diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/AggregationUtils.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/AggregationUtils.java
index 7a3328b6f..49cfee36c 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/AggregationUtils.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/AggregationUtils.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class AggregationUtils {
 			SpelExpressionParser expressionParser, QueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider evaluationContextProvider) {
 
 		ParameterBindingContext bindingContext = new ParameterBindingContext((accessor::getBindableValue), expressionParser,
-				evaluationContextProvider.getEvaluationContext(method.getParameters(), accessor.getValues()));
+				() -> evaluationContextProvider.getEvaluationContext(method.getParameters(), accessor.getValues()));
 
 		List<AggregationOperation> target = new ArrayList<>(method.getAnnotatedAggregation().length);
 		for (String source : method.getAnnotatedAggregation()) {
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/CollationUtils.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/CollationUtils.java
index c8ceac681..6547159b5 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/CollationUtils.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/CollationUtils.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class CollationUtils {
 		if (StringUtils.trimLeadingWhitespace(collationExpression).startsWith("{")) {
 
 			ParameterBindingContext bindingContext = new ParameterBindingContext((accessor::getBindableValue),
-					expressionParser, evaluationContextProvider.getEvaluationContext(parameters, accessor.getValues()));
+					expressionParser, () -> evaluationContextProvider.getEvaluationContext(parameters, accessor.getValues()));
 
 			return Collation.from(CODEC.decode(collationExpression, bindingContext));
 		}
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/ReactiveStringBasedMongoQuery.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/ReactiveStringBasedMongoQuery.java
index 5e1e73040..75c88961b 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/ReactiveStringBasedMongoQuery.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/ReactiveStringBasedMongoQuery.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class ReactiveStringBasedMongoQuery extends AbstractReactiveMongoQuery {
 	protected Query createQuery(ConvertingParameterAccessor accessor) {
 
 		ParameterBindingContext bindingContext = new ParameterBindingContext((accessor::getBindableValue), expressionParser,
-				evaluationContextProvider.getEvaluationContext(getQueryMethod().getParameters(), accessor.getValues()));
+				() -> evaluationContextProvider.getEvaluationContext(getQueryMethod().getParameters(), accessor.getValues()));
 
 		Document queryObject = CODEC.decode(this.query, bindingContext);
 		Document fieldsObject = CODEC.decode(this.fieldSpec, bindingContext);
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/StringBasedMongoQuery.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/StringBasedMongoQuery.java
index 7b045e8f9..34b54f826 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/StringBasedMongoQuery.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/StringBasedMongoQuery.java
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class StringBasedMongoQuery extends AbstractMongoQuery {
 	protected Query createQuery(ConvertingParameterAccessor accessor) {
 
 		ParameterBindingContext bindingContext = new ParameterBindingContext((accessor::getBindableValue), expressionParser,
-				evaluationContextProvider.getEvaluationContext(getQueryMethod().getParameters(), accessor.getValues()));
+				() -> evaluationContextProvider.getEvaluationContext(getQueryMethod().getParameters(), accessor.getValues()));
 
 		Document queryObject = CODEC.decode(this.query, bindingContext);
 		Document fieldsObject = CODEC.decode(this.fieldSpec, bindingContext);
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/util/json/ParameterBindingContext.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/util/json/ParameterBindingContext.java
index 012e67127..a5133cefd 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/util/json/ParameterBindingContext.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/util/json/ParameterBindingContext.java
@@ -15,28 +15,54 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.mongodb.util.json;
 
-import lombok.Getter;
-import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
+import org.springframework.data.util.Lazy;
 import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
 import org.springframework.expression.Expression;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
 /**
- * Reusable context for binding parameters to an placeholder or a SpEL expression within a JSON structure. <br />
+ * Reusable context for binding parameters to a placeholder or a SpEL expression within a JSON structure. <br />
  * To be used along with {@link ParameterBindingDocumentCodec#decode(String, ParameterBindingContext)}.
  *
  * @author Christoph Strobl
  * @since 2.2
  */
-@RequiredArgsConstructor
-@Getter
 public class ParameterBindingContext {
 
 	private final ValueProvider valueProvider;
 	private final SpelExpressionParser expressionParser;
-	private final EvaluationContext evaluationContext;
+	private final Lazy<EvaluationContext> evaluationContext;
+
+	/**
+	 * @param valueProvider
+	 * @param expressionParser
+	 * @param evaluationContext
+	 * @deprecated since 2.2.3 - Please use
+	 *             {@link #ParameterBindingContext(ValueProvider, SpelExpressionParser, Supplier)} instead.
+	 */
+	@Deprecated
+	public ParameterBindingContext(ValueProvider valueProvider, SpelExpressionParser expressionParser,
+			EvaluationContext evaluationContext) {
+
+		this(valueProvider, expressionParser, () -> evaluationContext);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param valueProvider
+	 * @param expressionParser
+	 * @param evaluationContext a {@link Supplier} for {@link Lazy} context retrieval.
+	 * @since 2.2.3
+	 */
+	public ParameterBindingContext(ValueProvider valueProvider, SpelExpressionParser expressionParser,
+			Supplier<EvaluationContext> evaluationContext) {
+
+		this.valueProvider = valueProvider;
+		this.expressionParser = expressionParser;
+		this.evaluationContext = evaluationContext instanceof Lazy ? (Lazy) evaluationContext : Lazy.of(evaluationContext);
+	}
 
 	@Nullable
 	public Object bindableValueForIndex(int index) {
@@ -47,6 +73,18 @@ public class ParameterBindingContext {
 	public Object evaluateExpression(String expressionString) {
 
 		Expression expression = expressionParser.parseExpression(expressionString);
-		return expression.getValue(this.evaluationContext, Object.class);
+		return expression.getValue(getEvaluationContext(), Object.class);
+	}
+
+	public EvaluationContext getEvaluationContext() {
+			return this.evaluationContext.get();
+	}
+
+	public SpelExpressionParser getExpressionParser() {
+		return expressionParser;
+	}
+
+	public ValueProvider getValueProvider() {
+		return valueProvider;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/util/json/ParameterBindingDocumentCodec.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/util/json/ParameterBindingDocumentCodec.java
index 2ec51a79b..a70b65bbf 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/util/json/ParameterBindingDocumentCodec.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/util/json/ParameterBindingDocumentCodec.java
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public class ParameterBindingDocumentCodec implements CollectibleCodec<Document>
 	public Document decode(@Nullable String json, Object[] values) {
 
 		return decode(json, new ParameterBindingContext((index) -> values[index], new SpelExpressionParser(),
-				EvaluationContextProvider.DEFAULT.getEvaluationContext(values)));
+				() -> EvaluationContextProvider.DEFAULT.getEvaluationContext(values)));
 	}
 
 	public Document decode(@Nullable String json, ParameterBindingContext bindingContext) {
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 1063414f1..406c42139 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
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.TimeZone;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
@@ -96,6 +97,15 @@ public class ParameterBindingJsonReader extends AbstractBsonReader {
 	public ParameterBindingJsonReader(String json, ValueProvider accessor, SpelExpressionParser spelExpressionParser,
 			EvaluationContext evaluationContext) {
 
+		this(json, accessor, spelExpressionParser, () -> evaluationContext);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 	@since 2.2.3
+	 */
+	public ParameterBindingJsonReader(String json, ValueProvider accessor, SpelExpressionParser spelExpressionParser,
+			Supplier<EvaluationContext> evaluationContext) {
+
 		this.scanner = new JsonScanner(json);
 		setContext(new Context(null, BsonContextType.TOP_LEVEL));
 
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 66fd43fc8..50d0390b2 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 +26,10 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.bson.Document;
 import org.bson.codecs.DecoderContext;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
+import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext;
 
 /**
  * Unit tests for {@link ParameterBindingJsonReader}.
@@ -197,6 +201,25 @@ public class ParameterBindingJsonReaderUnitTests {
 		assertThat(target).isEqualTo(Document.parse("{ 'end_date' : { $gte : { $date : " + time + " } } } "));
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATAMONGO-2418
+	public void shouldNotAccessSpElEveluationContextWhenNoSpelPresentInBindableTarget() {
+
+		Object[] args = new Object[] { "value" };
+		EvaluationContext evaluationContext = new StandardEvaluationContext() {
+
+			@Override
+			public TypedValue getRootObject() {
+				throw new RuntimeException("o_O");
+			}
+		};
+
+		ParameterBindingJsonReader reader = new ParameterBindingJsonReader("{ 'name':'?0' }",
+				new ParameterBindingContext((index) -> args[index], new SpelExpressionParser(), evaluationContext));
+		Document target = new ParameterBindingDocumentCodec().decode(reader, DecoderContext.builder().build());
+
+		assertThat(target).isEqualTo(new Document("name", "value"));
+	}
+
 	private static Document parse(String json, Object... args) {
 
 		ParameterBindingJsonReader reader = new ParameterBindingJsonReader(json, args);