diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/projection/ProjectingMethodInterceptor.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/projection/ProjectingMethodInterceptor.java
index 486d133623..a52692b9e5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/projection/ProjectingMethodInterceptor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/projection/ProjectingMethodInterceptor.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ private Object projectCollectionElements(Collection<?> sources, TypeInformation<
 
 		Class<?> rawType = type.getType();
 		Collection<Object> result = CollectionFactory.createCollection(rawType.isArray() ? List.class : rawType,
-				sources.size());
+				type.getComponentType().getType(), sources.size());
 
 		for (Object source : sources) {
 			result.add(getProjection(source, type.getRequiredComponentType().getType()));