diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/Type.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/Type.java
index 666a0a361..afa9d6deb 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/Type.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/Type.java
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ public class Type extends AbstractModelElement implements Comparable<Type> {
     private final boolean isEnumType;
     private final boolean isIterableType;
     private final boolean isCollectionType;
-    private final boolean isListType;
     private final boolean isMapType;
     private final Type implementationType;
     private final TypeMirror typeMirror;
@@ -61,14 +60,13 @@ public class Type extends AbstractModelElement implements Comparable<Type> {
     private final TypeElement typeElement;
 
     public Type(TypeMirror typeMirror, List<Type> typeParameters, Type implementationType, boolean isIterableType,
-                boolean isCollectionType, boolean isListType, boolean isMapType, Types typeUtils,
+                boolean isCollectionType, boolean isMapType, Types typeUtils,
                 Elements elementUtils) {
         this.typeMirror = typeMirror;
         this.implementationType = implementationType;
         this.typeParameters = typeParameters;
         this.isIterableType = isIterableType;
         this.isCollectionType = isCollectionType;
-        this.isListType = isListType;
         this.isMapType = isMapType;
         this.typeUtils = typeUtils;
 
@@ -152,10 +150,6 @@ public class Type extends AbstractModelElement implements Comparable<Type> {
         return isCollectionType;
     }
 
-    public boolean isListType() {
-        return isListType;
-    }
-
     public boolean isMapType() {
         return isMapType;
     }
diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/processor/MapperCreationProcessor.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/processor/MapperCreationProcessor.java
index 6764863d1..3de17ee9e 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/processor/MapperCreationProcessor.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/processor/MapperCreationProcessor.java
@@ -284,19 +284,22 @@ public class MapperCreationProcessor implements ModelElementProcessor<List<Metho
         }
 
         TypeElement resultTypeElement = method.getResultType().getTypeElement();
-        List<ExecutableElement> targetSetters = filters.setterMethodsIn(
+        List<ExecutableElement> targetAccessors = filters.setterMethodsIn(
             elementUtils.getAllMembers( resultTypeElement )
         );
+        targetAccessors.addAll( filters.alternativeTargetAccessorMethodsIn(
+            elementUtils.getAllMembers( resultTypeElement ) )
+        );
 
-        for ( ExecutableElement setterMethod : targetSetters ) {
-            String targetPropertyName = executables.getPropertyName( setterMethod );
+        for ( ExecutableElement targetAccessor : targetAccessors ) {
+            String targetPropertyName = executables.getPropertyName( targetAccessor );
 
             Mapping mapping = method.getMapping( targetPropertyName );
 
             PropertyMapping propertyMapping = null;
             if ( mapping != null && mapping.getSourceParameterName() != null ) {
                 Parameter parameter = method.getSourceParameter( mapping.getSourceParameterName() );
-                propertyMapping = getPropertyMapping( methods, method, setterMethod, parameter );
+                propertyMapping = getPropertyMapping( methods, method, targetAccessor, parameter );
             }
 
             if ( propertyMapping == null ) {
@@ -304,7 +307,7 @@ public class MapperCreationProcessor implements ModelElementProcessor<List<Metho
                     PropertyMapping newPropertyMapping = getPropertyMapping(
                         methods,
                         method,
-                        setterMethod,
+                        targetAccessor,
                         sourceParameter
                     );
                     if ( propertyMapping != null && newPropertyMapping != null ) {
@@ -327,7 +330,7 @@ public class MapperCreationProcessor implements ModelElementProcessor<List<Metho
             }
         }
 
-        Set<String> targetProperties = executables.getPropertyNames( targetSetters );
+        Set<String> targetProperties = executables.getPropertyNames( targetAccessors );
 
         reportErrorForUnmappedTargetPropertiesIfRequired(
             method,
@@ -380,20 +383,24 @@ public class MapperCreationProcessor implements ModelElementProcessor<List<Metho
 
     private boolean hasProperty(Parameter parameter, String propertyName) {
         TypeElement parameterTypeElement = parameter.getType().getTypeElement();
-        List<ExecutableElement> getters = filters.setterMethodsIn(
+        List<ExecutableElement> targetAccessors = filters.setterMethodsIn(
             elementUtils.getAllMembers( parameterTypeElement )
         );
-
-        return executables.getPropertyNames( getters ).contains( propertyName );
+        targetAccessors.addAll( filters.alternativeTargetAccessorMethodsIn(
+            elementUtils.getAllMembers( parameterTypeElement ) )
+        );
+        return executables.getPropertyNames( targetAccessors ).contains( propertyName );
     }
 
     private boolean reportErrorIfMappedPropertiesDontExist(Method method) {
         TypeElement resultTypeElement = method.getResultType().getTypeElement();
-        List<ExecutableElement> targetSetters = filters.setterMethodsIn(
+        List<ExecutableElement> targetAccessors = filters.setterMethodsIn(
             elementUtils.getAllMembers( resultTypeElement )
         );
-
-        Set<String> targetProperties = executables.getPropertyNames( targetSetters );
+        targetAccessors.addAll( filters.alternativeTargetAccessorMethodsIn(
+            elementUtils.getAllMembers( resultTypeElement ) )
+        );
+        Set<String> targetProperties = executables.getPropertyNames( targetAccessors );
 
         boolean foundUnmappedProperty = false;
 
diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/util/Filters.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/util/Filters.java
index 7d19f460c..b8f271e19 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/util/Filters.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/util/Filters.java
@@ -52,16 +52,28 @@ public class Filters {
 
     public List<ExecutableElement> setterMethodsIn(Iterable<? extends Element> elements) {
         List<ExecutableElement> setterMethods = new LinkedList<ExecutableElement>();
-        List<ExecutableElement> getterMethods = new LinkedList<ExecutableElement>();
 
         for ( ExecutableElement method : methodsIn( elements ) ) {
             if ( executables.isSetterMethod( method ) ) {
                 setterMethods.add( method );
             }
-            else if ( executables.isGetterMethod( method ) ) {
-                getterMethods.add( method );
-            }
         }
+        return setterMethods;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A getter could be an alternative target-accessor if a setter is not available, and the
+     * target is a collection.
+     *
+     * Provided such a getter is initialized lazy by the target class, e.g. in generated JAXB beans.
+     *
+     * @param elements
+     * @return
+     */
+    public List<ExecutableElement> alternativeTargetAccessorMethodsIn(Iterable<? extends Element> elements) {
+        List<ExecutableElement> setterMethods = setterMethodsIn( elements );
+        List<ExecutableElement> getterMethods = getterMethodsIn( elements );
+        List<ExecutableElement> alternativeTargetAccessorsMethods = new LinkedList<ExecutableElement>();
 
         if (getterMethods.size() > setterMethods.size()) {
             // there could be a getter method for a list that is not present as setter.
@@ -77,12 +89,12 @@ public class Filters {
                         break;
                     }
                 }
-                if ( !matchFound && executables.retrieveReturnType( getterMethod ).isListType() ) {
-                    setterMethods.add( getterMethod );
+                if ( !matchFound && executables.retrieveReturnType( getterMethod ).isCollectionType() ) {
+                    alternativeTargetAccessorsMethods.add( getterMethod );
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        return setterMethods;
+        return alternativeTargetAccessorsMethods;
     }
 }
diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/util/TypeFactory.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/util/TypeFactory.java
index 64bfe6c0b..590f9c620 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/util/TypeFactory.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/util/TypeFactory.java
@@ -117,10 +117,6 @@ public class TypeFactory {
             mirror,
             collectionType
         );
-        boolean isListType = typeUtils.isSubtype(
-            mirror,
-            listType
-        );
         boolean isMapType = typeUtils.isSubtype(
             mirror,
             mapType
@@ -132,7 +128,6 @@ public class TypeFactory {
             implementationType,
             isIterableType,
             isCollectionType,
-            isListType,
             isMapType,
             typeUtils,
             elementUtils
@@ -188,7 +183,6 @@ public class TypeFactory {
                 null,
                 implementationType.isIterableType(),
                 implementationType.isCollectionType(),
-                implementationType.isListType(),
                 implementationType.isMapType(),
                 typeUtils,
                 elementUtils
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/collection/CollectionMappingTest.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/collection/CollectionMappingTest.java
index a616a192e..b634f245a 100644
--- a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/collection/CollectionMappingTest.java
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/collection/CollectionMappingTest.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class CollectionMappingTest extends MapperTestBase {
     }
 
     @Test
-    @IssueKey("6")
+    @IssueKey("92")
     public void shouldMapListWithoutSetter() {
         Source source = new Source();
         source.setStringList2( Arrays.asList( "Bob", "Alice" ) );
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/collection/defaultimplementation/DefaultCollectionImplementationTest.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/collection/defaultimplementation/DefaultCollectionImplementationTest.java
index 0d2750b97..3c0f3170d 100644
--- a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/collection/defaultimplementation/DefaultCollectionImplementationTest.java
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/collection/defaultimplementation/DefaultCollectionImplementationTest.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class DefaultCollectionImplementationTest extends MapperTestBase {
     }
 
     @Test
-    @IssueKey("6")
+    @IssueKey("92")
     public void shouldUseDefaultImplementationForListWithoutSetter() {
         Source source = new Source();
         source.setFooList( createSourceFooList() );