diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/QueryMapper.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/QueryMapper.java
index 64c46749f..8d86b8899 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/QueryMapper.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/QueryMapper.java
@@ -1086,8 +1086,8 @@ public class QueryMapper {
 					removePlaceholders(DOT_POSITIONAL_PATTERN, pathExpression));
 
 			if (sourceProperty != null && sourceProperty.getOwner().equals(entity)) {
-				return mappingContext
-						.getPersistentPropertyPath(PropertyPath.from(sourceProperty.getName(), entity.getTypeInformation()));
+				return mappingContext.getPersistentPropertyPath(
+						PropertyPath.from(Pattern.quote(sourceProperty.getName()), entity.getTypeInformation()));
 			}
 
 			PropertyPath path = forName(rawPath);
@@ -1146,6 +1146,13 @@ public class QueryMapper {
 					return forName(path.substring(0, path.length() - 3) + "id");
 				}
 
+				// Ok give it another try quoting
+				try {
+					return PropertyPath.from(Pattern.quote(path), entity.getTypeInformation());
+				} catch (PropertyReferenceException | InvalidPersistentPropertyPath ex) {
+
+				}
+
 				return null;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/QueryMapperUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/QueryMapperUnitTests.java
index 162693cd6..d6e325e8f 100755
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/QueryMapperUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/QueryMapperUnitTests.java
@@ -781,7 +781,8 @@ public class QueryMapperUnitTests {
 		Query query = query(byExample(probe).and("listOfItems").exists(true));
 		org.bson.Document document = mapper.getMappedObject(query.getQueryObject(), context.getPersistentEntity(Foo.class));
 
-		assertThat(document).containsEntry("embedded\\._id", "conflux").containsEntry("my_items", new org.bson.Document("$exists", true));
+		assertThat(document).containsEntry("embedded\\._id", "conflux").containsEntry("my_items",
+				new org.bson.Document("$exists", true));
 	}
 
 	@Test // DATAMONGO-1988
@@ -1011,6 +1012,76 @@ public class QueryMapperUnitTests {
 		assertThat(target).isEqualTo(org.bson.Document.parse("{\"$text\" : { \"$search\" : \"test\" }}"));
 	}
 
+	@Test // GH-3601
+	void resolvesFieldnameWithUnderscoresCorrectly() {
+
+		Query query = query(where("fieldname_with_underscores").exists(true));
+
+		org.bson.Document document = mapper.getMappedObject(query.getQueryObject(),
+				context.getPersistentEntity(WithPropertyUsingUnderscoreInName.class));
+
+		assertThat(document)
+				.isEqualTo(new org.bson.Document("fieldname_with_underscores", new org.bson.Document("$exists", true)));
+	}
+
+	@Test // GH-3601
+	void resolvesMappedFieldnameWithUnderscoresCorrectly() {
+
+		Query query = query(where("renamed_fieldname_with_underscores").exists(true));
+
+		org.bson.Document document = mapper.getMappedObject(query.getQueryObject(),
+				context.getPersistentEntity(WithPropertyUsingUnderscoreInName.class));
+
+		assertThat(document).isEqualTo(new org.bson.Document("renamed", new org.bson.Document("$exists", true)));
+	}
+
+	@Test // GH-3601
+	void resolvesSimpleNestedFieldnameWithUnderscoresCorrectly() {
+
+		Query query = query(where("simple.fieldname_with_underscores").exists(true));
+
+		org.bson.Document document = mapper.getMappedObject(query.getQueryObject(),
+				context.getPersistentEntity(WrapperAroundWithPropertyUsingUnderscoreInName.class));
+
+		assertThat(document)
+				.isEqualTo(new org.bson.Document("simple.fieldname_with_underscores", new org.bson.Document("$exists", true)));
+	}
+
+	@Test // GH-3601
+	void resolvesSimpleNestedMappedFieldnameWithUnderscoresCorrectly() {
+
+		Query query = query(where("simple.renamed_fieldname_with_underscores").exists(true));
+
+		org.bson.Document document = mapper.getMappedObject(query.getQueryObject(),
+				context.getPersistentEntity(WrapperAroundWithPropertyUsingUnderscoreInName.class));
+
+		assertThat(document).isEqualTo(new org.bson.Document("simple.renamed", new org.bson.Document("$exists", true)));
+	}
+
+	@Test // GH-3601
+	void resolvesFieldNameWithUnderscoreOnNestedFieldnameWithUnderscoresCorrectly() {
+
+		Query query = query(where("double_underscore.fieldname_with_underscores").exists(true));
+
+		org.bson.Document document = mapper.getMappedObject(query.getQueryObject(),
+				context.getPersistentEntity(WrapperAroundWithPropertyUsingUnderscoreInName.class));
+
+		assertThat(document).isEqualTo(
+				new org.bson.Document("double_underscore.fieldname_with_underscores", new org.bson.Document("$exists", true)));
+	}
+
+	@Test // GH-3601
+	void resolvesFieldNameWithUnderscoreOnNestedMappedFieldnameWithUnderscoresCorrectly() {
+
+		Query query = query(where("double_underscore.renamed_fieldname_with_underscores").exists(true));
+
+		org.bson.Document document = mapper.getMappedObject(query.getQueryObject(),
+				context.getPersistentEntity(WrapperAroundWithPropertyUsingUnderscoreInName.class));
+
+		assertThat(document)
+				.isEqualTo(new org.bson.Document("double_underscore.renamed", new org.bson.Document("$exists", true)));
+	}
+
 	class WithDeepArrayNesting {
 
 		List<WithNestedArray> level0;
@@ -1194,4 +1265,17 @@ public class QueryMapperUnitTests {
 			this.value = value;
 		}
 	}
+
+	static class WrapperAroundWithPropertyUsingUnderscoreInName {
+
+		WithPropertyUsingUnderscoreInName simple;
+		WithPropertyUsingUnderscoreInName double_underscore;
+	}
+
+	static class WithPropertyUsingUnderscoreInName {
+
+		String fieldname_with_underscores;
+
+		@Field("renamed") String renamed_fieldname_with_underscores;
+	}
 }