diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaQueryMethod.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaQueryMethod.java
index 084c5e30b..1da0897a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaQueryMethod.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaQueryMethod.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class JpaQueryMethod extends QueryMethod {
 
 		String annotatedQuery = getAnnotatedQuery();
 
-		if (!StringUtils.hasText(annotatedQuery)) {
+		if (!QueryUtils.hasNamedParameter(annotatedQuery)) {
 			return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtils.java
index 50346287b..1d1513729 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtils.java
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ public abstract class QueryUtils {
 	private static final String EQUALS_CONDITION_STRING = "%s.%s = :%s";
 	private static final Pattern ORDER_BY = Pattern.compile(".*order\\s+by\\s+.*", CASE_INSENSITIVE);
 
+	private static final Pattern NAMED_PARAMETER = Pattern.compile(":" + IDENTIFIER + "|\\#" + IDENTIFIER,
+			CASE_INSENSITIVE);
+
 	private static final Map<PersistentAttributeType, Class<? extends Annotation>> ASSOCIATION_TYPES;
 
 	private static final int QUERY_JOIN_ALIAS_GROUP_INDEX = 2;
@@ -390,6 +393,16 @@ public abstract class QueryUtils {
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether the given query contains named parameters.
+	 * 
+	 * @param query can be {@literal null} or empty.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static boolean hasNamedParameter(String query) {
+		return StringUtils.hasText(query) && NAMED_PARAMETER.matcher(query).find();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Turns the given {@link Sort} into {@link javax.persistence.criteria.Order}s.
 	 * 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaQueryMethodUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaQueryMethodUnitTests.java
index 7bd7ebfe3..e198b940b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaQueryMethodUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaQueryMethodUnitTests.java
@@ -358,6 +358,16 @@ public class JpaQueryMethodUnitTests {
 		assertThat(method.getEntityGraph().getType(), is(EntityGraphType.FETCH));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAJPA-758
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void allowsPositionalBindingEvenIfParametersAreNamed() throws Exception {
+
+		new JpaQueryMethod(ValidRepository.class.getMethod("queryWithPositionalBinding", String.class), metadata,
+				extractor);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Interface to define invalid repository methods for testing.
 	 * 
@@ -418,6 +428,9 @@ public class JpaQueryMethodUnitTests {
 		 */
 		@EntityGraph(value = "User.propertyLoadPath", type = EntityGraphType.LOAD)
 		User queryMethodWithCustomEntityFetchGraph(Integer id);
+
+		@Query("select u from User u where u.firstname = ?1")
+		User queryWithPositionalBinding(@Param("firstname") String firstname);
 	}
 
 	static interface JpaRepositoryOverride extends JpaRepository<User, Long> {