diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d395a08985..7cd60c8768 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-commons</artifactId>
-	<version>2.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.5.0-DATAJDBC-1836-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>Spring Data Core</name>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/projection/ProxyProjectionFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/projection/ProxyProjectionFactory.java
index ed3157011b..bb74cec7b6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/projection/ProxyProjectionFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/projection/ProxyProjectionFactory.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanClassLoaderAware;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.support.DefaultConversionService;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.support.GenericConversionService;
+import org.springframework.data.convert.Jsr310Converters;
 import org.springframework.data.util.NullableWrapperConverters;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Christoph Strobl
  * @author Mark Paluch
+ * @author Jens Schauder
  * @see SpelAwareProxyProjectionFactory
  * @since 1.10
  */
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ class ProxyProjectionFactory implements ProjectionFactory, BeanClassLoaderAware
 	final static GenericConversionService CONVERSION_SERVICE = new DefaultConversionService();
 
 	static {
+		Jsr310Converters.getConvertersToRegister().forEach(CONVERSION_SERVICE::addConverter);
 		NullableWrapperConverters.registerConvertersIn(CONVERSION_SERVICE);
 		CONVERSION_SERVICE.removeConvertible(Object.class, Object.class);
 	}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/projection/ProxyProjectionFactoryUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/projection/ProxyProjectionFactoryUnitTests.java
index 23a05effb5..64480b9eb0 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/projection/ProxyProjectionFactoryUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/projection/ProxyProjectionFactoryUnitTests.java
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
 
 import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;
 import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Wim Deblauwe
  * @author Mark Paluch
+ * @author Jens Schauder
  */
 class ProxyProjectionFactoryUnitTests {
 
@@ -276,17 +281,30 @@ void supportsOptionalWithProjectionAsReturnTypeIfPresent() {
 		});
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATACMNS-1836
+	void supportsDateToLocalDateTimeConversion() {
+
+		Customer customer = new Customer();
+		customer.firstname = "Dave";
+		customer.dob = new GregorianCalendar(1967, Calendar.JANUARY, 9).getTime();
+
+		customer.address = new Address();
+		customer.address.city = "New York";
+		customer.address.zipCode = "ZIP";
+
+		CustomerWithLocalDateTime excerpt = factory.createProjection(CustomerWithLocalDateTime.class, customer);
+
+		assertThat(excerpt.getFirstname()).isEqualTo("Dave");
+		assertThat(excerpt.getDob()).isEqualTo(LocalDateTime.of(1967, 1, 9, 0, 0));
+
+	}
+
 	interface Contact {}
 
-	static class Customer implements Contact {
+	interface CustomerWithLocalDateTime {
+		String getFirstname();
 
-		Long id;
-		String firstname, lastname;
-		Address address;
-		byte[] picture;
-		Address[] shippingAddresses;
-		Map<String, Object> data;
-		Optional<String> optional;
+		LocalDateTime getDob();
 	}
 
 	static class Address {
@@ -336,4 +354,16 @@ interface CustomerWithOptionalHavingProjection {
 
 		Optional<AddressExcerpt> getAddress();
 	}
+
+	static class Customer implements Contact {
+
+		Long id;
+		String firstname, lastname;
+		Date dob;
+		Address address;
+		byte[] picture;
+		Address[] shippingAddresses;
+		Map<String, Object> data;
+		Optional<String> optional;
+	}
 }