(function() { "use strict"; const coll = db.null2; coll.drop(); assert.writeOK(coll.insert({_id: 1, a: [{b: 5}]})); assert.writeOK(coll.insert({_id: 2, a: [{}]})); assert.writeOK(coll.insert({_id: 3, a: []})); assert.writeOK(coll.insert({_id: 4, a: [{}, {b: 5}]})); assert.writeOK(coll.insert({_id: 5, a: [5, {b: 5}]})); function getIds(query) { let ids = []; coll.find(query).sort({_id: 1}).forEach(doc => ids.push(doc._id)); return ids; } const queries = [{"a.b": null}, {"a.b": {$in: [null]}}]; for (let query of queries) { assert.eq([2, 4], getIds(query), "Did not match the expected documents"); } assert.commandWorked(coll.createIndex({"a.b": 1})); for (let query of queries) { assert.eq([2, 4], getIds(query), "Did not match the expected documents"); } }());