diff --git a/source/simulation2/serialization/StdDeserializer.cpp b/source/simulation2/serialization/StdDeserializer.cpp
index e4e6b233f4..f3d7335d24 100644
--- a/source/simulation2/serialization/StdDeserializer.cpp
+++ b/source/simulation2/serialization/StdDeserializer.cpp
@@ -410,6 +410,9 @@ jsval CStdDeserializer::ReadScriptVal(const char* UNUSED(name), JS::HandleObject
 		NumberU32_Unbounded("map size", mapSize);
 		JS::RootedValue mapVal(cx);
 		m_ScriptInterface.Eval("(new Map())", &mapVal);
+
+		// To match the serializer order, we reserve the map's backref tag here
+		u32 mapTag = ReserveScriptBackref();
 		
 		for (u32 i=0; i<mapSize; ++i)
 		{
@@ -418,7 +421,7 @@ jsval CStdDeserializer::ReadScriptVal(const char* UNUSED(name), JS::HandleObject
 			m_ScriptInterface.CallFunctionVoid(mapVal, "set", key, value);
 		}
 		JS::RootedObject mapObj(cx, &mapVal.toObject());
-		AddScriptBackref(mapObj);
+		SetReservedScriptBackref(mapTag, mapObj);
 		return mapVal;
 	}
 	case SCRIPT_TYPE_OBJECT_SET:
@@ -428,13 +431,16 @@ jsval CStdDeserializer::ReadScriptVal(const char* UNUSED(name), JS::HandleObject
 		JS::RootedValue setVal(cx);
 		m_ScriptInterface.Eval("(new Set())", &setVal);
 
+		// To match the serializer order, we reserve the set's backref tag here
+		u32 setTag = ReserveScriptBackref();
+
 		for (u32 i=0; i<setSize; ++i)
 		{
 			JS::RootedValue value(cx, ReadScriptVal("set value", JS::NullPtr()));
 			m_ScriptInterface.CallFunctionVoid(setVal, "add", value);
 		}
 		JS::RootedObject setObj(cx, &setVal.toObject());
-		AddScriptBackref(setObj);
+		SetReservedScriptBackref(setTag, setObj);
 		return setVal;
 	}
 	default:
diff --git a/source/simulation2/tests/test_Serializer.h b/source/simulation2/tests/test_Serializer.h
index fe08780ea4..115aa6b34a 100644
--- a/source/simulation2/tests/test_Serializer.h
+++ b/source/simulation2/tests/test_Serializer.h
@@ -633,6 +633,48 @@ public:
 					"\x05" // SCRIPT_TYPE_INT
 					"\x01\0\0\0" // 1
 		);
+
+		helper_script_roundtrip("Nested maps using backrefs",
+			"var a = new Map(); var b = new Map(); b.set(1, a); b.set(2, a); b",
+		/* expected: */
+			"({})",
+		/* expected stream: */
+			25,
+			"\x0f" // SCRIPT_TYPE_MAP
+			"\x02\0\0\0" // size
+
+			"\x05" // SCRIPT_TYPE_INT
+			"\x01\0\0\0" // 1
+			"\x0f" // SCRIPT_TYPE_MAP
+			"\0\0\0\0" // size
+
+			"\x05" // SCRIPT_TYPE_INT
+			"\x02\0\0\0" // 2
+			"\x08" // SCRIPT_TYPE_BACKREF
+			"\x02\0\0\0" // ref. to object #2, i.e. "a", with #1 being "b"
+		);
+	}
+
+	void test_script_set_nested()
+	{
+		helper_script_roundtrip("Nested sets using backrefs",
+			"var a = new Set(); var b = new Set(); a.add(b); a.add({\"bar\": b}); a",
+		/* expected: */
+			"({})",
+		/* expected stream: */
+			30,
+			"\x10" // SCRIPT_TYPE_SET
+			"\x02\0\0\0" // size
+
+			"\x10" // SCRIPT_TYPE_SET
+			"\x00\0\0\0" // size
+
+			"\x03" // SCRIPT_TYPE_OBJECT
+			"\x01\0\0\0" // num props
+				"\x03\0\0\0" "b\0a\0r\0" // "bar"
+				"\x08" // SCRIPT_TYPE_BACKREF
+				"\x02\0\0\0" // ref to object #2, i.e. "b", with #1 being "a"
+		);
 	}
 
 	// TODO: prototype objects