(function() { "use strict"; const coll = db.dotted_path_in_null; coll.drop(); assert.commandWorked(coll.insert({_id: 1, a: [{b: 5}]})); assert.commandWorked(coll.insert({_id: 2, a: [{}]})); assert.commandWorked(coll.insert({_id: 3, a: []})); assert.commandWorked(coll.insert({_id: 4, a: [{}, {b: 5}]})); assert.commandWorked(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; } assert.eq([2, 4], getIds({"a.b": {$in: [null]}}), "Did not match the expected documents"); assert.commandWorked(coll.createIndex({"a.b": 1})); assert.eq([2, 4], getIds({"a.b": {$in: [null]}}), "Did not match the expected documents"); }());