diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/QuerydslRepositorySupport.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/QuerydslRepositorySupport.java
index d41997f98..479fd5b07 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/QuerydslRepositorySupport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/QuerydslRepositorySupport.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
 
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ public abstract class QuerydslRepositorySupport {
 	 * 
 	 * @param entityManager must not be {@literal null}.
 	 */
+	@Autowired
 	public void setEntityManager(EntityManager entityManager) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(entityManager, "EntityManager must not be null!");
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/QuerydslRepositorySupportIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/QuerydslRepositorySupportIntegrationTests.java
index 654c69782..e3b154d73 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/QuerydslRepositorySupportIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/QuerydslRepositorySupportIntegrationTests.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Thomas Darimont
+ * @author Mark Paluch
  */
 @Transactional
 @ContextConfiguration
@@ -60,11 +61,21 @@ public class QuerydslRepositorySupportIntegrationTests {
 			};
 		}
 
+		@Bean
+		EntityManagerBeanDefinitionRegistrarPostProcessor entityManagerBeanDefinitionRegistrarPostProcessor() {
+			return new EntityManagerBeanDefinitionRegistrarPostProcessor();
+		}
+
 		@Bean
 		public ReconfiguringUserRepositoryImpl reconfiguringUserRepositoryImpl() {
 			return new ReconfiguringUserRepositoryImpl();
 		}
 
+		@Bean
+		public CustomRepoUsingQueryDsl customRepo() {
+			return new CustomRepoUsingQueryDsl();
+		}
+
 		@Bean
 		public EntityManagerContainer entityManagerContainer() {
 			return new EntityManagerContainer();
@@ -81,6 +92,7 @@ public class QuerydslRepositorySupportIntegrationTests {
 	}
 
 	@Autowired org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.support.QuerydslRepositorySupportTests.UserRepository repository;
+	@Autowired CustomRepoUsingQueryDsl querydslCustom;
 	@Autowired ReconfiguringUserRepositoryImpl reconfiguredRepo;
 
 	@PersistenceContext(unitName = "querydsl") EntityManager em;
@@ -97,6 +109,13 @@ public class QuerydslRepositorySupportIntegrationTests {
 		assertThat(reconfiguredRepo.getEntityManager().getEntityManagerFactory(), is(em.getEntityManagerFactory()));
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATAJPA-1205
+	public void createsRepositoryWithCustomImplementationUsingQueryDsl() {
+
+		assertThat(querydslCustom, is(notNullValue()));
+		assertThat(querydslCustom.getEntityManager().getEntityManagerFactory(), is(em.getEntityManagerFactory()));
+	}
+
 	static class ReconfiguringUserRepositoryImpl extends QuerydslRepositorySupport {
 
 		public ReconfiguringUserRepositoryImpl() {
@@ -114,4 +133,11 @@ public class QuerydslRepositorySupportIntegrationTests {
 
 		@PersistenceContext(unitName = "querydsl") EntityManager em;
 	}
+
+	static class CustomRepoUsingQueryDsl extends QuerydslRepositorySupport {
+
+		public CustomRepoUsingQueryDsl() {
+			super(User.class);
+		}
+	}
 }