diff --git a/spring-data-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/core/convert/BasicJdbcConverter.java b/spring-data-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/core/convert/BasicJdbcConverter.java
index 508e77081..a7170728e 100644
--- a/spring-data-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/core/convert/BasicJdbcConverter.java
+++ b/spring-data-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/core/convert/BasicJdbcConverter.java
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ public class BasicJdbcConverter extends BasicRelationalConverter implements Jdbc
 		private T populateProperties(T instance, @Nullable Object idValue) {
 
 			PersistentPropertyAccessor<T> propertyAccessor = getPropertyAccessor(entity, instance);
-
 			PreferredConstructor<T, RelationalPersistentProperty> persistenceConstructor = entity.getPersistenceConstructor();
 
 			for (RelationalPersistentProperty property : entity) {
@@ -539,7 +538,8 @@ public class BasicJdbcConverter extends BasicRelationalConverter implements Jdbc
 				RelationalPersistentProperty property = entity.getRequiredPersistentProperty(parameterName);
 				return readOrLoadProperty(idValue, property);
 			});
-			return populateProperties(instance, idValue);
+
+			return entity.requiresPropertyPopulation() ? populateProperties(instance, idValue) : instance;
 		}
 
 	}