diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/MongoTemplate.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/MongoTemplate.java
index 266f1ac23..3672575bb 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/MongoTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/MongoTemplate.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.convert.SimpleMongoConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.event.CollectionCreatedEvent;
 import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.event.InsertEvent;
 import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.event.SaveEvent;
+import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.mapping.MongoMappingConfigurationBuilder;
 import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.query.IndexDefinition;
 import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.query.Query;
 import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.query.Update;
@@ -175,7 +176,6 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements InitializingBean, MongoOperations, Applica
     Assert.notNull(mongo);
     Assert.notNull(databaseName);
 
-    this.mongoConverter = mongoConverter == null ? new SimpleMongoConverter() : mongoConverter;
     this.defaultCollectionName = defaultCollectionName;
     this.mongo = mongo;
     this.databaseName = databaseName;
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements InitializingBean, MongoOperations, Applica
     if (writeResultChecking != null) {
       this.writeResultChecking = writeResultChecking;
     }
+    setMongoConverter(mongoConverter == null ? new SimpleMongoConverter() : mongoConverter);
   }
 
   public void setApplicationContext(ApplicationContext applicationContext) throws BeansException {
@@ -236,6 +237,10 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements InitializingBean, MongoOperations, Applica
     return this.mongoConverter;
   }
 
+  public void setConverter(MongoConverter converter) {
+    this.mongoConverter = converter;
+  }
+
   /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoOperations#getDefaultCollectionName()
     */
@@ -1054,20 +1059,23 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements InitializingBean, MongoOperations, Applica
     return resolved == null ? ex : resolved;
   }
 
+  private void initializeMappingMongoConverter(MappingMongoConverter converter) {
+    converter.setMongo(mongo);
+    converter.setDefaultDatabase(databaseName);
+    ((MongoMappingConfigurationBuilder) converter.getMappingContext().getMappingConfigurationBuilder())
+        .setMongoTemplate(this);
+  }
+
   /*
-    * (non-Javadoc)
-    * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean#afterPropertiesSet()
-    */
+  * (non-Javadoc)
+  * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean#afterPropertiesSet()
+  */
   public void afterPropertiesSet() {
     if (this.getDefaultCollectionName() != null) {
       if (!collectionExists(getDefaultCollectionName())) {
         createCollection(getDefaultCollectionName(), null);
       }
     }
-    if (null != mongoConverter && mongoConverter instanceof MappingMongoConverter) {
-      ((MappingMongoConverter) mongoConverter).setMongo(mongo);
-      ((MappingMongoConverter) mongoConverter).setDefaultDatabase(databaseName);
-    }
     if (null != applicationContext) {
       eventPublishers.submit(new Runnable() {
         public void run() {
@@ -1178,6 +1186,9 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements InitializingBean, MongoOperations, Applica
 
   public void setMongoConverter(MongoConverter converter) {
     this.mongoConverter = converter;
+    if (null != converter && converter instanceof MappingMongoConverter) {
+      initializeMappingMongoConverter((MappingMongoConverter) mongoConverter);
+    }
   }
 
   public void setWriteResultChecking(WriteResultChecking resultChecking) {
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/config/MongoMappingConverterParser.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/config/MongoMappingConverterParser.java
index 19c88c1f0..35863a8ef 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/config/MongoMappingConverterParser.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/config/MongoMappingConverterParser.java
@@ -16,12 +16,21 @@
 
 package org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.config;
 
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanDefinitionStoreException;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.AbstractSingleBeanDefinitionParser;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.ParserContext;
-import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.ClassPathScanningCandidateComponentProvider;
+import org.springframework.core.type.filter.AnnotationTypeFilter;
+import org.springframework.data.annotation.Persistent;
+import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.convert.MappingMongoConverter;
+import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.mapping.Document;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.MappingException;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 
 /**
@@ -37,17 +46,48 @@ public class MongoMappingConverterParser extends AbstractSingleBeanDefinitionPar
 
   @Override
   protected String resolveId(Element element, AbstractBeanDefinition definition, ParserContext parserContext) throws BeanDefinitionStoreException {
-    String id = super.resolveId(element, definition, parserContext);
-    if (!StringUtils.hasText(id)) {
-      return "mongoMappingConverter";
-    }
-    return id;
+    return "mappingConverter";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected Class getBeanClass(Element element) {
+    return MappingMongoConverter.class;
   }
 
   @Override
   protected void doParse(Element element, ParserContext parserContext, BeanDefinitionBuilder builder) {
-    super.doParse(element, parserContext, builder);
+    String autowire = element.getAttribute("autowire");
+    if (null != autowire || !"".equals(autowire)) {
+      builder.addPropertyValue("autowirePersistentBeans", Boolean.parseBoolean(autowire));
+    }
 
+    // Need a reference to a MongoTemplate
+    String mongoRef = element.getAttribute("mongo-ref");
+    if (null == mongoRef || "".equals(mongoRef)) {
+      mongoRef = "mongo";
+    }
+    builder.addPropertyReference("mongo", mongoRef);
+
+    // Scan for @Document entities
+    String basePackage = element.getAttribute(BASE_PACKAGE);
+    if (null != basePackage) {
+      ClassPathScanningCandidateComponentProvider scanner = new ClassPathScanningCandidateComponentProvider(false);
+      scanner.addIncludeFilter(new AnnotationTypeFilter(Document.class));
+      scanner.addIncludeFilter(new AnnotationTypeFilter(Persistent.class));
+      Set<BeanDefinition> entities = scanner.findCandidateComponents(basePackage);
+      if (null != entities) {
+        Set<Class<?>> initialEntitySet = new HashSet<Class<?>>(entities.size());
+        for (BeanDefinition def : entities) {
+          String clazzName = def.getBeanClassName();
+          try {
+            initialEntitySet.add(Class.forName(clazzName));
+          } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            throw new MappingException(e.getMessage(), e);
+          }
+        }
+        builder.addPropertyValue("initialEntitySet", initialEntitySet);
+      }
+    }
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/config/MongoRepositoryNamespaceHandler.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/config/MongoRepositoryNamespaceHandler.java
index 29f8fa93e..120c1940a 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/config/MongoRepositoryNamespaceHandler.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/config/MongoRepositoryNamespaceHandler.java
@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ public class MongoRepositoryNamespaceHandler extends NamespaceHandlerSupport {
   */
   public void init() {
 
-    registerBeanDefinitionParser("repositories",
-        new MongoRepositoryConfigDefinitionParser());
-
+    registerBeanDefinitionParser("repositories", new MongoRepositoryConfigDefinitionParser());
+    registerBeanDefinitionParser("mapping-converter", new MongoMappingConverterParser());
     registerBeanDefinitionParser("mongo", new MongoParser());
     registerBeanDefinitionParser("jmx", new MongoJmxParser());
   }
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/convert/MappingMongoConverter.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/convert/MappingMongoConverter.java
index 000531d95..6e86d15b9 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/convert/MappingMongoConverter.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/convert/MappingMongoConverter.java
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import com.mongodb.BasicDBList;
 import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
@@ -48,7 +50,9 @@ import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.support.ConversionServiceFactory;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.support.GenericConversionService;
+import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.mapping.MongoMappingConfigurationBuilder;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.AssociationHandler;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.BasicMappingContext;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.MappingBeanHelper;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PropertyHandler;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.Association;
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext;
  * @author Jon Brisbin <jbrisbin@vmware.com>
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  */
-public class MappingMongoConverter implements MongoConverter, ApplicationContextAware {
+public class MappingMongoConverter implements MongoConverter, ApplicationContextAware, InitializingBean {
 
   private static final String CUSTOM_TYPE_KEY = "_class";
   @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
@@ -78,12 +82,13 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter implements MongoConverter, ApplicationContext
   protected final GenericConversionService conversionService = ConversionServiceFactory.createDefaultConversionService();
   protected final Map<Class<?>, Class<?>> customTypeMapping = new HashMap<Class<?>, Class<?>>();
   protected SpelExpressionParser spelExpressionParser = new SpelExpressionParser();
-  protected MappingContext mappingContext;
+  protected MappingContext mappingContext = new BasicMappingContext(new MongoMappingConfigurationBuilder());
   protected ApplicationContext applicationContext;
   protected boolean autowirePersistentBeans = false;
   protected boolean useFieldAccessOnly = true;
   protected Mongo mongo;
   protected String defaultDatabase;
+  protected Set<Class<?>> initialEntitySet = new HashSet<Class<?>>();
 
   public MappingMongoConverter() {
     initializeConverters();
@@ -124,6 +129,11 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter implements MongoConverter, ApplicationContext
 
   public void setMappingContext(MappingContext mappingContext) {
     this.mappingContext = mappingContext;
+    if (initialEntitySet.size() > 0 && null == mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(initialEntitySet.iterator().next())) {
+      for (Class<?> entity : initialEntitySet) {
+        mappingContext.addPersistentEntity(entity);
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   public Mongo getMongo() {
@@ -158,6 +168,14 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter implements MongoConverter, ApplicationContext
     this.useFieldAccessOnly = useFieldAccessOnly;
   }
 
+  public Set<Class<?>> getInitialEntitySet() {
+    return initialEntitySet;
+  }
+
+  public void setInitialEntitySet(Set<Class<?>> initialEntitySet) {
+    this.initialEntitySet = initialEntitySet;
+  }
+
   public <T> T convertObjectId(ObjectId id, Class<T> targetType) {
     return conversionService.convert(id, targetType);
   }
@@ -600,7 +618,7 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter implements MongoConverter, ApplicationContext
    * @param dbObject
    * @return
    */
-  private Class<?> findTypeToBeUsed(DBObject dbObject) {
+  protected Class<?> findTypeToBeUsed(DBObject dbObject) {
     Object classToBeUsed = dbObject.get(CUSTOM_TYPE_KEY);
 
     try {
@@ -610,6 +628,12 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter implements MongoConverter, ApplicationContext
     }
   }
 
+  public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
+    for (Class<?> entity : initialEntitySet) {
+      //mappingContext.addPersistentEntity(entity);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Simple singleton to convert {@link ObjectId}s to their {@link String} representation.
    *
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/mapping/MongoMappingConfigurationBuilder.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/mapping/MongoMappingConfigurationBuilder.java
index 0345526be..5f956e21c 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/mapping/MongoMappingConfigurationBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/mapping/MongoMappingConfigurationBuilder.java
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.index.IndexDirection;
 import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.index.Indexed;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.BasicMappingConfigurationBuilder;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.MappingBeanHelper;
-import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.*;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.Association;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.MappingConfigurationException;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.MappingContext;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.PersistentEntity;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.PersistentProperty;
 import org.springframework.data.util.TypeInformation;
 
 /**
@@ -50,8 +54,15 @@ public class MongoMappingConfigurationBuilder extends BasicMappingConfigurationB
   protected Map<String, Indexed> fieldIndexes = new HashMap<String, Indexed>();
   protected MongoTemplate mongoTemplate;
 
+  public MongoMappingConfigurationBuilder() {
+  }
+
   public MongoMappingConfigurationBuilder(MongoTemplate mongoTemplate) {
     this.mongoTemplate = mongoTemplate;
+    augmentSimpleTypes();
+  }
+
+  protected void augmentSimpleTypes() {
     // Augment simpleTypes with MongoDB-specific classes
     Set<Class<?>> simpleTypes = MappingBeanHelper.getSimpleTypes();
     simpleTypes.add(com.mongodb.DBRef.class);
@@ -59,6 +70,14 @@ public class MongoMappingConfigurationBuilder extends BasicMappingConfigurationB
     simpleTypes.add(CodeWScope.class);
   }
 
+  public MongoTemplate getMongoTemplate() {
+    return mongoTemplate;
+  }
+
+  public void setMongoTemplate(MongoTemplate mongoTemplate) {
+    this.mongoTemplate = mongoTemplate;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public PersistentProperty createPersistentProperty(Field field, PropertyDescriptor descriptor, TypeInformation information) throws MappingConfigurationException {
     PersistentProperty property = new MongoPersistentProperty(field, descriptor, information);
@@ -130,26 +149,30 @@ public class MongoMappingConfigurationBuilder extends BasicMappingConfigurationB
                              final boolean unique,
                              final boolean dropDups,
                              final boolean sparse) {
-    mongoTemplate.execute(collection, new CollectionCallback<Object>() {
-      public Object doInCollection(DBCollection collection) throws MongoException, DataAccessException {
-        DBObject defObj;
-        if (null != def) {
-          defObj = (DBObject) JSON.parse(def);
-        } else {
-          defObj = new BasicDBObject();
-          defObj.put(name, (direction == IndexDirection.ASCENDING ? 1 : -1));
+    if (null != mongoTemplate) {
+      mongoTemplate.execute(collection, new CollectionCallback<Object>() {
+        public Object doInCollection(DBCollection collection) throws MongoException, DataAccessException {
+          DBObject defObj;
+          if (null != def) {
+            defObj = (DBObject) JSON.parse(def);
+          } else {
+            defObj = new BasicDBObject();
+            defObj.put(name, (direction == IndexDirection.ASCENDING ? 1 : -1));
+          }
+          DBObject opts = new BasicDBObject();
+          if (!"".equals(name)) {
+            opts.put("name", name);
+          }
+          opts.put("dropDups", dropDups);
+          opts.put("sparse", sparse);
+          opts.put("unique", unique);
+          collection.ensureIndex(defObj, opts);
+          return null;
         }
-        DBObject opts = new BasicDBObject();
-        if (!"".equals(name)) {
-          opts.put("name", name);
-        }
-        opts.put("dropDups", dropDups);
-        opts.put("sparse", sparse);
-        opts.put("unique", unique);
-        collection.ensureIndex(defObj, opts);
-        return null;
-      }
-    });
+      });
+    } else {
+      log.error("MongoTemplate was NULL! Not creating index: " + def + " on collection: " + collection);
+    }
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/config/spring-mongo-1.0.xsd b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/config/spring-mongo-1.0.xsd
index 3d800385d..e46cbdef6 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/config/spring-mongo-1.0.xsd
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/config/spring-mongo-1.0.xsd
@@ -93,6 +93,43 @@ The host to connect to a MongoDB server.  Default is localhost
     </xsd:complexType>
   </xsd:element>
 
+  <xsd:element name="mapping-converter">
+    <xsd:annotation>
+      <xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
+Defines a MongoConverter for getting rich mapping functionality.
+			]]></xsd:documentation>
+    </xsd:annotation>
+    <xsd:complexType>
+      <xsd:attribute name="id" type="xsd:ID" use="optional">
+        <xsd:annotation>
+          <xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
+The name of the MappingMongoConverter instance (by default "mappingConverter").]]></xsd:documentation>
+        </xsd:annotation>
+      </xsd:attribute>
+      <xsd:attribute name="base-package" type="xsd:string" use="optional">
+        <xsd:annotation>
+          <xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
+The base package in which to scan for entities annotated with @Document
+							]]></xsd:documentation>
+        </xsd:annotation>
+      </xsd:attribute>
+      <xsd:attribute name="autowire" type="xsd:boolean">
+        <xsd:annotation>
+          <xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
+This controls whether or not to run entities through the BeanFactory's autowiring mechanism for using @Autowired and @Value on properties. Default is true.
+          ]]></xsd:documentation>
+        </xsd:annotation>
+      </xsd:attribute>
+      <xsd:attribute name="mongo-ref" type="mongoRef" use="optional">
+        <xsd:annotation>
+          <xsd:documentation>
+            The reference to a Mongo. Will default to 'mongo'.
+          </xsd:documentation>
+        </xsd:annotation>
+      </xsd:attribute>
+    </xsd:complexType>
+  </xsd:element>
+
   <xsd:element name="jmx">
     <xsd:annotation>
       <xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/mapping/MappingTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/mapping/MappingTests.java
index b342afa90..e08e6417b 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/mapping/MappingTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/mapping/MappingTests.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoTemplate;
 import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.convert.MappingMongoConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.query.Criteria;
 import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.query.Query;
-import org.springframework.data.mapping.BasicMappingContext;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 
@@ -50,9 +49,7 @@ public class MappingTests {
   @Autowired
   MongoTemplate template;
   @Autowired
-  BasicMappingContext mappingContext;
-  @Autowired
-  MappingMongoConverter mongoConverter;
+  MappingMongoConverter mappingConverter;
   @Autowired
   InsertEventListener insertEventListener;
 
@@ -66,11 +63,11 @@ public class MappingTests {
   public void testConvertSimpleProperty() {
     PersonPojo p = new PersonPojo(1234, "Person", "Pojo");
     DBObject dbo = new BasicDBObject();
-    mongoConverter.write(p, dbo);
+    mappingConverter.write(p, dbo);
 
     assertEquals(dbo.get("ssn"), 1234);
 
-    PersonPojo p2 = mongoConverter.read(PersonPojo.class, dbo);
+    PersonPojo p2 = mappingConverter.read(PersonPojo.class, dbo);
 
     assertEquals(p.getFirstName(), p2.getFirstName());
   }
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/mapping/Person.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/mapping/Person.java
index 68a16c776..b6b3b6e3a 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/mapping/Person.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/mapping/Person.java
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@ package org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.mapping;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.data.annotation.Id;
 import org.springframework.data.annotation.PersistenceConstructor;
 import org.springframework.data.annotation.Transient;
-import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoTemplate;
 import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.index.CompoundIndex;
 import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.index.CompoundIndexes;
 import org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.index.Indexed;
@@ -49,8 +47,6 @@ public class Person<T extends Address> {
   @DBRef
   private List<Account> accounts;
   private T address;
-  @Autowired
-  private MongoTemplate mongoTemplate;
 
   @PersistenceConstructor
   public Person(Integer ssn, String firstName, String lastName, Integer age, T address) {
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/resources/mapping.xml b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/resources/mapping.xml
index 65ee2cfed..5f51d3f29 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/resources/mapping.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/resources/mapping.xml
@@ -1,34 +1,23 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
+       xmlns:mongo="http://www.springframework.org/schema/data/mongo"
        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-       xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.0.xsd">
+       xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.0.xsd
+       http://www.springframework.org/schema/data/mongo http://www.springframework.org/schema/data/mongo/spring-mongo-1.0.xsd">
 
-  <bean id="mongo" class="org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoFactoryBean">
-    <property name="host" value="localhost"/>
-    <property name="port" value="27017"/>
-  </bean>
-
-  <bean id="mappingContext" class="org.springframework.data.mapping.BasicMappingContext">
-    <property name="mappingConfigurationBuilder">
-      <bean class="org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.mapping.MongoMappingConfigurationBuilder">
-        <constructor-arg ref="mongoTemplate"/>
-      </bean>
-    </property>
-  </bean>
-
-  <bean id="mongoConverter" class="org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.convert.MappingMongoConverter">
-    <property name="mappingContext" ref="mappingContext"/>
-    <property name="autowirePersistentBeans" value="true"/>
-  </bean>
+  <mongo:mongo host="localhost" port="27017"/>
+  <mongo:mapping-converter base-package="org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.mapping"
+                           autowire="true"/>
 
   <bean id="mongoTemplate" class="org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoTemplate">
     <constructor-arg ref="mongo"/>
     <constructor-arg value="database"/>
     <constructor-arg value="person"/>
-    <constructor-arg ref="mongoConverter"/>
+    <constructor-arg ref="mappingConverter"/>
   </bean>
 
   <bean class="org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoExceptionTranslator"/>
 
   <bean id="insertEventListener" class="org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.mapping.InsertEventListener"/>
+
 </beans>