diff --git a/lib/query.js b/lib/query.js
index e7e7f046cbb..7dfb64fc2fc 100644
--- a/lib/query.js
+++ b/lib/query.js
@@ -3289,19 +3289,15 @@ Query.prototype._findOneAndUpdate = async function _findOneAndUpdate() {
     throw this.error();
   }
 
-  this._applyPaths();
-  this._fields = this._castFields(this._fields);
   applyGlobalMaxTimeMS(this.options, this.model);
   applyGlobalDiskUse(this.options, this.model);
 
-  const opts = this._optionsForExec(this.model);
-  this._applyTranslateAliases(opts);
-
-  if ('strict' in opts) {
-    this._mongooseOptions.strict = opts.strict;
+  if ('strict' in this.options) {
+    this._mongooseOptions.strict = this.options.strict;
   }
-  const options = { projection: this._fields, ...opts };
+  const options = this._optionsForExec(this.model);
   convertNewToReturnDocument(options);
+  this._applyTranslateAliases(options);
 
   this._update = this._castUpdate(this._update, false);
 
@@ -3312,7 +3308,7 @@ Query.prototype._findOneAndUpdate = async function _findOneAndUpdate() {
     this._update, _opts);
 
   if (!this._update || Object.keys(this._update).length === 0) {
-    if (opts.upsert) {
+    if (options.upsert) {
       // still need to do the upsert to empty doc
       const doc = clone(this._update);
       delete doc._id;
@@ -3488,18 +3484,8 @@ Query.prototype._findOneAndDelete = async function _findOneAndDelete() {
   }
 
   const filter = this._conditions;
-  const options = this._optionsForExec();
+  const options = this._optionsForExec(this.model);
   this._applyTranslateAliases(options);
-  let fields = null;
-
-  this._applyPaths();
-  if (this._fields != null) {
-    options.projection = this._castFields(clone(this._fields));
-    fields = options.projection;
-    if (fields instanceof Error) {
-      throw fields;
-    }
-  }
 
   let res = await this._collection.collection.findOneAndDelete(filter, options);
   for (const fn of this._transforms) {
diff --git a/test/model.findOneAndUpdate.test.js b/test/model.findOneAndUpdate.test.js
index 43e3eea9ae1..4441b633c0f 100644
--- a/test/model.findOneAndUpdate.test.js
+++ b/test/model.findOneAndUpdate.test.js
@@ -2091,4 +2091,32 @@ describe('model: findOneAndUpdate:', function() {
     assert.equal(err.name, 'ObjectParameterError');
   });
 
+  it('handles plus path in projection (gh-13413)', async function() {
+    const testSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
+      name: String,
+      nickName: {
+        type: String,
+        select: false
+      }
+    });
+    const Test = db.model('Test', testSchema);
+
+    const entry = await Test.create({
+      name: 'Test Testerson',
+      nickName: 'Quiz'
+    });
+
+    let res = await Test.findOneAndUpdate(
+      { _id: entry._id },
+      { $set: { name: 'Test' } },
+      { projection: '+nickName', returnDocument: 'after' }
+    );
+    assert.equal(res.nickName, 'Quiz');
+
+    res = await Test.findOneAndDelete(
+      { _id: entry._id },
+      { projection: '+nickName', returnDocument: 'before' }
+    );
+    assert.equal(res.nickName, 'Quiz');
+  });
 });