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 3bc8e75d3..f2c690afe 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
@@ -2179,7 +2179,8 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationContextAware {
 					cursorToUse = cursorToUse.limit(query.getLimit());
 				}
 				if (query.getSortObject() != null) {
-					cursorToUse = cursorToUse.sort(getMappedSortObject(query, type));
+					DBObject sortDbo = type != null ? getMappedSortObject(query, type) : query.getSortObject();
+					cursorToUse = cursorToUse.sort(sortDbo);
 				}
 				if (StringUtils.hasText(query.getHint())) {
 					cursorToUse = cursorToUse.hint(query.getHint());
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplateUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplateUnitTests.java
index f1024adc0..e31589ecd 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplateUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplateUnitTests.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
 import org.springframework.dao.InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException;
 import org.springframework.data.annotation.Id;
 import org.springframework.data.annotation.Version;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.MongoDbFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.CustomConversions;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.DefaultDbRefResolver;
@@ -50,11 +51,13 @@ import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.QueryMapper;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.index.MongoPersistentEntityIndexCreator;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoMappingContext;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.BasicQuery;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Criteria;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Update;
 import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
 
 import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
+import com.mongodb.BasicDBObjectBuilder;
 import com.mongodb.DB;
 import com.mongodb.DBCollection;
 import com.mongodb.DBCursor;
@@ -329,6 +332,26 @@ public class MongoTemplateUnitTests extends MongoOperationsUnitTests {
 		verify(collection, never()).remove(Mockito.any(DBObject.class));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-948
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void sortShouldBeTakenAsIsWhenExecutingQueryWithoutSpecificTypeInformation() {
+
+		Query query = Query.query(Criteria.where("foo").is("bar")).with(new Sort("foo"));
+		template.executeQuery(query, "collection1", new DocumentCallbackHandler() {
+
+			@Override
+			public void processDocument(DBObject dbObject) throws MongoException, DataAccessException {
+				// nothing to do - just a test
+			}
+		});
+
+		ArgumentCaptor<DBObject> captor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(DBObject.class);
+		verify(cursor, times(1)).sort(captor.capture());
+		assertThat(captor.getValue(), equalTo(new BasicDBObjectBuilder().add("foo", 1).get()));
+	}
+
 	class AutogenerateableId {
 
 		@Id BigInteger id;