diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a4fc4ddc61b..67e0ae75260 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+7.8.2 / 2024-09-25
+==================
+ * fix(projection): avoid setting projection to unknown exclusive/inclusive if elemMatch on a Date, ObjectId, etc. #14894 #14893
+
 8.6.3 / 2024-09-17
 ==================
  * fix: make getters convert uuid to string when calling toObject() and toJSON() #14890 #14869
diff --git a/lib/helpers/projection/isExclusive.js b/lib/helpers/projection/isExclusive.js
index b55cf468458..e6ca3cad5ec 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/projection/isExclusive.js
+++ b/lib/helpers/projection/isExclusive.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const isDefiningProjection = require('./isDefiningProjection');
+const isPOJO = require('../isPOJO');
 
 /*!
  * ignore
@@ -22,10 +23,12 @@ module.exports = function isExclusive(projection) {
       // Explicitly avoid `$meta` and `$slice`
       const key = keys[ki];
       if (key !== '_id' && isDefiningProjection(projection[key])) {
-        exclude = (projection[key] != null && typeof projection[key] === 'object') ?
-          isExclusive(projection[key]) :
+        exclude = isPOJO(projection[key]) ?
+          (isExclusive(projection[key]) ?? exclude) :
           !projection[key];
-        break;
+        if (exclude != null) {
+          break;
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/lib/helpers/projection/isInclusive.js b/lib/helpers/projection/isInclusive.js
index eebb412c4a3..c53bac02873 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/projection/isInclusive.js
+++ b/lib/helpers/projection/isInclusive.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const isDefiningProjection = require('./isDefiningProjection');
+const isPOJO = require('../isPOJO');
 
 /*!
  * ignore
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ module.exports = function isInclusive(projection) {
     // If field is truthy (1, true, etc.) and not an object, then this
     // projection must be inclusive. If object, assume its $meta, $slice, etc.
     if (isDefiningProjection(projection[prop]) && !!projection[prop]) {
-      if (projection[prop] != null && typeof projection[prop] === 'object') {
+      if (isPOJO(projection[prop])) {
         return isInclusive(projection[prop]);
       } else {
         return !!projection[prop];
diff --git a/test/helpers/projection.isExclusive.test.js b/test/helpers/projection.isExclusive.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2fc4a16b990
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/projection.isExclusive.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+require('../common'); // required for side-effect setup (so that the default driver is set-up)
+const isExclusive = require('../../lib/helpers/projection/isExclusive');
+
+describe('isExclusive', function() {
+  it('handles $elemMatch (gh-14893)', function() {
+    assert.strictEqual(isExclusive({ field: { $elemMatch: { test: new Date('2024-06-01') } }, otherProp: 1 }), false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/helpers/projection.isInclusive.test.js b/test/helpers/projection.isInclusive.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3bb93635a50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/projection.isInclusive.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+require('../common'); // required for side-effect setup (so that the default driver is set-up)
+const isInclusive = require('../../lib/helpers/projection/isInclusive');
+
+describe('isInclusive', function() {
+  it('handles $elemMatch (gh-14893)', function() {
+    assert.strictEqual(isInclusive({ field: { $elemMatch: { test: new Date('2024-06-01') } }, otherProp: 1 }), true);
+  });
+});