diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/mongo/MongoDataAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/mongo/MongoDataAutoConfiguration.java
index 32544d4915a..46fd223d598 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/mongo/MongoDataAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/mongo/MongoDataAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.mongo;
 
 import java.net.UnknownHostException;
+import java.util.Collections;
 
 import com.mongodb.DB;
 import com.mongodb.Mongo;
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ import com.mongodb.MongoClient;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureAfter;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
@@ -103,24 +103,19 @@ public class MongoDataAutoConfiguration {
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean(MongoConverter.class)
 	public MappingMongoConverter mappingMongoConverter(MongoDbFactory factory,
-			MongoMappingContext context, BeanFactory beanFactory) {
+			MongoMappingContext context, BeanFactory beanFactory,
+			CustomConversions conversions) {
 		DbRefResolver dbRefResolver = new DefaultDbRefResolver(factory);
 		MappingMongoConverter mappingConverter = new MappingMongoConverter(dbRefResolver,
 				context);
-		try {
-			mappingConverter
-					.setCustomConversions(beanFactory.getBean(CustomConversions.class));
-		}
-		catch (NoSuchBeanDefinitionException ex) {
-			// Ignore
-		}
+		mappingConverter.setCustomConversions(conversions);
 		return mappingConverter;
 	}
 
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
-	public MongoMappingContext mongoMappingContext(BeanFactory beanFactory)
-			throws ClassNotFoundException {
+	public MongoMappingContext mongoMappingContext(BeanFactory beanFactory,
+			CustomConversions conversions) throws ClassNotFoundException {
 		MongoMappingContext context = new MongoMappingContext();
 		context.setInitialEntitySet(new EntityScanner(this.applicationContext)
 				.scan(Document.class, Persistent.class));
@@ -129,6 +124,7 @@ public class MongoDataAutoConfiguration {
 			context.setFieldNamingStrategy(
 					(FieldNamingStrategy) BeanUtils.instantiate(strategyClass));
 		}
+		context.setSimpleTypeHolder(conversions.getSimpleTypeHolder());
 		return context;
 	}
 
@@ -141,6 +137,12 @@ public class MongoDataAutoConfiguration {
 				mongoTemplate.getConverter());
 	}
 
+	@Bean
+	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
+	public CustomConversions customConversions() {
+		return new CustomConversions(Collections.emptyList());
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * {@link MongoDbFactory} decorator to respect
 	 * {@link MongoProperties#getGridFsDatabase()} if set.
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/mongo/MongoDataAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/mongo/MongoDataAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 1f2349e119d..e7f728cf1b6 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/mongo/MongoDataAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/mongo/MongoDataAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.mongo;
 
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.PropertyNameFieldNamingStrategy;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.MongoTemplate;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.CustomConversions;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoMappingContext;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentEntity;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.gridfs.GridFsTemplate;
 import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
 
@@ -156,6 +158,17 @@ public class MongoDataAutoConfigurationTests {
 		assertThat(initialEntitySet).containsOnly(City.class, Country.class);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void registersDefaultSimpleTypesWithMappingContext() {
+		this.context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
+		this.context.register(MongoAutoConfiguration.class,
+				MongoDataAutoConfiguration.class);
+		this.context.refresh();
+		MongoMappingContext context = this.context.getBean(MongoMappingContext.class);
+		MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity = context.getPersistentEntity(Sample.class);
+		assertThat(entity.getPersistentProperty("date").isEntity()).isFalse();
+	}
+
 	public void testFieldNamingStrategy(String strategy,
 			Class<? extends FieldNamingStrategy> expectedType) {
 		this.context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
@@ -205,4 +218,9 @@ public class MongoDataAutoConfigurationTests {
 
 	}
 
+	static class Sample {
+
+		LocalDateTime date;
+
+	}
 }