diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaQueryCreator.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaQueryCreator.java
index 3eb0762ee..582e58702 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaQueryCreator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaQueryCreator.java
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public class JpaQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<CriteriaQuery<? extend
 				selections.add(toExpressionRecursively(root, path, true).alias(property));
 			}
 
-			Class<?> typeToRead = returnedType.getTypeToRead();
+			Class<?> typeToRead = returnedType.getReturnedType();
 
 			query = typeToRead.isInterface()
 					? query.multiselect(selections)
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/UserRepositoryTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/UserRepositoryTests.java
index 841f7b466..75cccf226 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/UserRepositoryTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/UserRepositoryTests.java
@@ -2630,6 +2630,14 @@ public class UserRepositoryTests {
 		assertThat(repository.findAllDtoProjectedBy()).hasSize(4);
 	}
 
+	@Test // GH-2408, GH-2363
+	void readsDerivedInterfaceProjections() {
+
+		flushTestUsers();
+
+		assertThat(repository.findAllInterfaceProjectedBy()).hasSize(4);
+	}
+
 	private Page<User> executeSpecWithSort(Sort sort) {
 
 		flushTestUsers();
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/sample/UserRepository.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/sample/UserRepository.java
index 721123ca1..9350b0184 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/sample/UserRepository.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/sample/UserRepository.java
@@ -614,6 +614,9 @@ public interface UserRepository
 	// #2363
 	List<NameOnlyDto> findAllDtoProjectedBy();
 
+	// GH-2408
+	List<NameOnly> findAllInterfaceProjectedBy();
+
 	interface RolesAndFirstname {
 
 		String getFirstname();