diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 47274e5..91ec3a5 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -64,17 +64,18 @@ var Utils = {
             return clonedResults[existingIdx];
         }
 
-        var copy = obj;
-        var type = Utils.typeOf(obj);
+        var orig = obj
+        var maybeJsonified = (Utils.typeOf(obj) === "object" && typeof obj.toJSON === 'function') ? obj.toJSON() : obj;
+        var type = Utils.typeOf(maybeJsonified);
 
         if (type === "object") {
-            copy = {};
-            clonedSources.push(obj);
+            var copy = {};
+            clonedSources.push(orig);
             clonedResults.push(copy);
 
-            Object.keys(obj).forEach(function (key) {
-                var val = obj[key];
-                if (!Utils.checkOwnProperty(obj, key)) {
+            Object.keys(maybeJsonified).forEach(function (key) {
+                var val = maybeJsonified[key];
+                if (!Utils.checkOwnProperty(maybeJsonified, key)) {
                     return;
                 }
 
@@ -90,14 +91,17 @@ var Utils = {
 
                 copy[key] = Utils.cloneObject(val, options);
             });
+            return copy;
         } else if (type === "array") {
-            copy = [];
-            clonedSources.push(obj);
+            var copy = [];
+            clonedSources.push(maybeJsonified);
             clonedResults.push(copy);
 
-            for (var i = 0; i < obj.length; ++i) {
-                copy.push(Utils.cloneObject(obj[i], options));
+            for (var i = 0; i < maybeJsonified.length; ++i) {
+                copy.push(Utils.cloneObject(maybeJsonified[i], options));
             }
+        } else {
+          copy = maybeJsonified
         }
 
         return copy;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 776afb9..631ec7f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "stack-trace": "~0.0.9"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "bson-objectid": "^1.2.2",
     "chai": "~1.5.0",
     "coveralls": "^2.13.1",
     "cuid": "^1.3.8",
diff --git a/test/utils.js b/test/utils.js
index 6d7c31f..bb934e4 100644
--- a/test/utils.js
+++ b/test/utils.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 "use strict";
 
 var should = require("chai").should(),
-    Utils = require("../lib/utils");
+    Utils = require("../lib/utils"),
+    ObjectID = require("bson-objectid");
 
 describe("utils", function() {
     describe("typeOf", function() {
@@ -135,6 +136,16 @@ describe("utils", function() {
             clone.should.have.keys("firstKey", "secondKey");
             return clone.secondKey.should.be.an("object");
         });
+
+        it("should call an object's toJSON (if it exists) before copying", function () {
+            var source = {
+                oid: ObjectID()
+            };
+            var clone = Utils.cloneObject(source);
+            should.exist(clone);
+            clone.should.have.keys("oid");
+            (typeof clone.oid).should.equal("string");
+        });
     });
 
     describe("mergeObjects", function() {