diff --git a/SpiffWorkflow/bpmn/serializer/helpers/dictionary.py b/SpiffWorkflow/bpmn/serializer/helpers/dictionary.py
index 7481abdf..3eab6165 100644
--- a/SpiffWorkflow/bpmn/serializer/helpers/dictionary.py
+++ b/SpiffWorkflow/bpmn/serializer/helpers/dictionary.py
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 
 from functools import partial
 
+_JSON_PRIMITIVE_TYPES = {str, int, float, bool, type(None)}
+
+
 class DictionaryConverter:
     """
     This is a base class used to convert BPMN specs, workflows, tasks, and (optonally)
@@ -123,12 +126,24 @@ def restore(self, val, **kwargs):
         Returns:
             dict: the restored object for registered objects or the original for unregistered values
         """
-        if isinstance(val, dict) and 'typename' in val:
-            from_dict = self.convert_from_dict.get(val.pop('typename'))
-            return from_dict(val, **kwargs)
-        elif isinstance(val, dict):
+        val_type = type(val)
+        if val_type in _JSON_PRIMITIVE_TYPES:
+            return val
+
+        if isinstance(val, dict):
+            if 'typename' in val:
+                from_dict = self.convert_from_dict.get(val['typename'])
+                dct = dict(val)
+                del dct['typename']
+                return from_dict(dct, **kwargs)
             return dict((k, self.restore(v, **kwargs)) for k, v in val.items())
+
+        if val_type is list:
+            return [self.restore(item, **kwargs) for item in val]
+        if val_type is tuple:
+            return tuple(self.restore(item, **kwargs) for item in val)
+        if val_type is set:
+            return {self.restore(item, **kwargs) for item in val}
         if isinstance(val, (list, tuple, set)):
-            return val.__class__([ self.restore(item, **kwargs) for item in val ])
-        else:
-            return val
+            return val.__class__([self.restore(item, **kwargs) for item in val])
+        return val
diff --git a/tests/SpiffWorkflow/bpmn/serializer/DictionaryConverterTest.py b/tests/SpiffWorkflow/bpmn/serializer/DictionaryConverterTest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4232c2c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/SpiffWorkflow/bpmn/serializer/DictionaryConverterTest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import unittest
+
+from SpiffWorkflow.bpmn.serializer.helpers.dictionary import DictionaryConverter
+
+
+class DictionaryConverterTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_restore_typed_dict_does_not_mutate_input(self):
+        class Thing:
+
+            def __init__(self, value):
+                self.value = value
+
+        converter = DictionaryConverter()
+        converter.register(
+            Thing,
+            lambda thing: {'value': thing.value},
+            lambda dct: Thing(dct['value']),
+            typename='Thing',
+        )
+        data = {
+            'typename': 'Thing',
+            'value': 42,
+        }
+
+        restored = converter.restore(data)
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(restored, Thing)
+        self.assertEqual(42, restored.value)
+        self.assertEqual({'typename': 'Thing', 'value': 42}, data)