diff --git a/libraries/joomla/form/form.php b/libraries/joomla/form/form.php
index 26d3dfe770574..26eceb70cd30b 100644
--- a/libraries/joomla/form/form.php
+++ b/libraries/joomla/form/form.php
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ public function bind($data)
 			}
 			elseif ($data instanceof JObject)
 			{
-				// Handle a JObject.
-				$data = $data->getProperties();
+				// Handle a JObject. Getting just the properties won't work. We need to convert any nested JObject too.
+				$data = JArrayHelper::fromObject($data);
 			}
 			else
 			{