diff --git a/extensions/qute/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/qute/deployment/QuteProcessor.java b/extensions/qute/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/qute/deployment/QuteProcessor.java
index 7928b022dfcec..e404fa8a0b7a3 100644
--- a/extensions/qute/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/qute/deployment/QuteProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/qute/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/qute/deployment/QuteProcessor.java
@@ -674,6 +674,15 @@ static Match validateNestedExpressions(TemplateAnalysis templateAnalysis, ClassI
                 ClassInfo returnType = index.getClassByName(method.returnType().name());
                 if (returnType != null) {
                     match.setValues(returnType, method.returnType());
+                    if (root.hasHints()) {
+                        // Root is a property with hint
+                        // E.g. 'it<loop#123>' and 'STATUS<when#123>'
+                        if (processHints(templateAnalysis, root.asHintInfo().hints, match, index, expression,
+                                generatedIdsToMatches, incorrectExpressions)) {
+                            // In some cases it's necessary to reset the iterator
+                            iterator = parts.iterator();
+                        }
+                    }
                 } else {
                     // Return type not available
                     return putResult(match, results, expression);
diff --git a/extensions/qute/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qute/deployment/extensions/NamespaceTemplateExtensionTest.java b/extensions/qute/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qute/deployment/extensions/NamespaceTemplateExtensionTest.java
index 4e0525f6f581f..35d7d9212392f 100644
--- a/extensions/qute/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qute/deployment/extensions/NamespaceTemplateExtensionTest.java
+++ b/extensions/qute/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qute/deployment/extensions/NamespaceTemplateExtensionTest.java
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
 import static io.quarkus.qute.TemplateExtension.ANY;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 
+import java.util.EnumSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
 import javax.enterprise.event.TransactionPhase;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.ShrinkWrap;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.asset.StringAsset;
 import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.spec.JavaArchive;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
@@ -20,6 +24,9 @@ public class NamespaceTemplateExtensionTest {
     @RegisterExtension
     static final QuarkusUnitTest config = new QuarkusUnitTest()
             .setArchiveProducer(() -> ShrinkWrap.create(JavaArchive.class)
+                    .addAsResource(new StringAsset(
+                            "{#for state in domain:states}{state.foo}{/for}"),
+                            "templates/foo.html")
                     .addClasses(StringExtensions.class, MyEnum.class, EnumExtensions.class));
 
     @Inject
@@ -43,6 +50,8 @@ public void testTemplateExtensions() {
                 engine.parse("{str:quark}").render());
         assertEquals("QUARKUS!",
                 engine.parse("{str:quarkus}").render());
+        assertEquals("openclosed",
+                engine.getTemplate("foo").render());
     }
 
     @TemplateExtension(namespace = "str")
@@ -73,9 +82,17 @@ static String quarkAny(String key) {
     }
 
     public enum MyEnum {
-
         ONE,
         TWO
+    }
+
+    public enum State {
+        OPEN,
+        CLOSED;
+
+        public String getFoo() {
+            return toString().toLowerCase();
+        }
 
     }
 
@@ -91,6 +108,11 @@ static TransactionPhase enumValue(String value) {
             return TransactionPhase.valueOf(value);
         }
 
+        @TemplateExtension(namespace = "domain")
+        static Set<State> states() {
+            return EnumSet.allOf(State.class);
+        }
+
     }
 
 }