diff --git a/spring-data-relational/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/relational/repository/query/RelationalExampleMapper.java b/spring-data-relational/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/relational/repository/query/RelationalExampleMapper.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.data.relational.repository.query;
+
+import static org.springframework.data.domain.ExampleMatcher.*;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Example;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentPropertyAccessor;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.PropertyHandler;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.MappingContext;
+import org.springframework.data.relational.core.mapping.RelationalPersistentEntity;
+import org.springframework.data.relational.core.mapping.RelationalPersistentProperty;
+import org.springframework.data.relational.core.query.Criteria;
+import org.springframework.data.relational.core.query.Query;
+import org.springframework.data.support.ExampleMatcherAccessor;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * Transform an {@link Example} into a {@link Query}.
+ *
+ * @since 2.2
+ * @author Greg Turnquist
+ */
+public class RelationalExampleMapper {
+
+	private final MappingContext<? extends RelationalPersistentEntity<?>, ? extends RelationalPersistentProperty> mappingContext;
+
+	public RelationalExampleMapper(
+			MappingContext<? extends RelationalPersistentEntity<?>, ? extends RelationalPersistentProperty> mappingContext) {
+		this.mappingContext = mappingContext;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Use the {@link Example} to extract a {@link Query}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param example
+	 * @return query
+	 */
+	public <T> Query getMappedExample(Example<T> example) {
+		return getMappedExample(example, mappingContext.getRequiredPersistentEntity(example.getProbeType()));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Transform each property of the {@link Example}'s probe into a {@link Criteria} and assemble them into a
+	 * {@link Query}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param example
+	 * @param entity
+	 * @return query
+	 */
+	private <T> Query getMappedExample(Example<T> example, RelationalPersistentEntity<?> entity) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(example, "Example must not be null!");
+		Assert.notNull(entity, "RelationalPersistentEntity must not be null!");
+
+		PersistentPropertyAccessor<T> propertyAccessor = entity.getPropertyAccessor(example.getProbe());
+		ExampleMatcherAccessor matcherAccessor = new ExampleMatcherAccessor(example.getMatcher());
+
+		final List<Criteria> criteriaBasedOnProperties = new ArrayList<>();
+
+		entity.doWithProperties((PropertyHandler<RelationalPersistentProperty>) property -> {
+
+			if (matcherAccessor.isIgnoredPath(property.getName())) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			Optional<?> optionalConvertedPropValue = matcherAccessor //
+					.getValueTransformerForPath(property.getName()) //
+					.apply(Optional.ofNullable(propertyAccessor.getProperty(property)));
+
+			// If the value is empty, don't try to match against it
+			if (!optionalConvertedPropValue.isPresent()) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			Object convPropValue = optionalConvertedPropValue.get();
+			boolean ignoreCase = matcherAccessor.isIgnoreCaseForPath(property.getName());
+
+			String column = property.getName();
+
+			switch (matcherAccessor.getStringMatcherForPath(property.getName())) {
+				case DEFAULT:
+				case EXACT:
+					criteriaBasedOnProperties.add(includeNulls(example) //
+							? Criteria.where(column).isNull().or(column).is(convPropValue).ignoreCase(ignoreCase)
+							: Criteria.where(column).is(convPropValue).ignoreCase(ignoreCase));
+					break;
+				case ENDING:
+					criteriaBasedOnProperties.add(includeNulls(example) //
+							? Criteria.where(column).isNull().or(column).like("%" + convPropValue).ignoreCase(ignoreCase)
+							: Criteria.where(column).like("%" + convPropValue).ignoreCase(ignoreCase));
+					break;
+				case STARTING:
+					criteriaBasedOnProperties.add(includeNulls(example) //
+							? Criteria.where(column).isNull().or(column).like(convPropValue + "%").ignoreCase(ignoreCase)
+							: Criteria.where(column).like(convPropValue + "%").ignoreCase(ignoreCase));
+					break;
+				case CONTAINING:
+					criteriaBasedOnProperties.add(includeNulls(example) //
+							? Criteria.where(column).isNull().or(column).like("%" + convPropValue + "%").ignoreCase(ignoreCase)
+							: Criteria.where(column).like("%" + convPropValue + "%").ignoreCase(ignoreCase));
+					break;
+				default:
+					throw new IllegalStateException(example.getMatcher().getDefaultStringMatcher() + " is not supported!");
+			}
+		});
+
+		// Criteria, assemble!
+		Criteria criteria = Criteria.empty();
+
+		for (Criteria propertyCriteria : criteriaBasedOnProperties) {
+
+			if (example.getMatcher().isAllMatching()) {
+				criteria = criteria.and(propertyCriteria);
+			} else {
+				criteria = criteria.or(propertyCriteria);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return Query.query(criteria);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Does this {@link Example} need to include {@literal NULL} values in its {@link Criteria}?
+	 *
+	 * @param example
+	 * @return whether or not to include nulls.
+	 */
+	private static <T> boolean includeNulls(Example<T> example) {
+		return example.getMatcher().getNullHandler() == NullHandler.INCLUDE;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-data-relational/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/relational/repository/query/RelationalExampleMapperTests.java b/spring-data-relational/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/relational/repository/query/RelationalExampleMapperTests.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.data.relational.repository.query;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
+import static org.springframework.data.domain.ExampleMatcher.*;
+import static org.springframework.data.domain.ExampleMatcher.GenericPropertyMatchers.*;
+import static org.springframework.data.domain.ExampleMatcher.StringMatcher.*;
+
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.data.annotation.Id;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Example;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.ExampleMatcher;
+import org.springframework.data.relational.core.mapping.RelationalMappingContext;
+import org.springframework.data.relational.core.query.Query;
+
+/**
+ * Verify that the {@link RelationalExampleMapper} properly turns {@link Example}s into {@link Query}'s.
+ *
+ * @author Greg Turnquist
+ */
+public class RelationalExampleMapperTests {
+
+	RelationalExampleMapper exampleMapper;
+
+	@BeforeEach
+	public void before() {
+		exampleMapper = new RelationalExampleMapper(new RelationalMappingContext());
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleWithId() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setId("id1");
+
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Objects::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(id = 'id1')");
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleWithFirstname() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setFirstname("Frodo");
+
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Object::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(firstname = 'Frodo')");
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleWithFirstnameAndLastname() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setFirstname("Frodo");
+		person.setLastname("Baggins");
+
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Object::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(firstname = 'Frodo') AND (lastname = 'Baggins')");
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleWithNullMatchingLastName() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setLastname("Baggins");
+
+		ExampleMatcher matcher = matching().withIncludeNullValues();
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person, matcher);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Object::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(lastname IS NULL OR lastname = 'Baggins')");
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleWithNullMatchingFirstnameAndLastname() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setFirstname("Bilbo");
+		person.setLastname("Baggins");
+
+		ExampleMatcher matcher = matching().withIncludeNullValues();
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person, matcher);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Object::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(firstname IS NULL OR firstname = 'Bilbo') AND (lastname IS NULL OR lastname = 'Baggins')");
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleWithFirstnameAndLastnameIgnoringFirstname() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setFirstname("Frodo");
+		person.setLastname("Baggins");
+
+		ExampleMatcher matcher = matching().withIgnorePaths("firstname");
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person, matcher);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Object::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(lastname = 'Baggins')");
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleWithFirstnameAndLastnameWithNullMatchingIgnoringFirstName() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setFirstname("Frodo");
+		person.setLastname("Baggins");
+
+		ExampleMatcher matcher = matching().withIncludeNullValues().withIgnorePaths("firstname");
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person, matcher);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Object::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(lastname IS NULL OR lastname = 'Baggins')");
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleWithFirstnameWithStringMatchingAtTheBeginning() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setFirstname("Fro");
+
+		ExampleMatcher matcher = matching().withStringMatcher(STARTING);
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person, matcher);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Object::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(firstname LIKE 'Fro%')");
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleWithFirstnameWithStringMatchingOnTheEnding() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setFirstname("do");
+
+		ExampleMatcher matcher = matching().withStringMatcher(ENDING);
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person, matcher);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Object::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(firstname LIKE '%do')");
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleWithFirstnameWithStringMatchingContaining() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setFirstname("do");
+
+		ExampleMatcher matcher = matching().withStringMatcher(CONTAINING);
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person, matcher);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Object::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(firstname LIKE '%do%')");
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleWithFirstnameWithStringMatchingRegEx() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setFirstname("do");
+
+		ExampleMatcher matcher = matching().withStringMatcher(ExampleMatcher.StringMatcher.REGEX);
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person, matcher);
+
+		assertThatIllegalStateException().isThrownBy(() -> exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example))
+				.withMessageContaining("REGEX is not supported!");
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleWithFirstnameWithFieldSpecificStringMatcherEndsWith() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setFirstname("do");
+
+		ExampleMatcher matcher = matching().withMatcher("firstname", endsWith());
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person, matcher);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Object::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(firstname LIKE '%do')");
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleWithFirstnameWithFieldSpecificStringMatcherStartsWith() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setFirstname("Fro");
+
+		ExampleMatcher matcher = matching().withMatcher("firstname", startsWith());
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person, matcher);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Object::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(firstname LIKE 'Fro%')");
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleWithFirstnameWithFieldSpecificStringMatcherContains() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setFirstname("do");
+
+		ExampleMatcher matcher = matching().withMatcher("firstname", contains());
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person, matcher);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Object::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(firstname LIKE '%do%')");
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleWithFirstnameWithStringMatchingAtTheBeginningIncludingNull() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setFirstname("Fro");
+
+		ExampleMatcher matcher = matching().withStringMatcher(STARTING).withIncludeNullValues();
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person, matcher);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Object::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(firstname IS NULL OR firstname LIKE 'Fro%')");
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleWithFirstnameWithStringMatchingOnTheEndingIncludingNull() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setFirstname("do");
+
+		ExampleMatcher matcher = matching().withStringMatcher(ENDING).withIncludeNullValues();
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person, matcher);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Object::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(firstname IS NULL OR firstname LIKE '%do')");
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleWithFirstnameIgnoreCaseFieldLevel() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setFirstname("fro");
+
+		ExampleMatcher matcher = matching().withMatcher("firstname", startsWith().ignoreCase());
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person, matcher);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Object::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(firstname LIKE 'fro%')");
+
+		assertThat(example.getMatcher().getPropertySpecifiers().getForPath("firstname").getIgnoreCase()).isTrue();
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleWithFirstnameWithStringMatchingContainingIncludingNull() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setFirstname("do");
+
+		ExampleMatcher matcher = matching().withStringMatcher(CONTAINING).withIncludeNullValues();
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person, matcher);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Object::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(firstname IS NULL OR firstname LIKE '%do%')");
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleWithFirstnameIgnoreCase() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setFirstname("Frodo");
+
+		ExampleMatcher matcher = matching().withIgnoreCase(true);
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person, matcher);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Object::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(firstname = 'Frodo')");
+
+		assertThat(example.getMatcher().isIgnoreCaseEnabled()).isTrue();
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleWithFirstnameOrLastname() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setFirstname("Frodo");
+		person.setLastname("Baggins");
+
+		ExampleMatcher matcher = matchingAny();
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person, matcher);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Object::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(firstname = 'Frodo') OR (lastname = 'Baggins')");
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleEvenHandlesInvisibleFields() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setFirstname("Frodo");
+		person.setSecret("I have the ring!");
+
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Object::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(firstname = 'Frodo') AND (secret = 'I have the ring!')");
+	}
+
+	@Test // #929
+	void queryByExampleSupportsPropertyTransforms() {
+
+		Person person = new Person();
+		person.setFirstname("Frodo");
+		person.setLastname("Baggins");
+		person.setSecret("I have the ring!");
+
+		ExampleMatcher matcher = matching() //
+				.withTransformer("firstname", o -> {
+					if (o.isPresent()) {
+						return o.map(o1 -> ((String) o1).toUpperCase());
+					}
+					return o;
+				}) //
+				.withTransformer("lastname", o -> {
+					if (o.isPresent()) {
+						return o.map(o1 -> ((String) o1).toLowerCase());
+					}
+					return o;
+				});
+
+		Example<Person> example = Example.of(person, matcher);
+
+		Query query = exampleMapper.getMappedExample(example);
+
+		assertThat(query.getCriteria()) //
+				.map(Object::toString) //
+				.hasValue("(firstname = 'FRODO') AND (lastname = 'baggins') AND (secret = 'I have the ring!')");
+
+	}
+
+	@Data
+	@AllArgsConstructor
+	@NoArgsConstructor
+	static class Person {
+
+		@Id String id;
+		String firstname;
+		String lastname;
+		String secret;
+
+		// Override default visibility of getting the secret.
+		private String getSecret() {
+			return this.secret;
+		}
+	}
+}