diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/support/DomainClassConverter.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/support/DomainClassConverter.java
index 01080cdfb..828c5ff3a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/support/DomainClassConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/support/DomainClassConverter.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public class DomainClassConverter<T extends ConversionService & ConverterRegistr
 		Assert.notNull(conversionService, "ConversionService must not be null!");
 
 		this.conversionService = conversionService;
+		this.conversionService.addConverter(this);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -112,10 +113,7 @@ public class DomainClassConverter<T extends ConversionService & ConverterRegistr
 			Repositories repositories = new Repositories(context);
 
 			this.toEntityConverter = Optional.of(new ToEntityConverter(repositories, conversionService));
-			this.toEntityConverter.ifPresent(it -> conversionService.addConverter(it));
-
 			this.toIdConverter = Optional.of(new ToIdConverter(repositories, conversionService));
-			this.toIdConverter.ifPresent(it -> conversionService.addConverter(it));
 
 			return repositories;
 		});
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/support/DomainClassConverterUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/support/DomainClassConverterUnitTests.java
index 48f4368a3..c6cbed87f 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/support/DomainClassConverterUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/support/DomainClassConverterUnitTests.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.support.GenericApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.support.ConfigurableConversionService;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.support.DefaultConversionService;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.DummyRepositoryFactoryBean;
@@ -189,6 +190,16 @@ public class DomainClassConverterUnitTests {
 		assertThat(toIdConverter).map(it -> it.matches(SUB_USER_TYPE, target)).hasValue(false);
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATACMNS-1743
+	public void registersConvertersOnConversionService() {
+
+		ConfigurableConversionService conversionService = new DefaultConversionService();
+		DomainClassConverter<?> converter = new DomainClassConverter<>(conversionService);
+		converter.setApplicationContext(initContextWithRepo());
+
+		assertThat(conversionService.canConvert(String.class, User.class)).isTrue();
+	}
+
 	private ApplicationContext initContextWithRepo() {
 
 		BeanDefinitionBuilder builder = BeanDefinitionBuilder.rootBeanDefinition(DummyRepositoryFactoryBean.class);