diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplate.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplate.java
index e1de3243e..d0c78dd66 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplate.java
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationContextAware,
 		maybeEmitEvent(new BeforeSaveEvent<>(objectToSave, dbDoc, collectionName));
 		Object id = saveDocument(collectionName, dbDoc, objectToSave.getClass());
 
-		T saved = entity.populateIdIfNecessary(id);
+		T saved = populateIdIfNecessary(entity.getBean(), id);
 		maybeEmitEvent(new AfterSaveEvent<>(saved, dbDoc, collectionName));
 
 		return saved;