diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/BeanMappingOptions.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/BeanMappingOptions.java
index b73b4084f..355bc6dc9 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/BeanMappingOptions.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/BeanMappingOptions.java
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ public class BeanMappingOptions extends DelegatingOptions {
         return options;
     }
 
+    public static BeanMappingOptions forForgedMethods(BeanMappingOptions beanMapping) {
+        BeanMappingOptions options = new BeanMappingOptions(
+            beanMapping.selectionParameters != null ?
+                SelectionParameters.withoutResultType( beanMapping.selectionParameters ) : null,
+            Collections.emptyList(),
+            beanMapping.beanMapping,
+            beanMapping
+        );
+        return options;
+    }
+
     public static BeanMappingOptions empty(DelegatingOptions delegatingOptions) {
         return new BeanMappingOptions( null, Collections.emptyList(), null, delegatingOptions );
     }
diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/MappingMethodOptions.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/MappingMethodOptions.java
index a1a64872a..9f5da7b8d 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/MappingMethodOptions.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/MappingMethodOptions.java
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ public class MappingMethodOptions {
             options.mappings,
             options.iterableMapping,
             options.mapMapping,
-            BeanMappingOptions.empty( options.beanMapping.next() ),
+            BeanMappingOptions.forForgedMethods( options.beanMapping ),
             options.enumMappingOptions,
             options.valueMappings,
             Collections.emptySet(),
diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/SelectionParameters.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/SelectionParameters.java
index fb76c1362..7237668e2 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/SelectionParameters.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/SelectionParameters.java
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ public class SelectionParameters {
      * @return the selection parameters based on the given ones
      */
     public static SelectionParameters forInheritance(SelectionParameters selectionParameters) {
+        return withoutResultType( selectionParameters );
+    }
+
+    public static SelectionParameters withoutResultType(SelectionParameters selectionParameters) {
         return new SelectionParameters(
             selectionParameters.qualifiers,
             selectionParameters.qualifyingNames,
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/mappingcontrol/CloningBeanMappingMapper.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/mappingcontrol/CloningBeanMappingMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5c05d974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/mappingcontrol/CloningBeanMappingMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.mappingcontrol;
+
+import org.mapstruct.BeanMapping;
+import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
+import org.mapstruct.control.DeepClone;
+import org.mapstruct.factory.Mappers;
+
+@Mapper
+public interface CloningBeanMappingMapper {
+
+    CloningBeanMappingMapper INSTANCE = Mappers.getMapper( CloningBeanMappingMapper.class );
+
+    @BeanMapping(mappingControl = DeepClone.class)
+    FridgeDTO clone(FridgeDTO in);
+
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/mappingcontrol/MappingControlTest.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/mappingcontrol/MappingControlTest.java
index d54280179..c9c2e095f 100644
--- a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/mappingcontrol/MappingControlTest.java
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/mappingcontrol/MappingControlTest.java
@@ -69,6 +69,21 @@ public class MappingControlTest {
         assertThat( out.getShelve().getCoolBeer().getBeerCount() ).isEqualTo( "5" );
     }
 
+    @ProcessorTest
+    @IssueKey("3135")
+    @WithClasses(CloningBeanMappingMapper.class)
+    public void testDeepCloningViaBeanMapping() {
+
+        FridgeDTO in = createFridgeDTO();
+        FridgeDTO out = CloningBeanMappingMapper.INSTANCE.clone( in );
+
+        assertThat( out ).isNotNull();
+        assertThat( out.getShelve() ).isNotNull();
+        assertThat( out.getShelve() ).isNotSameAs( in.getShelve() );
+        assertThat( out.getShelve().getCoolBeer() ).isNotSameAs( in.getShelve().getCoolBeer() );
+        assertThat( out.getShelve().getCoolBeer().getBeerCount() ).isEqualTo( "5" );
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test the deep cloning annotation with lists
      */