diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Query/Expr.php b/lib/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Query/Expr.php
index bd9d8c079b..e924a66fc8 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Query/Expr.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Query/Expr.php
@@ -95,12 +95,7 @@ public function addAnd($expression, ...$expressions): self
 
         $this->query['$and'] = array_merge(
             $this->query['$and'],
-            array_map(
-                static function ($expression) {
-                    return $expression instanceof Expr ? $expression->getQuery() : $expression;
-                },
-                func_get_args()
-            )
+            func_get_args()
         );
 
         return $this;
@@ -123,9 +118,7 @@ public function addNor($expression, ...$expressions): self
 
         $this->query['$nor'] = array_merge(
             $this->query['$nor'],
-            array_map(static function ($expression) {
-                return $expression instanceof Expr ? $expression->getQuery() : $expression;
-            }, func_get_args())
+            func_get_args()
         );
 
         return $this;
@@ -148,9 +141,7 @@ public function addOr($expression, ...$expressions): self
 
         $this->query['$or'] = array_merge(
             $this->query['$or'],
-            array_map(static function ($expression) {
-                return $expression instanceof Expr ? $expression->getQuery() : $expression;
-            }, func_get_args())
+            func_get_args()
         );
 
         return $this;
@@ -175,12 +166,8 @@ public function addOr($expression, ...$expressions): self
      */
     public function addToSet($valueOrExpression): self
     {
-        if ($valueOrExpression instanceof Expr) {
-            $valueOrExpression = $valueOrExpression->getQuery();
-        }
-
         $this->requiresCurrentField();
-        $this->newObj['$addToSet'][$this->currentField] = $valueOrExpression;
+        $this->newObj['$addToSet'][$this->currentField] = static::convertExpression($valueOrExpression, $this->class);
 
         return $this;
     }
@@ -414,7 +401,7 @@ public function each(array $values): self
      */
     public function elemMatch($expression): self
     {
-        return $this->operator('$elemMatch', $expression instanceof Expr ? $expression->getQuery() : $expression);
+        return $this->operator('$elemMatch', $expression);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -601,7 +588,7 @@ public function getQuery(): array
     {
         return $this->dm->getUnitOfWork()
             ->getDocumentPersister($this->class->name)
-            ->prepareQueryOrNewObj($this->query);
+            ->prepareQueryOrNewObj($this->convertExpressions($this->query));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -878,7 +865,7 @@ public function nearSphere($x, $y = null): self
      */
     public function not($expression): self
     {
-        return $this->operator('$not', $expression instanceof Expr ? $expression->getQuery() : $expression);
+        return $this->operator('$not', $expression);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -978,12 +965,8 @@ public function position(int $position): self
      */
     public function pull($valueOrExpression): self
     {
-        if ($valueOrExpression instanceof Expr) {
-            $valueOrExpression = $valueOrExpression->getQuery();
-        }
-
         $this->requiresCurrentField();
-        $this->newObj['$pull'][$this->currentField] = $valueOrExpression;
+        $this->newObj['$pull'][$this->currentField] = static::convertExpression($valueOrExpression, $this->class);
 
         return $this;
     }
@@ -1420,4 +1403,48 @@ private function wrapEqualityCriteria(): void
 
         $query = ['$in' => [$query]];
     }
+
+    private function convertExpressions(array $query, ?ClassMetadata $classMetadata = null): array
+    {
+        if ($classMetadata === null) {
+            $classMetadata = $this->class;
+        }
+
+        $convertedQuery = [];
+        foreach ($query as $key => $value) {
+            if (is_string($key) && $classMetadata->hasAssociation($key)) {
+                $targetDocument = $classMetadata->getAssociationTargetClass($key);
+
+                if ($targetDocument) {
+                    $fieldMetadata = $this->dm->getClassMetadata($targetDocument);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (is_array($value)) {
+                $convertedQuery[$key] = $this->convertExpressions($value, $fieldMetadata ?? $classMetadata);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $convertedQuery[$key] = static::convertExpression($value, $fieldMetadata ?? $classMetadata);
+        }
+
+        return $convertedQuery;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts expression objects to query arrays. Non-expression values are
+     * returned unmodified.
+     *
+     * @param Expr|mixed $expression
+     */
+    private static function convertExpression($expression, ClassMetadata $classMetadata)
+    {
+        if (! $expression instanceof Expr) {
+            return $expression;
+        }
+
+        $expression->setClassMetadata($classMetadata);
+
+        return $expression->getQuery();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Tests/Functional/Ticket/GH1674Test.php b/tests/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Tests/Functional/Ticket/GH1674Test.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71e4179207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Tests/Functional/Ticket/GH1674Test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\Tests\Functional\Ticket;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
+use Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\Mapping\Annotations as ODM;
+use Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\Tests\BaseTest;
+use MongoDB\BSON\ObjectId;
+
+class GH1674Test extends BaseTest
+{
+    public function testElemMatchUsesCorrectMapping()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->dm->createQueryBuilder(GH1674Document::class);
+        $builder
+            ->field('embedded')
+            ->elemMatch(
+                $builder->expr()
+                    ->field('id')
+                    ->equals(1)
+            );
+
+        $this->assertSame(
+            [
+                'embedded' => [
+                    '$elemMatch' => ['id' => '1'],
+                ],
+            ],
+            $builder->getQueryArray()
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+/** @ODM\Document */
+class GH1674Document
+{
+    /** @ODM\Id */
+    protected $id;
+
+    /** @ODM\EmbedMany(targetDocument=GH1674Embedded::class) */
+    protected $embedded;
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->id       = new ObjectId();
+        $this->embedded = new ArrayCollection();
+    }
+}
+
+/** @ODM\EmbeddedDocument */
+class GH1674Embedded
+{
+    /** @ODM\Field */
+    public $id = [];
+}