diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/BasicPersistentEntity.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/BasicPersistentEntity.java
index 61c00688b..79e259989 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/BasicPersistentEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/BasicPersistentEntity.java
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  */
 public class BasicPersistentEntity<T, P extends PersistentProperty<P>> implements MutablePersistentEntity<T, P> {
 
+	private static final String TYPE_MISMATCH = "Target bean of type %s is not of type of the persistent entity (%s)!";
+
 	private final PreferredConstructor<T, P> constructor;
 	private final TypeInformation<T> information;
 	private final List<P> properties;
@@ -391,7 +393,9 @@ public class BasicPersistentEntity<T, P extends PersistentProperty<P>> implement
 	public PersistentPropertyAccessor getPropertyAccessor(Object bean) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(bean, "Target bean must not be null!");
-		Assert.isTrue(getType().isInstance(bean), "Target bean is not of type of the persistent entity!");
+
+		Assert.isTrue(getType().isInstance(bean),
+				String.format(TYPE_MISMATCH, bean.getClass().getName(), getType().getName()));
 
 		return new BeanWrapper<Object>(bean);
 	}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/BasicPersistentEntityUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/BasicPersistentEntityUnitTests.java
index 6d879be6a..194ff54b2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/BasicPersistentEntityUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/BasicPersistentEntityUnitTests.java
@@ -224,6 +224,20 @@ public class BasicPersistentEntityUnitTests<T extends PersistentProperty<T>> {
 		assertThat(entity.getPropertyAccessor(new Subtype()), is(notNullValue()));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-866
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void invalidBeanAccessCreatesDescriptiveErrorMessage() {
+
+		PersistentEntity<Entity, T> entity = createEntity(Entity.class);
+
+		exception.expectMessage(Entity.class.getName());
+		exception.expectMessage(Object.class.getName());
+
+		entity.getPropertyAccessor(new Object());
+	}
+
 	private <S> BasicPersistentEntity<S, T> createEntity(Class<S> type) {
 		return createEntity(type, null);
 	}