diff --git a/src/ColumnType/AbstractColumnType.php b/src/ColumnType/AbstractColumnType.php
index 1470c23..6ff43ef 100644
--- a/src/ColumnType/AbstractColumnType.php
+++ b/src/ColumnType/AbstractColumnType.php
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver): void
 
     public function getValue(string $field, object $object, array $options = [])
     {
+        if ('__self' === $field) {
+            return $object;
+        }
+
         if ($options['isMapped']) {
             try {
                 if ($options['resolve_collections']) {