diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryBeanDefinitionBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryBeanDefinitionBuilder.java
index 38813f4308..0b133286eb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryBeanDefinitionBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryBeanDefinitionBuilder.java
@@ -15,16 +15,20 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.repository.config;
 
+import static org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition.*;
+
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
-
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.RuntimeBeanReference;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionReaderUtils;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry;
 import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader;
@@ -35,6 +39,7 @@
 import org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.RepositoryFragmentsFactoryBean;
 import org.springframework.data.util.Optionals;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 
 /**
  * Builder to create {@link BeanDefinitionBuilder} instance to eventually create Spring Data repository instances.
@@ -119,17 +124,8 @@ public BeanDefinitionBuilder build(RepositoryConfiguration<?> configuration) {
 			builder.addDependsOn(it);
 		});
 
-		BeanDefinitionBuilder fragmentsBuilder = BeanDefinitionBuilder
-				.rootBeanDefinition(RepositoryFragmentsFactoryBean.class);
-
-		List<String> fragmentBeanNames = registerRepositoryFragmentsImplementation(configuration) //
-				.map(RepositoryFragmentConfiguration::getFragmentBeanName) //
-				.collect(Collectors.toList());
-
-		fragmentsBuilder.addConstructorArgValue(fragmentBeanNames);
-
-		builder.addPropertyValue("repositoryFragments",
-				ParsingUtils.getSourceBeanDefinition(fragmentsBuilder, configuration.getSource()));
+		String fragmentsBeanName = registerRepositoryFragments(configuration);
+		builder.addPropertyValue("repositoryFragments", new RuntimeBeanReference(fragmentsBeanName));
 
 		return builder;
 	}
@@ -161,6 +157,25 @@ private Optional<String> registerCustomImplementation(RepositoryConfiguration<?>
 		});
 	}
 
+	private String registerRepositoryFragments(RepositoryConfiguration<?> configuration) {
+
+		BeanDefinitionBuilder fragmentsBuilder = BeanDefinitionBuilder
+				.rootBeanDefinition(RepositoryFragmentsFactoryBean.class) //
+				.setRole(ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE);
+
+		List<String> fragmentBeanNames = registerRepositoryFragmentsImplementation(configuration) //
+				.map(RepositoryFragmentConfiguration::getFragmentBeanName) //
+				.collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+		fragmentsBuilder.addConstructorArgValue(fragmentBeanNames);
+
+		String fragmentsBeanName = BeanDefinitionReaderUtils
+				.uniqueBeanName(String.format("%s.%s.fragments", extension.getModuleName().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT),
+						ClassUtils.getShortName(configuration.getRepositoryInterface())), registry);
+		registry.registerBeanDefinition(fragmentsBeanName, fragmentsBuilder.getBeanDefinition());
+		return fragmentsBeanName;
+	}
+
 	private Stream<RepositoryFragmentConfiguration> registerRepositoryFragmentsImplementation(
 			RepositoryConfiguration<?> configuration) {
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryBeanDefinitionRegistrarSupportUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryBeanDefinitionRegistrarSupportUnitTests.java
index b56be30041..861e5226b6 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryBeanDefinitionRegistrarSupportUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryBeanDefinitionRegistrarSupportUnitTests.java
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ void registersBeanDefinitionForFoundBean() {
 		assertNoBeanDefinitionRegisteredFor("profileRepository");
 	}
 
+
+	@Test // GH-2584
+	void shouldExposeFragmentsAsBean() {
+
+		AnnotationMetadata metadata = new StandardAnnotationMetadata(SampleConfiguration.class, true);
+
+		registrar.registerBeanDefinitions(metadata, registry);
+		verify(registry, atLeast(1)).registerBeanDefinition(eq("commons.MyRepository.fragments#0"), any(BeanDefinition.class));
+	}
+
 	@Test // DATACMNS-1754
 	void registersBeanDefinitionForNestedRepositories() {