diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/SimpleEntityPathResolver.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/SimpleEntityPathResolver.java
index 46696242ba..8718eb2dad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/SimpleEntityPathResolver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/SimpleEntityPathResolver.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  *
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Jens Schauder
+ * @author Emanuel Trandafir
  */
 public class SimpleEntityPathResolver implements EntityPathResolver {
 
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ public <T> EntityPath<T> createPath(Class<T> domainClass) {
 			Class<?> pathClass = ClassUtils.forName(pathClassName, domainClass.getClassLoader());
 
 			return getStaticFieldOfType(pathClass)//
+					.or(() -> getFieldForScalaObject(domainClass, pathClassName))//
 					.map(it -> (EntityPath<T>) ReflectionUtils.getField(it, null))//
 					.orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalStateException(String.format(NO_FIELD_FOUND_TEMPLATE, pathClass)));
 
@@ -80,6 +82,26 @@ public <T> EntityPath<T> createPath(Class<T> domainClass) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Resolves the static field of the given type inside the specified domain class. Useful for handling Scala-generated
+	 * QueryDSL path classes.
+	 *
+	 * @param domainClass       The domain class for which the static field needs to be resolved.
+	 * @param javaPathClassName The Java path class name without the "$" suffix.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private <T> Optional<Field> getFieldForScalaObject(Class<T> domainClass, String javaPathClassName) {
+		try {
+
+			Class<?> scalaPathClass = ClassUtils.forName(javaPathClassName + "$", domainClass.getClassLoader());
+			return getStaticFieldOfType(scalaPathClass);
+
+		} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+					String.format(NO_CLASS_FOUND_TEMPLATE, javaPathClassName + "$", domainClass.getName()), e);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the first static field of the given type inside the given type.
 	 *