diff --git a/lodash.js b/lodash.js
index 498ce317a..8dc8eb223 100644
--- a/lodash.js
+++ b/lodash.js
@@ -6671,9 +6671,9 @@
       while (++index < length) {
         var key = props[index];
         if (values) {
-          result[key] = values[index];
+          baseSet(result, key, values[index]);
         } else if (key) {
-          result[key[0]] = key[1];
+          baseSet(result, key[0], key[1]);
         }
       }
       return result;
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index f56d9c7c9..ecf040102 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -21236,6 +21236,13 @@
       assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('should support deep paths', function(assert) {
+      assert.expect(1);
+
+      var actual = _.zipObject(['a.b.c'], [1]);
+      assert.deepEqual(actual, { 'a': { 'b': { 'c': 1 } } });
+    });
+
     QUnit.test('should support consuming the return value of `_.pairs`', function(assert) {
       assert.expect(1);