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 083b778d7..315ac7a80 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
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
 			case CONTAINING:
 				return createContainingCriteria(part, property, criteria, parameters);
 			case NOT_CONTAINING:
-				return createContainingCriteria(part, property, criteria, parameters).not();
+				return createContainingCriteria(part, property, criteria.not(), parameters);
 			case REGEX:
 				return criteria.regex(parameters.next().toString());
 			case EXISTS:
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 b924d8188..277172f12 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
@@ -1261,4 +1261,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests {
 		assertThat(result.size(), is(2));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1425
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void findsPersonsByFirstnameNotContains() throws Exception {
+
+		List<Person> result = repository.findByFirstnameNotContains("Boyd");
+		assertThat(result.size(), is((int) (repository.count() - 1)));
+		assertThat(result, not(hasItem(boyd)));
+	}
+
 }
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 eae2c02e1..00a91b4e4 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
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ public interface PersonRepository extends MongoRepository<Person, String>, Query
 	 */
 	List<Person> findByFirstnameLike(String firstname);
 
+	List<Person> findByFirstnameNotContains(String firstname);
+
 	List<Person> findByFirstnameLikeOrderByLastnameAsc(String firstname, Sort sort);
 
 	@Query("{'age' : { '$lt' : ?0 } }")
@@ -309,7 +311,8 @@ public interface PersonRepository extends MongoRepository<Person, String>, Query
 	 * @see DATAMONGO-745
 	 */
 	@Query("{lastname:?0, address.street:{$in:?1}}")
-	Page<Person> findByCustomQueryLastnameAndAddressStreetInList(String lastname, List<String> streetNames, Pageable page);
+	Page<Person> findByCustomQueryLastnameAndAddressStreetInList(String lastname, List<String> streetNames,
+			Pageable page);
 
 	/**
 	 * @see DATAMONGO-950
@@ -334,19 +337,19 @@ public interface PersonRepository extends MongoRepository<Person, String>, Query
 	 */
 	@Query("{ firstname : { $in : ?0 }}")
 	Stream<Person> findByCustomQueryWithStreamingCursorByFirstnames(List<String> firstnames);
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * @see DATAMONGO-990
 	 */
 	@Query("{ firstname : ?#{[0]}}")
 	List<Person> findWithSpelByFirstnameForSpELExpressionWithParameterIndexOnly(String firstname);
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * @see DATAMONGO-990
 	 */
 	@Query("{ firstname : ?#{[0]}, email: ?#{principal.email} }")
 	List<Person> findWithSpelByFirstnameAndCurrentUserWithCustomQuery(String firstname);
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * @see DATAMONGO-990
 	 */
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 9780f32be..2fe220b73 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
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ public class MongoQueryCreatorUnitTests {
 
 	/**
 	 * @see DATAMONGO-1075
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1425
 	 */
 	@Test
 	public void shouldCreateRegexWhenUsingNotContainsOnStringProperty() {
@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@ public class MongoQueryCreatorUnitTests {
 		MongoQueryCreator creator = new MongoQueryCreator(tree, getAccessor(converter, "thew"), context);
 		Query query = creator.createQuery();
 
-		assertThat(query, is(query(where("username").regex(".*thew.*").not())));
+		assertThat(query.getQueryObject(), is(query(where("username").not().regex(".*thew.*")).getQueryObject()));
 	}
 
 	/**