diff --git a/lib/types/documentarray.js b/lib/types/documentarray.js
index 94d77e6f4c3..a4c2f94b83c 100644
--- a/lib/types/documentarray.js
+++ b/lib/types/documentarray.js
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ MongooseDocumentArray.prototype.__proto__ = MongooseArray.prototype;
 
 MongooseDocumentArray.prototype._cast = function (value) {
   if (value instanceof this._schema.casterConstructor) {
+    if (!(value.__parent && value.__parentArray)) {
+      // value may have been created using array.create()
+      value.__parent = this._parent;
+      value.__parentArray = this;
+    }
     return value;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/types.documentarray.test.js b/test/types.documentarray.test.js
index f4ab6684f55..3092d4a7bc8 100644
--- a/test/types.documentarray.test.js
+++ b/test/types.documentarray.test.js
@@ -240,6 +240,16 @@ describe('types.documentarray', function(){
         })
       })
     })
+    it('corrects #ownerDocument() if value was created with array.create() (gh-1385)', function(done){
+      var mg = new mongoose.Mongoose;
+      var M = mg.model('1385', { docs: [{ name: String }] });
+      var m = new M;
+      var doc = m.docs.create({ name: 'test 1385' });
+      assert.notEqual(String(doc.ownerDocument()._id), String(m._id));
+      m.docs.push(doc);
+      assert.equal(doc.ownerDocument()._id, String(m._id));
+      done();
+    })
   })
 
   it('#push should work on EmbeddedDocuments more than 2 levels deep', function (done) {