diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/event/AuditingEventListener.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/event/AuditingEventListener.java
index be7a0837b..6205d27a7 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/event/AuditingEventListener.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/event/AuditingEventListener.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.event;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
+import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.data.auditing.AuditingHandler;
 import org.springframework.data.auditing.IsNewAwareAuditingHandler;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.MappingContext;
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Thomas Darimont
  */
-public class AuditingEventListener implements ApplicationListener<BeforeConvertEvent<Object>> {
+public class AuditingEventListener implements ApplicationListener<BeforeConvertEvent<Object>>, Ordered {
 
 	private final ObjectFactory<IsNewAwareAuditingHandler> auditingHandlerFactory;
 
@@ -53,4 +54,13 @@ public class AuditingEventListener implements ApplicationListener<BeforeConvertE
 		Object entity = event.getSource();
 		auditingHandlerFactory.getObject().markAudited(entity);
 	}
+
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.core.Ordered#getOrder()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public int getOrder() {
+		return 100;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/event/AuditingEventListenerUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/event/AuditingEventListenerUnitTests.java
index 9387a2449..6cc1c0043 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/event/AuditingEventListenerUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/event/AuditingEventListenerUnitTests.java
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.event;
 
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.*;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectFactory;
+import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.data.annotation.Id;
 import org.springframework.data.auditing.IsNewAwareAuditingHandler;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.PersistentEntities;
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ public class AuditingEventListenerUnitTests {
 		listener.onApplicationEvent(new BeforeConvertEvent<Object>(sample, "collection-1"));
 
 		verify(handler, times(1)).markCreated(sample);
-		verify(handler, times(0)).markModified(any(Sample.class));
+		verify(handler, times(0)).markModified(Mockito.any(Sample.class));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -94,10 +96,17 @@ public class AuditingEventListenerUnitTests {
 		sample.id = "id";
 		listener.onApplicationEvent(new BeforeConvertEvent<Object>(sample, "collection-1"));
 
-		verify(handler, times(0)).markCreated(any(Sample.class));
+		verify(handler, times(0)).markCreated(Mockito.any(Sample.class));
 		verify(handler, times(1)).markModified(sample);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void hasExplicitOrder() {
+
+		assertThat(listener, is(instanceOf(Ordered.class)));
+		assertThat(listener.getOrder(), is(100));
+	}
+
 	static class Sample {
 
 		@Id String id;