diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/support/Repositories.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/support/Repositories.java
index fb1e4ac855..65ffe8eb9c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/support/Repositories.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/support/Repositories.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import org.springframework.data.util.ProxyUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.ConcurrentLruCache;
 
 /**
  * Wrapper class to access repository instances obtained from a {@link ListableBeanFactory}.
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ public class Repositories implements Iterable<Class<?>> {
 	private final Optional<BeanFactory> beanFactory;
 	private final Map<Class<?>, String> repositoryBeanNames;
 	private final Map<Class<?>, RepositoryFactoryInformation<Object, Object>> repositoryFactoryInfos;
+	private final ConcurrentLruCache<Class<?>, Class<?>> domainTypeMapping = new ConcurrentLruCache<>(64,
+			this::getRepositoryDomainTypeFor);
 
 	/**
 	 * Constructor to create the {@link #NONE} instance.
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ public boolean hasRepositoryFor(Class<?> domainClass) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(domainClass, DOMAIN_TYPE_MUST_NOT_BE_NULL);
 
-		Class<?> userClass = ProxyUtils.getUserClass(domainClass);
+		Class<?> userClass = domainTypeMapping.get(ProxyUtils.getUserClass(domainClass));
 
 		return repositoryFactoryInfos.containsKey(userClass);
 	}
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ public Optional<Object> getRepositoryFor(Class<?> domainClass) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(domainClass, DOMAIN_TYPE_MUST_NOT_BE_NULL);
 
-		Class<?> userClass = ProxyUtils.getUserClass(domainClass);
+		Class<?> userClass = domainTypeMapping.get(ProxyUtils.getUserClass(domainClass));
 		Optional<String> repositoryBeanName = Optional.ofNullable(repositoryBeanNames.get(userClass));
 
 		return beanFactory.flatMap(it -> repositoryBeanName.map(it::getBean));
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ private RepositoryFactoryInformation<Object, Object> getRepositoryFactoryInfoFor
 
 		Assert.notNull(domainClass, DOMAIN_TYPE_MUST_NOT_BE_NULL);
 
-		Class<?> userType = ProxyUtils.getUserClass(domainClass);
+		Class<?> userType = domainTypeMapping.get(ProxyUtils.getUserClass(domainClass));
 		RepositoryFactoryInformation<Object, Object> repositoryInfo = repositoryFactoryInfos.get(userType);
 
 		if (repositoryInfo != null) {
@@ -303,6 +306,33 @@ private void cacheFirstOrPrimary(Class<?> type, RepositoryFactoryInformation inf
 		this.repositoryBeanNames.put(type, name);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the repository domain type for which to look up the repository. The input can either be a repository
+	 * managed type directly. Or it can be a sub-type of a repository managed one, in which case we check the domain types
+	 * we have repositories registered for for assignability.
+	 *
+	 * @param domainType must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private Class<?> getRepositoryDomainTypeFor(Class<?> domainType) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(domainType, "Domain type must not be null!");
+
+		Set<Class<?>> declaredTypes = repositoryBeanNames.keySet();
+
+		if (declaredTypes.contains(domainType)) {
+			return domainType;
+		}
+
+		for (Class<?> declaredType : declaredTypes) {
+			if (declaredType.isAssignableFrom(domainType)) {
+				return declaredType;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return domainType;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Null-object to avoid nasty {@literal null} checks in cache lookups.
 	 *
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/support/RepositoriesUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/support/RepositoriesUnitTests.java
index 451d573d64..47ede32019 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/support/RepositoriesUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/support/RepositoriesUnitTests.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoSettings;
 import org.mockito.quality.Strictness;
-
 import org.springframework.aop.framework.ProxyFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder;
@@ -206,6 +205,47 @@ void keepsPrimaryRepositoryInCaseOfMultipleOnesIfContextIsNotAConfigurableListab
 		});
 	}
 
+	@Test // GH-2406
+	void exposesParentRepositoryForChildIfOnlyParentRepositoryIsRegistered() {
+
+		Repositories repositories = bootstrapRepositories(ParentRepository.class);
+
+		assertRepositoryAvailableFor(repositories, Child.class, ParentRepository.class);
+	}
+
+	@Test // GH-2406
+	void usesChildRepositoryIfRegistered() {
+
+		Repositories repositories = bootstrapRepositories(ParentRepository.class, ChildRepository.class);
+
+		assertRepositoryAvailableFor(repositories, Child.class, ChildRepository.class);
+	}
+
+	private void assertRepositoryAvailableFor(Repositories repositories, Class<?> domainTypem,
+			Class<?> repositoryInterface) {
+
+		assertThat(repositories.hasRepositoryFor(domainTypem)).isTrue();
+		assertThat(repositories.getRepositoryFor(domainTypem))
+				.hasValueSatisfying(it -> assertThat(it).isInstanceOf(repositoryInterface));
+		assertThat(repositories.getRepositoryInformationFor(domainTypem))
+				.hasValueSatisfying(it -> assertThat(it.getRepositoryInterface()).isEqualTo(repositoryInterface));
+	}
+
+	private Repositories bootstrapRepositories(Class<?>... repositoryInterfaces) {
+
+		DefaultListableBeanFactory beanFactory = new DefaultListableBeanFactory();
+
+		for (Class<?> repositoryInterface : repositoryInterfaces) {
+			beanFactory.registerBeanDefinition(repositoryInterface.getName(),
+					getRepositoryBeanDefinition(repositoryInterface));
+		}
+
+		context = new GenericApplicationContext(beanFactory);
+		context.refresh();
+
+		return new Repositories(context);
+	}
+
 	class Person {}
 
 	class Address {}
@@ -301,4 +341,14 @@ interface FirstRepository extends Repository<SomeEntity, Long> {}
 	interface PrimaryRepository extends Repository<SomeEntity, Long> {}
 
 	interface ThirdRepository extends Repository<SomeEntity, Long> {}
+
+	// GH-2406
+
+	static class Parent {}
+
+	static class Child extends Parent {}
+
+	interface ParentRepository extends Repository<Parent, Long> {}
+
+	interface ChildRepository extends Repository<Child, Long> {}
 }