diff --git a/lib/schema.js b/lib/schema.js
index 0d039fff0bb..e0950353d70 100644
--- a/lib/schema.js
+++ b/lib/schema.js
@@ -652,6 +652,10 @@ Schema.interpretAsType = function(path, obj, options) {
         'You can only nest using refs or arrays.');
   }
 
+  obj = utils.clone(obj, { retainKeyOrder: true });
+  if (!('runSettersOnQuery' in obj)) {
+    obj.runSettersOnQuery = options.runSettersOnQuery;
+  }
   return new MongooseTypes[name](path, obj);
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/schema/boolean.js b/lib/schema/boolean.js
index 206d9fd98f5..5951dd0513d 100644
--- a/lib/schema/boolean.js
+++ b/lib/schema/boolean.js
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ SchemaBoolean.prototype.castForQuery = function($conditional, val) {
       return handler.call(this, val);
     }
 
-    return this.cast(val);
+    return this._castForQuery(val);
   }
 
-  return this.cast($conditional);
+  return this._castForQuery($conditional);
 };
 
 /*!
diff --git a/lib/schema/buffer.js b/lib/schema/buffer.js
index 56490dea878..f7ca7588a36 100644
--- a/lib/schema/buffer.js
+++ b/lib/schema/buffer.js
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ SchemaBuffer.prototype.castForQuery = function($conditional, val) {
     return handler.call(this, val);
   }
   val = $conditional;
-  var casted = this.cast(val);
+  var casted = this._castForQuery(val);
   return casted ? casted.toObject({ transform: false, virtuals: false }) : casted;
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/schema/date.js b/lib/schema/date.js
index b7bcf227b33..9f97096b5ba 100644
--- a/lib/schema/date.js
+++ b/lib/schema/date.js
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ SchemaDate.prototype.castForQuery = function($conditional, val) {
   var handler;
 
   if (arguments.length !== 2) {
-    return this.cast($conditional);
+    return this._castForQuery($conditional);
   }
 
   handler = this.$conditionalHandlers[$conditional];
diff --git a/lib/schema/decimal128.js b/lib/schema/decimal128.js
index 3400e36ef63..67e35df4830 100644
--- a/lib/schema/decimal128.js
+++ b/lib/schema/decimal128.js
@@ -139,26 +139,6 @@ Decimal128.prototype.$conditionalHandlers =
       $lte: handleSingle
     });
 
-/**
- * Casts contents for queries.
- *
- * @param {String} $conditional
- * @param {any} [val]
- * @api private
- */
-
-Decimal128.prototype.castForQuery = function($conditional, val) {
-  var handler;
-  if (arguments.length === 2) {
-    handler = this.$conditionalHandlers[$conditional];
-    if (!handler) {
-      throw new Error('Can\'t use ' + $conditional + ' with ObjectId.');
-    }
-    return handler.call(this, val);
-  }
-  return this.cast($conditional);
-};
-
 /*!
  * Module exports.
  */
diff --git a/lib/schema/embedded.js b/lib/schema/embedded.js
index 5b20775c797..3ca711534b1 100644
--- a/lib/schema/embedded.js
+++ b/lib/schema/embedded.js
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ Embedded.prototype.castForQuery = function($conditional, val) {
     return val;
   }
 
+  if (this.options.runSetters) {
+    val = this._applySetters(val);
+  }
+
   return new this.caster(val);
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/schema/number.js b/lib/schema/number.js
index a91f6dda6df..e5b9bc7fa62 100644
--- a/lib/schema/number.js
+++ b/lib/schema/number.js
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ SchemaNumber.prototype.castForQuery = function($conditional, val) {
     }
     return handler.call(this, val);
   }
-  val = this.cast($conditional);
+  val = this._castForQuery($conditional);
   return val;
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/schema/objectid.js b/lib/schema/objectid.js
index 28858236893..6f684191c90 100644
--- a/lib/schema/objectid.js
+++ b/lib/schema/objectid.js
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ ObjectId.prototype.castForQuery = function($conditional, val) {
     }
     return handler.call(this, val);
   }
-  return this.cast($conditional);
+  return this._castForQuery($conditional);
 };
 
 /*!
diff --git a/lib/schema/string.js b/lib/schema/string.js
index d969280a9c6..dfd044ad2f8 100644
--- a/lib/schema/string.js
+++ b/lib/schema/string.js
@@ -506,7 +506,8 @@ SchemaString.prototype.castForQuery = function($conditional, val) {
   if (Object.prototype.toString.call(val) === '[object RegExp]') {
     return val;
   }
-  return this.cast(val);
+
+  return this._castForQuery(val);
 };
 
 /*!
diff --git a/lib/schematype.js b/lib/schematype.js
index e9e36972ae3..35703a03393 100644
--- a/lib/schematype.js
+++ b/lib/schematype.js
@@ -621,20 +621,17 @@ SchemaType.prototype.getDefault = function(scope, init) {
   return ret;
 };
 
-/**
- * Applies setters
+/*!
+ * Applies setters without casting
  *
- * @param {Object} value
- * @param {Object} scope
- * @param {Boolean} init
  * @api private
  */
 
-SchemaType.prototype.applySetters = function(value, scope, init, priorVal, options) {
-  var v = value,
-      setters = this.setters,
-      len = setters.length,
-      caster = this.caster;
+SchemaType.prototype._applySetters = function(value, scope, init, priorVal) {
+  var v = value;
+  var setters = this.setters;
+  var len = setters.length;
+  var caster = this.caster;
 
   while (len--) {
     v = setters[len].call(scope, v, this);
@@ -648,7 +645,22 @@ SchemaType.prototype.applySetters = function(value, scope, init, priorVal, optio
     v = newVal;
   }
 
-  if (v === null || v === undefined) {
+  return v;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Applies setters
+ *
+ * @param {Object} value
+ * @param {Object} scope
+ * @param {Boolean} init
+ * @api private
+ */
+
+SchemaType.prototype.applySetters = function(value, scope, init, priorVal, options) {
+  var v = this._applySetters(value, scope, init, priorVal, options);
+
+  if (v == null) {
     return v;
   }
 
@@ -995,6 +1007,19 @@ SchemaType.prototype.castForQuery = function($conditional, val) {
     return handler.call(this, val);
   }
   val = $conditional;
+  return this._castForQuery(val);
+};
+
+/*!
+ * Internal switch for runSetters
+ *
+ * @api private
+ */
+
+SchemaType.prototype._castForQuery = function(val) {
+  if (this.options && this.options.runSettersOnQuery) {
+    return this.applySetters(val, null);
+  }
   return this.cast(val);
 };
 
diff --git a/test/model.query.casting.test.js b/test/model.query.casting.test.js
index 4a47bf88514..98e1d4fbdd1 100644
--- a/test/model.query.casting.test.js
+++ b/test/model.query.casting.test.js
@@ -1021,6 +1021,34 @@ describe('model query casting', function() {
       catch(done);
   });
 
+  it('lowercase in query (gh-4569)', function(done) {
+    var db = start();
+
+    var testSchema = new Schema({
+      name: { type: String, lowercase: true },
+      num: { type: Number, set: function(v) { return Math.floor(v); } }
+    }, { runSettersOnQuery: true });
+
+    var Test = db.model('gh-4569', testSchema);
+    Test.create({ name: 'val', num: 3 }).
+      then(function() {
+        return Test.findOne({ name: 'VAL' });
+      }).
+      then(function(doc) {
+        assert.ok(doc);
+        assert.equal(doc.name, 'val');
+      }).
+      then(function() {
+        return Test.findOne({ num: 3.14 });
+      }).
+      then(function(doc) {
+        assert.ok(doc);
+        assert.equal(doc.name, 'val');
+      }).
+      then(function() { done(); }).
+      catch(done);
+  });
+
   it('_id = 0 (gh-4610)', function(done) {
     var db = start();