diff --git a/extensions/panache/panache-hibernate-common/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/panache/hibernate/common/runtime/PanacheJpaUtil.java b/extensions/panache/panache-hibernate-common/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/panache/hibernate/common/runtime/PanacheJpaUtil.java
index 3f1c2d22752d79..3029a33398242c 100644
--- a/extensions/panache/panache-hibernate-common/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/panache/hibernate/common/runtime/PanacheJpaUtil.java
+++ b/extensions/panache/panache-hibernate-common/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/panache/hibernate/common/runtime/PanacheJpaUtil.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public static String createFindQuery(Class<?> entityClass, String query, int par
             return "FROM " + getEntityName(entityClass);
         }
 
-        String trimmed = query.trim();
+        String trimmed = query.replace('\n', ' ').replace('\r', ' ').trim();
         if (trimmed.isEmpty()) {
             return "FROM " + getEntityName(entityClass);
         }
diff --git a/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/io/quarkus/it/panache/kotlin/TestEndpoint.kt b/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/io/quarkus/it/panache/kotlin/TestEndpoint.kt
index fa1bb50df7c41b..42ff7b0990706b 100644
--- a/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/io/quarkus/it/panache/kotlin/TestEndpoint.kt
+++ b/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/io/quarkus/it/panache/kotlin/TestEndpoint.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import io.quarkus.panache.common.Page
 import io.quarkus.panache.common.Parameters
 import io.quarkus.panache.common.Sort
 import io.quarkus.panache.common.exception.PanacheQueryException
+import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.RegisterForReflection
 import jakarta.inject.Inject
 import jakarta.persistence.LockModeType
 import jakarta.persistence.NoResultException
@@ -1091,4 +1092,47 @@ class TestEndpoint {
 
         return "OK"
     }
+
+    @GET
+    @Path("project")
+    @Transactional
+    fun testProject(): String {
+        @RegisterForReflection
+        data class MyProjection(
+            val projectedName: String
+        )
+
+        val mark = Person()
+        mark.name = "Mark"
+        mark.persistAndFlush()
+
+        val hqlWithoutSpace = """
+            select
+                name as projectedName
+            from
+                io.quarkus.it.panache.kotlin.Person
+            where
+                name = ?1
+        """.trimIndent()
+        val withoutSpace = Person.find(hqlWithoutSpace, "Mark").project(MyProjection::class.java).firstResult()
+        Assertions.assertNotNull(withoutSpace)
+        Assertions.assertEquals(mark.name, withoutSpace?.projectedName)
+
+        // There is a space behind "select "
+        val hqlWithSpace = """
+            select 
+                name as projectedName
+            from
+                io.quarkus.it.panache.kotlin.Person
+            where
+                name = ?1
+        """.trimIndent()
+        val withSpace = Person.find(hqlWithSpace, "Mark").project(MyProjection::class.java).firstResult()
+        Assertions.assertNotNull(withSpace)
+        Assertions.assertEquals(mark.name, withSpace?.projectedName)
+
+        Person.deleteAll()
+
+        return "OK"
+    }
 }
diff --git a/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/io/quarkus/it/panache/ProjectionTest.kt b/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/io/quarkus/it/panache/ProjectionTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..bdacd91f12281a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/io/quarkus/it/panache/ProjectionTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package io.quarkus.it.panache
+
+import io.quarkus.test.junit.QuarkusIntegrationTest
+import io.quarkus.test.junit.QuarkusTest
+import io.restassured.RestAssured
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+
+// Native tests
+@QuarkusIntegrationTest
+class ProjectionIT : ProjectionTest()
+
+// Quarkus/JVM tests
+@QuarkusTest
+open class ProjectionTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun testProject() {
+        RestAssured.`when`()["/test/project"].then().body(Matchers.`is`("OK"))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/panache/TestEndpoint.java b/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/panache/TestEndpoint.java
index 3ea97d484cc464..12bd60f7b4a24a 100644
--- a/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/panache/TestEndpoint.java
+++ b/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/panache/TestEndpoint.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import io.quarkus.panache.common.Parameters;
 import io.quarkus.panache.common.Sort;
 import io.quarkus.panache.common.exception.PanacheQueryException;
+import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.RegisterForReflection;
 
 /**
  * Various tests covering Panache functionality. All tests should work in both standard JVM and in native mode.
@@ -1642,4 +1643,47 @@ public String testEnhancement27184DeleteDetached() {
 
         return "OK";
     }
+
+    @RegisterForReflection
+    static class MyProjection {
+        String projectedName;
+    }
+
+    @GET
+    @Path("project")
+    @Transactional
+    public String testPanacheProject() {
+        var mark = new Person();
+        mark.name = "Mark";
+        mark.persistAndFlush();
+
+        var hqlWithoutSpace = """
+                select
+                    name as projectedName
+                from
+                    io.quarkus.it.panache.kotlin.Person
+                where
+                    name = ?1
+                """;
+        var persistedWithoutSpace = Person.find(hqlWithoutSpace, "Mark").project(MyProjection.class).firstResult();
+        Assertions.assertNotNull(persistedWithoutSpace);
+        Assertions.assertEquals(mark.name, persistedWithoutSpace.projectedName);
+
+        // We need to escape the whitespace in Java otherwise the compiler removes it.
+        var hqlWithSpace = """
+                select\s
+                    name as projectedName
+                from
+                    io.quarkus.it.panache.kotlin.Person
+                where
+                    name = ?1
+                """;
+        var persistedWithSpace = Person.find(hqlWithSpace, "Mark").project(MyProjection.class).firstResult();
+        Assertions.assertNotNull(persistedWithSpace);
+        Assertions.assertEquals(mark.name, persistedWithSpace.projectedName);
+
+        Person.deleteAll();
+
+        return "OK";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache/src/test/java/io/quarkus/it/panache/PanacheFunctionalityTest.java b/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache/src/test/java/io/quarkus/it/panache/PanacheFunctionalityTest.java
index 92aa37c3dccfe5..bf0b00e5216cb3 100644
--- a/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache/src/test/java/io/quarkus/it/panache/PanacheFunctionalityTest.java
+++ b/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache/src/test/java/io/quarkus/it/panache/PanacheFunctionalityTest.java
@@ -238,4 +238,9 @@ Person getBug7102(Long id) {
     public void testEnhancement27184DeleteDetached() {
         RestAssured.when().get("/test/testEnhancement27184DeleteDetached").then().body(is("OK"));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testProjectionWithTextBlocks() {
+        RestAssured.when().get("/test/project").then().body(is("OK"));
+    }
 }