diff --git a/src/common/common.ts b/src/common/common.ts
index bdebac37..2fb52fa6 100644
--- a/src/common/common.ts
+++ b/src/common/common.ts
@@ -292,15 +292,15 @@ export function find(collection: any, callback: any) {
 }
 
 /** Given an object, returns a new object, where each property is transformed by the callback function */
-export let mapObj: <T, U>(collection: { [key: string]: T }, callback: Mapper<T, U>) => { [key: string]: U } = map;
+export let mapObj: <T, U>(collection: { [key: string]: T }, callback: Mapper<T, U>, target?: typeof collection) => { [key: string]: U } = map;
 /** Given an array, returns a new array, where each element is transformed by the callback function */
-export function map<T, U>(collection: T[], callback: Mapper<T, U>): U[];
-export function map<T, U>(collection: { [key: string]: T }, callback: Mapper<T, U>): { [key: string]: U };
+export function map<T, U>(collection: T[], callback: Mapper<T, U>, target?: typeof collection): U[];
+export function map<T, U>(collection: { [key: string]: T }, callback: Mapper<T, U>, target: typeof collection): { [key: string]: U };
 /** Maps an array or object properties using a callback function */
-export function map(collection: any, callback: any): any {
-  const result = isArray(collection) ? [] : {};
-  forEach(collection, (item, i) => result[i] = callback(item, i));
-  return result;
+export function map(collection: any, callback: any, target: typeof collection): any {
+  target = target || (isArray(collection) ? [] : {});
+  forEach(collection, (item, i) => target[i] = callback(item, i));
+  return target;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/commonSpec.ts b/test/commonSpec.ts
index f9dc15ea..984773a7 100644
--- a/test/commonSpec.ts
+++ b/test/commonSpec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {
     defaults, filter, is, eq, not, pattern, val, isInjectable
 } from "../src/index";
-import { pick } from '../src/common/common';
+import { map, mapObj, pick } from '../src/common/common';
 
 describe('common', function() {
   describe('filter', function() {
@@ -126,4 +126,40 @@ describe('common', function() {
       expect(pick(obj, ['baz'])).toEqual({ });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('map', () => {
+    it('should map arrays', () => {
+      const src = [1, 2, 3, 4];
+      const dest = map(src, x => x * 2);
+
+      expect(src).toEqual([1, 2, 3, 4]);
+      expect(dest).toEqual([2, 4, 6, 8]);
+    });
+
+    it('should map arrays in place when target === src', () => {
+      const src = [1, 2, 3, 4];
+      const dest = map(src, x => x * 2, src);
+
+      expect(src).toEqual([2, 4, 6, 8]);
+      expect(dest).toEqual([2, 4, 6, 8]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('mapObj', () => {
+    it('should map objects', () => {
+      const src = { foo: 1, bar: 2, baz: 3 };
+      const dest = mapObj(src, x => x * 2);
+
+      expect(src).toEqual({ foo: 1, bar: 2, baz: 3 });
+      expect(dest).toEqual({ foo: 2, bar: 4, baz: 6 });
+    });
+
+    it('should map objects in place when target === src', () => {
+      const src = { foo: 1, bar: 2, baz: 3 };
+      const dest = mapObj(src, x => x * 2, src);
+
+      expect(src).toEqual({ foo: 2, bar: 4, baz: 6 });
+      expect(dest).toEqual({ foo: 2, bar: 4, baz: 6 });
+    });
+  });
 });