diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionFactory.java
index 5395af11f..e48a6f59c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionFactory.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
  * @author Christoph Strobl
  * @author Mark Paluch
  * @author Balázs Németh
+ * @author Ruben Cervilla
  */
 public class LettuceConnectionFactory
 		implements InitializingBean, DisposableBean, RedisConnectionFactory, ReactiveRedisConnectionFactory {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionFactoryUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionFactoryUnitTests.java
index 41eef0b33..5cc7fa32e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionFactoryUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionFactoryUnitTests.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
  * @author Christoph Strobl
  * @author Mark Paluch
  * @author Balázs Németh
+ * @author Ruben Cervilla
  */
 public class LettuceConnectionFactoryUnitTests {
 
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ public class LettuceConnectionFactoryUnitTests {
 	}
 
 	@After
-	public void tearDown() throws Exception {
+	public void tearDown() {
 		ConnectionFactoryTracker.cleanUp();
 	}
 
@@ -613,7 +614,8 @@ public class LettuceConnectionFactoryUnitTests {
 	@Test // DATAREDIS-842
 	public void databaseShouldBeSetCorrectlyOnSentinelClient() {
 
-		RedisSentinelConfiguration redisSentinelConfiguration = new RedisSentinelConfiguration("mymaster", Collections.singleton("host:1234"));
+		RedisSentinelConfiguration redisSentinelConfiguration = new RedisSentinelConfiguration("mymaster",
+				Collections.singleton("host:1234"));
 		redisSentinelConfiguration.setDatabase(1);
 		LettuceConnectionFactory connectionFactory = new LettuceConnectionFactory(redisSentinelConfiguration);
 		connectionFactory.setClientResources(getSharedClientResources());
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceSentinelIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceSentinelIntegrationTests.java
index 7d6c7561a..8d45fcd65 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceSentinelIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceSentinelIntegrationTests.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
 import org.junit.runners.Parameterized.Parameters;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.ConnectionFactoryTracker;
-import org.springframework.data.redis.SettingsUtils;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.AbstractConnectionIntegrationTests;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.DefaultStringRedisConnection;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.RedisConnection;
@@ -62,9 +61,15 @@ public class LettuceSentinelIntegrationTests extends AbstractConnectionIntegrati
 	private static final RedisServer SLAVE_0 = new RedisServer("127.0.0.1", 6380);
 	private static final RedisServer SLAVE_1 = new RedisServer("127.0.0.1", 6381);
 
-	private static final RedisSentinelConfiguration SENTINEL_CONFIG = new RedisSentinelConfiguration() //
+	private static final RedisSentinelConfiguration SENTINEL_CONFIG;
+	static {
+
+		SENTINEL_CONFIG = new RedisSentinelConfiguration() //
 			.master(MASTER_NAME).sentinel(SENTINEL_0).sentinel(SENTINEL_1);
 
+		SENTINEL_CONFIG.setDatabase(5);
+	}
+
 	public static @ClassRule RedisSentinelRule sentinelRule = RedisSentinelRule.forConfig(SENTINEL_CONFIG).oneActive();
 	public @Rule MinimumRedisVersionRule minimumVersionRule = new MinimumRedisVersionRule();
 
@@ -124,6 +129,30 @@ public class LettuceSentinelIntegrationTests extends AbstractConnectionIntegrati
 		assertThat(servers.get(0).getName(), is(MASTER_NAME));
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATAREDIS-842
+	public void shouldUseSpecifiedDatabase() {
+
+		RedisConnection connection = connectionFactory.getConnection();
+
+		connection.flushDb();
+		connection.set("foo".getBytes(), "bar".getBytes());
+		connection.close();
+
+		LettuceConnectionFactory connectionFactory = new LettuceConnectionFactory();
+		connectionFactory.setClientResources(LettuceTestClientResources.getSharedClientResources());
+		connectionFactory.setShutdownTimeout(0);
+		connectionFactory.setShareNativeConnection(false);
+		connectionFactory.afterPropertiesSet();
+
+		RedisConnection directConnection = connectionFactory.getConnection();
+		assertThat(directConnection.exists("foo".getBytes()), is(false));
+		directConnection.select(5);
+
+		assertThat(directConnection.exists("foo".getBytes()), is(true));
+		directConnection.close();
+		connectionFactory.destroy();
+	}
+
 	@Test // DATAREDIS-348
 	public void shouldReadSlavesOfMastersCorrectly() {