diff --git a/bson/src/main/org/bson/codecs/pojo/ConventionAnnotationImpl.java b/bson/src/main/org/bson/codecs/pojo/ConventionAnnotationImpl.java
index 1cde97945ab..f27e025cd2b 100644
--- a/bson/src/main/org/bson/codecs/pojo/ConventionAnnotationImpl.java
+++ b/bson/src/main/org/bson/codecs/pojo/ConventionAnnotationImpl.java
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@ private <T> void processCreatorAnnotation(final ClassModelBuilder<T> classModelB
                 PropertyModelBuilder<?> propertyModelBuilder = null;
 
                 if (isIdProperty) {
+                    if (classModelBuilder.getIdPropertyName() == null) {
+                        throw new CodecConfigurationException("A @BsonId annotation has been used with @BsonCreator "
+                                + "but there is no known Id property.\n"
+                                + "Please either use the @BsonProperty annotation in the creator or "
+                                + "annotate the corresponding property in the class with the @BsonId.");
+                    }
                     propertyModelBuilder = classModelBuilder.getProperty(classModelBuilder.getIdPropertyName());
                 } else {
                     BsonProperty bsonProperty = properties.get(i);
diff --git a/bson/src/test/unit/org/bson/codecs/pojo/ConventionsTest.java b/bson/src/test/unit/org/bson/codecs/pojo/ConventionsTest.java
index da7be914caa..d750d25f34e 100644
--- a/bson/src/test/unit/org/bson/codecs/pojo/ConventionsTest.java
+++ b/bson/src/test/unit/org/bson/codecs/pojo/ConventionsTest.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import org.bson.codecs.pojo.entities.conventions.AnnotationWithObjectIdModel;
 import org.bson.codecs.pojo.entities.conventions.AnnotationWriteCollision;
 import org.bson.codecs.pojo.entities.conventions.BsonIgnoreDuplicatePropertyMultipleTypes;
+import org.bson.codecs.pojo.entities.conventions.CreatorConstructorNoKnownIdModel;
 import org.bson.codecs.pojo.entities.conventions.CreatorInvalidConstructorModel;
 import org.bson.codecs.pojo.entities.conventions.CreatorInvalidMethodModel;
 import org.bson.codecs.pojo.entities.conventions.CreatorInvalidMethodReturnTypeModel;
@@ -226,6 +227,12 @@ public void testCreatorInvalidTypeMethodModel() {
                 .conventions(singletonList(ANNOTATION_CONVENTION)).build();
     }
 
+    @Test(expected = CodecConfigurationException.class)
+    public void testCreatorConstructorNoKnownIdModel() {
+        ClassModel.builder(CreatorConstructorNoKnownIdModel.class)
+                .conventions(singletonList(ANNOTATION_CONVENTION)).build();
+    }
+
     @Test(expected = CodecConfigurationException.class)
     public void testBsonIgnoreDuplicatePropertyMultipleTypesModel() {
         ClassModel.builder(BsonIgnoreDuplicatePropertyMultipleTypes.class)
diff --git a/bson/src/test/unit/org/bson/codecs/pojo/entities/conventions/CreatorConstructorNoKnownIdModel.java b/bson/src/test/unit/org/bson/codecs/pojo/entities/conventions/CreatorConstructorNoKnownIdModel.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2027aefd605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bson/src/test/unit/org/bson/codecs/pojo/entities/conventions/CreatorConstructorNoKnownIdModel.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2008-present MongoDB, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.bson.codecs.pojo.entities.conventions;
+
+import org.bson.codecs.pojo.annotations.BsonCreator;
+import org.bson.codecs.pojo.annotations.BsonId;
+import org.bson.codecs.pojo.annotations.BsonProperty;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+public class CreatorConstructorNoKnownIdModel {
+    private final String stringField;
+    private final long longField;
+
+    @BsonCreator
+    public CreatorConstructorNoKnownIdModel(
+            @BsonId final String stringField,
+            @BsonProperty("longField") final long longField) {
+        this.stringField = stringField;
+        this.longField = longField;
+    }
+
+    public String getStringField() {
+        return stringField;
+    }
+
+    public long getLongField() {
+        return longField;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(final Object o) {
+        if (this == o) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        final CreatorConstructorNoKnownIdModel that = (CreatorConstructorNoKnownIdModel) o;
+        return longField == that.longField && Objects.equals(stringField, that.stringField);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(stringField, longField);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "CreatorConstructorNoKnownIdModel{"
+                + ", stringField='" + stringField + '\''
+                + ", longField=" + longField
+                + '}';
+    }
+}