diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/DefaultComponentModelMapperTest.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/DefaultComponentModelMapperTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6b19ea88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/DefaultComponentModelMapperTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * 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.defaultcomponentmodel;
+
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.testutil.IssueKey;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.testutil.WithClasses;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.testutil.runner.AnnotationProcessorTestRunner;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.testutil.runner.GeneratedSource;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+@IssueKey("2277")
+@RunWith(AnnotationProcessorTestRunner.class)
+@WithClasses({
+    Source.class,
+    Target.class,
+})
+public class DefaultComponentModelMapperTest {
+
+    @Rule
+    public final GeneratedSource generatedSource = new GeneratedSource();
+
+    @Test
+    @WithClasses({
+        InstanceIterableMapper.class,
+        InstanceMapper.class,
+        NonInstanceIterableMapper.class,
+        NonInstanceMapper.class,
+        NonPublicIterableMapper.class,
+        NonPublicMapper.class,
+    })
+    public void shouldGenerateCorrectMapperInstantiation() {
+        generatedSource.addComparisonToFixtureFor(
+            InstanceIterableMapper.class,
+            NonInstanceIterableMapper.class,
+            NonPublicIterableMapper.class
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/InstanceIterableMapper.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/InstanceIterableMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5b0506b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/InstanceIterableMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * 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.defaultcomponentmodel;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+@Mapper(uses = InstanceMapper.class)
+public interface InstanceIterableMapper {
+
+    List<Target> map(List<Source> list);
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/InstanceMapper.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/InstanceMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..902ed551c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/InstanceMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * 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.defaultcomponentmodel;
+
+import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
+import org.mapstruct.factory.Mappers;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+@Mapper
+public interface InstanceMapper {
+
+    InstanceMapper INSTANCE = Mappers.getMapper( InstanceMapper.class );
+
+    Target map(Source source);
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/NonInstanceIterableMapper.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/NonInstanceIterableMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6cdbe5300
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/NonInstanceIterableMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * 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.defaultcomponentmodel;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+@Mapper(uses = NonInstanceMapper.class)
+public interface NonInstanceIterableMapper {
+
+    List<Target> map(List<Source> list);
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/NonInstanceMapper.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/NonInstanceMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d7f68392
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/NonInstanceMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * 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.defaultcomponentmodel;
+
+import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
+import org.mapstruct.factory.Mappers;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+@Mapper
+public interface NonInstanceMapper {
+
+    NonInstanceMapper MAPPER = Mappers.getMapper( NonInstanceMapper.class );
+
+    Target map(Source source);
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/NonPublicIterableMapper.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/NonPublicIterableMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20d6dbc1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/NonPublicIterableMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * 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.defaultcomponentmodel;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+@Mapper(uses = NonPublicMapper.class)
+public interface NonPublicIterableMapper {
+
+    List<Target> map(List<Source> list);
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/NonPublicMapper.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/NonPublicMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36f9b978f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/NonPublicMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * 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.defaultcomponentmodel;
+
+import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
+import org.mapstruct.factory.Mappers;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+@Mapper
+public abstract class NonPublicMapper {
+
+    static final NonPublicMapper INSTANCE = Mappers.getMapper( NonPublicMapper.class );
+
+    public abstract Target map(Source source);
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/Source.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/Source.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6aa152e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/Source.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * 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.defaultcomponentmodel;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+public class Source {
+
+    private final String id;
+
+    public Source(String id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public String getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/Target.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/Target.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da7bfdbed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/Target.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * 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.defaultcomponentmodel;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+public class Target {
+
+    private final String id;
+
+    public Target(String id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public String getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/InstanceIterableMapperImpl.java b/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/InstanceIterableMapperImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7dab33079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/InstanceIterableMapperImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * 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.defaultcomponentmodel;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import javax.annotation.processing.Generated;
+
+@Generated(
+    value = "org.mapstruct.ap.MappingProcessor",
+    date = "2021-02-06T16:20:45+0100",
+    comments = "version: , compiler: javac, environment: Java 11.0.9.1 (AdoptOpenJDK)"
+)
+public class InstanceIterableMapperImpl implements InstanceIterableMapper {
+
+    private final InstanceMapper instanceMapper = InstanceMapper.INSTANCE;
+
+    @Override
+    public List<Target> map(List<Source> list) {
+        if ( list == null ) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        List<Target> list1 = new ArrayList<Target>( list.size() );
+        for ( Source source : list ) {
+            list1.add( instanceMapper.map( source ) );
+        }
+
+        return list1;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/NonInstanceIterableMapperImpl.java b/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/NonInstanceIterableMapperImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3854376ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/NonInstanceIterableMapperImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * 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.defaultcomponentmodel;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import javax.annotation.processing.Generated;
+import org.mapstruct.factory.Mappers;
+
+@Generated(
+    value = "org.mapstruct.ap.MappingProcessor",
+    date = "2021-02-06T16:20:45+0100",
+    comments = "version: , compiler: javac, environment: Java 11.0.9.1 (AdoptOpenJDK)"
+)
+public class NonInstanceIterableMapperImpl implements NonInstanceIterableMapper {
+
+    private final NonInstanceMapper nonInstanceMapper = Mappers.getMapper( NonInstanceMapper.class );
+
+    @Override
+    public List<Target> map(List<Source> list) {
+        if ( list == null ) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        List<Target> list1 = new ArrayList<Target>( list.size() );
+        for ( Source source : list ) {
+            list1.add( nonInstanceMapper.map( source ) );
+        }
+
+        return list1;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/NonPublicIterableMapperImpl.java b/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/NonPublicIterableMapperImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cca04617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/defaultcomponentmodel/NonPublicIterableMapperImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * 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.defaultcomponentmodel;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import javax.annotation.processing.Generated;
+import org.mapstruct.factory.Mappers;
+
+@Generated(
+    value = "org.mapstruct.ap.MappingProcessor",
+    date = "2021-02-06T16:20:45+0100",
+    comments = "version: , compiler: javac, environment: Java 11.0.9.1 (AdoptOpenJDK)"
+)
+public class NonPublicIterableMapperImpl implements NonPublicIterableMapper {
+
+    private final NonPublicMapper nonPublicMapper = Mappers.getMapper( NonPublicMapper.class );
+
+    @Override
+    public List<Target> map(List<Source> list) {
+        if ( list == null ) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        List<Target> list1 = new ArrayList<Target>( list.size() );
+        for ( Source source : list ) {
+            list1.add( nonPublicMapper.map( source ) );
+        }
+
+        return list1;
+    }
+}