diff --git a/src/restangular.js b/src/restangular.js
index 28e73584..bd6fce77 100644
--- a/src/restangular.js
+++ b/src/restangular.js
@@ -932,8 +932,13 @@ module.provider('Restangular', function() {
 
       function copyRestangularizedElement(fromElement, toElement) {
         var copiedElement = angular.copy(fromElement, toElement);
-        return restangularizeElem(copiedElement[config.restangularFields.parentResource],
-                copiedElement, copiedElement[config.restangularFields.route], true);
+        if (fromElement.restangularCollection != null && fromElement.restangularCollection === true) {
+          return restangularizeCollection(copiedElement[config.restangularFields.parentResource],
+                  copiedElement, copiedElement[config.restangularFields.route], true);
+        } else {
+          return restangularizeElem(copiedElement[config.restangularFields.parentResource],
+                  copiedElement, copiedElement[config.restangularFields.route], true);
+        }
       }
 
       function restangularizeElem(parent, element, route, fromServer, collection, reqParams) {
diff --git a/test/restangularSpec.js b/test/restangularSpec.js
index ae771da2..47858004 100644
--- a/test/restangularSpec.js
+++ b/test/restangularSpec.js
@@ -557,6 +557,22 @@ describe("Restangular", function() {
 
       $httpBackend.flush();
     });
+
+    it("putElement() should pass a restangularCollection to the callback", function() {
+      $httpBackend.expectGET('/accounts');
+      restangularAccounts.getList().then(function(accounts) {
+        expect(accounts.restangularCollection).toBe(true);
+        accounts[1].amount += 1;
+        $httpBackend.expectPUT('/accounts/1');
+        accounts.putElement(1).then(function(newAccounts) {
+          expect(newAccounts.restangularCollection).toBe(true);
+          expect(newAccounts.putElement).toBeDefined();
+          expect(newAccounts[0].restangularCollection).toBe(false);
+          expect(newAccounts[1].restangularCollection).toBe(false);
+        });
+      });
+      $httpBackend.flush();
+    })
   });
 
   describe("Scoped Service", function() {