diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/aot/JpaRuntimeHints.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/aot/JpaRuntimeHints.java
index 3b00237d2..b7b7b15cc 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/aot/JpaRuntimeHints.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/aot/JpaRuntimeHints.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.support.AuditingBeanFactoryPostProces
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.support.AuditingEntityListener;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.EntityGraph;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.Query;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.query.QueryEnhancerSelector.DefaultQueryEnhancerSelector;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.support.QuerydslJpaPredicateExecutor;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.support.SimpleJpaRepository;
 import org.springframework.data.querydsl.QuerydslPredicateExecutor;
@@ -69,6 +70,11 @@ class JpaRuntimeHints implements RuntimeHintsRegistrar {
 							MemberCategory.INVOKE_DECLARED_METHODS));
 		}
 
+		// via JpaRepositoryFactoryBean creating the bean if not defined
+		hints.reflection().registerType(TypeReference.of(DefaultQueryEnhancerSelector.class),
+				hint -> hint.withMembers(MemberCategory.INVOKE_PUBLIC_CONSTRUCTORS, MemberCategory.INVOKE_DECLARED_CONSTRUCTORS,
+						MemberCategory.INVOKE_PUBLIC_METHODS));
+
 		hints.reflection().registerType(TypeReference.of(SimpleJpaRepository.class),
 				hint -> hint.withMembers(MemberCategory.INVOKE_DECLARED_CONSTRUCTORS, MemberCategory.INVOKE_PUBLIC_METHODS));