diff --git a/snippets/mongocompat/mongotypes.js b/snippets/mongocompat/mongotypes.js
index 8a8ec34..1a0b8ef 100644
--- a/snippets/mongocompat/mongotypes.js
+++ b/snippets/mongocompat/mongotypes.js
@@ -602,10 +602,10 @@ if (typeof (DBPointer) != "undefined") {
 // DBRef
 if (typeof (DBRef) != "undefined") {
     DBRef.prototype.fetch = function() {
-        assert(this.$ref, "need a ns");
-        assert(this.$id, "need an id");
-        var coll = this.$db ? db.getSiblingDB(this.$db).getCollection(this.$ref) : db[this.$ref];
-        return coll.findOne({_id: this.$id});
+        assert(this.collection, "need a ns");
+        assert(this.oid, "need an id");
+        var coll = this.db ? db.getSiblingDB(this.db).getCollection(this.collection) : db[this.collection];
+        return coll.findOne({_id: this.oid});
     };
 
     DBRef.prototype.tojson = function(indent) {
@@ -613,25 +613,50 @@ if (typeof (DBRef) != "undefined") {
     };
 
     DBRef.prototype.getDb = function() {
-        return this.$db || undefined;
+        return this.db || undefined;
     };
 
     DBRef.prototype.getCollection = function() {
-        return this.$ref;
+        return this.collection;
     };
 
     DBRef.prototype.getRef = function() {
-        return this.$ref;
+        return this.collection;
     };
 
     DBRef.prototype.getId = function() {
-        return this.$id;
+        return this.oid;
     };
 
     DBRef.prototype.toString = function() {
-        return "DBRef(" + tojson(this.$ref) + ", " + tojson(this.$id) +
-            (this.$db ? ", " + tojson(this.$db) : "") + ")";
+        return `DBRef("${this.collection}", ${tojson(this.oid)}` +
+            (this.db ? `, "${this.db}"` : "") + ")";
     };
+
+    Object.defineProperty(DBRef.prototype, "$ref", {
+        get: function () {
+            return this.collection;
+        },
+        set: function (value) {
+            this.collection = value;
+        },
+    });
+    Object.defineProperty(DBRef.prototype, "$id", {
+        get: function () {
+            return this.oid;
+        },
+        set: function (value) {
+            this.oid = value;
+        },
+    });
+    Object.defineProperty(DBRef.prototype, "$db", {
+        get: function () {
+            return this.db;
+        },
+        set: function (value) {
+            this.db = value;
+        },
+    });
 } else {
     print("warning: no DBRef");
 }
diff --git a/snippets/mongocompat/test.js b/snippets/mongocompat/test.js
index df4b8db..9db374a 100644
--- a/snippets/mongocompat/test.js
+++ b/snippets/mongocompat/test.js
@@ -70,3 +70,30 @@ assert.strictEqual(tsFromStr.i, 255);
 assert.strictEqual(tsFromStr.t, 0);
 assert.strictEqual(Timestamp.MAX_VALUE._bsontype, 'Long');
 assert.strictEqual(Timestamp.MAX_VALUE, Long.MAX_UNSIGNED_VALUE); 
+
+const id = ObjectId('68ffa28b77bba38c9ddcf376');
+const dbRef = DBRef('testColl', id, 'testDb');
+assert.strictEqual(dbRef.toString(), 'DBRef("testColl", ObjectId("68ffa28b77bba38c9ddcf376"), "testDb")');
+assert.strictEqual(dbRef.tojson(), 'DBRef("testColl", ObjectId("68ffa28b77bba38c9ddcf376"), "testDb")');
+assert.strictEqual(dbRef.$ref, 'testColl');
+assert.strictEqual(dbRef.$id, id);
+assert.strictEqual(dbRef.$db, 'testDb');
+const dbRefNoDb = DBRef('testColl', id);
+assert.strictEqual(dbRefNoDb.toString(), 'DBRef("testColl", ObjectId("68ffa28b77bba38c9ddcf376"))');
+assert.strictEqual(dbRefNoDb.$db, undefined);
+const dbRefStringId = DBRef('testColl', '68ffa28b77bba38c9ddcf376');
+assert.strictEqual(dbRefStringId.toString(), 'DBRef("testColl", "68ffa28b77bba38c9ddcf376")');
+const dbRefForSetters = DBRef('originalColl', id, 'originalDb');
+dbRefForSetters.$ref = 'newColl';
+assert.strictEqual(dbRefForSetters.$ref, 'newColl');
+assert.strictEqual(dbRefForSetters.collection, 'newColl');
+assert.strictEqual(dbRefForSetters.toString(), 'DBRef("newColl", ObjectId("68ffa28b77bba38c9ddcf376"), "originalDb")');
+const newId = ObjectId('507f1f77bcf86cd799439011');
+dbRefForSetters.$id = newId;
+assert.strictEqual(dbRefForSetters.$id, newId);
+assert.strictEqual(dbRefForSetters.oid, newId);
+assert.strictEqual(dbRefForSetters.toString(), 'DBRef("newColl", ObjectId("507f1f77bcf86cd799439011"), "originalDb")');
+dbRefForSetters.$db = 'newDb';
+assert.strictEqual(dbRefForSetters.$db, 'newDb');
+assert.strictEqual(dbRefForSetters.db, 'newDb');
+assert.strictEqual(dbRefForSetters.toString(), 'DBRef("newColl", ObjectId("507f1f77bcf86cd799439011"), "newDb")');