diff --git a/Library/Phalcon/Validation/Validator/MongoId.php b/Library/Phalcon/Validation/Validator/MongoId.php
index 59052bf71..81d296994 100644
--- a/Library/Phalcon/Validation/Validator/MongoId.php
+++ b/Library/Phalcon/Validation/Validator/MongoId.php
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@
   | to license@phalconphp.com so we can send you a copy immediately.       |
   +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | Authors: Anton Kornilov <kachit@yandex.ru>                             |
+  | Maintainer: Wajdi Jurry <jurrywajdi@yahoo.com>
   +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 */
 
 namespace Phalcon\Validation\Validator;
 
-use MongoId as Id;
+use MongoDB\BSON\ObjectId;
 use Phalcon\Validation;
 use Phalcon\Validation\Validator;
 use Phalcon\Validation\Message;
-use Phalcon\Validation\Exception as ValidationException;
 
 /**
  * MongoId validator
@@ -36,30 +36,22 @@ class MongoId extends Validator
      * @param Validation $validation
      * @param string $attribute
      * @return bool
-     * @throws ValidationException
      */
     public function validate(Validation $validation, $attribute)
     {
-        if (!extension_loaded('mongo')) {
-            throw new ValidationException('Mongo extension is not available');
-        }
-
         $value = $validation->getValue($attribute);
         $allowEmpty = $this->hasOption('allowEmpty');
-        $result = ($allowEmpty && empty($value)) ? true : Id::isValid($value);
 
-        if (!$result) {
-            $message = ($this->hasOption('message')) ? $this->getOption('message') : 'MongoId is not valid';
+        if ($allowEmpty && empty($value)) {
+            return true;
+        }
 
-            $validation->appendMessage(
-                new Message(
-                    $message,
-                    $attribute,
-                    'MongoId'
-                )
-            );
+        if ($value instanceof ObjectId || preg_match('/^[a-f\d]{24}$/i', $value)) {
+            return true;
         }
 
-        return $result;
+        $message = $this->hasOption('message') ? $this->getOption('message') : 'MongoId is not valid';
+        $validation->appendMessage(new Message($message, $attribute, 'MongoId'));
+        return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/Validation/Validator/MongoIdTest.php b/tests/unit/Validation/Validator/MongoIdTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e642a42ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/Validation/Validator/MongoIdTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Phalcon\Test\Validation\Validator;
+
+
+use MongoDB\BSON\ObjectId;
+use Phalcon\Test\Test\UnitTestCaseTest as Test;
+use Phalcon\Validation;
+use Phalcon\Validation\Validator\MongoId;
+
+/**
+ * \Phalcon\Test\Validation\Validator\MongoIdTest
+ * Tests for Phalcon\Validation\Validator\MongoId component
+ *
+ * @copyright (c) 2011-2019 Phalcon Team
+ * @link      http://www.phalconphp.com
+ * @author    Wajdi Jurry <jurrywajdi@yahoo.com>
+ * @package   Phalcon\Validation\Validator
+ * @group     Validation
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the New BSD License that is
+ * bundled with this package in the file docs/LICENSE.txt
+ *
+ * If you did not receive a copy of the license and are unable to obtain it
+ * through the world-wide-web, please send an email to license@phalconphp.com
+ * so that we can send you a copy immediately.
+ */
+class MongoIdTest extends Test
+{
+    private $validator;
+
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->validator = new Validation();
+        $this->validator->add(
+            'id',
+            new MongoId([
+                'allowEmpty' => true
+            ])
+        );
+        return parent::setUp(); // TODO: Change the autogenerated stub
+    }
+
+    public function testValidMongoIds()
+    {
+        $stringMongoId = "5d4a0496e4895300110e3272";
+        $objectId = new ObjectId("5d4a0496e4895300110e3272");
+        $emptyId = '';
+
+        $this->assertCount(0, $this->validator->validate(['id' => $stringMongoId]));
+        $this->assertCount(0, $this->validator->validate(['id' => $objectId]));
+        $this->assertCount(0, $this->validator->validate(['id' => $emptyId]));
+    }
+
+    public function testInvalidMongoId()
+    {
+        $invalidMongoId = "12345";
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $this->validator->validate(['id' => $invalidMongoId]));
+    }
+}