diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/core/beans/BeanIntrospection.java b/core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/core/beans/BeanIntrospection.java
index ac2ef548d5b..416dbf38259 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/core/beans/BeanIntrospection.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/core/beans/BeanIntrospection.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import io.micronaut.core.beans.exceptions.IntrospectionException;
 import io.micronaut.core.convert.ArgumentConversionContext;
 import io.micronaut.core.convert.ConversionService;
+import io.micronaut.core.reflect.ReflectionUtils;
 import io.micronaut.core.reflect.exception.InstantiationException;
 import io.micronaut.core.type.Argument;
 import io.micronaut.core.util.ArgumentUtils;
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@ default <P> BeanWriteProperty<T, P> getRequiredWriteProperty(@NonNull String nam
         ArgumentUtils.requireNonNull("type", type);
 
         final BeanProperty<T, ?> prop = getProperty(name).orElse(null);
-        if (prop != null && type.isAssignableFrom(prop.getType())) {
+        if (prop != null && type.isAssignableFrom(ReflectionUtils.getWrapperType(prop.getType()))) {
             //noinspection unchecked
             return Optional.of((BeanProperty<T, P>) prop);
         }
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ default <P> BeanWriteProperty<T, P> getRequiredWriteProperty(@NonNull String nam
         ArgumentUtils.requireNonNull("type", type);
 
         final BeanReadProperty<T, ?> prop = getReadProperty(name).orElse(null);
-        if (prop != null && type.isAssignableFrom(prop.getType())) {
+        if (prop != null && type.isAssignableFrom(ReflectionUtils.getWrapperType(prop.getType()))) {
             //noinspection unchecked
             return Optional.of((BeanReadProperty<T, P>) prop);
         }
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ default <P> BeanWriteProperty<T, P> getRequiredWriteProperty(@NonNull String nam
         ArgumentUtils.requireNonNull("type", type);
 
         final BeanWriteProperty<T, ?> prop = getWriteProperty(name).orElse(null);
-        if (prop != null && type.isAssignableFrom(prop.getType())) {
+        if (prop != null && type.isAssignableFrom(ReflectionUtils.getWrapperType(prop.getType()))) {
             //noinspection unchecked
             return Optional.of((BeanProperty<T, P>) prop);
         }
diff --git a/test-suite/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/docs/ioc/mappers/PrimitiveMapperSpec.groovy b/test-suite/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/docs/ioc/mappers/PrimitiveMapperSpec.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..14c554aa42d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-suite/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/docs/ioc/mappers/PrimitiveMapperSpec.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package io.micronaut.docs.ioc.mappers
+
+import io.micronaut.context.ApplicationContext
+import io.micronaut.docs.ioc.mappers.PrimitiveTypes.PrimitiveMapper
+import io.micronaut.docs.ioc.mappers.PrimitiveTypes.SourceWithPrimitive
+import io.micronaut.docs.ioc.mappers.PrimitiveTypes.SourceWithWrapper
+import io.micronaut.docs.ioc.mappers.PrimitiveTypes.TargetWithPrimitive
+import io.micronaut.docs.ioc.mappers.PrimitiveTypes.TargetWithWrapper
+import spock.lang.AutoCleanup
+import spock.lang.Shared
+import spock.lang.Specification
+
+class PrimitiveMapperSpec extends Specification {
+
+    @Shared @AutoCleanup ApplicationContext context = ApplicationContext.run(["spec.name": "PrimitiveMapperSpec"])
+
+    void 'test primitive to wrapper mapping'() {
+        given:
+        PrimitiveMapper mapper = context.getBean(PrimitiveMapper.class)
+
+        when:
+        SourceWithPrimitive source = new SourceWithPrimitive()
+        source.setId(42L)
+        source.setCount(100)
+        source.setActive(true)
+        source.setScore(95.5f)
+        source.setValue(3.14159)
+
+        TargetWithWrapper target = mapper.convert(source)
+
+        then:
+        target != null
+        target.getId() == Long.valueOf(42L)
+        target.getCount() == Integer.valueOf(100)
+        target.getActive() == Boolean.valueOf(true)
+        target.getScore() == Float.valueOf(95.5f)
+        target.getValue() == Double.valueOf(3.14159)
+    }
+
+    void 'test wrapper to primitive mapping'() {
+        given:
+        PrimitiveMapper mapper = context.getBean(PrimitiveMapper.class)
+
+        when:
+        SourceWithWrapper source = new SourceWithWrapper()
+        source.setId(Long.valueOf(123L))
+        source.setCount(Integer.valueOf(200))
+        source.setActive(Boolean.valueOf(false))
+        source.setScore(Float.valueOf(88.5f))
+        source.setValue(Double.valueOf(2.71828))
+
+        TargetWithPrimitive target = mapper.convertToPrimitive(source)
+
+        then:
+        target != null
+        target.getId() == 123L
+        target.getCount() == 200
+        target.getActive() == false
+        target.getScore() == 88.5f
+        target.getValue() == 2.71828
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test-suite/src/test/java/io/micronaut/docs/ioc/mappers/PrimitiveTypes.java b/test-suite/src/test/java/io/micronaut/docs/ioc/mappers/PrimitiveTypes.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df5c860d4f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-suite/src/test/java/io/micronaut/docs/ioc/mappers/PrimitiveTypes.java
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+package io.micronaut.docs.ioc.mappers;
+
+import io.micronaut.context.annotation.Mapper;
+import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Introspected;
+
+public interface PrimitiveTypes {
+
+    @Introspected
+    public static class SourceWithPrimitive {
+        private long id;
+        private int count;
+        private boolean active;
+        private float score;
+        private double value;
+
+        public long getId() { return id; }
+        public void setId(long id) { this.id = id; }
+        public int getCount() { return count; }
+        public void setCount(int count) { this.count = count; }
+        public boolean getActive() { return active; }
+        public void setActive(boolean active) { this.active = active; }
+        public float getScore() { return score; }
+        public void setScore(float score) { this.score = score; }
+        public double getValue() { return value; }
+        public void setValue(double value) { this.value = value; }
+    }
+
+    @Introspected
+    public static class TargetWithWrapper {
+        private Long id;
+        private Integer count;
+        private Boolean active;
+        private Float score;
+        private Double value;
+
+        public Long getId() { return id; }
+        public void setId(Long id) { this.id = id; }
+        public Integer getCount() { return count; }
+        public void setCount(Integer count) { this.count = count; }
+        public Boolean getActive() { return active; }
+        public void setActive(Boolean active) { this.active = active; }
+        public Float getScore() { return score; }
+        public void setScore(Float score) { this.score = score; }
+        public Double getValue() { return value; }
+        public void setValue(Double value) { this.value = value; }
+    }
+
+    @Introspected
+    public static class SourceWithWrapper {
+        private Long id;
+        private Integer count;
+        private Boolean active;
+        private Float score;
+        private Double value;
+
+        public Long getId() { return id; }
+        public void setId(Long id) { this.id = id; }
+        public Integer getCount() { return count; }
+        public void setCount(Integer count) { this.count = count; }
+        public Boolean getActive() { return active; }
+        public void setActive(Boolean active) { this.active = active; }
+        public Float getScore() { return score; }
+        public void setScore(Float score) { this.score = score; }
+        public Double getValue() { return value; }
+        public void setValue(Double value) { this.value = value; }
+    }
+
+    @Introspected
+    public static class TargetWithPrimitive {
+        private long id;
+        private int count;
+        private boolean active;
+        private float score;
+        private double value;
+
+        public long getId() { return id; }
+        public void setId(long id) { this.id = id; }
+        public int getCount() { return count; }
+        public void setCount(int count) { this.count = count; }
+        public boolean getActive() { return active; }
+        public void setActive(boolean active) { this.active = active; }
+        public float getScore() { return score; }
+        public void setScore(float score) { this.score = score; }
+        public double getValue() { return value; }
+        public void setValue(double value) { this.value = value; }
+    }
+
+    public interface PrimitiveMapper {
+        @Mapper.Mapping(from = "id", to = "id")
+        @Mapper.Mapping(from = "count", to = "count")
+        @Mapper.Mapping(from = "active", to = "active")
+        @Mapper.Mapping(from = "score", to = "score")
+        @Mapper.Mapping(from = "value", to = "value")
+        TargetWithWrapper convert(SourceWithPrimitive source);
+
+        @Mapper.Mapping(from = "id", to = "id")
+        @Mapper.Mapping(from = "count", to = "count")
+        @Mapper.Mapping(from = "active", to = "active")
+        @Mapper.Mapping(from = "score", to = "score")
+        @Mapper.Mapping(from = "value", to = "value")
+        TargetWithPrimitive convertToPrimitive(SourceWithWrapper source);
+    }
+
+}