diff --git a/src/scripting/Elsa.Scripting.JavaScript/Services/JavaScriptService.cs b/src/scripting/Elsa.Scripting.JavaScript/Services/JavaScriptService.cs
index f2a74cbc2..1c5fd0d48 100644
--- a/src/scripting/Elsa.Scripting.JavaScript/Services/JavaScriptService.cs
+++ b/src/scripting/Elsa.Scripting.JavaScript/Services/JavaScriptService.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Dynamic;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.Scripting.JavaScript.Converters;
@@ -48,7 +50,8 @@ namespace Elsa.Scripting.JavaScript.Services
             if (converter.CanConvertTo(returnType))
                 converter.ConvertTo(returnValue, returnType);
 
-            if (returnValue is IEnumerable && !(returnValue is System.Dynamic.ExpandoObject))
+            returnType = (returnValue is ExpandoObject && returnType == typeof(object))? typeof(Dictionary<string,object>) : returnType;
+            if (returnValue is IEnumerable)
             {
                 var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(returnValue);
                 return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(json, returnType);
diff --git a/test/unit/Elsa.UnitTests/Scripting/JavaScript/Services/JavaScriptServiceTests.cs b/test/unit/Elsa.UnitTests/Scripting/JavaScript/Services/JavaScriptServiceTests.cs
index e45df4193..6224f48fb 100644
--- a/test/unit/Elsa.UnitTests/Scripting/JavaScript/Services/JavaScriptServiceTests.cs
+++ b/test/unit/Elsa.UnitTests/Scripting/JavaScript/Services/JavaScriptServiceTests.cs
@@ -33,5 +33,25 @@ namespace Elsa.Scripting.JavaScript.Services
 
             Assert.Equal(@"{""foo"":""bar""}", result);
         }
+
+        [Theory(DisplayName = "The EvaluateAsync method should be able to access a property of an object which was created via JSON.parse"), AutoMoqData]
+        public async Task EvaluateAsyncShouldBeAbleToAccessAPropertyWhichWasParsed([Frozen] IMediator mediator,
+                                                                                   [Frozen] IOptions<ScriptOptions> options,
+                                                                                   JavaScriptService sut,
+                                                                                   [StubActivityExecutionContext] ActivityExecutionContext context1,
+                                                                                   [StubActivityExecutionContext] ActivityExecutionContext context2)
+        {
+            object returnedValue = null;
+            Mock.Get(mediator)
+                .Setup(x => x.Publish(It.Is<EvaluatingJavaScriptExpression>(e => e.ActivityExecutionContext == context2), It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+                .Callback((EvaluatingJavaScriptExpression expression, CancellationToken t) => {
+                    expression.Engine.SetValue("MyVariable", returnedValue);
+                });
+
+            returnedValue = await sut.EvaluateAsync(@"JSON.parse(""{\""foo\"":\""bar\""}"")", typeof(object), context1);
+            var result = await sut.EvaluateAsync("MyVariable.foo", typeof(object), context2);
+
+            Assert.Equal("bar", result);
+        }
     }
 }
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