diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoQueryCreator.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoQueryCreator.java
index 5eeda51d0..af07e0f07 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoQueryCreator.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoQueryCreator.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -206,7 +207,9 @@ class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
 			case NOT_CONTAINING:
 				return createContainingCriteria(part, property, criteria.not(), parameters);
 			case REGEX:
-				return criteria.regex(parameters.next().toString());
+
+				Object param = parameters.next();
+				return param instanceof Pattern ? criteria.regex((Pattern) param) : criteria.regex(param.toString());
 			case EXISTS:
 				return criteria.exists((Boolean) parameters.next());
 			case TRUE:
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
index 9f19b8af2..23264fc23 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
@@ -1216,4 +1217,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests {
 		assertThat(repository.findByAgeGreaterThan(40, Sort.by(Direction.ASC, "age"))).containsExactly(leroi, dave, boyd,
 				carter);
 	}
+
+	@Test // DATAMONGO-2003
+	public void findByRegexWithPattern() {
+		assertThat(repository.findByFirstnameRegex(Pattern.compile(alicia.getFirstname()))).hasSize(1);
+	}
+
+	@Test // DATAMONGO-2003
+	public void findByRegexWithPatternAndOptions() {
+
+		String fn = alicia.getFirstname().toUpperCase();
+
+		assertThat(repository.findByFirstnameRegex(Pattern.compile(fn))).hasSize(0);
+		assertThat(repository.findByFirstnameRegex(Pattern.compile(fn, Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE))).hasSize(1);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/PersonRepository.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/PersonRepository.java
index 7745b524d..4d1590ea3 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/PersonRepository.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/PersonRepository.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
@@ -353,4 +354,6 @@ public interface PersonRepository extends MongoRepository<Person, String>, Query
 
 	@Query(sort = "{ age : -1 }")
 	List<Person> findByAgeGreaterThan(int age, Sort sort);
+
+	List<Person> findByFirstnameRegex(Pattern pattern);
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoQueryCreatorUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoQueryCreatorUnitTests.java
index ecf4398f6..ed9f492ec 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoQueryCreatorUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoQueryCreatorUnitTests.java
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ import static org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.query.StubParameterAcc
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
+import org.bson.Document;
 import org.bson.types.ObjectId;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Rule;
@@ -60,8 +62,6 @@ import org.springframework.data.repository.Repository;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.DefaultRepositoryMetadata;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.query.parser.PartTree;
 
-import org.bson.Document;
-
 /**
  * Unit test for {@link MongoQueryCreator}.
  *
@@ -627,6 +627,25 @@ public class MongoQueryCreatorUnitTests {
 		new MongoQueryCreator(tree, accessor, context).createQuery();
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATAMONGO-2003
+	public void createsRegexQueryForPatternCorrectly() throws Exception {
+
+		PartTree tree = new PartTree("findByFirstNameRegex", Person.class);
+		MongoQueryCreator creator = new MongoQueryCreator(tree, getAccessor(converter, Pattern.compile(".*")), context);
+
+		assertThat(creator.createQuery(), is(query(where("firstName").regex(".*"))));
+	}
+
+	@Test // DATAMONGO-2003
+	public void createsRegexQueryForPatternWithOptionsCorrectly() throws Exception {
+
+		Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(".*", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE | Pattern.UNICODE_CASE);
+
+		PartTree tree = new PartTree("findByFirstNameRegex", Person.class);
+		MongoQueryCreator creator = new MongoQueryCreator(tree, getAccessor(converter, pattern), context);
+		assertThat(creator.createQuery(), is(query(where("firstName").regex(".*", "iu"))));
+	}
+
 	interface PersonRepository extends Repository<Person, Long> {
 
 		List<Person> findByLocationNearAndFirstname(Point location, Distance maxDistance, String firstname);