diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 75fa63795e..ccfc9e83b9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>1.11.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.11.0.DATAMONGO-1451-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<name>Spring Data MongoDB</name>
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml
index dc5a04a7ad..675a812764 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.11.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.11.0.DATAMONGO-1451-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb</artifactId>
-			<version>1.11.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.11.0.DATAMONGO-1451-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
index 9876e11ee3..77953b2358 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.11.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.11.0.DATAMONGO-1451-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml
index c0436bac90..dcea71220a 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.11.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.11.0.DATAMONGO-1451-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
index ea1b594b99..448bc12dde 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>1.11.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.11.0.DATAMONGO-1451-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoExceptionTranslator.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoExceptionTranslator.java
index bf94e9c519..96af768cb9 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoExceptionTranslator.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoExceptionTranslator.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2016 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.
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import org.springframework.dao.InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException;
 import org.springframework.dao.InvalidDataAccessResourceUsageException;
 import org.springframework.dao.PermissionDeniedDataAccessException;
+import org.springframework.dao.TransientDataAccessResourceException;
 import org.springframework.dao.support.PersistenceExceptionTranslator;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.BulkOperationException;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.UncategorizedMongoDbException;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
 
 import com.mongodb.BulkWriteException;
 import com.mongodb.MongoException;
+import com.mongodb.WriteConcernException;
 
 /**
  * Simple {@link PersistenceExceptionTranslator} for Mongo. Convert the given runtime exception to an appropriate
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Michal Vich
  * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @author Mark Paluch
  */
 public class MongoExceptionTranslator implements PersistenceExceptionTranslator {
 
@@ -65,6 +68,12 @@ public class MongoExceptionTranslator implements PersistenceExceptionTranslator
 	 */
 	public DataAccessException translateExceptionIfPossible(RuntimeException ex) {
 
+		// Check for a timeout exception
+
+		if (ex instanceof WriteConcernException && ReflectiveWriteResultInvoker.wasTimeout((WriteConcernException) ex)) {
+			return new TransientDataAccessResourceException(ex.getMessage(), ex);
+		}
+
 		// Check for well-known MongoException subclasses.
 
 		String exception = ClassUtils.getShortName(ClassUtils.getUserClass(ex.getClass()));
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ReflectiveWriteResultInvoker.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ReflectiveWriteResultInvoker.java
index 24c8eb7241..206ecdab6f 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ReflectiveWriteResultInvoker.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ReflectiveWriteResultInvoker.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2015-2016 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.
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@
 import static org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils.*;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 import com.mongodb.MongoException;
+import com.mongodb.WriteConcernException;
 import com.mongodb.WriteResult;
 
 /**
@@ -29,12 +31,15 @@
  * 
  * @author Christoph Strobl
  * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Mark Paluch
  * @since 1.7
  */
 final class ReflectiveWriteResultInvoker {
 
 	private static final Method GET_ERROR_METHOD;
 	private static final Method WAS_ACKNOWLEDGED_METHOD;
+	private static final Method GET_RESPONSE;
+	private static final Method GET_COMMAND_RESULT;
 
 	private ReflectiveWriteResultInvoker() {}
 
@@ -42,6 +47,8 @@ private ReflectiveWriteResultInvoker() {}
 
 		GET_ERROR_METHOD = findMethod(WriteResult.class, "getError");
 		WAS_ACKNOWLEDGED_METHOD = findMethod(WriteResult.class, "wasAcknowledged");
+		GET_RESPONSE = findMethod(WriteConcernException.class, "getResponse");
+		GET_COMMAND_RESULT = findMethod(WriteConcernException.class, "getCommandResult");
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -64,4 +71,29 @@ public static String getError(WriteResult writeResult) {
 	public static boolean wasAcknowledged(WriteResult writeResult) {
 		return isMongo3Driver() ? ((Boolean) invokeMethod(WAS_ACKNOWLEDGED_METHOD, writeResult)).booleanValue() : true;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param writeConcernException
+	 * @return return {@literal true} if the {@link WriteConcernException} indicates a write concern timeout as reason
+	 * @since 1.10
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public static boolean wasTimeout(WriteConcernException writeConcernException) {
+
+		Map<Object, Object> response;
+		if (isMongo3Driver()) {
+			response = (Map<Object, Object>) invokeMethod(GET_RESPONSE, writeConcernException);
+		} else {
+			response = (Map<Object, Object>) invokeMethod(GET_COMMAND_RESULT, writeConcernException);
+		}
+
+		if (response != null && response.containsKey("wtimeout")) {
+			Object wtimeout = response.get("wtimeout");
+			if (wtimeout != null && wtimeout.toString().contains("true")) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoExceptionTranslatorUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoExceptionTranslatorUnitTests.java
index 6f6fa5e766..519b26c2d2 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoExceptionTranslatorUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoExceptionTranslatorUnitTests.java
@@ -17,10 +17,15 @@
 
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.junit.Assume.*;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.net.UnknownHostException;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -33,20 +38,25 @@
 import org.springframework.dao.DuplicateKeyException;
 import org.springframework.dao.InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException;
 import org.springframework.dao.InvalidDataAccessResourceUsageException;
+import org.springframework.dao.TransientDataAccessResourceException;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.UncategorizedMongoDbException;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.util.MongoClientVersion;
+import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
 
 import com.mongodb.MongoCursorNotFoundException;
 import com.mongodb.MongoException;
 import com.mongodb.MongoInternalException;
 import com.mongodb.MongoSocketException;
 import com.mongodb.ServerAddress;
+import com.mongodb.WriteConcernException;
 
 /**
  * Unit tests for {@link MongoExceptionTranslator}.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Michal Vich
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @author Mark Paluch
  */
 @RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
 public class MongoExceptionTranslatorUnitTests {
@@ -133,6 +143,56 @@ public void translateMongoInternalException() {
 		expectExceptionWithCauseMessage(translatedException, InvalidDataAccessResourceUsageException.class);
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATAMONGO-1451
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public void translateTimeoutToTransientDataAccessResourceExceptionWith2xDriver() throws Exception {
+
+		assumeThat(MongoClientVersion.isMongo3Driver(), is(false));
+
+		Constructor<?> constructor = Class.forName("com.mongodb.CommandResult").getDeclaredConstructor(ServerAddress.class);
+		constructor.setAccessible(true);
+
+		Map<String, Object> commandResult = (Map<String, Object>) constructor.newInstance(new ServerAddress("localhost"));
+		commandResult.put("wtimeout", true);
+		commandResult.put("ok", 1);
+		commandResult.put("n", 0);
+		commandResult.put("err", "waiting for replication timed out");
+		commandResult.put("code", 64);
+
+		DataAccessException translatedException = translator.translateExceptionIfPossible(
+				(RuntimeException) ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(commandResult, "getException"));
+
+		expectExceptionWithCauseMessage(translatedException, TransientDataAccessResourceException.class);
+	}
+
+	@Test // DATAMONGO-1451
+	public void translateTimeoutToTransientDataAccessResourceExceptionWith3xDriver() throws Exception {
+
+		assumeThat(MongoClientVersion.isMongo3Driver(), is(true));
+
+		Class<?> bsonDocumentClass = Class.forName("org.bson.BsonDocument");
+
+		Method getWriteResult = Class.forName("com.mongodb.connection.ProtocolHelper").getDeclaredMethod("getWriteResult",
+				bsonDocumentClass, ServerAddress.class);
+
+		String response = "{ \"serverUsed\" : \"10.10.17.35:27017\" , \"ok\" : 1 , \"n\" : 0 , \"wtimeout\" : true , \"err\" : \"waiting for replication timed out\" , \"code\" : 64}";
+		Object bsonDocument = bsonDocumentClass.getDeclaredMethod("parse", String.class).invoke(null, response);
+
+		try {
+			getWriteResult.setAccessible(true);
+			getWriteResult.invoke(null, bsonDocument, new ServerAddress("localhost"));
+			fail("Missing Exception");
+		} catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
+
+			assertThat(e.getTargetException(), is(instanceOf(WriteConcernException.class)));
+
+			DataAccessException translatedException = translator
+					.translateExceptionIfPossible((RuntimeException) e.getTargetException());
+			expectExceptionWithCauseMessage(translatedException, TransientDataAccessResourceException.class);
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void translateUnsupportedException() {