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 e24a871ceb..d94a1c4580 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
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
  * @author Andriy Redko
  * @author Peter Großmann
  * @author Greg Turnquist
+ * @author Anton Molganov
  */
 public abstract class QueryUtils {
 
@@ -775,6 +776,16 @@ private static <T> T getAnnotationProperty(Attribute<?, ?> attribute, String pro
 				return join;
 			}
 		}
+
+		for (Fetch<?, ?> fetch : from.getFetches()) {
+
+			Join<?, ?> join = (Join<?, ?>) fetch;
+			if (joinType == join.getJoinType()
+					&& join.getAttribute().getName().equals(attribute)) {
+				return join;
+			}
+		}
+
 		return from.join(attribute, joinType);
 	}