diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/ResourceProcessorHandlerMethodReturnValueHandler.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/ResourceProcessorHandlerMethodReturnValueHandler.java
index 50a6ec29a..210d4912e 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/ResourceProcessorHandlerMethodReturnValueHandler.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/ResourceProcessorHandlerMethodReturnValueHandler.java
@@ -439,7 +439,13 @@ public class ResourceProcessorHandlerMethodReturnValueHandler implements Handler
 
 			Class<?> resourcesType = resources.getClass();
 
-			TypeInformation<?> resourceTypeInformation = target.getSuperTypeInformation(resourcesType).getComponentType();
+			TypeInformation<?> superTypeInformation = target.getSuperTypeInformation(resourcesType);
+
+			if (superTypeInformation == null) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			TypeInformation<?> resourceTypeInformation = superTypeInformation.getComponentType();
 			return ResourceProcessorWrapper.isValueTypeMatch((Resource<?>) element, resourceTypeInformation);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/ResourceProcessorHandlerMethodReturnValueHandlerUnitTests.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/ResourceProcessorHandlerMethodReturnValueHandlerUnitTests.java
index 8a8a4a21e..d60602d17 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/ResourceProcessorHandlerMethodReturnValueHandlerUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/ResourceProcessorHandlerMethodReturnValueHandlerUnitTests.java
@@ -241,6 +241,20 @@ public class ResourceProcessorHandlerMethodReturnValueHandlerUnitTests {
 		assertThat(projectionProcessor.invoked, is(true));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAREST-331
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void doesNotMatchOnNonMatchingResourcesTypes() throws Exception {
+
+		Resource<Object> resource = new Resource<Object>(new Object());
+		PagedResources<Resource<Object>> pagedResources = new PagedResources<Resource<Object>>(
+				Collections.singleton(resource), new PageMetadata(1, 0, 10));
+
+		TypeInformation<?> type = ClassTypeInformation.from(RepositoryLinksResource.class);
+		assertThat(ResourcesProcessorWrapper.isValueTypeMatch(pagedResources, type), is(false));
+	}
+
 	// Helpers ---------------------------------------------------------//
 	private void invokeReturnValueHandler(String method, final Matcher<?> matcher, Object returnValue) throws Exception {
 		final MethodParameter methodParam = METHOD_PARAMS.get(method);