diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/persistence/AbstractConstructorEntityInstantiator.java b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/persistence/AbstractConstructorEntityInstantiator.java
index 6f1fdab81..146a70c11 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/persistence/AbstractConstructorEntityInstantiator.java
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/persistence/AbstractConstructorEntityInstantiator.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.springframework.data.persistence;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
+import sun.reflect.ReflectionFactory;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractConstructorEntityInstantiator<BACKING_INTERFACE, S
     private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
     private final Map<Class<? extends BACKING_INTERFACE>,StateBackedCreator<? extends BACKING_INTERFACE,STATE>> cache = new HashMap<Class<? extends BACKING_INTERFACE>,StateBackedCreator<? extends BACKING_INTERFACE,STATE>>();
 
-	final public <T extends BACKING_INTERFACE> T createEntityFromState(STATE n, Class<T> c) {
+	public <T extends BACKING_INTERFACE> T createEntityFromState(STATE n, Class<T> c) {
 		try {
             StateBackedCreator<T, STATE> creator = (StateBackedCreator<T, STATE>) cache.get(c);
             if (creator !=null) return creator.create(n,c);
@@ -47,34 +48,34 @@ public abstract class AbstractConstructorEntityInstantiator<BACKING_INTERFACE, S
     }
 
     protected <T extends BACKING_INTERFACE> StateBackedCreator<T, STATE> createInstantiator(Class<T> type, final Class<STATE> stateType) {
-        StateBackedCreator<T,STATE> creator =stateTakingConstructorInstantiator(type,stateType);
+        StateBackedCreator<T,STATE> creator = stateTakingConstructorInstantiator(type,stateType);
         if (creator !=null) return creator;
         creator = emptyConstructorStateSettingInstantiator(type,stateType);
         if (creator !=null) return creator;
         return createFailingInstantiator(stateType);
     }
 
-    private <T extends BACKING_INTERFACE> StateBackedCreator<T, STATE> createFailingInstantiator(final Class<STATE> stateType) {
+    protected <T extends BACKING_INTERFACE> StateBackedCreator<T, STATE> createFailingInstantiator(final Class<STATE> stateType) {
         return new StateBackedCreator<T, STATE>() {
-            public T create(STATE n, Class<T> c) throws Exception {
+            public T create(STATE state, Class<T> c) throws Exception {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException(getClass().getSimpleName() + ": entity " + c +
                         " must have either a constructor taking [" + stateType + "] or a no-arg constructor and state set method");
             }
         };
     }
 
-    private <T extends BACKING_INTERFACE> StateBackedCreator<T, STATE> emptyConstructorStateSettingInstantiator(Class<T> type, Class<STATE> stateType) {
+    protected <T extends BACKING_INTERFACE> StateBackedCreator<T, STATE> emptyConstructorStateSettingInstantiator(Class<T> type, Class<STATE> stateType) {
         final Constructor<T> constructor = getNoArgConstructor(type);
         if (constructor == null) return null;
 
         log.info("Using " + type + " no-arg constructor");
 
         return new StateBackedCreator<T, STATE>() {
-            public T create(STATE n, Class<T> c) throws Exception {
+            public T create(STATE state, Class<T> c) throws Exception {
                 try {
-                    StateProvider.setUnderlyingState(n);
+                    StateProvider.setUnderlyingState(state);
                     T newInstance = constructor.newInstance();
-                    setState(newInstance, n);
+                    setState(newInstance, state);
                     return newInstance;
                 } finally {
                     StateProvider.retrieveState();
@@ -83,13 +84,28 @@ public abstract class AbstractConstructorEntityInstantiator<BACKING_INTERFACE, S
         };
     }
 
-    private <T extends BACKING_INTERFACE> Constructor<T> getNoArgConstructor(Class<T> type) {
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    protected <T extends BACKING_INTERFACE> StateBackedCreator<T, STATE> createWithoutConstructorInvocation(final Class<T> type, Class<STATE> stateType) {
+        ReflectionFactory rf = ReflectionFactory.getReflectionFactory();
+        Constructor<?> objectConstructor = getDeclaredConstructor(Object.class);
+        final Constructor<?> serializationConstructor = rf.newConstructorForSerialization(type, objectConstructor);
+        return new StateBackedCreator<T, STATE>() {
+            public T create(STATE state, Class<T> c) throws Exception {
+                final T result = type.cast(serializationConstructor.newInstance());
+                setState(result,state);
+                return result;
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+
+    protected <T extends BACKING_INTERFACE> Constructor<T> getNoArgConstructor(Class<T> type) {
         Constructor<T> constructor = ClassUtils.getConstructorIfAvailable(type);
         if (constructor != null) return constructor;
         return getDeclaredConstructor(type);
     }
 
-    private <T extends BACKING_INTERFACE> StateBackedCreator<T, STATE> stateTakingConstructorInstantiator(Class<T> type, Class<STATE> stateType) {
+    protected <T extends BACKING_INTERFACE> StateBackedCreator<T, STATE> stateTakingConstructorInstantiator(Class<T> type, Class<STATE> stateType) {
         Class<? extends STATE> stateInterface = (Class<? extends STATE>) stateType.getInterfaces()[0];
         final Constructor<T> constructor = ClassUtils.getConstructorIfAvailable(type, stateInterface);
         if (constructor == null) return null;
@@ -102,7 +118,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractConstructorEntityInstantiator<BACKING_INTERFACE, S
         };
     }
 
-    private <T> Constructor<T> getDeclaredConstructor(Class<T> c) {
+    protected <T> Constructor<T> getDeclaredConstructor(Class<T> c) {
         try {
             final Constructor<T> declaredConstructor = c.getDeclaredConstructor();
             declaredConstructor.setAccessible(true);