diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/repository/query/AbstractR2dbcQuery.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/repository/query/AbstractR2dbcQuery.java
index e5cf80b..35c2daa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/repository/query/AbstractR2dbcQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/repository/query/AbstractR2dbcQuery.java
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractR2dbcQuery implements RepositoryQuery {
 
 		ReturnedType returnedType = resultProcessor.getReturnedType();
 
+		if (returnedType.getReturnedType().isAssignableFrom(returnedType.getDomainType())) {
+			return returnedType.getDomainType();
+		}
+
 		return returnedType.isProjecting() ? returnedType.getDomainType() : returnedType.getReturnedType();
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/repository/AbstractR2dbcRepositoryIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/repository/AbstractR2dbcRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
index d0b8ab1..d36b5b4 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/repository/AbstractR2dbcRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/repository/AbstractR2dbcRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
@@ -347,11 +347,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractR2dbcRepositoryIntegrationTests extends R2dbcInteg
 		Mono<Integer> countByNameContains(String namePart);
 	}
 
+	public interface Buildable {
+
+		String getName();
+	}
+
 	@Getter
 	@Setter
 	@Table("legoset")
 	@NoArgsConstructor
-	static class LegoSet extends Lego {
+	static class LegoSet extends Lego implements Buildable {
 		String name;
 		Integer manual;
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/repository/H2R2dbcRepositoryIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/repository/H2R2dbcRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
index 769bf5b..97396dc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/repository/H2R2dbcRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/repository/H2R2dbcRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
@@ -137,8 +137,19 @@ public class H2R2dbcRepositoryIntegrationTests extends AbstractR2dbcRepositoryIn
 			}).verifyComplete();
 	}
 
+	@Test // gh-519
+	public void shouldReturnEntityThroughInterface() {
+
+		shouldInsertNewItems();
+
+		repository.findByName("SCHAUFELRADBAGGER").map(Buildable::getName).as(StepVerifier::create)
+				.expectNext("SCHAUFELRADBAGGER").verifyComplete();
+	}
+
 	interface H2LegoSetRepository extends LegoSetRepository {
 
+		Mono<Buildable> findByName(String name);
+
 		@Override
 		@Query("SELECT name FROM legoset")
 		Flux<Named> findAsProjection();