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 8dbc357d3..ff9d0c57c 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
@@ -85,6 +85,21 @@ public interface ReactiveFindOperation {
 		 */
 		Flux<T> all();
 
+		/**
+		 * Get all matching elements using a tailable cursor.
+		 * <p />
+		 * The stream may become dead, or invalid, if either the query returns no match or the cursor returns the document
+		 * at the "end" of the collection and then the application deletes that document.
+		 * <p/>
+		 * A stream that is no longer in use must be {@link reactor.core.Disposable#dispose()} disposed} otherwise the
+		 * streams will linger and exhaust resources. <br/>
+		 * <strong>NOTE:</strong> Requires a capped collection.
+		 *
+		 * @return never {@literal null}.
+		 * @since 2.1
+		 */
+		Flux<T> tail();
+
 		/**
 		 * Get the number of matching elements.
 		 *
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ReactiveFindOperationSupport.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ReactiveFindOperationSupport.java
index 90aa9f2de..dc540c2c2 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ReactiveFindOperationSupport.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ReactiveFindOperationSupport.java
@@ -169,6 +169,15 @@ class ReactiveFindOperationSupport implements ReactiveFindOperation {
 			return doFind(null);
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * (non-Javadoc)
+		 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.ReactiveFindOperation.TerminatingFind#tail()
+		 */
+		@Override
+		public Flux<T> tail() {
+			return doFind(template.new TailingQueryFindPublisherPreparer(query, domainType));
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * (non-Javadoc)
 		 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.ReactiveFindOperation.FindWithQuery#near(org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.NearQuery)
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 a3218392b..dcd475a58 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
@@ -22,9 +22,14 @@ import static org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query.*;
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Data;
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+import reactor.core.Disposable;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.test.StepVerifier;
 
 import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
+import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 import org.bson.BsonString;
@@ -41,6 +46,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.index.GeoSpatialIndexType;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.index.GeospatialIndex;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.Field;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.BasicQuery;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Criteria;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.NearQuery;
 
 import com.mongodb.MongoClient;
@@ -67,6 +73,12 @@ public class ReactiveFindOperationSupportTests {
 		blocking = new MongoTemplate(new SimpleMongoDbFactory(new MongoClient(), "ExecutableFindOperationSupportTests"));
 		blocking.dropCollection(STAR_WARS);
 
+		insertObjects();
+
+		template = new ReactiveMongoTemplate(MongoClients.create(), "ExecutableFindOperationSupportTests");
+	}
+
+	void insertObjects() {
 		han = new Person();
 		han.firstname = "han";
 		han.lastname = "solo";
@@ -79,8 +91,6 @@ public class ReactiveFindOperationSupportTests {
 
 		blocking.save(han);
 		blocking.save(luke);
-
-		template = new ReactiveMongoTemplate(MongoClients.create(), "ExecutableFindOperationSupportTests");
 	}
 
 	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class) // DATAMONGO-1719
@@ -291,6 +301,84 @@ public class ReactiveFindOperationSupportTests {
 				.verifyComplete();
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATAMONGO-2080
+	public void tail() throws InterruptedException {
+
+		blocking.dropCollection(STAR_WARS);
+		blocking.createCollection(STAR_WARS, CollectionOptions.empty().capped().size(1024 * 1024));
+		insertObjects();
+
+		BlockingQueue<Person> collector = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>();
+		Flux<Person> tail = template.query(Person.class)
+				.matching(query(new Criteria().orOperator(where("firstname").is("chewbacca"), where("firstname").is("luke"))))
+				.tail().doOnNext(collector::add);
+
+		Disposable subscription = tail.subscribe();
+
+		assertThat(collector.poll(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)).isEqualTo(luke);
+		assertThat(collector).isEmpty();
+
+		Person chewbacca = new Person();
+		chewbacca.firstname = "chewbacca";
+		chewbacca.lastname = "chewie";
+		chewbacca.id = "id-3";
+
+		blocking.save(chewbacca);
+
+		assertThat(collector.poll(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)).isEqualTo(chewbacca);
+
+		subscription.dispose();
+	}
+
+	@Test // DATAMONGO-2080
+	public void tailWithProjection() {
+
+		blocking.dropCollection(STAR_WARS);
+		blocking.createCollection(STAR_WARS, CollectionOptions.empty().capped().size(1024 * 1024));
+		insertObjects();
+
+		StepVerifier
+				.create(template.query(Person.class).as(Jedi.class).matching(query(where("firstname").is("luke"))).tail())
+				.consumeNextWith(it -> assertThat(it).isInstanceOf(Jedi.class)) //
+				.thenCancel() //
+				.verify();
+	}
+
+	@Test // DATAMONGO-2080
+	public void tailWithClosedInterfaceProjection() {
+
+		blocking.dropCollection(STAR_WARS);
+		blocking.createCollection(STAR_WARS, CollectionOptions.empty().capped().size(1024 * 1024));
+		insertObjects();
+
+		StepVerifier.create(
+				template.query(Person.class).as(PersonProjection.class).matching(query(where("firstname").is("luke"))).all())
+				.consumeNextWith(it -> {
+
+					assertThat(it).isInstanceOf(PersonProjection.class);
+					assertThat(it.getFirstname()).isEqualTo("luke");
+				}) //
+				.thenCancel() //
+				.verify();
+	}
+
+	@Test // DATAMONGO-2080
+	public void tailWithOpenInterfaceProjection() {
+
+		blocking.dropCollection(STAR_WARS);
+		blocking.createCollection(STAR_WARS, CollectionOptions.empty().capped().size(1024 * 1024));
+		insertObjects();
+
+		StepVerifier.create(template.query(Person.class).as(PersonSpELProjection.class)
+				.matching(query(where("firstname").is("luke"))).tail()).consumeNextWith(it -> {
+
+					assertThat(it).isInstanceOf(PersonSpELProjection.class);
+					assertThat(it.getName()).isEqualTo("luke");
+				}) //
+				.thenCancel() //
+				.verify();
+	}
+
 	@Test // DATAMONGO-1719
 	public void firstShouldReturnFirstEntryInCollection() {
 		StepVerifier.create(template.query(Person.class).first()).expectNextCount(1).verifyComplete();