diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/MappingMongoConverterParser.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/MappingMongoConverterParser.java
index 44ab72c95..32d1670ec 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/MappingMongoConverterParser.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/MappingMongoConverterParser.java
@@ -228,11 +228,13 @@ public class MappingMongoConverterParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
 		String abbreviateFieldNames = element.getAttribute("abbreviate-field-names");
 		String fieldNamingStrategy = element.getAttribute("field-naming-strategy-ref");
 
-		if (StringUtils.hasText(fieldNamingStrategy) && StringUtils.hasText(abbreviateFieldNames)) {
+		boolean fieldNamingStrategyReferenced = StringUtils.hasText(fieldNamingStrategy);
+		boolean abbreviationActivated = StringUtils.hasText(abbreviateFieldNames)
+				&& Boolean.parseBoolean(abbreviateFieldNames);
 
-			context
-					.error("Only one of the attributes abbreviate-field-names and field-naming-strategy-ref can be configured!",
-							element);
+		if (fieldNamingStrategyReferenced && abbreviationActivated) {
+			context.error("Field name abbreviation cannot be activated if a field-naming-strategy-ref is configured!",
+					element);
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -240,7 +242,7 @@ public class MappingMongoConverterParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
 
 		if ("true".equals(abbreviateFieldNames)) {
 			value = new RootBeanDefinition(CamelCaseAbbreviatingFieldNamingStrategy.class);
-		} else if (StringUtils.hasText(fieldNamingStrategy)) {
+		} else if (fieldNamingStrategyReferenced) {
 			value = new RuntimeBeanReference(fieldNamingStrategy);
 		}
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/MappingMongoConverterParserIntegrationTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/MappingMongoConverterParserIntegrationTests.java
index f001a0026..7f28694eb 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/MappingMongoConverterParserIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/MappingMongoConverterParserIntegrationTests.java
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class MappingMongoConverterParserIntegrationTests {
 	public void rejectsInvalidFieldNamingStrategyConfiguration() {
 
 		exception.expect(BeanDefinitionParsingException.class);
-		exception.expectMessage("abbreviate-field-names");
+		exception.expectMessage("abbreviation");
 		exception.expectMessage("field-naming-strategy-ref");
 
 		BeanDefinitionRegistry factory = new DefaultListableBeanFactory();
@@ -141,18 +141,15 @@ public class MappingMongoConverterParserIntegrationTests {
 	 */
 	@Test
 	public void shouldSupportCustomFieldNamingStrategy() {
+		assertStrategyReferenceSetFor("mappingConverterWithCustomFieldNamingStrategy");
+	}
 
-		BeanDefinitionRegistry factory = new DefaultListableBeanFactory();
-		XmlBeanDefinitionReader reader = new XmlBeanDefinitionReader(factory);
-		reader.loadBeanDefinitions(new ClassPathResource("namespace/converter-custom-fieldnamingstrategy.xml"));
-
-		BeanDefinition definition = reader.getRegistry().getBeanDefinition(
-				"mappingConverterWithCustomFieldNamingStrategy.mongoMappingContext");
-
-		BeanReference value = (BeanReference) definition.getPropertyValues().getPropertyValue("fieldNamingStrategy")
-				.getValue();
-
-		assertThat(value.getBeanName(), is("customFieldNamingStrategy"));
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-925, DATAMONGO-928
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void shouldNotFailLoadingConfigIfAbbreviationIsDisabledAndStrategySet() {
+		assertStrategyReferenceSetFor("mappingConverterWithCustomFieldNamingStrategyAndAbbreviationDisabled");
 	}
 
 	private void loadValidConfiguration() {
@@ -169,6 +166,19 @@ public class MappingMongoConverterParserIntegrationTests {
 		reader.loadBeanDefinitions(new ClassPathResource(configLocation));
 	}
 
+	private static void assertStrategyReferenceSetFor(String beanId) {
+
+		BeanDefinitionRegistry factory = new DefaultListableBeanFactory();
+		XmlBeanDefinitionReader reader = new XmlBeanDefinitionReader(factory);
+		reader.loadBeanDefinitions(new ClassPathResource("namespace/converter-custom-fieldnamingstrategy.xml"));
+
+		BeanDefinition definition = reader.getRegistry().getBeanDefinition(beanId.concat(".mongoMappingContext"));
+		BeanReference value = (BeanReference) definition.getPropertyValues().getPropertyValue("fieldNamingStrategy")
+				.getValue();
+
+		assertThat(value.getBeanName(), is("customFieldNamingStrategy"));
+	}
+
 	@Component
 	public static class SampleConverter implements Converter<Person, DBObject> {
 		public DBObject convert(Person source) {
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/resources/namespace/converter-custom-fieldnamingstrategy.xml b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/resources/namespace/converter-custom-fieldnamingstrategy.xml
index 35e04bce8..1c3e248ef 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/resources/namespace/converter-custom-fieldnamingstrategy.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/resources/namespace/converter-custom-fieldnamingstrategy.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
 	<mongo:mapping-converter id="mappingConverterWithCustomFieldNamingStrategy" field-naming-strategy-ref="customFieldNamingStrategy" />
 
+	<!-- Should work as well as long ass abbreviation is explicitly disabled -->
+	<mongo:mapping-converter id="mappingConverterWithCustomFieldNamingStrategyAndAbbreviationDisabled" field-naming-strategy-ref="customFieldNamingStrategy" abbreviate-field-names="false" />
+
 	<bean id="customFieldNamingStrategy" class="org.mockito.Mockito" factory-method="mock">
 	    <property name="type" value="org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.FieldNamingStrategy" />
 	</bean>