diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/util/json/ParameterBindingJsonReader.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/util/json/ParameterBindingJsonReader.java
index 2cf11d8d1..86e311920 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/util/json/ParameterBindingJsonReader.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/util/json/ParameterBindingJsonReader.java
@@ -368,26 +368,33 @@ public class ParameterBindingJsonReader extends AbstractBsonReader {
 
 		if (token.getType().equals(JsonTokenType.UNQUOTED_STRING)) {
 
-			if (matcher.find()) {
-
-				int index = computeParameterIndex(matcher.group());
-				bindableValue.setValue(getBindableValueForIndex(index));
-				bindableValue.setType(bsonTypeForValue(getBindableValueForIndex(index)));
-				return bindableValue;
-			}
-
 			Matcher regexMatcher = EXPRESSION_BINDING_PATTERN.matcher(tokenValue);
 			if (regexMatcher.find()) {
 
 				String binding = regexMatcher.group();
 				String expression = binding.substring(3, binding.length() - 1);
 
+				Matcher inSpelMatcher = PARAMETER_BINDING_PATTERN.matcher(expression);
+				while (inSpelMatcher.find()) {
+
+					int index = computeParameterIndex(inSpelMatcher.group());
+					expression = expression.replace(inSpelMatcher.group(), getBindableValueForIndex(index).toString());
+				}
+
 				Object value = evaluateExpression(expression);
 				bindableValue.setValue(value);
 				bindableValue.setType(bsonTypeForValue(value));
 				return bindableValue;
 			}
 
+			if (matcher.find()) {
+
+				int index = computeParameterIndex(matcher.group());
+				bindableValue.setValue(getBindableValueForIndex(index));
+				bindableValue.setType(bsonTypeForValue(getBindableValueForIndex(index)));
+				return bindableValue;
+			}
+
 			bindableValue.setValue(tokenValue);
 			bindableValue.setType(BsonType.STRING);
 			return bindableValue;
@@ -396,28 +403,37 @@ public class ParameterBindingJsonReader extends AbstractBsonReader {
 
 		String computedValue = tokenValue;
 
-		boolean matched = false;
+
+
+		Matcher regexMatcher = EXPRESSION_BINDING_PATTERN.matcher(computedValue);
+
+		while (regexMatcher.find()) {
+
+			String binding = regexMatcher.group();
+			String expression = binding.substring(3, binding.length() - 1);
+
+			Matcher inSpelMatcher = PARAMETER_BINDING_PATTERN.matcher(expression);
+			while (inSpelMatcher.find()) {
+
+				int index = computeParameterIndex(inSpelMatcher.group());
+				expression = expression.replace(inSpelMatcher.group(), getBindableValueForIndex(index).toString());
+			}
+
+			computedValue = computedValue.replace(binding, nullSafeToString(evaluateExpression(expression)));
+
+			bindableValue.setValue(computedValue);
+			bindableValue.setType(BsonType.STRING);
+
+			return bindableValue;
+		}
+
 		while (matcher.find()) {
 
-			matched = true;
 			String group = matcher.group();
 			int index = computeParameterIndex(group);
 			computedValue = computedValue.replace(group, nullSafeToString(getBindableValueForIndex(index)));
 		}
 
-		if (!matched) {
-
-			Matcher regexMatcher = EXPRESSION_BINDING_PATTERN.matcher(tokenValue);
-
-			while (regexMatcher.find()) {
-
-				String binding = regexMatcher.group();
-				String expression = binding.substring(3, binding.length() - 1);
-
-				computedValue = computedValue.replace(binding, nullSafeToString(evaluateExpression(expression)));
-			}
-		}
-
 		bindableValue.setValue(computedValue);
 		bindableValue.setType(BsonType.STRING);
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/util/json/ParameterBindingJsonReaderUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/util/json/ParameterBindingJsonReaderUnitTests.java
index c3257b5f7..6e6e14dbd 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/util/json/ParameterBindingJsonReaderUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/util/json/ParameterBindingJsonReaderUnitTests.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.bson.Document;
 import org.bson.codecs.DecoderContext;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.data.spel.EvaluationContextProvider;
 import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
 import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser;
@@ -264,10 +265,60 @@ class ParameterBindingJsonReaderUnitTests {
 		assertThat(target).isEqualTo(Document.parse("{\"$and\": [{\"v1\": {\"$in\": [1]}}]}"));
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATAMONGO-2545
+	void shouldABindArgumentsViaIndexInSpelExpressions() {
+
+		Object[] args = new Object[] { "yess", "nooo" };
+		StandardEvaluationContext evaluationContext = (StandardEvaluationContext) EvaluationContextProvider.DEFAULT
+				.getEvaluationContext(args);
+
+		ParameterBindingJsonReader reader = new ParameterBindingJsonReader(
+				"{ 'isBatman' : ?#{ T(" + this.getClass().getName() + ").isBatman() ? [0] : [1] }}",
+				new ParameterBindingContext((index) -> args[index], new SpelExpressionParser(), evaluationContext));
+		Document target = new ParameterBindingDocumentCodec().decode(reader, DecoderContext.builder().build());
+
+		assertThat(target).isEqualTo(new Document("isBatman", "nooo"));
+	}
+
+	@Test // DATAMONGO-2545
+	void shouldAllowMethodArgumentPlaceholdersInSpelExpressions/*becuase this worked before*/() {
+
+		Object[] args = new Object[] { "yess", "nooo" };
+		StandardEvaluationContext evaluationContext = (StandardEvaluationContext) EvaluationContextProvider.DEFAULT
+				.getEvaluationContext(args);
+
+		ParameterBindingJsonReader reader = new ParameterBindingJsonReader(
+				"{ 'isBatman' : ?#{ T(" + this.getClass().getName() + ").isBatman() ? '?0' : '?1' }}",
+				new ParameterBindingContext((index) -> args[index], new SpelExpressionParser(), evaluationContext));
+		Document target = new ParameterBindingDocumentCodec().decode(reader, DecoderContext.builder().build());
+
+		assertThat(target).isEqualTo(new Document("isBatman", "nooo"));
+	}
+
+	@Test // DATAMONGO-2545
+	void shouldAllowMethodArgumentPlaceholdersInQuotedSpelExpressions/*becuase this worked before*/() {
+
+		Object[] args = new Object[] { "yess", "nooo" };
+		StandardEvaluationContext evaluationContext = (StandardEvaluationContext) EvaluationContextProvider.DEFAULT
+				.getEvaluationContext(args);
+
+		ParameterBindingJsonReader reader = new ParameterBindingJsonReader(
+				"{ 'isBatman' : \"?#{ T(" + this.getClass().getName() + ").isBatman() ? '?0' : '?1' }\" }",
+				new ParameterBindingContext((index) -> args[index], new SpelExpressionParser(), evaluationContext));
+		Document target = new ParameterBindingDocumentCodec().decode(reader, DecoderContext.builder().build());
+
+		assertThat(target).isEqualTo(new Document("isBatman", "nooo"));
+	}
+
 	private static Document parse(String json, Object... args) {
 
 		ParameterBindingJsonReader reader = new ParameterBindingJsonReader(json, args);
 		return new ParameterBindingDocumentCodec().decode(reader, DecoderContext.builder().build());
 	}
 
+	// DATAMONGO-2545
+	public static boolean isBatman() {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 }