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 1721bd0d8..bc882d1a2 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
@@ -239,12 +239,21 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 			return conversionService.convert(bson, rawType);
 		}
 
-		if (DBObject.class.isAssignableFrom(rawType)) {
+		if (Document.class.isAssignableFrom(rawType)) {
 			return (S) bson;
 		}
 
-		if (Document.class.isAssignableFrom(rawType)) {
-			return (S) bson;
+		if (DBObject.class.isAssignableFrom(rawType)) {
+
+			if (bson instanceof DBObject) {
+				return (S) bson;
+			}
+
+			if (bson instanceof Document) {
+				return (S) new BasicDBObject((Document) bson);
+			}
+
+			return (S) DBObject.class.cast(bson);
 		}
 
 		if (typeToUse.isCollectionLike() && bson instanceof List) {
@@ -273,9 +282,8 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 			if (codecRegistryProvider != null) {
 
 				Optional<? extends Codec<? extends S>> codec = codecRegistryProvider.getCodecFor(rawType);
-				if(codec.isPresent()) {
-					return codec.get().decode(new JsonReader(target.toJson()),
-							DecoderContext.builder().build());
+				if (codec.isPresent()) {
+					return codec.get().decode(new JsonReader(target.toJson()), DecoderContext.builder().build());
 				}
 			}
 
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 b0567b77a..da45e72e0 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
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.util.ClassTypeInformation;
 import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
 
 import com.mongodb.BasicDBList;
+import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
 import com.mongodb.DBRef;
 
 /**
@@ -2067,6 +2068,13 @@ public class MappingMongoConverterUnitTests {
 		assertThat(target.dateAsObjectId).isEqualTo(new Date(reference.getTimestamp()));
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATAMONGO-2410
+	public void shouldAllowReadingBackDbObject() {
+		
+		assertThat(converter.read(BasicDBObject.class, new org.bson.Document("property", "value")))
+				.isEqualTo(new BasicDBObject("property", "value"));
+	}
+
 	static class GenericType<T> {
 		T content;
 	}