diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoQueryCreator.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoQueryCreator.java
index 6bdb4ced4..00c5c9128 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoQueryCreator.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoQueryCreator.java
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
 		case SIMPLE_PROPERTY:
 			return criteria.is(parameters.nextConverted(property));
 		case NEGATING_SIMPLE_PROPERTY:
-			return criteria.not().is(parameters.nextConverted(property));
+			return criteria.ne(parameters.nextConverted(property));
 		}
 
 		throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported keyword!");
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
index 7bc53f685..28f643789 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
@@ -495,4 +495,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests {
 		List<Person> result = repository.findByCreatedAtLessThanManually(boyd.createdAt);
 		assertThat(result.isEmpty(), is(false));
 	}
-}
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+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-472
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void findsPeopleUsingNotPredicate() {
+
+		List<Person> result = repository.findByLastnameNot("Matthews");
+		assertThat(result, not(hasItem(dave)));
+		assertThat(result, hasSize(5));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/PersonRepository.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/PersonRepository.java
index 66667ca16..e2af969b7 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/PersonRepository.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/PersonRepository.java
@@ -183,4 +183,11 @@ public interface PersonRepository extends MongoRepository<Person, String>, Query
 	 */
 	List<Person> findByCreatedAtAfter(Date date);
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-472
+	 * @param lastname
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	List<Person> findByLastnameNot(String lastname);
+
 }