diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/support/SpringDataMongodbQuery.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/support/SpringDataMongodbQuery.java
index 68e155685..d880f7930 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/support/SpringDataMongodbQuery.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/support/SpringDataMongodbQuery.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import com.querydsl.mongodb.AbstractMongodbQuery;
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  */
-class SpringDataMongodbQuery<T> extends AbstractMongodbQuery<T, SpringDataMongodbQuery<T>> {
+public class SpringDataMongodbQuery<T> extends AbstractMongodbQuery<T, SpringDataMongodbQuery<T>> {
 
 	private final MongoOperations operations;