diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ea80a3cb74..4831808d08 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>1.10.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.10.0.DATAMONGO-1534-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 ae0a5d6c8f..185ff29138 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>1.10.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.10.0.DATAMONGO-1534-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb</artifactId>
-			<version>1.10.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.10.0.DATAMONGO-1534-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
index 2d02722262..86b464a479 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>1.10.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.10.0.DATAMONGO-1534-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml
index ee5e3336db..2229a51dd7 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>1.10.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.10.0.DATAMONGO-1534-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
index 8072d3f665..72db3a54c8 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>1.10.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.10.0.DATAMONGO-1534-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/DefaultBulkOperations.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/DefaultBulkOperations.java
index 40f3bf77c9..440301857a 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/DefaultBulkOperations.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/DefaultBulkOperations.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.springframework.data.util.Pair;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
+import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
 import com.mongodb.BulkWriteException;
 import com.mongodb.BulkWriteOperation;
 import com.mongodb.BulkWriteRequestBuilder;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
  * 
  * @author Tobias Trelle
  * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
  * @since 1.9
  */
 class DefaultBulkOperations implements BulkOperations {
@@ -117,7 +119,15 @@ public BulkOperations insert(Object document) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(document, "Document must not be null!");
 
-		bulk.insert((DBObject) mongoOperations.getConverter().convertToMongoType(document));
+		if (document instanceof DBObject) {
+
+			bulk.insert((DBObject) document);
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		DBObject sink = new BasicDBObject();
+		mongoOperations.getConverter().write(document, sink);
+		bulk.insert(sink);
 		return this;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/DefaultBulkOperationsIntegrationTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/DefaultBulkOperationsIntegrationTests.java
index 0f3f0b2043..26c09f53fa 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/DefaultBulkOperationsIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/DefaultBulkOperationsIntegrationTests.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
  * 
  * @author Tobias Trelle
  * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 @ContextConfiguration("classpath:infrastructure.xml")
@@ -270,6 +271,25 @@ public void mixedBulkOrderedWithList() {
 		assertThat(result.getRemovedCount(), is(1));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1534
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void insertShouldConsiderInheritance() {
+
+		SpecialDoc specialDoc = new SpecialDoc();
+		specialDoc.id = "id-special";
+		specialDoc.value = "normal-value";
+		specialDoc.specialValue = "special-value";
+
+		createBulkOps(BulkMode.ORDERED).insert(Arrays.asList(specialDoc)).execute();
+
+		BaseDoc doc = operations.findOne(where("_id", specialDoc.id), BaseDoc.class, COLLECTION_NAME);
+
+		assertThat(doc, notNullValue());
+		assertThat(doc, instanceOf(SpecialDoc.class));
+	}
+
 	private void testUpdate(BulkMode mode, boolean multi, int expectedUpdates) {
 
 		BulkOperations bulkOps = createBulkOps(mode);