diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/CustomConversions.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/CustomConversions.java
index 2d9646ffd..3c8704636 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/CustomConversions.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/CustomConversions.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -86,12 +87,13 @@ public class CustomConversions {
 
 		Assert.notNull(converters);
 
-		this.readingPairs = new HashSet<ConvertiblePair>();
-		this.writingPairs = new HashSet<ConvertiblePair>();
+		this.readingPairs = new LinkedHashSet<ConvertiblePair>();
+		this.writingPairs = new LinkedHashSet<ConvertiblePair>();
 		this.customSimpleTypes = new HashSet<Class<?>>();
 		this.cache = new HashMap<Class<?>, HashMap<Class<?>, CacheValue>>();
 
 		this.converters = new ArrayList<Object>();
+		this.converters.addAll(converters);
 		this.converters.add(CustomToStringConverter.INSTANCE);
 		this.converters.add(BigDecimalToStringConverter.INSTANCE);
 		this.converters.add(StringToBigDecimalConverter.INSTANCE);
@@ -101,7 +103,6 @@ public class CustomConversions {
 		this.converters.add(StringToURLConverter.INSTANCE);
 		this.converters.add(DBObjectToStringConverter.INSTANCE);
 		this.converters.addAll(JodaTimeConverters.getConvertersToRegister());
-		this.converters.addAll(converters);
 
 		for (Object c : this.converters) {
 			registerConversion(c);
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ public class CustomConversions {
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	public Class<?> getCustomWriteTarget(Class<?> source, Class<?> expectedTargetType) {
+
 		Assert.notNull(source);
 		return getCustomTarget(source, expectedTargetType, writingPairs);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/CustomConversionsUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/CustomConversionsUnitTests.java
index d4ac002fb..4d42cb8df 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/CustomConversionsUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/CustomConversionsUnitTests.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 
 import org.bson.types.Binary;
 import org.bson.types.ObjectId;
+import org.joda.time.DateTime;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.support.DefaultConversionService;
@@ -171,6 +172,17 @@ public class CustomConversionsUnitTests {
 		assertThat(conversions.hasCustomReadTarget(String.class, URL.class), is(true));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-795
+	 */
+	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+	public void favorsCustomConverterForIndeterminedTargetType() {
+
+		CustomConversions conversions = new CustomConversions(Arrays.asList(DateTimeToStringConverter.INSTANCE));
+		assertThat(conversions.getCustomWriteTarget(DateTime.class, null), is(equalTo((Class) String.class)));
+	}
+
 	enum FormatToStringConverter implements Converter<Format, String> {
 		INSTANCE;
 
@@ -206,4 +218,13 @@ public class CustomConversionsUnitTests {
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
+
+	enum DateTimeToStringConverter implements Converter<DateTime, String> {
+		INSTANCE;
+
+		@Override
+		public String convert(DateTime source) {
+			return "";
+		}
+	}
 }