diff --git a/src/integration/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/N1qlCouchbaseRepositoryTests.java b/src/integration/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/N1qlCouchbaseRepositoryTests.java
index 988a21fbe..1133e31fe 100644
--- a/src/integration/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/N1qlCouchbaseRepositoryTests.java
+++ b/src/integration/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/N1qlCouchbaseRepositoryTests.java
@@ -195,4 +195,10 @@ public void testDeleteQuery() {
     assertTrue(partyList.size() == 1);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testN1qlMetaPropertyConstructionInPartTree() {
+    partyRepository.save(new Party("testN1qlMetaPropertyConstructionInPartTree", "", "", null, 0, null));
+    List<Party> parties = partyRepository.findByKeyLike("%Meta%");
+    assertTrue("Party ids contain substring party", parties.size() >= 1);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/integration/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/PartyRepository.java b/src/integration/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/PartyRepository.java
index 8c0d9beb1..4993c4407 100644
--- a/src/integration/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/PartyRepository.java
+++ b/src/integration/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/PartyRepository.java
@@ -89,4 +89,6 @@ public interface PartyRepository extends CouchbaseRepository<Party, String> {
   List<Party> findByDescriptionOrName(String description, String name);
 
   List<Party> removeByDescriptionOrName(String description, String name);
+
+  List<Party> findByKeyLike(String key);
 }
diff --git a/src/integration/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/ReactiveN1qlCouchbaseRepositoryTests.java b/src/integration/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/ReactiveN1qlCouchbaseRepositoryTests.java
index 05459472c..3ad9d7758 100644
--- a/src/integration/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/ReactiveN1qlCouchbaseRepositoryTests.java
+++ b/src/integration/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/ReactiveN1qlCouchbaseRepositoryTests.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
+import java.util.List;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -123,4 +124,11 @@ public void testPartTreeQuery() {
         long count = partyRepository.countAllByDescriptionNotNull().block();
         assertEquals("Test N1QL part tree based query", 15, count);
     }
+
+	@Test
+	public void testN1qlMetaPropertyConstructionInPartTree() {
+		partyRepository.save(new Party("reactiveTestN1qlMetaPropertyConstructionInPartTree", "", "", null, 0, null)).block();
+		List<Party> parties = partyRepository.findByKeyLike("%Meta%").collectList().block();
+		assertTrue("Party ids contain substring party", parties.size() >= 1);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/integration/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/ReactivePartyRepository.java b/src/integration/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/ReactivePartyRepository.java
index 4a5605067..bd3d04c6a 100644
--- a/src/integration/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/ReactivePartyRepository.java
+++ b/src/integration/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/ReactivePartyRepository.java
@@ -57,4 +57,5 @@ public interface ReactivePartyRepository extends ReactiveCouchbaseRepository<Par
 
 	Flux<Party> findByDescriptionOrName(String description, String name);
 
+	Flux<Party> findByKeyLike(String key);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/mapping/BasicCouchbasePersistentProperty.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/mapping/BasicCouchbasePersistentProperty.java
index 6e756fdc9..8eba953a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/mapping/BasicCouchbasePersistentProperty.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/mapping/BasicCouchbasePersistentProperty.java
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ public class BasicCouchbasePersistentProperty
         implements CouchbasePersistentProperty {
 
   private final FieldNamingStrategy fieldNamingStrategy;
+  private final String ID_FIELD_NAME = "id";
+  private final String VERSION_FIELD_NAME = "cas";
 
   /**
    * Create a new instance of the BasicCouchbasePersistentProperty class.
@@ -75,6 +77,10 @@ protected Association<CouchbasePersistentProperty> createAssociation() {
    */
   @Override
   public String getFieldName() {
+
+    if (isIdProperty() && getOwner().getIdProperty().equals(this)) return ID_FIELD_NAME;
+    if (isVersionProperty()) return VERSION_FIELD_NAME;
+
     com.couchbase.client.java.repository.annotation.Field annotation = getField().
         getAnnotation(com.couchbase.client.java.repository.annotation.Field.class);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/query/support/N1qlUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/query/support/N1qlUtils.java
index 78e733e32..b469e82d2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/query/support/N1qlUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/query/support/N1qlUtils.java
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@
 import static org.springframework.data.couchbase.core.support.TemplateUtils.*;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
 import org.springframework.data.couchbase.core.convert.CouchbaseConverter;
@@ -60,18 +63,15 @@
  * @author Mark Paluch
  */
 public class N1qlUtils {
+  //As per https://docs.couchbase.com/server/5.5/n1ql/n1ql-language-reference/indexing-meta-info.html
+  final static Set<String> META_PROPERTIES = new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList("id", "expiration", "cas"));
 
   /**
    * A converter that can be used to extract the {@link CouchbasePersistentProperty#getFieldName() fieldName},
    * eg. when one wants a path from {@link PersistentPropertyPath#toDotPath(Converter)} made of escaped field names.
    */
   public static final Converter<? super CouchbasePersistentProperty,String> FIELD_NAME_ESCAPED =
-      new Converter<CouchbasePersistentProperty, String>() {
-        @Override
-        public String convert(CouchbasePersistentProperty source) {
-          return "`" + source.getFieldName() + "`";
-        }
-      };
+   (source) -> META_PROPERTIES.contains(source.getFieldName()) ? "META()." + source.getFieldName() : "`" + source.getFieldName() + "`";
 
   /**
    * Escape the given bucketName and produce an {@link Expression}.