diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/AbstractMongoConfigurationUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/AbstractMongoConfigurationUnitTests.java
index 6a9fa1fe6..dd0d5b164 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/AbstractMongoConfigurationUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/AbstractMongoConfigurationUnitTests.java
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.MongoDbFactory;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.BasicMongoPersistentEntity;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.Document;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoMappingContext;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext;
+import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
 
 import com.mongodb.Mongo;
 
@@ -37,8 +40,7 @@ import com.mongodb.Mongo;
  */
 public class AbstractMongoConfigurationUnitTests {
 
-	@Rule
-	public ExpectedException exception = ExpectedException.none();
+	@Rule public ExpectedException exception = ExpectedException.none();
 
 	/**
 	 * @see DATAMONGO-496
@@ -97,6 +99,20 @@ public class AbstractMongoConfigurationUnitTests {
 		assertThat(context.getPersistentEntities(), is(not(emptyIterable())));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-717
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void lifecycleCallbacksAreInvokedInAppropriateOrder() {
+
+		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(SampleMongoConfiguration.class);
+		MongoMappingContext mappingContext = context.getBean(MongoMappingContext.class);
+		BasicMongoPersistentEntity<?> entity = mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(Entity.class);
+		StandardEvaluationContext spElContext = (StandardEvaluationContext) ReflectionTestUtils.getField(entity, "context");
+
+		assertThat(spElContext.getBeanResolver(), is(notNullValue()));
+	}
+
 	private static void assertScanningDisabled(final String value) throws ClassNotFoundException {
 
 		AbstractMongoConfiguration configuration = new SampleMongoConfiguration() {