diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/DefaultRepositoryConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/DefaultRepositoryConfiguration.java
index 3129d8448..4edc5f3c7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/DefaultRepositoryConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/DefaultRepositoryConfiguration.java
@@ -205,4 +205,13 @@ public class DefaultRepositoryConfiguration<T extends RepositoryConfigurationSou
 
 		return toImplementationDetectionConfiguration(factory).forRepositoryConfiguration(this);
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.repository.config.RepositoryConfiguration#isPrimary()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isPrimary() {
+		return definition.isPrimary();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryConfiguration.java
index 698839539..8b728fefc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryConfiguration.java
@@ -130,4 +130,11 @@ public interface RepositoryConfiguration<T extends RepositoryConfigurationSource
 	 * @since 2.1
 	 */
 	ImplementationLookupConfiguration toLookupConfiguration(MetadataReaderFactory factory);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether the repository is the primary one for its type.
+	 *
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	boolean isPrimary();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryConfigurationDelegate.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryConfigurationDelegate.java
index 4eddb1a9d..d2eda7bfc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryConfigurationDelegate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryConfigurationDelegate.java
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ public class RepositoryConfigurationDelegate {
 			}
 
 			AbstractBeanDefinition beanDefinition = definitionBuilder.getBeanDefinition();
+			beanDefinition.setPrimary(configuration.isPrimary());
+
 			String beanName = configurationSource.generateBeanName(beanDefinition);
 
 			if (LOG.isTraceEnabled()) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/PrimaryRepositoryIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/PrimaryRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2121038c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/PrimaryRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.repository.config;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan.Filter;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.FilterType;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Primary;
+import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;
+
+/**
+ * Integration tests for DATACMNS-1591.
+ *
+ * @author Oliver Drotbohm
+ */
+public class PrimaryRepositoryIntegrationTests {
+
+	@Test // DATACMNS-1591
+	public void returnsPrimaryInstance() {
+
+		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(Config.class);
+
+		// Two beans available but FirstRepository is the primary one
+		assertThatCode(() -> context.getBean(FirstRepository.class)).doesNotThrowAnyException();
+	}
+
+	@Configuration
+	@EnableRepositories(considerNestedRepositories = true, //
+			includeFilters = @Filter(type = FilterType.ASSIGNABLE_TYPE, classes = Marker.class))
+	static class Config {}
+
+	interface Marker {}
+
+	@Primary
+	interface FirstRepository<T> extends CrudRepository<T, Long>, Marker {}
+
+	interface SecondRepository extends FirstRepository<Object>, Marker {}
+}