diff --git a/lib/pure/json.nim b/lib/pure/json.nim
index b3fc47749..1e408a223 100644
--- a/lib/pure/json.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/json.nim
@@ -1608,7 +1608,11 @@ proc createConstructor(typeSym, jsonNode: NimNode): NimNode =
       result = processType(typeSym, obj, jsonNode)
   of nnkSym:
     let obj = getType(typeSym)
-    result = processType(typeSym, obj, jsonNode)
+    if obj.kind == nnkBracketExpr:
+      # When `Sym "Foo"` turns out to be a `ref object`.
+      result = createConstructor(obj, jsonNode)
+    else:
+      result = processType(typeSym, obj, jsonNode)
   else:
     doAssert false, "Unable to create constructor for: " & $typeSym.kind
 
diff --git a/tests/stdlib/tjsonmacro.nim b/tests/stdlib/tjsonmacro.nim
index 74b0d4dc3..f8ecd4637 100644
--- a/tests/stdlib/tjsonmacro.nim
+++ b/tests/stdlib/tjsonmacro.nim
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ when isMainModule:
         name: string
         age: int
 
-      Data = object
+      Data1 = object # TODO: Codegen bug when changed to ``Data``.
         person: Person
         list: seq[int]
 
-    var data = to(jsonNode, Data)
+    var data = to(jsonNode, Data1)
     doAssert data.person.name == "Nimmer"
     doAssert data.person.age == 21
     doAssert data.list == @[1, 2, 3, 4]
@@ -182,4 +182,30 @@ when isMainModule:
     }
 
     var result = to(node, TestEnum)
-    doAssert result.field == Bar
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+    doAssert result.field == Bar
+
+  # Test ref type in field.
+  block:
+    let jsonNode = parseJson("""
+      {
+        "person": {
+          "name": "Nimmer",
+          "age": 21
+        },
+        "list": [1, 2, 3, 4]
+      }
+    """)
+
+    type
+      Person = ref object
+        name: string
+        age: int
+
+      Data = object
+        person: Person
+        list: seq[int]
+
+    var data = to(jsonNode, Data)
+    doAssert data.person.name == "Nimmer"
+    doAssert data.person.age == 21
+    doAssert data.list == @[1, 2, 3, 4]
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