diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/aot/generate/AotQueryMethodGenerationContext.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/aot/generate/AotQueryMethodGenerationContext.java
index 7c26d4262..34fc7f8ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/aot/generate/AotQueryMethodGenerationContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/aot/generate/AotQueryMethodGenerationContext.java
@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ public class AotQueryMethodGenerationContext {
 		return annotations.get(annotationType);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return the repository domain type.
+	 */
+	public Class<?> getDomainType() {
+		return getRepositoryInformation().getDomainType();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @return the returned type without considering dynamic projections.
 	 */
@@ -158,6 +165,13 @@ public class AotQueryMethodGenerationContext {
 		return TypeName.get(getReturnType().getType());
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return the {@link TypeName} representing the actual (component) method return type.
+	 */
+	public TypeName getActualReturnTypeName() {
+		return TypeName.get(getActualReturnType().getType());
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the required parameter name for the {@link Parameter#isBindable() bindable parameter} at the given
 	 * {@code parameterIndex} or throws {@link IllegalArgumentException} if the parameter cannot be determined by its
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/aot/generate/MethodMetadata.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/aot/generate/MethodMetadata.java
index 516756d4d..febbc6d1a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/aot/generate/MethodMetadata.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/aot/generate/MethodMetadata.java
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
 import org.springframework.core.ParameterNameDiscoverer;
 import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.core.RepositoryInformation;
+import org.springframework.data.util.TypeInformation;
 import org.springframework.javapoet.ParameterSpec;
 import org.springframework.javapoet.TypeName;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 
 /**
  * Metadata about an AOT Repository method.
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ class MethodMetadata {
 	MethodMetadata(RepositoryInformation repositoryInformation, Method method) {
 
 		this.returnType = repositoryInformation.getReturnType(method).toResolvableType();
-		this.actualReturnType = repositoryInformation.getReturnedDomainTypeInformation(method).toResolvableType();
+		this.actualReturnType = resolvePrimaryIfNecessary(repositoryInformation.getReturnedDomainTypeInformation(method));
 
 		Map<String, ParameterSpec> methodArguments = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 		Map<String, MethodParameter> methodParameters = new LinkedHashMap<>();
@@ -67,6 +69,11 @@ class MethodMetadata {
 		this.methodParameters = Collections.unmodifiableMap(methodParameters);
 	}
 
+	static ResolvableType resolvePrimaryIfNecessary(TypeInformation<?> type) {
+		return type.getType().isPrimitive() ? ResolvableType.forType(ClassUtils.resolvePrimitiveIfNecessary(type.getType()))
+				: type.toResolvableType();
+	}
+
 	private static void initializeMethodArguments(Method method, ParameterNameDiscoverer nameDiscoverer,
 			ResolvableType repositoryInterface, Map<String, ParameterSpec> methodArguments,
 			Map<String, MethodParameter> methodParameters) {