diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Casts/AsArrayObject.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Casts/AsArrayObject.php
index 2ee6b56e0901..5ee80d0bb4f0 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Casts/AsArrayObject.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Casts/AsArrayObject.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public function get($model, $key, $value, $attributes)
 
                 $data = Json::decode($attributes[$key]);
 
-                return is_array($data) ? new ArrayObject($data) : null;
+                return is_array($data) ? new ArrayObject($data, ArrayObject::ARRAY_AS_PROPS) : null;
             }
 
             public function set($model, $key, $value, $attributes)