diff --git a/spec/transform.spec.js b/spec/transform.spec.js
index 4a47f3598f..58252b229f 100644
--- a/spec/transform.spec.js
+++ b/spec/transform.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // These tests are unit tests designed to only test transform.js.
+"use strict";
 
-var transform = require('../src/transform');
+let transform = require('../src/transform');
+let dd = require('deep-diff');
 
 var dummySchema = {
     data: {},
@@ -150,14 +152,30 @@ describe('untransformObject', () => {
     done();
   });
 
-    it('nested array', (done) => {
-      var input = {arr: [{_testKey: 'testValue' }]};
-      var output = transform.untransformObject(dummySchema, null, input);
-      expect(Array.isArray(output.arr)).toEqual(true);
-      expect(output.arr).toEqual([{ _testKey: 'testValue'}]);
-      done();
-    });
+  it('nested array', (done) => {
+    var input = {arr: [{_testKey: 'testValue' }]};
+    var output = transform.untransformObject(dummySchema, null, input);
+    expect(Array.isArray(output.arr)).toEqual(true);
+    expect(output.arr).toEqual([{ _testKey: 'testValue'}]);
+    done();
+  });
 
+  it('untransforms objects containing nested special keys', done => {
+    let input = {array: [{
+      _id: "Test ID",
+      _hashed_password: "I Don't know why you would name a key this, but if you do it should work",
+      _tombstone: {
+        _updated_at: "I'm sure people will nest keys like this",
+        _acl: 7,
+        _id: { someString: "str", someNumber: 7},
+        regularKey: { moreContents: [1, 2, 3] },
+      },
+      regularKey: "some data",
+    }]}
+    let output = transform.untransformObject(dummySchema, null, input);
+    expect(dd(output, input)).toEqual(undefined);
+    done();
+  });
 });
 
 describe('transformKey', () => {
diff --git a/src/transform.js b/src/transform.js
index eba2ea16b5..d3c14a7c8f 100644
--- a/src/transform.js
+++ b/src/transform.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import log from './logger';
+import _   from 'lodash';
 var mongodb = require('mongodb');
 var Parse = require('parse/node').Parse;
 
@@ -149,8 +150,6 @@ export function transformKeyValue(schema, className, restKey, restValue, options
     throw 'There was a problem transforming an ACL.';
   }
 
-
-
   // Handle arrays
   if (restValue instanceof Array) {
     if (options.query) {
@@ -613,6 +612,21 @@ function transformUpdateOperator(operator, flatten) {
   }
 }
 
+const specialKeysForUntransform = [
+  '_id',
+  '_hashed_password',
+  '_acl',
+  '_email_verify_token',
+  '_perishable_token',
+  '_tombstone',
+  '_session_token',
+  'updatedAt',
+  '_updated_at',
+  'createdAt',
+  '_created_at',
+  'expiresAt',
+  '_expiresAt',
+];
 
 // Converts from a mongo-format object to a REST-format object.
 // Does not strip out anything based on a lack of authentication.
@@ -630,10 +644,9 @@ function untransformObject(schema, className, mongoObject, isNestedObject = fals
     if (mongoObject === null) {
       return null;
     }
-
     if (mongoObject instanceof Array) {
-      return mongoObject.map((o) => {
-        return untransformObject(schema, className, o, true);
+      return mongoObject.map(arrayEntry => {
+        return untransformObject(schema, className, arrayEntry, true);
       });
     }
 
@@ -647,6 +660,10 @@ function untransformObject(schema, className, mongoObject, isNestedObject = fals
 
     var restObject = untransformACL(mongoObject);
     for (var key in mongoObject) {
+      if (isNestedObject && _.includes(specialKeysForUntransform, key)) {
+        restObject[key] = untransformObject(schema, className, mongoObject[key], true);
+        continue;
+      }
       switch(key) {
       case '_id':
         restObject['objectId'] = '' + mongoObject[key];
@@ -728,8 +745,7 @@ function untransformObject(schema, className, mongoObject, isNestedObject = fals
             break;
           }
         }
-        restObject[key] = untransformObject(schema, className,
-                                            mongoObject[key], true);
+        restObject[key] = untransformObject(schema, className, mongoObject[key], true);
       }
     }