diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverter.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverter.java
index 8be514b85..571198f0f 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverter.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverter.java
@@ -980,13 +980,12 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 				items.add(read(componentType, (BasicDBObject) element, path));
 			} else {
 
-				if (element instanceof Collection) {
+				if (!Object.class.equals(rawComponentType) && element instanceof Collection) {
 					if (!rawComponentType.isArray() && !ClassUtils.isAssignable(Iterable.class, rawComponentType)) {
 						throw new MappingException(
 								String.format(INCOMPATIBLE_TYPES, element, element.getClass(), rawComponentType, path));
 					}
 				}
-
 				if (element instanceof List) {
 					items.add(readCollectionOrArray(componentType, (Collection<Object>) element, path));
 				} else {
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverterUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverterUnitTests.java
index 26a13827b..deadf8ae2 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverterUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverterUnitTests.java
@@ -1886,6 +1886,15 @@ public class MappingMongoConverterUnitTests {
 		assertThat(result.nestedFloats).isEqualTo(new float[][][] { { { 1.0f, 2.0f } } });
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATAMONGO-2011
+	public void readsNestedListsToObjectCorrectly() {
+
+		List<String> values = Arrays.asList("ONE", "TWO");
+		org.bson.Document source = new org.bson.Document("value", Collections.singletonList(values));
+
+		assertThat(converter.read(Attribute.class, source).value).isInstanceOf(List.class);
+	}
+
 	static class GenericType<T> {
 		T content;
 	}