diff --git a/benchmark/mongodb/pom.xml b/benchmark/mongodb/pom.xml
index efa0188..2b8f1c7 100644
--- a/benchmark/mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmark/mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+			<artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
+			<version>2.28.2</version>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+			<artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
+			<version>2.28.2</version>
+		</dependency>
+
 	</dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/benchmark/mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/microbenchmark/mongodb/CallbacksBenchmark.java b/benchmark/mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/microbenchmark/mongodb/CallbacksBenchmark.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0a280f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/microbenchmark/mongodb/CallbacksBenchmark.java
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 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
+ *
+ *      https://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.microbenchmark.mongodb;
+
+import org.bson.Document;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Benchmark;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Setup;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.data.microbenchmark.common.AbstractMicrobenchmark;
+import org.springframework.data.microbenchmark.mongodb.ProjectionsBenchmark.Address;
+import org.springframework.data.microbenchmark.mongodb.ProjectionsBenchmark.Person;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.MongoDbFactory;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.MongoTemplate;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.SimpleMongoClientDbFactory;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.event.BeforeConvertCallback;
+
+import com.mongodb.client.MongoClient;
+import com.mongodb.client.MongoCollection;
+import com.mongodb.client.MongoDatabase;
+
+/**
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
+ */
+public class CallbacksBenchmark extends AbstractMicrobenchmark {
+
+	private MongoTemplate templateWithoutContext;
+	private MongoTemplate templateWithEmptyContext;
+	private MongoTemplate templateWithContext;
+
+	private Person source;
+
+	@Setup
+	public void setUp() {
+
+		MongoClient client = Mockito.mock(MongoClient.class);
+		MongoDatabase db = Mockito.mock(MongoDatabase.class);
+		MongoCollection<Document> collection = Mockito.mock(MongoCollection.class);
+
+		Mockito.when(client.getDatabase(Mockito.anyString())).thenReturn(db);
+		Mockito.when(db.getCollection(Mockito.anyString(), Mockito.eq(Document.class))).thenReturn(collection);
+
+		MongoDbFactory factory = new SimpleMongoClientDbFactory(client, "mock-database");
+
+		templateWithoutContext = new MongoTemplate(factory);
+
+		templateWithEmptyContext = new MongoTemplate(factory);
+		templateWithEmptyContext.setApplicationContext(new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(EmptyConfig.class));
+
+		templateWithContext = new MongoTemplate(factory);
+		templateWithContext.setApplicationContext(new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(EntityCallbackConfig.class));
+
+		source = new Person();
+		source.id = "luke-skywalker";
+		source.firstname = "luke";
+		source.lastname = "skywalker";
+
+		source.address = new Address();
+		source.address.street = "melenium falcon 1";
+		source.address.city = "deathstar";
+	}
+
+	@Benchmark
+	public Object baseline() {
+		return templateWithoutContext.save(source);
+	}
+
+	@Benchmark
+	public Object emptyContext() {
+		return templateWithEmptyContext.save(source);
+	}
+
+	@Benchmark
+	public Object entityCallbacks() {
+		return templateWithContext.save(source);
+	}
+
+	@Configuration
+	static class EmptyConfig {
+
+	}
+
+	@Configuration
+	static class EntityCallbackConfig {
+
+		@Bean
+		BeforeConvertCallback<Person> convertCallback() {
+			return (it, Document) -> {
+
+				Person target = new Person();
+				target.id = it.id;
+				target.firstname = it.firstname = "luke";
+				target.lastname = it.lastname = "skywalker";
+
+				target.address = it.address;
+				return target;
+			};
+		}
+	}
+}