diff --git a/lib/types/array.js b/lib/types/array.js
index f80201d887f..c9b831c11cd 100644
--- a/lib/types/array.js
+++ b/lib/types/array.js
@@ -193,9 +193,10 @@ MongooseArray.prototype.$pushAll = function (value) {
  * @api public
  */
 
+MongooseArray.prototype.pop =
 MongooseArray.prototype.$pop = function () {
   this._registerAtomic('$pop', 1);
-  return this.pop();
+  return [].pop.call(this)
 };
 
 /**
@@ -208,9 +209,10 @@ MongooseArray.prototype.$pop = function () {
  * @api public
  */
 
-MongooseArray.prototype.$shift = function () {
+MongooseArray.prototype.shift =
+MongooseArray.prototype.$shift = function $shift () {
   this._registerAtomic('$pop', -1);
-  return this.shift();
+  return [].shift.call(this)
 };
 
 /**
@@ -323,6 +325,7 @@ MongooseArray.prototype.splice = function () {
  * @api public
  */
 
+MongooseArray.prototype.$unshift =
 MongooseArray.prototype.unshift = function () {
   var values = [].map.call(arguments, this._cast, this);
   [].unshift.apply(this, values);
@@ -331,6 +334,7 @@ MongooseArray.prototype.unshift = function () {
 };
 
 /**
+MongooseArray.prototype.$shift =
  * Adds values to the array if not already present.
  * @api public
  */
diff --git a/test/types.array.test.js b/test/types.array.test.js
index 2fdad23baa3..3e70511248d 100644
--- a/test/types.array.test.js
+++ b/test/types.array.test.js
@@ -63,6 +63,38 @@ module.exports = {
 
   },
 
+  '$push is push': function() {
+    var db = start()
+    var User = db.model('User')
+    var tj = new User({ name: 'tj',  pets: []})
+    tj.pets.push.should.equal(tj.pets.$push)
+    db.close()
+  },
+
+  '$pop is pop': function() {
+    var db = start()
+    var User = db.model('User')
+    var tj = new User({ name: 'tj',  pets: []})
+    tj.pets.pop.should.equal(tj.pets.$pop)
+    db.close()
+  },
+
+  '$shift is shift': function() {
+    var db = start()
+    var User = db.model('User')
+    var tj = new User({ name: 'tj',  pets: []})
+    tj.pets.shift.should.equal(tj.pets.$shift)
+    db.close()
+  },
+
+  '$unshift is unshift': function() {
+    var db = start()
+    var User = db.model('User')
+    var tj = new User({ name: 'tj',  pets: []})
+    tj.pets.unshift.should.equal(tj.pets.$unshift)
+    db.close()
+  },
+
   'test indexOf()': function(){
     var db = start()
       , User = db.model('User', 'users_' + random())