diff --git a/extensions/funqy/funqy-server-common/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/funqy/runtime/query/QueryObjectReader.java b/extensions/funqy/funqy-server-common/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/funqy/runtime/query/QueryObjectReader.java
index 0030569eaf8b0..3cc7dc9722207 100644
--- a/extensions/funqy/funqy-server-common/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/funqy/runtime/query/QueryObjectReader.java
+++ b/extensions/funqy/funqy-server-common/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/funqy/runtime/query/QueryObjectReader.java
@@ -32,11 +32,7 @@ public Object create() {
                 continue;
             Class paramType = m.getParameterTypes()[0];
             Type paramGenericType = m.getGenericParameterTypes()[0];
-            Function<String, Object> extractor = mapper.extractor(paramType);
-            QueryPropertySetter propertySetter = null;
-            if (extractor == null) { // not string or primitive
-                propertySetter = mapper.setterFor(paramType, paramGenericType);
-            }
+            final Function<String, Object> extractor = mapper.extractor(paramType);
 
             String name;
             if (m.getName().length() > 4) {
@@ -44,7 +40,6 @@ public Object create() {
             } else {
                 name = m.getName().substring(3).toLowerCase();
             }
-            final QueryPropertySetter finalPropertySetter = propertySetter;
             ValueSetter setter = new ValueSetter() {
                 @Override
                 public void setValue(Object target, String propName, Object value) {
@@ -62,7 +57,11 @@ public Function<String, Object> getExtractor() {
 
                 @Override
                 public QueryPropertySetter getSetter() {
-                    return finalPropertySetter;
+                    if (extractor == null) {
+                        return mapper.setterFor(paramType, paramGenericType);
+                    } else {
+                        return null;
+                    }
                 }
             };
             properties.put(name, setter);
diff --git a/extensions/funqy/funqy-server-common/runtime/src/test/java/io/quarkus/funqy/test/QueryReaderTest.java b/extensions/funqy/funqy-server-common/runtime/src/test/java/io/quarkus/funqy/test/QueryReaderTest.java
index c60fb5c766281..3169e1f002fec 100644
--- a/extensions/funqy/funqy-server-common/runtime/src/test/java/io/quarkus/funqy/test/QueryReaderTest.java
+++ b/extensions/funqy/funqy-server-common/runtime/src/test/java/io/quarkus/funqy/test/QueryReaderTest.java
@@ -167,6 +167,12 @@ public void testNestedCollections() {
 
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testRecursiveType() {
+        QueryObjectMapper mapper = new QueryObjectMapper();
+        QueryReader<RecursiveType> reader = mapper.readerFor(RecursiveType.class);
+    }
+
     static Map.Entry<String, String> entry(String key, String value) {
         return new Map.Entry() {
             @Override
diff --git a/extensions/funqy/funqy-server-common/runtime/src/test/java/io/quarkus/funqy/test/RecursiveType.java b/extensions/funqy/funqy-server-common/runtime/src/test/java/io/quarkus/funqy/test/RecursiveType.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..297c413d255c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/funqy/funqy-server-common/runtime/src/test/java/io/quarkus/funqy/test/RecursiveType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package io.quarkus.funqy.test;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class RecursiveType {
+    private int value;
+    private RecursiveType parent;
+    private List<RecursiveType> children;
+
+    public int getValue() {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    public void setValue(int value) {
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    public RecursiveType getParent() {
+        return parent;
+    }
+
+    public void setParent(RecursiveType parent) {
+        this.parent = parent;
+    }
+
+    public List<RecursiveType> getChildren() {
+        return children;
+    }
+
+    public void setChildren(List<RecursiveType> children) {
+        this.children = children;
+    }
+
+}