diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/NearQuery.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/NearQuery.java
index c000d4e32..ace202e65 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/NearQuery.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/NearQuery.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import com.mongodb.DBObject;
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Thomas Darimont
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
 public class NearQuery {
 
@@ -143,10 +144,12 @@ public class NearQuery {
 	/**
 	 * Configures the {@link Pageable} to use.
 	 * 
-	 * @param pageable
+	 * @param pageable must not be {@literal null}
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	public NearQuery with(Pageable pageable) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(pageable, "Pageable must not be 'null'.");
 		this.num = pageable.getOffset() + pageable.getPageSize();
 		this.skip = pageable.getOffset();
 		return this;
@@ -311,13 +314,18 @@ public class NearQuery {
 	/**
 	 * Adds an actual query to the {@link NearQuery} to restrict the objects considered for the actual near operation.
 	 * 
-	 * @param query
+	 * @param query must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	public NearQuery query(Query query) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(query, "Cannot apply 'null' query on NearQuery.");
 		this.query = query;
 		this.skip = query.getSkip();
-		this.num = query.getLimit();
+
+		if (query.getLimit() != 0) {
+			this.num = query.getLimit();
+		}
 		return this;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/DBObjectUtils.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/DBObjectUtils.java
index a9be3ba3a..52bad476f 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/DBObjectUtils.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/DBObjectUtils.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public abstract class DBObjectUtils {
 	}
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	private static <T> T getTypedValue(DBObject source, String key, Class<T> type) {
+	public static <T> T getTypedValue(DBObject source, String key, Class<T> type) {
 
 		Object value = source.get(key);
 		assertThat(value, is(notNullValue()));
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/NearQueryUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/NearQueryUnitTests.java
index b97bf90d7..57f31dc93 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/NearQueryUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/NearQueryUnitTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2011-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2011-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.DBObjectUtils;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Distance;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Metric;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Metrics;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Point;
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Thomas Darimont
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
 public class NearQueryUnitTests {
 
@@ -123,4 +125,36 @@ public class NearQueryUnitTests {
 		assertThat(query.getSkip(), is(pageable.getPageNumber() * pageable.getPageSize()));
 		assertThat((Integer) query.toDBObject().get("num"), is((pageable.getPageNumber() + 1) * pageable.getPageSize()));
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-829
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void nearQueryShouldInoreZeroLimitFromQuery() {
+
+		NearQuery query = NearQuery.near(new Point(1, 2)).query(Query.query(Criteria.where("foo").is("bar")));
+		assertThat(query.toDBObject().get("num"), nullValue());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONOGO-829
+	 */
+	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+	public void nearQueryShouldThrowExceptionWhenGivenANullQuery() {
+		NearQuery.near(new Point(1, 2)).query(null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-829
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void numShouldNotBeAlteredByQueryWithoutPageable() {
+
+		int num = 100;
+		NearQuery query = NearQuery.near(new Point(1, 2));
+		query.num(num);
+		query.query(Query.query(Criteria.where("foo").is("bar")));
+
+		assertThat(DBObjectUtils.getTypedValue(query.toDBObject(), "num", Integer.class), is(num));
+	}
 }