diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1db9b70eb..5a7ea733b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-commons</artifactId>
-	<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>Spring Data Core</name>
 
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<javaslang>2.0.4</javaslang>
+		<vavr>0.9.0</vavr>
 		<scala>2.11.7</scala>
 		<xmlbeam>1.4.8</xmlbeam>
 	</properties>
@@ -175,6 +175,12 @@
 			<version>${javaslang}</version>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>io.vavr</groupId>
+			<artifactId>vavr</artifactId>
+			<version>${vavr}</version>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>javax.el</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/JavaslangCollections.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/JavaslangCollections.java
index 85631d63d..a012be42b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/JavaslangCollections.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/JavaslangCollections.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class JavaslangCollections {
 				return ((javaslang.collection.Set<?>) source).toJavaSet();
 			}
 
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported Javaslang collection " + source);
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported Javaslang collection " + source.getClass());
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/QueryExecutionConverters.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/QueryExecutionConverters.java
index a4594358d..50fb5d486 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/QueryExecutionConverters.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/QueryExecutionConverters.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import com.google.common.base.Optional;
  * <li>{@code javaslang.control.Option} - as of 1.13</li>
  * <li>{@code javaslang.collection.Seq}, {@code javaslang.collection.Map}, {@code javaslang.collection.Set} - as of
  * 1.13</li>
+ * <li>{@code io.vavr.collection.Seq}, {@code io.vavr.collection.Map}, {@code io.vavr.collection.Set} - as of 2.0</li>
  * <li>Reactive wrappers supported by {@link ReactiveWrappers} - as of 2.0</li>
  * </ul>
  * 
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@ public abstract class QueryExecutionConverters {
 			QueryExecutionConverters.class.getClassLoader());
 	private static final boolean JAVASLANG_PRESENT = ClassUtils.isPresent("javaslang.control.Option",
 			QueryExecutionConverters.class.getClassLoader());
+	private static final boolean VAVR_PRESENT = ClassUtils.isPresent("io.vavr.control.Option",
+			QueryExecutionConverters.class.getClassLoader());
 
 	private static final Set<WrapperType> WRAPPER_TYPES = new HashSet<WrapperType>();
 	private static final Set<WrapperType> UNWRAPPER_TYPES = new HashSet<WrapperType>();
@@ -134,6 +137,16 @@ public abstract class QueryExecutionConverters {
 			ALLOWED_PAGEABLE_TYPES.add(Seq.class);
 		}
 
+		if (VAVR_PRESENT) {
+
+			WRAPPER_TYPES.add(NullableWrapperToVavrOptionConverter.getWrapperType());
+			WRAPPER_TYPES.add(VavrCollections.ToJavaConverter.INSTANCE.getWrapperType());
+
+			UNWRAPPERS.add(VavrOptionUnwrapper.INSTANCE);
+
+			ALLOWED_PAGEABLE_TYPES.add(io.vavr.collection.Seq.class);
+		}
+
 		if (ReactiveWrappers.isAvailable()) {
 			WRAPPER_TYPES
 					.addAll(ReactiveWrappers.getNoValueTypes().stream().map(WrapperType::noValue).collect(Collectors.toList()));
@@ -234,6 +247,11 @@ public abstract class QueryExecutionConverters {
 			conversionService.addConverter(JavaslangCollections.FromJavaConverter.INSTANCE);
 		}
 
+		if (VAVR_PRESENT) {
+			conversionService.addConverter(new NullableWrapperToVavrOptionConverter(conversionService));
+			conversionService.addConverter(VavrCollections.FromJavaConverter.INSTANCE);
+		}
+
 		conversionService.addConverter(new NullableWrapperToFutureConverter(conversionService));
 	}
 
@@ -498,6 +516,37 @@ public abstract class QueryExecutionConverters {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Converter to convert from {@link NullableWrapper} into JavaSlang's {@link io.vavr.control.Option}.
+	 *
+	 * @author Oliver Gierke
+	 * @since 2.0
+	 */
+	private static class NullableWrapperToVavrOptionConverter extends AbstractWrapperTypeConverter {
+
+		/**
+		 * Creates a new {@link NullableWrapperToJavaslangOptionConverter} using the given {@link ConversionService}.
+		 * 
+		 * @param conversionService must not be {@literal null}.
+		 */
+		public NullableWrapperToVavrOptionConverter(ConversionService conversionService) {
+			super(conversionService, io.vavr.control.Option.none(), Collections.singleton(io.vavr.control.Option.class));
+		}
+
+		public static WrapperType getWrapperType() {
+			return WrapperType.singleValue(io.vavr.control.Option.class);
+		}
+
+		/* 
+		 * (non-Javadoc)
+		 * @see org.springframework.data.repository.util.QueryExecutionConverters.AbstractWrapperTypeConverter#wrap(java.lang.Object)
+		 */
+		@Override
+		protected Object wrap(Object source) {
+			return io.vavr.control.Option.of(source);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * A {@link Converter} to unwrap Guava {@link Optional} instances.
 	 *
@@ -601,6 +650,36 @@ public abstract class QueryExecutionConverters {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Converter to unwrap Vavr {@link io.vavr.control.Option} instances.
+	 *
+	 * @author Oliver Gierke
+	 * @since 2.0
+	 */
+	private static enum VavrOptionUnwrapper implements Converter<Object, Object> {
+
+		INSTANCE;
+
+		/* 
+		 * (non-Javadoc)
+		 * @see org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter#convert(java.lang.Object)
+		 */
+		@Override
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		public Object convert(Object source) {
+
+			if (source instanceof io.vavr.control.Option) {
+				return ((io.vavr.control.Option<Object>) source).getOrElse(() -> null);
+			}
+
+			if (source instanceof io.vavr.collection.Traversable) {
+				return VavrCollections.ToJavaConverter.INSTANCE.convert(source);
+			}
+
+			return source;
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Value
 	@RequiredArgsConstructor(access = AccessLevel.PRIVATE)
 	public static class WrapperType {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/VavrCollections.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/VavrCollections.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e794bef4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/VavrCollections.java
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016-2017 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.repository.util;
+
+import io.vavr.collection.LinkedHashMap;
+import io.vavr.collection.LinkedHashSet;
+import io.vavr.collection.Traversable;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.ConditionalGenericConverter;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
+import org.springframework.data.repository.util.QueryExecutionConverters.WrapperType;
+
+/**
+ * Converter implementations to map from and to Vavr collections.
+ * 
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @since 2.0
+ */
+class VavrCollections {
+
+	public enum ToJavaConverter implements Converter<Object, Object> {
+
+		INSTANCE;
+
+		public WrapperType getWrapperType() {
+			return WrapperType.multiValue(io.vavr.collection.Traversable.class);
+		}
+
+		/* 
+		 * (non-Javadoc)
+		 * @see org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter#convert(java.lang.Object)
+		 */
+		@Override
+		public Object convert(Object source) {
+
+			if (source instanceof io.vavr.collection.Seq) {
+				return ((io.vavr.collection.Seq<?>) source).toJavaList();
+			}
+
+			if (source instanceof io.vavr.collection.Map) {
+				return ((io.vavr.collection.Map<?, ?>) source).toJavaMap();
+			}
+
+			if (source instanceof io.vavr.collection.Set) {
+				return ((io.vavr.collection.Set<?>) source).toJavaSet();
+			}
+
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported Javaslang collection " + source.getClass());
+		}
+	}
+
+	public enum FromJavaConverter implements ConditionalGenericConverter {
+
+		INSTANCE {
+
+			/* 
+			 * (non-Javadoc)
+			 * @see org.springframework.core.convert.converter.GenericConverter#getConvertibleTypes()
+			 */
+			@Override
+			public java.util.Set<ConvertiblePair> getConvertibleTypes() {
+				return CONVERTIBLE_PAIRS;
+			}
+
+			/* 
+			 * (non-Javadoc)
+			 * @see org.springframework.core.convert.converter.ConditionalConverter#matches(org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor, org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor)
+			 */
+			@Override
+			public boolean matches(TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType) {
+
+				// Prevent collections to be mapped to maps
+				if (sourceType.isCollection() && io.vavr.collection.Map.class.isAssignableFrom(targetType.getType())) {
+					return false;
+				}
+
+				// Prevent maps to be mapped to collections
+				if (sourceType.isMap() && !(io.vavr.collection.Map.class.isAssignableFrom(targetType.getType())
+						|| targetType.getType().equals(Traversable.class))) {
+					return false;
+				}
+
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			/* 
+			* (non-Javadoc)
+			* @see org.springframework.core.convert.converter.GenericConverter#convert(java.lang.Object, org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor, org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor)
+			*/
+			@Override
+			public Object convert(Object source, TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType) {
+
+				if (source instanceof List) {
+					return io.vavr.collection.List.ofAll((Iterable<?>) source);
+				}
+
+				if (source instanceof java.util.Set) {
+					return LinkedHashSet.ofAll((Iterable<?>) source);
+				}
+
+				if (source instanceof java.util.Map) {
+					return LinkedHashMap.ofAll((java.util.Map<?, ?>) source);
+				}
+
+				return source;
+			}
+		};
+
+		private static final Set<ConvertiblePair> CONVERTIBLE_PAIRS;
+
+		static {
+
+			Set<ConvertiblePair> pairs = new HashSet<>();
+			pairs.add(new ConvertiblePair(Collection.class, io.vavr.collection.Traversable.class));
+			pairs.add(new ConvertiblePair(Map.class, io.vavr.collection.Traversable.class));
+
+			CONVERTIBLE_PAIRS = Collections.unmodifiableSet(pairs);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/QueryExecutionConvertersUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/QueryExecutionConvertersUnitTests.java
index a2278be26..2460e7271 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/QueryExecutionConvertersUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/QueryExecutionConvertersUnitTests.java
@@ -266,4 +266,76 @@ public class QueryExecutionConvertersUnitTests {
 		Set<Class<?>> allowedPageableTypes = QueryExecutionConverters.getAllowedPageableTypes();
 		assertThat(allowedPageableTypes).contains(Page.class, Slice.class, List.class, Seq.class);
 	}
+
+	@Test // DATACMNS-1065
+	public void unwrapsEmptyVavrOption() {
+		assertThat(QueryExecutionConverters.unwrap(io.vavr.control.Option.none())).isNull();
+	}
+
+	@Test // DATACMNS-1065
+	public void unwrapsVavrOption() {
+		assertThat(QueryExecutionConverters.unwrap(io.vavr.control.Option.of("string"))).isEqualTo("string");
+	}
+
+	@Test // DATACMNS-1065
+	public void conversListToVavr() {
+
+		assertThat(conversionService.canConvert(List.class, io.vavr.collection.Traversable.class)).isTrue();
+		assertThat(conversionService.canConvert(List.class, io.vavr.collection.List.class)).isTrue();
+		assertThat(conversionService.canConvert(List.class, io.vavr.collection.Set.class)).isTrue();
+		assertThat(conversionService.canConvert(List.class, io.vavr.collection.Map.class)).isFalse();
+
+		List<Integer> integers = Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3);
+
+		io.vavr.collection.Traversable<?> result = conversionService.convert(integers,
+				io.vavr.collection.Traversable.class);
+
+		assertThat(result).isInstanceOf(io.vavr.collection.List.class);
+	}
+
+	@Test // DATACMNS-1065
+	public void convertsSetToVavr() {
+
+		assertThat(conversionService.canConvert(Set.class, io.vavr.collection.Traversable.class)).isTrue();
+		assertThat(conversionService.canConvert(Set.class, io.vavr.collection.Set.class)).isTrue();
+		assertThat(conversionService.canConvert(Set.class, io.vavr.collection.List.class)).isTrue();
+		assertThat(conversionService.canConvert(Set.class, io.vavr.collection.Map.class)).isFalse();
+
+		Set<Integer> integers = Collections.singleton(1);
+
+		io.vavr.collection.Traversable<?> result = conversionService.convert(integers,
+				io.vavr.collection.Traversable.class);
+
+		assertThat(result).isInstanceOf(io.vavr.collection.Set.class);
+	}
+
+	@Test // DATACMNS-1065
+	public void convertsMapToVavr() {
+
+		assertThat(conversionService.canConvert(Map.class, io.vavr.collection.Traversable.class)).isTrue();
+		assertThat(conversionService.canConvert(Map.class, io.vavr.collection.Map.class)).isTrue();
+		assertThat(conversionService.canConvert(Map.class, io.vavr.collection.Set.class)).isFalse();
+		assertThat(conversionService.canConvert(Map.class, io.vavr.collection.List.class)).isFalse();
+
+		Map<String, String> map = Collections.singletonMap("key", "value");
+
+		io.vavr.collection.Traversable<?> result = conversionService.convert(map, io.vavr.collection.Traversable.class);
+
+		assertThat(result).isInstanceOf(io.vavr.collection.Map.class);
+	}
+
+	@Test // DATACMNS-1065
+	public void unwrapsVavrCollectionsToJavaOnes() {
+
+		assertThat(unwrap(io.vavr.collection.List.of(1, 2, 3))).isInstanceOf(List.class);
+		assertThat(unwrap(io.vavr.collection.LinkedHashSet.of(1, 2, 3))).isInstanceOf(Set.class);
+		assertThat(unwrap(io.vavr.collection.LinkedHashMap.of("key", "value"))).isInstanceOf(Map.class);
+	}
+
+	@Test // DATACMNS-1065
+	public void vavrSeqIsASupportedPageableType() {
+
+		Set<Class<?>> allowedPageableTypes = QueryExecutionConverters.getAllowedPageableTypes();
+		assertThat(allowedPageableTypes).contains(io.vavr.collection.Seq.class);
+	}
 }