diff --git a/src/Riok.Mapperly/Descriptors/MappingBuilderContext.cs b/src/Riok.Mapperly/Descriptors/MappingBuilderContext.cs
index 9b5911227f..c13ead6284 100644
--- a/src/Riok.Mapperly/Descriptors/MappingBuilderContext.cs
+++ b/src/Riok.Mapperly/Descriptors/MappingBuilderContext.cs
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ namespace Riok.Mapperly.Descriptors;
 public class MappingBuilderContext : SimpleMappingBuilderContext
 {
     private readonly FormatProviderCollection _formatProviders;
-    private CollectionInfos? _collectionInfos;
-    private DictionaryInfos? _dictionaryInfos;
 
     public MappingBuilderContext(
         SimpleMappingBuilderContext parentCtx,
@@ -57,9 +55,9 @@ bool ignoreDerivedTypes
 
     public ITypeSymbol Target => MappingKey.Target;
 
-    public CollectionInfos? CollectionInfos => _collectionInfos ??= CollectionInfoBuilder.Build(Types, SymbolAccessor, Source, Target);
+    public CollectionInfos? CollectionInfos => field ??= CollectionInfoBuilder.Build(Types, SymbolAccessor, Source, Target);
 
-    public DictionaryInfos? DictionaryInfos => _dictionaryInfos ??= DictionaryInfoBuilder.Build(Types, CollectionInfos);
+    public DictionaryInfos? DictionaryInfos => field ??= DictionaryInfoBuilder.Build(Types, CollectionInfos);
 
     public IUserMapping? UserMapping { get; }
 
@@ -162,7 +160,7 @@ bool ignoreDerivedTypes
     /// <summary>
     /// Finds or builds a mapping (<seealso cref="FindOrBuildMapping(Riok.Mapperly.Descriptors.TypeMappingKey,Riok.Mapperly.Descriptors.MappingBuildingOptions,Location)"/>).
     /// Before a new mapping is built existing mappings are tried to be found by the following priorities:
-    /// 1. exact match
+    /// 1. user mapping with exact type match
     /// 2. ignoring the nullability of the source and the target (needs to be handled by the caller of this method)
     /// If no mapping can be found a new mapping is built with the source and the target as non-nullables.
     /// </summary>
@@ -176,7 +174,7 @@ bool ignoreDerivedTypes
         Location? diagnosticLocation = null
     )
     {
-        if (FindMapping(key) is { } mapping)
+        if (FindMapping(key) is INewInstanceUserMapping mapping)
             return mapping;
 
         // if a user mapping is referenced
diff --git a/src/Riok.Mapperly/Descriptors/Mappings/MemberMappings/SourceValue/NullMappedMemberSourceValue.cs b/src/Riok.Mapperly/Descriptors/Mappings/MemberMappings/SourceValue/NullMappedMemberSourceValue.cs
index 6c04d8adeb..c5c7cef44f 100644
--- a/src/Riok.Mapperly/Descriptors/Mappings/MemberMappings/SourceValue/NullMappedMemberSourceValue.cs
+++ b/src/Riok.Mapperly/Descriptors/Mappings/MemberMappings/SourceValue/NullMappedMemberSourceValue.cs
@@ -26,9 +26,17 @@ bool useNullConditionalAccess
 
     public ExpressionSyntax Build(TypeMappingBuildContext ctx)
     {
-        // the source type of the delegate mapping is nullable or the source path is not nullable
-        // build mapping with null conditional access
-        if (_delegateMapping.SourceType.IsNullable() || !_sourceGetter.MemberPath.IsAnyNullable())
+        // if the source is not nullable, return it directly.
+        if (!_sourceGetter.MemberPath.IsAnyNullable())
+        {
+            ctx = ctx.WithSource(_sourceGetter.BuildAccess(ctx.Source));
+            return _delegateMapping.Build(ctx);
+        }
+
+        // if null conditional is allowed and the delegate mapping allows null source types,
+        // use null conditional access.
+        // => Map(source?.Value)
+        if (_delegateMapping.SourceType.IsNullable() && useNullConditionalAccess)
         {
             ctx = ctx.WithSource(_sourceGetter.BuildAccess(ctx.Source, nullConditional: true));
             return _delegateMapping.Build(ctx);
diff --git a/src/Riok.Mapperly/Descriptors/Mappings/UserMappings/UserImplementedInlinedExpressionMapping.cs b/src/Riok.Mapperly/Descriptors/Mappings/UserMappings/UserImplementedInlinedExpressionMapping.cs
index e5a5d24756..695202a02d 100644
--- a/src/Riok.Mapperly/Descriptors/Mappings/UserMappings/UserImplementedInlinedExpressionMapping.cs
+++ b/src/Riok.Mapperly/Descriptors/Mappings/UserMappings/UserImplementedInlinedExpressionMapping.cs
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@ public class UserImplementedInlinedExpressionMapping(
     ParameterSyntax sourceParameter,
     IReadOnlyDictionary<SyntaxAnnotation, INewInstanceMapping> mappingInvocations,
     ExpressionSyntax mappingBody
-) : NewInstanceMapping(userMapping.SourceType, userMapping.TargetType), INewInstanceMapping
+) : NewInstanceMapping(userMapping.SourceType, userMapping.TargetType), INewInstanceUserMapping
 {
+    public IMethodSymbol Method => userMapping.Method;
+    public bool? Default => userMapping.Default;
+    public bool IsExternal => userMapping.IsExternal;
+
     public override ExpressionSyntax Build(TypeMappingBuildContext ctx)
     {
         var body = InlineUserMappings(ctx, mappingBody);
diff --git a/src/Riok.Mapperly/Symbols/Members/MemberPath.cs b/src/Riok.Mapperly/Symbols/Members/MemberPath.cs
index 5f8662bd3b..daf03f76db 100644
--- a/src/Riok.Mapperly/Symbols/Members/MemberPath.cs
+++ b/src/Riok.Mapperly/Symbols/Members/MemberPath.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Riok.Mapperly.Symbols.Members;
 /// Represents a (possibly empty) list of members to access a certain member.
 /// E.g. A.B.C
 /// </summary>
-[DebuggerDisplay("{ToDebugString}")]
+[DebuggerDisplay("{ToDebugString()}")]
 public abstract class MemberPath(ITypeSymbol rootType, IReadOnlyList<IMappableMember> path)
 {
     protected const string MemberAccessSeparator = ".";
diff --git a/src/Riok.Mapperly/Symbols/Members/NonEmptyMemberPath.cs b/src/Riok.Mapperly/Symbols/Members/NonEmptyMemberPath.cs
index 528ec72b61..c88b98419a 100644
--- a/src/Riok.Mapperly/Symbols/Members/NonEmptyMemberPath.cs
+++ b/src/Riok.Mapperly/Symbols/Members/NonEmptyMemberPath.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-using System.Diagnostics;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
 using Riok.Mapperly.Descriptors;
 
 namespace Riok.Mapperly.Symbols.Members;
 
-[DebuggerDisplay("{FullName}")]
 public class NonEmptyMemberPath : MemberPath
 {
     public NonEmptyMemberPath(ITypeSymbol rootType, IReadOnlyList<IMappableMember> path)
diff --git a/src/Riok.Mapperly/Symbols/Members/SourceMemberPath.cs b/src/Riok.Mapperly/Symbols/Members/SourceMemberPath.cs
index 6941303bfc..d1002526dc 100644
--- a/src/Riok.Mapperly/Symbols/Members/SourceMemberPath.cs
+++ b/src/Riok.Mapperly/Symbols/Members/SourceMemberPath.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+
 namespace Riok.Mapperly.Symbols.Members;
 
+[DebuggerDisplay("{MemberPath} ({Type})")]
 public record SourceMemberPath(MemberPath MemberPath, SourceMemberType Type);
diff --git a/test/Riok.Mapperly.Tests/Mapping/QueryableProjectionNullableTest.cs b/test/Riok.Mapperly.Tests/Mapping/QueryableProjectionNullableTest.cs
index adfba4e959..71e118291c 100644
--- a/test/Riok.Mapperly.Tests/Mapping/QueryableProjectionNullableTest.cs
+++ b/test/Riok.Mapperly.Tests/Mapping/QueryableProjectionNullableTest.cs
@@ -112,6 +112,26 @@ public Task ClassToClassNullableSourcePathAutoFlatten()
         return TestHelper.VerifyGenerator(source);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public Task NestedPropertyWithDeepCloneable()
+    {
+        // see https://github.com/riok/mapperly/issues/1710
+        var source = TestSourceBuilder.MapperWithBodyAndTypes(
+            """
+            public partial System.Linq.IQueryable<B> Map(System.Linq.IQueryable<A> source);
+
+            [MapNestedProperties("Nested")]
+            public partial B MapConfig(A source);
+            """,
+            TestSourceBuilderOptions.WithDeepCloning,
+            "class A { public C Nested { get; set; } }",
+            "class B { public string[] Value0 { get; set; } public string Value { get; set; } }",
+            "class C { public string[] Value0 { get; set; } public string Value { get; set; } }"
+        );
+
+        return TestHelper.VerifyGenerator(source, TestHelperOptions.DisabledNullable);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public Task ClassToClassNullableSourcePathAutoFlattenString()
     {
diff --git a/test/Riok.Mapperly.Tests/_snapshots/QueryableProjectionNullableTest.NestedPropertyWithDeepCloneable#Mapper.g.verified.cs b/test/Riok.Mapperly.Tests/_snapshots/QueryableProjectionNullableTest.NestedPropertyWithDeepCloneable#Mapper.g.verified.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bd8523ec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Riok.Mapperly.Tests/_snapshots/QueryableProjectionNullableTest.NestedPropertyWithDeepCloneable#Mapper.g.verified.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+//HintName: Mapper.g.cs
+// <auto-generated />
+#nullable enable
+public partial class Mapper
+{
+    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("Riok.Mapperly", "0.0.1.0")]
+    public partial global::System.Linq.IQueryable<global::B?>? Map(global::System.Linq.IQueryable<global::A?>? source)
+    {
+        if (source == null)
+            return default;
+#nullable disable
+        return System.Linq.Queryable.Select(
+            source,
+            x => new global::B()
+            {
+                Value0 = x.Nested != null && x.Nested.Value0 != null ? global::System.Linq.Enumerable.ToArray(
+                    global::System.Linq.Enumerable.Select(x.Nested.Value0, x1 => x1 == null ? default : x1)
+                ) : default,
+                Value = x.Nested != null && x.Nested.Value != null ? x.Nested.Value : default,
+            }
+        );
+#nullable enable
+    }
+
+    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("Riok.Mapperly", "0.0.1.0")]
+    public partial global::B? MapConfig(global::A? source)
+    {
+        if (source == null)
+            return default;
+        var target = new global::B();
+        if (source.Nested?.Value0 != null)
+        {
+            target.Value0 = MapToStringArray(source.Nested.Value0);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            target.Value0 = null;
+        }
+        target.Value = source.Nested?.Value;
+        return target;
+    }
+
+    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("Riok.Mapperly", "0.0.1.0")]
+    private string?[] MapToStringArray(string?[] source)
+    {
+        var target = new string?[source.Length];
+        for (var i = 0; i < source.Length; i++)
+        {
+            target[i] = source[i] == null ? default : source[i]!;
+        }
+        return target;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/test/Riok.Mapperly.Tests/_snapshots/QueryableProjectionUseNamedMappingTest.TwoQueryableMappingsWithNamedUsedMappingsAndAmbiguousName.verified.txt b/test/Riok.Mapperly.Tests/_snapshots/QueryableProjectionUseNamedMappingTest.TwoQueryableMappingsWithNamedUsedMappingsAndAmbiguousName.verified.txt
index 9adf3dc393..b85411a512 100644
--- a/test/Riok.Mapperly.Tests/_snapshots/QueryableProjectionUseNamedMappingTest.TwoQueryableMappingsWithNamedUsedMappingsAndAmbiguousName.verified.txt
+++ b/test/Riok.Mapperly.Tests/_snapshots/QueryableProjectionUseNamedMappingTest.TwoQueryableMappingsWithNamedUsedMappingsAndAmbiguousName.verified.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,25 @@
         DefaultSeverity: Error,
         IsEnabledByDefault: true
       }
+    },
+    {
+      Location: /*
+
+[MapProperty(nameof(A.StringValue1), nameof(B.StringValue1), Use = nameof(ModifyString)]
+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+[MapProperty(nameof(A.StringValue2), nameof(B.StringValue2), Use = nameof(ModifyString2)]
+*/
+ : (18,1)-(18,87),
+      Message: The referenced mapping name ModifyString is ambiguous, use a unique name,
+      Severity: Error,
+      Descriptor: {
+        Id: RMG062,
+        Title: The referenced mapping name is ambiguous,
+        MessageFormat: The referenced mapping name {0} is ambiguous, use a unique name,
+        Category: Mapper,
+        DefaultSeverity: Error,
+        IsEnabledByDefault: true
+      }
     }
   ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file