diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 75745189ed..c5967a43d9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>1.7.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.7.0.DATAMONGO-1053-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 40e8a0f253..92c08d0604 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>1.7.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.7.0.DATAMONGO-1053-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb</artifactId>
-			<version>1.7.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.7.0.DATAMONGO-1053-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
index 13110137b6..45682ebfe6 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>1.7.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.7.0.DATAMONGO-1053-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml
index 6ff09e4577..c93f5093a2 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>1.7.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.7.0.DATAMONGO-1053-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
index bfcacd66eb..2c916ee45b 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>1.7.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.7.0.DATAMONGO-1053-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/BasicMongoPersistentEntity.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/BasicMongoPersistentEntity.java
index c99c0eef84..b4f4f1a2b1 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/BasicMongoPersistentEntity.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/BasicMongoPersistentEntity.java
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ public void doWithPersistentProperty(MongoPersistentProperty persistentProperty)
 
 		private void potentiallyAssertLanguageType(MongoPersistentProperty persistentProperty) {
 
-			if (persistentProperty.isLanguageProperty()) {
+			if (persistentProperty.isExplicitLanguageProperty()) {
 				assertPropertyType(persistentProperty, String.class);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/BasicMongoPersistentEntityUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/BasicMongoPersistentEntityUnitTests.java
index ac2ff1f9e1..4ad9439d5a 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/BasicMongoPersistentEntityUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/BasicMongoPersistentEntityUnitTests.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.MappingException;
 import org.springframework.data.util.ClassTypeInformation;
 
 /**
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
 public class BasicMongoPersistentEntityUnitTests {
 
 	@Mock ApplicationContext context;
+	@Mock MongoPersistentProperty propertyMock;
 
 	@Test
 	public void subclassInheritsAtDocumentAnnotation() {
@@ -80,6 +82,61 @@ public void shouldDetectLanguageCorrectly() {
 		assertThat(entity.getLanguage(), is("spanish"));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1053
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" })
+	@Test(expected = MappingException.class)
+	public void verifyShouldThrowExceptionForInvalidTypeOfExplicitLanguageProperty() {
+
+		BasicMongoPersistentEntity<AnyDocument> entity = new BasicMongoPersistentEntity<AnyDocument>(
+				ClassTypeInformation.from(AnyDocument.class));
+
+		when(propertyMock.isExplicitLanguageProperty()).thenReturn(true);
+		when(propertyMock.getActualType()).thenReturn((Class) Number.class);
+
+		entity.addPersistentProperty(propertyMock);
+		entity.verify();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1053
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" })
+	@Test
+	public void verifyShouldPassForStringAsExplicitLanguageProperty() {
+
+		BasicMongoPersistentEntity<AnyDocument> entity = new BasicMongoPersistentEntity<AnyDocument>(
+				ClassTypeInformation.from(AnyDocument.class));
+		when(propertyMock.isExplicitLanguageProperty()).thenReturn(true);
+		when(propertyMock.getActualType()).thenReturn((Class) String.class);
+		entity.addPersistentProperty(propertyMock);
+
+		entity.verify();
+
+		verify(propertyMock, times(1)).isExplicitLanguageProperty();
+		verify(propertyMock, times(1)).getActualType();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1053
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" })
+	@Test
+	public void verifyShouldIgnoreNonExplicitLanguageProperty() {
+
+		BasicMongoPersistentEntity<AnyDocument> entity = new BasicMongoPersistentEntity<AnyDocument>(
+				ClassTypeInformation.from(AnyDocument.class));
+		when(propertyMock.isExplicitLanguageProperty()).thenReturn(false);
+		when(propertyMock.getActualType()).thenReturn((Class) Number.class);
+		entity.addPersistentProperty(propertyMock);
+
+		entity.verify();
+
+		verify(propertyMock, times(1)).isExplicitLanguageProperty();
+		verify(propertyMock, never()).getActualType();
+	}
+
 	@Document(collection = "contacts")
 	class Contact {
 
@@ -111,4 +168,8 @@ public String getCollectionName() {
 	static class DocumentWithLanguage {
 
 	}
+
+	static class AnyDocument {
+
+	}
 }