diff --git a/lib/model.js b/lib/model.js
index 901228e2120..73d38045073 100644
--- a/lib/model.js
+++ b/lib/model.js
@@ -3381,10 +3381,19 @@ Model.$__insertMany = function(arr, options, callback) {
 
     _this.collection.insertMany(docObjects, options, function(error, res) {
       if (error) {
+        // `writeErrors` is a property reported by the MongoDB driver,
+        // just not if there's only 1 error.
         if (error.writeErrors == null &&
             get(error, 'result.result.writeErrors') != null) {
           error.writeErrors = error.result.result.writeErrors;
         }
+
+        // `insertedDocs` is a Mongoose-specific property
+        const erroredIndexes = new Set(error.writeErrors.map(err => err.index));
+        error.insertedDocs = docAttributes.filter((doc, i) => {
+          return !erroredIndexes.has(i);
+        });
+
         callback(error, null);
         return;
       }
diff --git a/test/model.test.js b/test/model.test.js
index 56081f17db3..3c59e5afb73 100644
--- a/test/model.test.js
+++ b/test/model.test.js
@@ -4548,6 +4548,9 @@ describe('Model', function() {
         let err = yield Question.insertMany(data, opts).catch(err => err);
         assert.ok(Array.isArray(err.writeErrors));
         assert.equal(err.writeErrors.length, 1);
+        assert.equal(err.insertedDocs.length, 2);
+        assert.equal(err.insertedDocs[0].code, 'test');
+        assert.equal(err.insertedDocs[1].code, 'HARD');
 
         yield Question.deleteMany({});
         yield Question.create({ code: 'MEDIUM', text: '123' });
@@ -4556,6 +4559,8 @@ describe('Model', function() {
         err = yield Question.insertMany(data, opts).catch(err => err);
         assert.ok(Array.isArray(err.writeErrors));
         assert.equal(err.writeErrors.length, 2);
+        assert.equal(err.insertedDocs.length, 1);
+        assert.equal(err.insertedDocs[0].code, 'test');
       });
     });