diff --git a/lib/schema.js b/lib/schema.js
index 6f25a00ccbe..48ca4365bfd 100644
--- a/lib/schema.js
+++ b/lib/schema.js
@@ -2288,28 +2288,30 @@ Schema.prototype.virtual = function(name, options) {
     virtual.options = options;
 
     virtual.
-      set(function(_v) {
+      set(function(v) {
         if (!this.$$populatedVirtuals) {
           this.$$populatedVirtuals = {};
         }
 
         if (options.justOne || options.count) {
-          this.$$populatedVirtuals[name] = Array.isArray(_v) ?
-            _v[0] :
-            _v;
+          this.$$populatedVirtuals[name] = Array.isArray(v) ?
+            v[0] :
+            v;
 
           if (typeof this.$$populatedVirtuals[name] !== 'object') {
-            this.$$populatedVirtuals[name] = options.count ? _v : null;
+            this.$$populatedVirtuals[name] = options.count ? v : null;
           }
         } else {
-          this.$$populatedVirtuals[name] = Array.isArray(_v) ?
-            _v :
-            _v == null ? [] : [_v];
+          this.$$populatedVirtuals[name] = Array.isArray(v) ?
+            v :
+            v == null ? [] : [v];
 
           this.$$populatedVirtuals[name] = this.$$populatedVirtuals[name].filter(function(doc) {
             return doc && typeof doc === 'object';
           });
         }
+
+        return this.$$populatedVirtuals[name];
       });
 
     if (typeof options.get === 'function') {
diff --git a/test/model.populate.test.js b/test/model.populate.test.js
index 0a74994be3a..2252265cb8a 100644
--- a/test/model.populate.test.js
+++ b/test/model.populate.test.js
@@ -10868,4 +10868,58 @@ describe('model: populate:', function() {
       { name: 'foo', prop: 'bar' }
     );
   });
+
+  it('calls setter on virtual populated path with populated doc (gh-14285)', async function() {
+    const userSchema = new Schema({
+      email: String,
+      name: 'String'
+    });
+
+    const User = db.model('User', userSchema);
+
+    const user = await User.create({
+      email: 'admin@example.com',
+      name: 'Admin'
+    });
+
+    const personSchema = new Schema({
+      userId: ObjectId,
+      userType: String
+    });
+
+    personSchema.
+      virtual('user', {
+        ref() {
+          return this.userType;
+        },
+        localField: 'userId',
+        foreignField: '_id',
+        justOne: true
+      }).
+      set(function(user) {
+        if (user) {
+          this.userId = user._id;
+          this.userType = user.constructor.modelName;
+        } else {
+          this.userId = null;
+          this.userType = null;
+        }
+
+        return user;
+      });
+
+    const Person = db.model('Person', personSchema);
+
+    const person = new Person({
+      userId: user._id,
+      userType: 'User'
+    });
+
+    await person.save();
+
+    const personFromDb = await Person.findById(person._id).populate('user');
+    assert.equal(personFromDb.user.name, 'Admin');
+    assert.equal(personFromDb.userType, 'User');
+    assert.equal(personFromDb.userId.toHexString(), user._id.toHexString());
+  });
 });