diff --git a/lib/serialized_hashie/hash.rb b/lib/serialized_hashie/hash.rb
index 27481df..00d5a3e 100644
--- a/lib/serialized_hashie/hash.rb
+++ b/lib/serialized_hashie/hash.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,13 @@ def load_hash(hash)
       def load_value(value)
         if value.is_a?(::Hash)
           hash = SerializedHashie.load_hash_extensions.run(value)
-          return load_hash(hash)
+
+          # If the result is still a hash, we'll return that here
+          return load_hash(hash) if hash.is_a?(::Hash)
+
+          # If the result is not a hash, we'll just return whatever
+          # was returned as a normal value.
+          return load_value(hash)
         end
 
         return value.map { |v| load_value(v) } if value.is_a?(Array)
diff --git a/spec/serialized_hashie/hash_spec.rb b/spec/serialized_hashie/hash_spec.rb
index c260f71..b0fda91 100644
--- a/spec/serialized_hashie/hash_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serialized_hashie/hash_spec.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@
   end
 
   context '.load' do
-    after(:each) { SerializedHashie.load_extensions.reset }
+    after(:each) do
+      SerializedHashie.load_extensions.reset
+      SerializedHashie.load_hash_extensions.reset
+    end
 
     it 'should create a Hashie::Mash from the given JSON' do
       hash = described_class.load('{"hello":"world"}')
@@ -106,5 +109,13 @@
       expect(hash).to be_a Hashie::Mash
       expect(hash).to eq({ 'some_hash' => { 'NAME' => 'Michael' } })
     end
+
+    it 'should pass hashses through their own extension and return non-hash values properly' do
+      SerializedHashie.load_hash_extensions.add(:test) { |hash| hash.key?('name') ? hash['name'] : hash }
+      hash = described_class.load('{"some_hash":{"name":"Michael"}}')
+      expect(hash).to be_a SerializedHashie::Hash
+      expect(hash).to be_a Hashie::Mash
+      expect(hash).to eq({ 'some_hash' => 'Michael' })
+    end
   end
 end