diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/query/Query.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/query/Query.java
index 3bf36ec7a..6e8756e71 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/query/Query.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/query/Query.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class Query {
 		return this;
 	}
 
-	protected Query or(Query... queries) {
+	public Query or(Query... queries) {
 		this.criteria.put("$or", new OrCriteria(queries));
 		return this;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/repository/MongoQueryCreator.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/repository/MongoQueryCreator.java
index f5478b68d..eef11343f 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/repository/MongoQueryCreator.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/repository/MongoQueryCreator.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.repository;
 import static org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.query.Criteria.*;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.repository.query.parser.PartTree;
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  */
-class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
+class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Query> {
 
     private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MongoQueryCreator.class);
 
@@ -64,10 +63,12 @@ class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
      * @see org.springframework.data.repository.query.parser.AbstractQueryCreator#create(org.springframework.data.repository.query.parser.Part, java.util.Iterator)
      */
     @Override
-    protected Criteria create(Part part, Iterator<Object> iterator) {
+    protected Query create(Part part, Iterator<Object> iterator) {
 
-        return from(part.getType(),
+    	Criteria criteria = from(part.getType(),
                 where(part.getProperty().toDotPath()), iterator);
+    	
+    	return new Query(criteria);
     }
 
 
@@ -76,11 +77,12 @@ class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
      * @see org.springframework.data.repository.query.parser.AbstractQueryCreator#and(org.springframework.data.repository.query.parser.Part, java.lang.Object, java.util.Iterator)
      */
     @Override
-    protected Criteria and(Part part, Criteria base,
+    protected Query and(Part part, Query base,
             Iterator<Object> iterator) {
 
-        return from(part.getType(), where(part.getProperty().toDotPath()),
+    	Criteria criteria = from(part.getType(), where(part.getProperty().toDotPath()),
                 iterator);
+    	return base.and(criteria);
     }
 
 
@@ -92,10 +94,9 @@ class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
      * #or(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)
      */
     @Override
-    protected Criteria or(Criteria base, Criteria criteria) {
-
-        base.or(Collections.singletonList(new Query(criteria)));
-        return base;
+    protected Query or(Query base, Query query) {
+    	
+        return new Query().or(base, query);
     }
 
 
@@ -107,9 +108,7 @@ class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
      * #complete(java.lang.Object, org.springframework.data.domain.Sort)
      */
     @Override
-    protected Query complete(Criteria criteria, Sort sort) {
-
-        Query query = new Query(criteria);
+    protected Query complete(Query query, Sort sort) {
 
         if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
             LOG.debug("Created query " + query.getQueryObject());
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/repository/AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/repository/AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
index f4c3be616..aafac0e8f 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/repository/AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/repository/AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
@@ -179,4 +179,20 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests {
 		assertThat(result.size(), is(3));
 		assertThat(result, hasItems(dave, leroi, stefan));
 	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void findsPeopleByLastnameLikeAndAgeIn() throws Exception {
+		
+		List<Person> result = repository.findByLastnameLikeAndAgeBetween("*e*", 44, 50);
+		assertThat(result.size(), is(2));
+		assertThat(result, hasItems(carter, boyd));
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void findsPeopleWithAndAndOr() throws Exception {
+		
+		List<Person> result = repository.findByAgeOrLastnameLikeAndFirstnameLike(45, "*ss*", "*a*");
+		assertThat(result.size(), is(2));
+		assertThat(result, hasItems(boyd, stefan));
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/repository/Person.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/repository/Person.java
index 0f9b73153..b0872dd3e 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/repository/Person.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/repository/Person.java
@@ -192,4 +192,12 @@ public class Person {
 
         return id.hashCode();
     }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+    	return String.format("%s %s", firstname, lastname);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/repository/PersonRepository.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/repository/PersonRepository.java
index 9eb934c69..232d40af7 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/repository/PersonRepository.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/repository/PersonRepository.java
@@ -113,4 +113,8 @@ public interface PersonRepository extends MongoRepository<Person, String> {
     
     
     List<Person> findByAddressZipCode(String zipCode);
+    
+    List<Person> findByLastnameLikeAndAgeBetween(String lastname, int from, int to);
+    
+    List<Person> findByAgeOrLastnameLikeAndFirstnameLike(int age, String lastname, String firstname);
 }