diff --git a/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/PersistentPropertyResourceMapping.java b/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/PersistentPropertyResourceMapping.java
index a0249ab1e..435b110a5 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/PersistentPropertyResourceMapping.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/PersistentPropertyResourceMapping.java
@@ -91,7 +91,10 @@ class PersistentPropertyResourceMapping implements PropertyAwareResourceMapping
 		}
 
 		ResourceMapping typeMapping = mappings.getMetadataFor(property.getActualType());
-		return !typeMapping.isExported() ? false : annotation.map(it -> it.exported()).orElse(true);
+
+		return typeMapping != null && typeMapping.isExported()
+				? annotation.map(it -> it.exported()).orElse(true)
+				: false;
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/PersistentPropertyResourceMappingUnitTests.java b/spring-data-rest-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/PersistentPropertyResourceMappingUnitTests.java
index 13f808d60..6ddfc5e96 100755
--- a/spring-data-rest-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/PersistentPropertyResourceMappingUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/PersistentPropertyResourceMappingUnitTests.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package org.springframework.data.rest.core.mapping;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ import org.springframework.data.annotation.Reference;
 import org.springframework.data.keyvalue.core.mapping.KeyValuePersistentEntity;
 import org.springframework.data.keyvalue.core.mapping.KeyValuePersistentProperty;
 import org.springframework.data.keyvalue.core.mapping.context.KeyValueMappingContext;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentEntity;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.PersistentEntities;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.Path;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.annotation.Description;
@@ -98,6 +101,20 @@ public class PersistentPropertyResourceMappingUnitTests {
 		assertThat(description.getMessage()).isEqualTo("Some description");
 	}
 
+	@Test // #1994
+	public void doesNotConsiderPropertyExportedIfTargetTypeIsNotMapped() {
+
+		PersistentEntity<?, ?> entity = mappingContext.getRequiredPersistentEntity(Entity.class);
+		PersistentProperty<?> property = entity.getRequiredPersistentProperty("third");
+
+		ResourceMappings mappings = mock(ResourceMappings.class);
+		when(mappings.getMetadataFor(property.getType())).thenReturn(null);
+
+		ResourceMapping mapping = new PersistentPropertyResourceMapping(property, mappings);
+
+		assertThat(mapping.isExported()).isFalse();
+	}
+
 	private ResourceMapping getPropertyMappingFor(Class<?> entity, String propertyName) {
 
 		KeyValuePersistentEntity<?, ?> persistentEntity = mappingContext.getRequiredPersistentEntity(entity);