diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/util/MongoClientVersion.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/util/MongoClientVersion.java
index e5961ff41..c47a824df 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/util/MongoClientVersion.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/util/MongoClientVersion.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
  * different versions.
  *
  * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @author Mark Paluch
  * @since 1.7
  */
 public class MongoClientVersion {
@@ -54,6 +55,14 @@ public class MongoClientVersion {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return {@literal true} if MongoDB Java driver version 3.8 or later is on classpath.
+	 * @since 2.1
+	 */
+	public static boolean isMongo38Driver() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @return {@literal true} if the async MongoDB Java driver is on classpath.
 	 */