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 703ec5c55..49d94cf75 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
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ 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) {
@@ -460,7 +459,8 @@ public class BasicJdbcConverter extends BasicRelationalConverter implements Jdbc
 
 				return readOrLoadProperty(idValue, property);
 			});
-			return populateProperties(instance, idValue);
+
+			return entity.requiresPropertyPopulation() ? populateProperties(instance, idValue) : instance;
 		}
 
 	}