diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/convert/MappingElasticsearchConverter.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/convert/MappingElasticsearchConverter.java
index a4605285a..d4a7fb8f5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/convert/MappingElasticsearchConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/convert/MappingElasticsearchConverter.java
@@ -316,14 +316,17 @@ public class MappingElasticsearchConverter
 		}
 
 		Collection<Object> target = createCollectionForValue(targetType, source.size());
+		TypeInformation<?> componentType = targetType.getComponentType();
 
 		for (Object value : source) {
 
 			if (value == null) {
 				target.add(null);
+			} else if (componentType != null && !ClassTypeInformation.OBJECT.equals(componentType)
+					&& isSimpleType(componentType.getType())) {
+				target.add(readSimpleValue(value, componentType));
 			} else if (isSimpleType(value)) {
-				target.add(
-						readSimpleValue(value, targetType.getComponentType() != null ? targetType.getComponentType() : targetType));
+				target.add(readSimpleValue(value, componentType != null ? componentType : targetType));
 			} else {
 
 				if (value instanceof List) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/geo/GeoPoint.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/geo/GeoPoint.java
index 5d2c33a70..7bd21956f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/geo/GeoPoint.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/geo/GeoPoint.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ package org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.geo;
 
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Point;
 
+import java.util.Objects;
+
 /**
  * geo-location used for #{@link org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.Criteria}.
  *
@@ -60,6 +62,20 @@ public class GeoPoint {
 		return new Point(point.getLat(), point.getLon());
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object o) {
+		if (this == o) return true;
+		if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+		GeoPoint geoPoint = (GeoPoint) o;
+		return Double.compare(geoPoint.lat, lat) == 0 &&
+				Double.compare(geoPoint.lon, lon) == 0;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return Objects.hash(lat, lon);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		return "GeoPoint{" +
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/convert/MappingElasticsearchConverterUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/convert/MappingElasticsearchConverterUnitTests.java
index 56e3caa18..6f1334be4 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/convert/MappingElasticsearchConverterUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/convert/MappingElasticsearchConverterUnitTests.java
@@ -735,6 +735,60 @@ public class MappingElasticsearchConverterUnitTests {
 		assertEquals(expected, json, false);
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATAES-857
+	void shouldWriteEntityWithListOfGeoPoints() throws JSONException {
+
+		GeoPointListEntity entity = new GeoPointListEntity();
+		entity.setId("42");
+		List<GeoPoint> locations = Arrays.asList(new GeoPoint(12.34, 23.45), new GeoPoint(34.56, 45.67));
+		entity.setLocations(locations);
+
+		String expected = "{\n" + //
+				"  \"id\": \"42\",\n" + //
+				"  \"locations\": [\n" + //
+				"    {\n" + //
+				"      \"lat\": 12.34,\n" + //
+				"      \"lon\": 23.45\n" + //
+				"    },\n" + //
+				"    {\n" + //
+				"      \"lat\": 34.56,\n" + //
+				"      \"lon\": 45.67\n" + //
+				"    }\n" + //
+				"  ]\n" + //
+				"}"; //
+		Document document = Document.create();
+
+		mappingElasticsearchConverter.write(entity, document);
+		String json = document.toJson();
+
+		assertEquals(expected, json, false);
+	}
+
+	@Test // DATAES-857
+	void shouldReadEntityWithListOfGeoPoints() {
+
+		String json = "{\n" + //
+				"  \"id\": \"42\",\n" + //
+				"  \"locations\": [\n" + //
+				"    {\n" + //
+				"      \"lat\": 12.34,\n" + //
+				"      \"lon\": 23.45\n" + //
+				"    },\n" + //
+				"    {\n" + //
+				"      \"lat\": 34.56,\n" + //
+				"      \"lon\": 45.67\n" + //
+				"    }\n" + //
+				"  ]\n" + //
+				"}"; //
+
+		Document document = Document.parse(json);
+
+		GeoPointListEntity entity = mappingElasticsearchConverter.read(GeoPointListEntity.class, document);
+
+		assertThat(entity.id).isEqualTo("42");
+		assertThat(entity.locations).containsExactly(new GeoPoint(12.34, 23.45), new GeoPoint(34.56, 45.67));
+	}
+
 	private String pointTemplate(String name, Point point) {
 		return String.format(Locale.ENGLISH, "\"%s\":{\"lat\":%.1f,\"lon\":%.1f}", name, point.getX(), point.getY());
 	}
@@ -956,4 +1010,10 @@ public class MappingElasticsearchConverterUnitTests {
 
 		private List<String> values;
 	}
+
+	@Data
+	static class GeoPointListEntity {
+		@Id String id;
+		List<GeoPoint> locations;
+	}
 }