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 16b2af801..3085f5dc8 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
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2014 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.
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Thomas Darimont
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
 class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
 
@@ -190,7 +191,9 @@ class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
 			case STARTING_WITH:
 			case ENDING_WITH:
 			case CONTAINING:
-				return addAppropriateLikeRegexTo(criteria, part, parameters.next().toString());
+				return createContainingCriteria(part, property, criteria, parameters);
+			case NOT_CONTAINING:
+				return createContainingCriteria(part, property, criteria, parameters).not();
 			case REGEX:
 				return criteria.regex(parameters.next().toString());
 			case EXISTS:
@@ -284,6 +287,27 @@ class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
 				Arrays.asList(IgnoreCaseType.ALWAYS, IgnoreCaseType.WHEN_POSSIBLE), part.shouldIgnoreCase()));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * If the target property of the comparison is of type String, then the operator checks for match using regular
+	 * expression. If the target property of the comparison is a {@link Collection} then the operator evaluates to true if
+	 * it finds an exact match within any member of the {@link Collection}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param part
+	 * @param property
+	 * @param criteria
+	 * @param parameters
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private Criteria createContainingCriteria(Part part, MongoPersistentProperty property, Criteria criteria,
+			PotentiallyConvertingIterator parameters) {
+
+		if (property.isCollectionLike()) {
+			return criteria.in(nextAsArray(parameters, property));
+		}
+
+		return addAppropriateLikeRegexTo(criteria, part, parameters.next().toString());
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates an appropriate like-regex and appends it to the given criteria.
 	 * 
@@ -357,6 +381,7 @@ class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
 				source = source + "$";
 				break;
 			case CONTAINING:
+			case NOT_CONTAINING:
 				source = "*" + source + "*";
 				break;
 			case SIMPLE_PROPERTY:
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoQueryCreatorUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoQueryCreatorUnitTests.java
index a6e90fd05..b7181341e 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoQueryCreatorUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoQueryCreatorUnitTests.java
@@ -425,6 +425,47 @@ public class MongoQueryCreatorUnitTests {
 		assertThat(query, is(query(where("firstName").regex("^dave$", "i").and("age").is(42))));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1075
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void shouldCreateInClauseWhenUsingContainsOnCollectionLikeProperty() {
+
+		PartTree tree = new PartTree("findByEmailAddressesContaining", User.class);
+		MongoQueryCreator creator = new MongoQueryCreator(tree, getAccessor(converter, "dave"), context);
+
+		Query query = creator.createQuery();
+
+		assertThat(query, is(query(where("emailAddresses").in("dave"))));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1075
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void shouldCreateInClauseWhenUsingNotContainsOnCollectionLikeProperty() {
+
+		PartTree tree = new PartTree("findByEmailAddressesNotContaining", User.class);
+		MongoQueryCreator creator = new MongoQueryCreator(tree, getAccessor(converter, "dave"), context);
+
+		Query query = creator.createQuery();
+
+		assertThat(query, is(query(where("emailAddresses").not().in("dave"))));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1075
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void shouldCreateRegexWhenUsingNotContainsOnStringProperty() {
+
+		PartTree tree = new PartTree("findByUsernameNotContaining", User.class);
+		MongoQueryCreator creator = new MongoQueryCreator(tree, getAccessor(converter, "thew"), context);
+		Query query = creator.createQuery();
+
+		assertThat(query, is(query(where("username").regex(".*thew.*").not())));
+	}
+
 	interface PersonRepository extends Repository<Person, Long> {
 
 		List<Person> findByLocationNearAndFirstname(Point location, Distance maxDistance, String firstname);
@@ -435,5 +476,7 @@ public class MongoQueryCreatorUnitTests {
 		@Field("foo") String username;
 
 		@DBRef User creator;
+
+		List<String> emailAddresses;
 	}
 }