diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/core/mapping/CypherGenerator.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/core/mapping/CypherGenerator.java
index 881a1104d..1d7a982e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/core/mapping/CypherGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/core/mapping/CypherGenerator.java
@@ -735,6 +735,10 @@ public enum CypherGenerator {
 				continue;
 			}
 
+			// ignore internally generated id fields
+			if (graphProperty.isIdProperty() && (nodeDescription.getIdDescription() != null && nodeDescription.getIdDescription().isInternallyGeneratedId())) {
+				continue;
+			}
 			nodePropertiesProjection.add(graphProperty.getPropertyName());
 		}