diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverter.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverter.java
index 359c4cd5d..a7e1e3605 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverter.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverter.java
@@ -346,13 +346,14 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 		}
 
 		final BeanWrapper<MongoPersistentEntity<Object>, Object> wrapper = BeanWrapper.create(obj, conversionService);
-
-		// Write the ID
 		final MongoPersistentProperty idProperty = entity.getIdProperty();
+
 		if (!dbo.containsField("_id") && null != idProperty) {
 
+			boolean fieldAccessOnly = idProperty.usePropertyAccess() ? false : useFieldAccessOnly;
+
 			try {
-				Object id = wrapper.getProperty(idProperty, Object.class, useFieldAccessOnly);
+				Object id = wrapper.getProperty(idProperty, Object.class, fieldAccessOnly);
 				dbo.put("_id", idMapper.convertId(id));
 			} catch (ConversionException ignored) {
 			}
@@ -366,7 +367,9 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 					return;
 				}
 
-				Object propertyObj = wrapper.getProperty(prop, prop.getType(), useFieldAccessOnly);
+				boolean fieldAccessOnly = prop.usePropertyAccess() ? false : useFieldAccessOnly;
+
+				Object propertyObj = wrapper.getProperty(prop, prop.getType(), fieldAccessOnly);
 
 				if (null != propertyObj) {
 					if (!conversions.isSimpleType(propertyObj.getClass())) {
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/BasicMongoPersistentProperty.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/BasicMongoPersistentProperty.java
index 03e91abac..d823cb171 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/BasicMongoPersistentProperty.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/BasicMongoPersistentProperty.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.Association;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.AnnotationBasedPersistentProperty;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.SimpleTypeHolder;
+import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 import com.mongodb.DBObject;
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ public class BasicMongoPersistentProperty extends AnnotationBasedPersistentPrope
 	private static final Set<Class<?>> SUPPORTED_ID_TYPES = new HashSet<Class<?>>();
 	private static final Set<String> SUPPORTED_ID_PROPERTY_NAMES = new HashSet<String>();
 
+	private static final Field CAUSE_FIELD;
+
 	static {
 		SUPPORTED_ID_TYPES.add(ObjectId.class);
 		SUPPORTED_ID_TYPES.add(String.class);
@@ -53,6 +56,8 @@ public class BasicMongoPersistentProperty extends AnnotationBasedPersistentPrope
 
 		SUPPORTED_ID_PROPERTY_NAMES.add("id");
 		SUPPORTED_ID_PROPERTY_NAMES.add("_id");
+
+		CAUSE_FIELD = ReflectionUtils.findField(Throwable.class, "cause");
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -155,4 +160,12 @@ public class BasicMongoPersistentProperty extends AnnotationBasedPersistentPrope
 	public boolean isVersionProperty() {
 		return getField().isAnnotationPresent(Version.class);
 	}
+
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty#usePropertyAccess()
+	 */
+	public boolean usePropertyAccess() {
+		return CAUSE_FIELD.equals(getField());
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/MongoPersistentProperty.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/MongoPersistentProperty.java
index d5e1d6533..6f523c347 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/MongoPersistentProperty.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/MongoPersistentProperty.java
@@ -80,4 +80,12 @@ public interface MongoPersistentProperty extends PersistentProperty<MongoPersist
 			return source.getFieldName();
 		}
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether property access shall be used for reading the property value. This means it will use the getter
+	 * instead of field access.
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	boolean usePropertyAccess();
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/SimpleMongoMappingContext.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/SimpleMongoMappingContext.java
index d08af0d4d..57e356ea0 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/SimpleMongoMappingContext.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/SimpleMongoMappingContext.java
@@ -123,6 +123,13 @@ public class SimpleMongoMappingContext extends
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		/* 
+		 * (non-Javadoc)
+		 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty#usePropertyAccess()
+		 */
+		public boolean usePropertyAccess() {
+			return false;
+		}
 	}
 
 	static class SimpleMongoPersistentEntity<T> extends BasicPersistentEntity<T, MongoPersistentProperty> implements
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverterUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverterUnitTests.java
index ef8eb2077..71026e308 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverterUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverterUnitTests.java
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ public class MappingMongoConverterUnitTests {
 		Object contacts = result.get("contacts");
 		assertThat(contacts, is(instanceOf(Collection.class)));
 		assertThat(((Collection<?>) contacts).size(), is(2));
-		assertThat(((Collection<Object>) contacts), hasItem(nullValue()));
+		assertThat((Collection<Object>) contacts, hasItem(nullValue()));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -1310,6 +1310,19 @@ public class MappingMongoConverterUnitTests {
 		assertThat(type.toString(), is("_"));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-533
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void marshalsThrowableCorrectly() {
+
+		ThrowableWrapper wrapper = new ThrowableWrapper();
+		wrapper.throwable = new Exception();
+
+		DBObject dbObject = new BasicDBObject();
+		converter.write(wrapper, dbObject);
+	}
+
 	static class GenericType<T> {
 		T content;
 	}
@@ -1498,6 +1511,11 @@ public class MappingMongoConverterUnitTests {
 		String name;
 	}
 
+	static class ThrowableWrapper {
+
+		Throwable throwable;
+	}
+
 	private class LocalDateToDateConverter implements Converter<LocalDate, Date> {
 
 		public Date convert(LocalDate source) {
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/BasicMongoPersistentPropertyUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/BasicMongoPersistentPropertyUnitTests.java
index 92a1f2577..b1c26388f 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/BasicMongoPersistentPropertyUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/BasicMongoPersistentPropertyUnitTests.java
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ public class BasicMongoPersistentPropertyUnitTests {
 		getPropertyFor(ReflectionUtils.findField(Person.class, "ssn"));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-553
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void usesPropertyAccessForThrowableCause() {
+
+		MongoPersistentProperty property = getPropertyFor(ReflectionUtils.findField(Throwable.class, "cause"));
+		assertThat(property.usePropertyAccess(), is(true));
+	}
+
 	private MongoPersistentProperty getPropertyFor(Field field) {
 		return new BasicMongoPersistentProperty(field, null, entity, new SimpleTypeHolder());
 	}