diff --git a/hexlib/db.py b/hexlib/db.py
index 440a804..417e0da 100644
--- a/hexlib/db.py
+++ b/hexlib/db.py
@@ -118,9 +118,13 @@ class Table:
         with sqlite3.connect(self._state.dbfile, **self._state.dbargs) as conn:
             conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
             try:
+                col_types = conn.execute("PRAGMA table_info(%s)" % self._table).fetchall()
                 cur = conn.execute("SELECT * FROM %s %s" % (self._table, where_clause), params)
                 for row in cur:
-                    yield dict(row)
+                    yield dict(
+                        (col[0], _deserialize(row[col[0]], col_types[i]["type"]))
+                        for i, col in enumerate(cur.description)
+                    )
             except:
                 return None
 
@@ -128,9 +132,13 @@ class Table:
         with sqlite3.connect(self._state.dbfile, **self._state.dbargs) as conn:
             conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
             try:
+                col_types = conn.execute("PRAGMA table_info(%s)" % self._table).fetchall()
                 cur = conn.execute("SELECT * FROM %s" % (self._table,))
                 for row in cur:
-                    yield dict(row)
+                    yield dict(
+                        (col[0], _deserialize(row[col[0]], col_types[i]["type"]))
+                        for i, col in enumerate(cur.description)
+                    )
             except:
                 return None
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ab75be4..d5bcc48 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(
     name="hexlib",
-    version="1.79",
+    version="1.80",
     description="Misc utility methods",
     author="simon987",
     author_email="me@simon987.net",
diff --git a/test/test_PersistantState.py b/test/test_PersistentState.py
similarity index 82%
rename from test/test_PersistantState.py
rename to test/test_PersistentState.py
index 84e7f72..a65e9f6 100644
--- a/test/test_PersistantState.py
+++ b/test/test_PersistentState.py
@@ -110,3 +110,24 @@ class TestPersistentState(TestCase):
             del s["a"][456]
         except Exception as e:
             self.fail(e)
+
+    def test_deserialize_get_set(self):
+        s = PersistentState()
+
+        s["a"][0] = {"x": b'abc'}
+
+        self.assertEqual(s["a"][0]["x"], b'abc')
+
+    def test_deserialize_sql(self):
+        s = PersistentState()
+
+        s["a"][0] = {"x": b'abc'}
+
+        self.assertEqual(list(s["a"].sql("WHERE 1=1"))[0]["x"], b'abc')
+
+    def test_deserialize_iter(self):
+        s = PersistentState()
+
+        s["a"][0] = {"x": b'abc'}
+
+        self.assertEqual(list(s["a"])[0]["x"], b'abc')