diff --git a/pykson/__init__.py b/pykson/__init__.py
index 6df16e9..ed82ddc 100644
--- a/pykson/__init__.py
+++ b/pykson/__init__.py
@@ -751,6 +751,9 @@ def __set__(self, instance, value, test: bool = False):
             value = []
         for item in value:
             assert item is not None, "Null item passed to ObjectListField"
+            if not isinstance(item, self.item_type) and isinstance(item, dict) and issubclass(self.item_type, JsonObject):
+                super(ObjectListField, self).__set__(instance, Pykson().from_json(value, self.item_type), test)
+                return
             assert isinstance(item, self.item_type), "ObjectListField items must be of " + str(
                 self.item_type) + ", found " + str(type(item))
         super(ObjectListField, self).__set__(instance, value, test)