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 7a38306b3..93304cd8b 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
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -93,22 +94,28 @@ public class CustomConversions {
 		this.customSimpleTypes = new HashSet<Class<?>>();
 		this.customReadTargetTypes = new ConcurrentHashMap<GenericConverter.ConvertiblePair, 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);
-		this.converters.add(BigIntegerToStringConverter.INSTANCE);
-		this.converters.add(StringToBigIntegerConverter.INSTANCE);
-		this.converters.add(URLToStringConverter.INSTANCE);
-		this.converters.add(StringToURLConverter.INSTANCE);
-		this.converters.add(DBObjectToStringConverter.INSTANCE);
-		this.converters.addAll(JodaTimeConverters.getConvertersToRegister());
+		List<Object> toRegister = new ArrayList<Object>();
 
-		for (Object c : this.converters) {
+		toRegister.addAll(converters);
+		toRegister.add(CustomToStringConverter.INSTANCE);
+		toRegister.add(BigDecimalToStringConverter.INSTANCE);
+		toRegister.add(StringToBigDecimalConverter.INSTANCE);
+		toRegister.add(BigIntegerToStringConverter.INSTANCE);
+		toRegister.add(StringToBigIntegerConverter.INSTANCE);
+		toRegister.add(URLToStringConverter.INSTANCE);
+		toRegister.add(StringToURLConverter.INSTANCE);
+		toRegister.add(DBObjectToStringConverter.INSTANCE);
+		toRegister.addAll(JodaTimeConverters.getConvertersToRegister());
+
+		// Add user provided converters to make sure they can override the defaults
+
+		for (Object c : toRegister) {
 			registerConversion(c);
 		}
 
+		Collections.reverse(toRegister);
+
+		this.converters = Collections.unmodifiableList(toRegister);
 		this.simpleTypeHolder = new SimpleTypeHolder(customSimpleTypes, MongoSimpleTypes.HOLDER);
 	}
 
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 4d42cb8df..e75094444 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
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.text.Format;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
@@ -183,6 +184,19 @@ public class CustomConversionsUnitTests {
 		assertThat(conversions.getCustomWriteTarget(DateTime.class, null), is(equalTo((Class) String.class)));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-881
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void customConverterOverridesDefault() {
+
+		CustomConversions conversions = new CustomConversions(Arrays.asList(CustomDateTimeConverter.INSTANCE));
+		GenericConversionService conversionService = new DefaultConversionService();
+		conversions.registerConvertersIn(conversionService);
+
+		assertThat(conversionService.convert(new DateTime(), Date.class), is(new Date(0)));
+	}
+
 	enum FormatToStringConverter implements Converter<Format, String> {
 		INSTANCE;
 
@@ -227,4 +241,14 @@ public class CustomConversionsUnitTests {
 			return "";
 		}
 	}
+
+	enum CustomDateTimeConverter implements Converter<DateTime, Date> {
+
+		INSTANCE;
+
+		@Override
+		public Date convert(DateTime source) {
+			return new Date(0);
+		}
+	}
 }