityInformation(), parser,
 				method.isNativeQuery());
 
-		DeclaredQuery countQuery = query.deriveCountQuery(countQueryString, method.getCountQueryProjection());
-		this.countQuery = ExpressionBasedStringQuery.from(countQuery, method.getEntityInformation(), parser,
-				method.isNativeQuery());
+		this.countQuery = Lazy.of(() -> {
+			DeclaredQuery countQuery = query.deriveCountQuery(countQueryString, method.getCountQueryProjection());
+			return ExpressionBasedStringQuery.from(countQuery, method.getEntityInformation(), parser, method.isNativeQuery());
+		});
 
 		this.parser = parser;
 		this.queryRewriter = queryRewriter;
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ abstract class AbstractStringBasedJpaQuery extends AbstractJpaQuery {
 	@Override
 	protected Query doCreateCountQuery(JpaParametersParameterAccessor accessor) {
 
-		String queryString = countQuery.getQueryString();
+		String queryString = countQuery.get().getQueryString();
 		EntityManager em = getEntityManager();
 
 		Query query = getQueryMethod().isNativeQuery() //
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ abstract class AbstractStringBasedJpaQuery extends AbstractJpaQuery {
 	 * @return the countQuery
 	 */
 	public DeclaredQuery getCountQuery() {
-		return countQuery;
+		return countQuery.get();
 	}
 
 	/**