diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a43bf9aba2..68add961af 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>3.4.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.4.x-GH-4123-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<name>Spring Data MongoDB</name>
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-benchmarks/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-benchmarks/pom.xml
index f24a3e50df..e83bcf09bc 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.4.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.4.x-GH-4123-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
index 6795167821..03944b6c6f 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.4.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.4.x-GH-4123-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
index 8db4d2d243..3bacf4c405 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.4.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.4.x-GH-4123-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/Fields.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/Fields.java
index e5150a3e35..3151ccbd05 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/Fields.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/Fields.java
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ public String getName() {
 		 */
 		public String getTarget() {
 
-			if (isLocalVar()) {
+			if (isLocalVar() || pointsToDBRefId()) {
 				return this.getRaw();
 			}
 
@@ -296,6 +296,10 @@ public boolean isLocalVar() {
 			return raw.startsWith("$$") && !raw.startsWith("$$$");
 		}
 
+		protected boolean pointsToDBRefId() { // see https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-14466
+			return raw.endsWith(".$id");
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * @return
 		 * @since 1.10
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/FieldsUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/FieldsUnitTests.java
index d3408226a2..fe82768b8b 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/FieldsUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/FieldsUnitTests.java
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ public void stripsLeadingDollarsFromTarget() {
 		assertThat(Fields.field("$$$$target").getTarget()).isEqualTo("target");
 	}
 
+	@Test // GH-4123
+	public void keepsRawMappingToDbRefId() {
+
+		assertThat(Fields.field("$id").getName()).isEqualTo("id");
+		assertThat(Fields.field("person.$id").getTarget()).isEqualTo("person.$id");
+	}
+
 	private static void verify(Field field, String name, String target) {
 
 		assertThat(field).isNotNull();