diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 28e7260e25..2147374802 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>1.5.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.5.0.DATAMONGO-892-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<name>Spring Data MongoDB</name>
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml
index 69a19c150b..31ffecc4e2 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.5.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.5.0.DATAMONGO-892-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb</artifactId>
-			<version>1.5.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.5.0.DATAMONGO-892-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
index 7302043a15..e52ba7bc75 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.5.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.5.0.DATAMONGO-892-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml
index 0415f6eb5e..7826249f54 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.5.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.5.0.DATAMONGO-892-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
index 6e84732769..3cb382e13d 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.5.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.5.0.DATAMONGO-892-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/MappingMongoConverterParser.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/MappingMongoConverterParser.java
index 6b601c66d7..6ff9b14efb 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/MappingMongoConverterParser.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/MappingMongoConverterParser.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Maciej Walkowiak
  * @author Thomas Darimont
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
 public class MappingMongoConverterParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
 
@@ -83,8 +84,11 @@ public class MappingMongoConverterParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
 	 */
 	public BeanDefinition parse(Element element, ParserContext parserContext) {
 
-		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = parserContext.getRegistry();
+		if (parserContext.isNested()) {
+			parserContext.getReaderContext().error("Mongo Converter must not be defined as nested bean.", element);
+		}
 
+		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = parserContext.getRegistry();
 		String id = element.getAttribute(AbstractBeanDefinitionParser.ID_ATTRIBUTE);
 		id = StringUtils.hasText(id) ? id : DEFAULT_CONVERTER_BEAN_NAME;
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/MappingMongoConverterParserIntegrationTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/MappingMongoConverterParserIntegrationTests.java
index 5a7951f1e8..e8c6920412 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/MappingMongoConverterParserIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/MappingMongoConverterParserIntegrationTests.java
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.BeanDefinitionParsingException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor;
@@ -45,16 +47,26 @@
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Thomas Darimont
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
 public class MappingMongoConverterParserIntegrationTests {
 
+	@Rule public ExpectedException expcetedException = ExpectedException.none();
+
 	DefaultListableBeanFactory factory;
 
-	@Before
-	public void setUp() {
+	private void loadValidConfiguration() {
+		this.loadConfiguration("namespace/converter.xml");
+	}
+
+	private void loadNestedBeanConfiguration() {
+		this.loadConfiguration("namespace/converter-nested-bean-definition.xml");
+	}
+
+	private void loadConfiguration(String configLocation) {
 		factory = new DefaultListableBeanFactory();
 		XmlBeanDefinitionReader reader = new XmlBeanDefinitionReader(factory);
-		reader.loadBeanDefinitions(new ClassPathResource("namespace/converter.xml"));
+		reader.loadBeanDefinitions(new ClassPathResource(configLocation));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -63,6 +75,7 @@ public void setUp() {
 	@Test
 	public void allowsDbFactoryRefAttribute() {
 
+		loadValidConfiguration();
 		factory.getBeanDefinition("converter");
 		factory.getBean("converter");
 	}
@@ -73,6 +86,7 @@ public void allowsDbFactoryRefAttribute() {
 	@Test
 	public void hasCustomTypeMapper() {
 
+		loadValidConfiguration();
 		MappingMongoConverter converter = factory.getBean("converter", MappingMongoConverter.class);
 		MongoTypeMapper customMongoTypeMapper = factory.getBean(CustomMongoTypeMapper.class);
 
@@ -85,6 +99,7 @@ public void hasCustomTypeMapper() {
 	@Test
 	public void scansForConverterAndSetsUpCustomConversionsAccordingly() {
 
+		loadValidConfiguration();
 		CustomConversions conversions = factory.getBean(CustomConversions.class);
 		assertThat(conversions.hasCustomWriteTarget(Person.class), is(true));
 		assertThat(conversions.hasCustomWriteTarget(Account.class), is(true));
@@ -96,6 +111,7 @@ public void scansForConverterAndSetsUpCustomConversionsAccordingly() {
 	@Test
 	public void activatesAbbreviatingPropertiesCorrectly() {
 
+		loadValidConfiguration();
 		BeanDefinition definition = factory.getBeanDefinition("abbreviatingConverter.mongoMappingContext");
 		Object value = definition.getPropertyValues().getPropertyValue("fieldNamingStrategy").getValue();
 
@@ -104,6 +120,18 @@ public void activatesAbbreviatingPropertiesCorrectly() {
 		assertThat(strategy.getBeanClassName(), is(CamelCaseAbbreviatingFieldNamingStrategy.class.getName()));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-892
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void shouldThrowBeanDefinitionParsingExceptionIfConverterDefinedAsNestedBean() {
+
+		expcetedException.expect(BeanDefinitionParsingException.class);
+		expcetedException.expectMessage("Mongo Converter must not be defined as nested bean.");
+
+		loadNestedBeanConfiguration();
+	}
+
 	@Component
 	public static class SampleConverter implements Converter<Person, DBObject> {
 		public DBObject convert(Person source) {
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/NestedMongoConverterWrapper.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/NestedMongoConverterWrapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..116a909b8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/NestedMongoConverterWrapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.mongodb.config;
+
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MongoConverter;
+
+/**
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
+ */
+public class NestedMongoConverterWrapper {
+
+	private final MongoConverter converter;
+
+	public NestedMongoConverterWrapper(MongoConverter converter) {
+		this.converter = converter;
+	}
+
+	public MongoConverter getConverter() {
+		return converter;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/resources/namespace/converter-nested-bean-definition.xml b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/resources/namespace/converter-nested-bean-definition.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1248ad3c98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/resources/namespace/converter-nested-bean-definition.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xmlns:mongo="http://www.springframework.org/schema/data/mongo"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/data/mongo http://www.springframework.org/schema/data/mongo/spring-mongo.xsd
+		http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd">
+	
+	<mongo:db-factory id="factory" />
+	
+	<bean id="nestedMongoConverterDefinition" class="org.springframework.data.mongodb.config.NestedMongoConverterWrapper">
+		<constructor-arg>
+		    <mongo:mapping-converter db-factory-ref="factory">
+				<mongo:custom-converters>
+					<mongo:converter>
+						<bean class="org.springframework.data.mongodb.config.MappingMongoConverterParserIntegrationTests$SampleConverter" />
+					</mongo:converter>
+				</mongo:custom-converters>
+			</mongo:mapping-converter>
+		</constructor-arg> 
+	</bean>
+	
+</beans>