diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/QueryMapper.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/QueryMapper.java
index e6b9587c2..f43925447 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/QueryMapper.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/QueryMapper.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2011-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2011-2016 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.mapping.Association;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentEntity;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PropertyPath;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PropertyReferenceException;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.InvalidPersistentPropertyPath;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.MappingContext;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.PersistentPropertyPath;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.MappingException;
@@ -122,10 +123,20 @@ public class QueryMapper {
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			Field field = createPropertyField(entity, key, mappingContext);
-			Entry<String, Object> entry = getMappedObjectForField(field, query.get(key));
+			try {
+
+				Field field = createPropertyField(entity, key, mappingContext);
+				Entry<String, Object> entry = getMappedObjectForField(field, query.get(key));
+				result.put(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
+			} catch (InvalidPersistentPropertyPath invalidPathException) {
 
-			result.put(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
+				// in case the object has not already been mapped
+				if (!(query.get(key) instanceof DBObject)) {
+					throw invalidPathException;
+				}
+
+				result.put(key, query.get(key));
+			}
 		}
 
 		return result;
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 1feec6553..86ce2a08b 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
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2011-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2011-2016 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.DbRefResolver;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.DefaultDbRefResolver;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.LazyLoadingProxy;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MappingMongoConverter;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.GeoJsonPoint;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.index.Index;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.index.Index.Duplicates;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.index.IndexField;
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ public class MongoTemplateTests {
 		template.dropCollection(SomeTemplate.class);
 		template.dropCollection(Address.class);
 		template.dropCollection(DocumentWithCollectionOfSamples.class);
+		template.dropCollection(WithGeoJson.class);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -3143,11 +3145,30 @@ public class MongoTemplateTests {
 		assertThat(loaded.refToDocNotUsedInCtor, instanceOf(LazyLoadingProxy.class));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1401
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void updateShouldWorkForTypesContainingGeoJsonTypes() {
+
+		WithGeoJson wgj = new WithGeoJson();
+		wgj.id = "1";
+		wgj.description = "datamongo-1401";
+		wgj.point = new GeoJsonPoint(1D, 2D);
+
+		template.save(wgj);
+
+		wgj.description = "datamongo-1401-update";
+		template.save(wgj);
+
+		assertThat(template.findOne(query(where("id").is(wgj.id)), WithGeoJson.class).point, is(equalTo(wgj.point)));
+	}
+
 	static class DoucmentWithNamedIdField {
 
 		@Id String someIdKey;
 
-		@Field(value = "val")//
+		@Field(value = "val") //
 		String value;
 
 		@Override
@@ -3484,4 +3505,13 @@ public class MongoTemplateTests {
 
 	}
 
+	static class WithGeoJson {
+
+		@Id String id;
+		@Version //
+		Integer version;
+		String description;
+		GeoJsonPoint point;
+	}
+
 }