diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/SimpleTypeHolder.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/SimpleTypeHolder.java
index 3cc4d8f71..7512b8897 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/SimpleTypeHolder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/SimpleTypeHolder.java
@@ -155,7 +155,9 @@ public class SimpleTypeHolder {
 			return isSimpleType;
 		}
 
-		if (type.getName().startsWith("java.lang")) {
+		String typeName = type.getName();
+
+		if (typeName.startsWith("java.lang") || type.getName().startsWith("java.time")) {
 			return true;
 		}
 
@@ -170,6 +172,7 @@ public class SimpleTypeHolder {
 		}
 
 		this.simpleTypes = put(localSimpleTypes, type, false);
+
 		return false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/SimpleTypeHolderUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/SimpleTypeHolderUnitTests.java
index 6820828f0..aebcfeecc 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/SimpleTypeHolderUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/SimpleTypeHolderUnitTests.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.data.mapping;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -114,6 +115,14 @@ public class SimpleTypeHolderUnitTests {
 		assertThat(holder.isSimpleType(Type.class)).isTrue();
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATACMNS-1294
+	public void considersJavaTimeTypesSimple() {
+
+		SimpleTypeHolder holder = SimpleTypeHolder.DEFAULT;
+
+		assertThat(holder.isSimpleType(Instant.class)).isTrue();
+	}
+
 	@Test // DATACMNS-1101
 	public void considersExtendedTypeAsSimple() {