diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/JpaMetamodelEntityInformation.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/JpaMetamodelEntityInformation.java
index 401941b0e..356340cb7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/JpaMetamodelEntityInformation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/JpaMetamodelEntityInformation.java
@@ -196,7 +196,14 @@ public class JpaMetamodelEntityInformation<T, ID extends Serializable> extends J
 			return super.isNew(entity);
 		}
 
-		return new DirectFieldAccessFallbackBeanWrapper(entity).getPropertyValue(versionAttribute.getName()) == null;
+		BeanWrapper wrapper = new DirectFieldAccessFallbackBeanWrapper(entity);
+		Object versionValue = wrapper.getPropertyValue(versionAttribute.getName());
+
+		if (versionValue == null) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		return versionAttribute.getJavaType().isPrimitive() && ((Number) versionValue).longValue() == 0;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/sample/PrimitiveVersionProperty.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/sample/PrimitiveVersionProperty.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb2ba3bb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/sample/PrimitiveVersionProperty.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample;
+
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.Version;
+
+@Entity
+public class PrimitiveVersionProperty {
+
+	@Id Long id;
+	@Version long version;
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/JpaMetamodelEntityInformationIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/JpaMetamodelEntityInformationIntegrationTests.java
index a5d0fd2bb..d849cca29 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/JpaMetamodelEntityInformationIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/JpaMetamodelEntityInformationIntegrationTests.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.AbstractPersistable;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample.PrimitiveVersionProperty;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample.Role;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample.SampleWithIdClass;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample.SampleWithIdClassPK;
@@ -169,6 +170,18 @@ public class JpaMetamodelEntityInformationIntegrationTests {
 		assertThat(info.getEntityName(), is("ROLE"));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAJPA-561
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void considersEntityWithPrimitiveVersionPropertySetToDefaultNew() {
+
+		EntityInformation<PrimitiveVersionProperty, Serializable> information = new JpaMetamodelEntityInformation<PrimitiveVersionProperty, Serializable>(
+				PrimitiveVersionProperty.class, em.getMetamodel());
+
+		assertThat(information.isNew(new PrimitiveVersionProperty()), is(true));
+	}
+
 	protected String getMetadadataPersitenceUnitName() {
 		return "metadata";
 	}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml b/src/test/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
index 9270c5aef..28c6dd8ff 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
+++ b/src/test/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 		<class>org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample.AuditableUser</class>
         <class>org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample.AuditableRole</class>
 		<class>org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample.Parent</class>
+		<class>org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample.PrimitiveVersionProperty</class>
 		<class>org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample.Child</class>
 		<class>org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample.Role</class>
 		<class>org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample.SpecialUser</class>