diff --git a/src/hooks/hooks-middleware.ts b/src/hooks/hooks-middleware.ts
index 91c5bb683..ad91ad287 100644
--- a/src/hooks/hooks-middleware.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/hooks-middleware.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   DBCoreKeyRange,
 } from "../public/types/dbcore";
 import { nop } from '../functions/chaining-functions';
-import { getObjectDiff, setByKeyPath } from '../functions/utils';
+import { getObjectDiff, hasOwn, setByKeyPath } from '../functions/utils';
 import { PSD } from '../helpers/promise';
 //import { LockableTableMiddleware } from '../dbcore/lockable-table-middleware';
 import { getEffectiveKeys, getExistingValues } from '../dbcore/get-effective-keys';
@@ -87,7 +87,13 @@ export const hooksMiddleware: Middleware<DBCore>  = {
                   if (additionalChanges) {
                     const requestedValue = req.values[i];
                     Object.keys(additionalChanges).forEach(keyPath => {
-                      setByKeyPath(requestedValue, keyPath, additionalChanges[keyPath]);
+                      if (hasOwn(requestedValue, keyPath)) {
+                        // keyPath is already present as a literal property of the object
+                        requestedValue[keyPath] = additionalChanges[keyPath];
+                      } else {
+                        // keyPath represents a new or existing path into the object
+                        setByKeyPath(requestedValue, keyPath, additionalChanges[keyPath]);
+                      }
                     });
                   }
                 }
diff --git a/test/tests-table.js b/test/tests-table.js
index f034104a3..b8fa9ffe2 100644
--- a/test/tests-table.js
+++ b/test/tests-table.js
@@ -78,6 +78,51 @@ promisedTest("Issue #841 - put() ignores date changes", async ()=> {
     db.folks.hook("updating").unsubscribe(updateAssertions);
 });
 
+promisedTest("Issue #966 - put() with dotted field in update hook", async () => {
+    const updateAssertions = (mods) => {
+        equal(mods["nested.field"], "value", "mods.nested.field should contain 'value'");
+        equal(mods.nested, undefined, "mods.nested field should be empty");
+        return {...mods};
+    };
+    db.folks.hook("updating", updateAssertions);
+
+    const id = await db.folks.add({first: "first", last: "last"});
+    await db.folks.put({first: "first", last: "last", "nested.field": "value"}, id);
+
+    let obj = await db.folks.get(id);
+    equal(obj["nested.field"], "value", "obj.nested.field should have been successfully updated to 'value'");
+    equal(obj.nested, undefined, "obj.nested field should have remained undefined");
+
+    db.folks.hook("updating").unsubscribe(updateAssertions);
+});
+
+promisedTest("Verify #1130 doesn't break contract of hook('updating')", async ()=>{
+    const updateHook = (mods) => {
+        return {"address.postalCode": 111};
+    };
+    try {
+      const id = await db.folks.add({
+        first: "Foo",
+        last: "Bar",
+        address: {
+            city: "Stockholm",
+            street: "Folkungagatan"
+        }
+      });
+      db.folks.hook("updating", updateHook);
+      await db.folks.update(id, {
+          "address.streetNo": 23
+      });
+      let foo = await db.folks.get(id);
+      equal(foo.address.city, "Stockholm", "Correct city Stockholm");
+      equal(foo.address.street, "Folkungagatan", "Correct street Folkungagatan");
+      equal(foo.address.streetNo, 23, "Correct streetNo: 23");
+      equal(foo.address.postalCode, 111, "Hooks should have added postal code");
+    } finally {
+      db.folks.hook("updating").unsubscribe(updateHook);
+    }
+});
+
 asyncTest("get", 4, function () {
     db.table("users").get(idOfFirstUser).then(function(obj) {
         equal(obj.first, "David", "Got the first object");