diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ReactiveFindOperation.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ReactiveFindOperation.java
index a96c6b106..8cc56a7e7 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ReactiveFindOperation.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ReactiveFindOperation.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query;
  *
  * @author Mark Paluch
  * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @author Juergen Zimmermann
  * @since 2.0
  */
 public interface ReactiveFindOperation {
@@ -275,6 +276,18 @@ public interface ReactiveFindOperation {
 		 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if resultType is {@literal null}.
 		 */
 		TerminatingDistinct<T> matching(Query query);
+
+		/**
+		 * Set the filter {@link CriteriaDefinition criteria} to be used.
+		 *
+		 * @param criteriaDefinition must not be {@literal null}.
+		 * @return new instance of {@link TerminatingFind}.
+		 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if query is {@literal null}.
+		 * @since 3.0
+		 */
+		default TerminatingDistinct<T> matching(CriteriaDefinition criteriaDefinition) {
+			return matching(Query.query(criteriaDefinition));
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ReactiveFindOperationSupportTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ReactiveFindOperationSupportTests.java
index e2e200c96..a2eb57275 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ReactiveFindOperationSupportTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ReactiveFindOperationSupportTests.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import com.mongodb.client.MongoClient;
  *
  * @author Mark Paluch
  * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @author Juergen Zimmermann
  */
 @ExtendWith(MongoClientExtension.class)
 class ReactiveFindOperationSupportTests {
@@ -171,6 +172,14 @@ class ReactiveFindOperationSupportTests {
 				.verifyComplete();
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATAMONGO-2507
+	void findAllWithProjectionByCriteria() {
+
+		template.query(Person.class).as(Jedi.class).matching(where("firstname").is("luke")).all()
+				.as(StepVerifier::create).consumeNextWith(it -> assertThat(it).isInstanceOf(Jedi.class)) //
+				.verifyComplete();
+	}
+
 	@Test // DATAMONGO-1719
 	void findAllByWithCollectionUsingMappingInformation() {