diff --git a/lib/schema/uuid.js b/lib/schema/uuid.js
index 41ab1f60e49..aa72c42107f 100644
--- a/lib/schema/uuid.js
+++ b/lib/schema/uuid.js
@@ -344,8 +344,15 @@ SchemaUUID.prototype.castForQuery = function($conditional, val, context) {
     if (!handler)
       throw new Error('Can\'t use ' + $conditional + ' with UUID.');
     return handler.call(this, val, context);
-  } else {
-    return this.cast(val);
+  }
+
+  try {
+    return this.applySetters(val, context);
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err instanceof CastError && err.path === this.path && this.$fullPath != null) {
+      err.path = this.$fullPath;
+    }
+    throw err;
   }
 };