diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverter.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverter.java
index 5c0a42a3b..435ab1316 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverter.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverter.java
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 			accessor.setProperty(idProperty, idValue);
 		}
 
-		final ObjectPath currentPath = path.push(result, entity, idValue != null ? dbo.get(idProperty.getFieldName())
-				: null);
+		final ObjectPath currentPath = path.push(result, entity,
+				idValue != null ? dbo.get(idProperty.getFieldName()) : null);
 
 		// Set properties not already set in the constructor
 		entity.doWithProperties(new PropertyHandler<MongoPersistentProperty>() {
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 				final MongoPersistentProperty property = association.getInverse();
 				Object value = dbo.get(property.getFieldName());
 
-				if (value == null) {
+				if (value == null || (entity.isConstructorArgument(property) && accessor.getProperty(property) != null)) {
 					return;
 				}
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplateTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplateTests.java
index 920c5a957..1feec6553 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplateTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplateTests.java
@@ -3074,6 +3074,75 @@ public class MongoTemplateTests {
 		assertThat(contentLoaded.dbrefMessage.id, is(messageLoaded.id));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1287
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void shouldReuseAlreadyResolvedLazyLoadedDBRefWhenUsedAsPersistenceConstrcutorArgument() {
+
+		Document docInCtor = new Document();
+		docInCtor.id = "doc-in-ctor";
+		template.save(docInCtor);
+
+		DocumentWithLazyDBrefUsedInPresistenceConstructor source = new DocumentWithLazyDBrefUsedInPresistenceConstructor(
+				docInCtor);
+
+		template.save(source);
+
+		DocumentWithLazyDBrefUsedInPresistenceConstructor loaded = template.findOne(query(where("id").is(source.id)),
+				DocumentWithLazyDBrefUsedInPresistenceConstructor.class);
+		assertThat(loaded.refToDocUsedInCtor, not(instanceOf(LazyLoadingProxy.class)));
+		assertThat(loaded.refToDocNotUsedInCtor, nullValue());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1287
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void shouldNotReuseLazyLoadedDBRefWhenTypeUsedInPersistenceConstrcutorButValueRefersToAnotherProperty() {
+
+		Document docNotUsedInCtor = new Document();
+		docNotUsedInCtor.id = "doc-but-not-used-in-ctor";
+		template.save(docNotUsedInCtor);
+
+		DocumentWithLazyDBrefUsedInPresistenceConstructor source = new DocumentWithLazyDBrefUsedInPresistenceConstructor(
+				null);
+		source.refToDocNotUsedInCtor = docNotUsedInCtor;
+
+		template.save(source);
+
+		DocumentWithLazyDBrefUsedInPresistenceConstructor loaded = template.findOne(query(where("id").is(source.id)),
+				DocumentWithLazyDBrefUsedInPresistenceConstructor.class);
+		assertThat(loaded.refToDocNotUsedInCtor, instanceOf(LazyLoadingProxy.class));
+		assertThat(loaded.refToDocUsedInCtor, nullValue());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1287
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void shouldRespectParamterValueWhenAttemptingToReuseLazyLoadedDBRefUsedInPersistenceConstrcutor() {
+
+		Document docInCtor = new Document();
+		docInCtor.id = "doc-in-ctor";
+		template.save(docInCtor);
+
+		Document docNotUsedInCtor = new Document();
+		docNotUsedInCtor.id = "doc-but-not-used-in-ctor";
+		template.save(docNotUsedInCtor);
+
+		DocumentWithLazyDBrefUsedInPresistenceConstructor source = new DocumentWithLazyDBrefUsedInPresistenceConstructor(
+				docInCtor);
+		source.refToDocNotUsedInCtor = docNotUsedInCtor;
+
+		template.save(source);
+
+		DocumentWithLazyDBrefUsedInPresistenceConstructor loaded = template.findOne(query(where("id").is(source.id)),
+				DocumentWithLazyDBrefUsedInPresistenceConstructor.class);
+		assertThat(loaded.refToDocUsedInCtor, not(instanceOf(LazyLoadingProxy.class)));
+		assertThat(loaded.refToDocNotUsedInCtor, instanceOf(LazyLoadingProxy.class));
+	}
+
 	static class DoucmentWithNamedIdField {
 
 		@Id String someIdKey;
@@ -3401,4 +3470,18 @@ public class MongoTemplateTests {
 		@org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.DBRef SomeContent dbrefContent;
 		SomeContent normalContent;
 	}
+
+	static class DocumentWithLazyDBrefUsedInPresistenceConstructor {
+
+		@Id String id;
+		@org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.DBRef(lazy = true) Document refToDocUsedInCtor;
+		@org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.DBRef(lazy = true) Document refToDocNotUsedInCtor;
+
+		@PersistenceConstructor
+		public DocumentWithLazyDBrefUsedInPresistenceConstructor(Document refToDocUsedInCtor) {
+			this.refToDocUsedInCtor = refToDocUsedInCtor;
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }