diff --git a/src/clojure/monger/collection.clj b/src/clojure/monger/collection.clj
index 59ff4b0..6e76dee 100644
--- a/src/clojure/monger/collection.clj
+++ b/src/clojure/monger/collection.clj
@@ -51,9 +51,11 @@
    * http://clojuremongodb.info/articles/deleting.html
    * http://clojuremongodb.info/articles/aggregation.html"
   (:refer-clojure :exclude [find remove count drop distinct empty? update])
-  (:import [com.mongodb Mongo DB DBCollection WriteResult DBObject WriteConcern 
-            DBCursor MapReduceCommand MapReduceCommand$OutputType]
+  (:import [com.mongodb Mongo DB DBCollection WriteResult DBObject WriteConcern
+            DBCursor MapReduceCommand MapReduceCommand$OutputType AggregationOutput
+            AggregationOptions AggregationOptions$OutputMode]
            [java.util List Map]
+           [java.util.concurrent TimeUnit]
            [clojure.lang IPersistentMap ISeq]
            org.bson.types.ObjectId)
   (:require [monger.core :as mc]
@@ -519,19 +521,39 @@
 ;; Aggregation
 ;;
 
+(defn- build-aggregation-options [{:keys [^Boolean allow-disk-use cursor ^Long max-time]}]
+  (cond-> (AggregationOptions/builder)
+     allow-disk-use       (.allowDiskUse allow-disk-use)
+     cursor               (.outputMode AggregationOptions$OutputMode/CURSOR)
+     max-time             (.maxTime max-time TimeUnit/MILLISECONDS)
+     (:batch-size cursor) (.batchSize (int (:batch-size cursor)))
+     true                 .build))
+
 (defn aggregate
   "Executes an aggregation query. MongoDB 2.2+ only.
+   Accepts the options :allow-disk-use and :cursor (a map with the :batch-size
+   key), as described in the MongoDB manual. Additionally, the :max-time option
+  is supported, for specifying a limit on the execution time of the query in
+  milliseconds.
 
   See http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/applications/aggregation/ to learn more."
-  ([^DB db ^String coll stages]
-     (aggregate db coll stages {}))
-  ([^DB db ^String coll stages opts]
-     (let [res (mc/command db (merge {:aggregate coll :pipeline stages} opts))]
-       ;; this is what DBCollection#distinct does. Turning a blind's eye!
-       (.throwOnError res)
-       (map #(from-db-object % true) (.get res "result")))))
+  [^DB db ^String coll stages & opts]
+  (let [coll (.getCollection db coll)
+        agg-opts (build-aggregation-options opts)
+        pipe (java.util.ArrayList. (to-db-object stages))
+        res (.aggregate coll pipe agg-opts)]
+    (map #(from-db-object % true) (iterator-seq res))))
 
+(defn explain-aggregate
+  "Returns the explain plan for an aggregation query. MongoDB 2.2+ only.
 
+  See http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/applications/aggregation/ to learn more."
+  [^DB db ^String coll stages & opts]
+  (let [coll (.getCollection db coll)
+        agg-opts (build-aggregation-options opts)
+        pipe (java.util.ArrayList. (to-db-object stages))
+        res (.explainAggregate coll pipe agg-opts)]
+    (from-db-object res true)))
 ;;
 ;; Misc
 ;;
diff --git a/test/monger/test/aggregation_framework_test.clj b/test/monger/test/aggregation_framework_test.clj
index fe86948..b243168 100644
--- a/test/monger/test/aggregation_framework_test.clj
+++ b/test/monger/test/aggregation_framework_test.clj
@@ -85,4 +85,33 @@
           expected   "IL"]
       (mc/insert-batch db coll batch)
       (let [result (:state (first (mc/aggregate db coll [{$group {:_id 1 :state {$last "$state"}}}])))]
-        (is (= expected result))))))
+        (is (= expected result)))))
+
+  (deftest test-cursor-aggregation
+    (let [batch      [{:state "CA" :quantity 1 :price 199.00}
+                      {:state "NY" :quantity 2 :price 199.00}
+                      {:state "NY" :quantity 1 :price 299.00}
+                      {:state "IL" :quantity 2 :price 11.50 }
+                      {:state "CA" :quantity 2 :price 2.95  }
+                      {:state "IL" :quantity 3 :price 5.50  }]
+          expected    #{{:quantity 1 :state "CA"}
+                        {:quantity 2 :state "NY"}
+                        {:quantity 1 :state "NY"}
+                        {:quantity 2 :state "IL"}
+                        {:quantity 2 :state "CA"}
+                        {:quantity 3 :state "IL"}}]
+      (mc/insert-batch db coll batch)
+      (is (= 6 (mc/count db coll)))
+      (let [result (set (map #(select-keys % [:state :quantity])
+                             (mc/aggregate db coll [{$project {:state 1 :quantity 1}}] :cursor {:batch-size 10})))]
+        (is (= expected result)))))
+
+  (deftest test-explain-aggregate
+    (let [batch [{:state "CA" :price 100}
+                 {:state "CA" :price 10}
+                 {:state "IL" :price 50}]
+          expected-keys #{:ok :stages}]
+      (mc/insert-batch db coll batch)
+      (let [result (mc/explain-aggregate db coll [{$match {:state "CA"}}])
+            key-in-result? (partial contains? result)]
+        (is (every? key-in-result? expected-keys))))))