diff --git a/src/object.ts b/src/object.ts
index 195808b6..2cdda959 100644
--- a/src/object.ts
+++ b/src/object.ts
@@ -323,11 +323,26 @@ export const keys = <TValue extends object>(value: TValue): string[] => {
  */
 export const crush = <TValue extends object>(value: TValue): object => {
   if (!value) return {}
-  return objectify(
-    keys(value),
-    k => k,
-    k => get(value, k)
-  )
+  const crushImpl = (
+    nested: any,
+    paths: string[],
+    result: Record<string, any>
+  ): void => {
+    if (isObject(nested)) {
+      for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(nested)) {
+        crushImpl(v, [...paths, k], result)
+      }
+    } else if (isArray(nested)) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < nested.length; i++) {
+        crushImpl(nested[i], [...paths, `${i}`], result)
+      }
+    } else {
+      result[paths.join('.')] = nested
+    }
+  }
+  const result: Record<string, any> = {}
+  crushImpl(value, [], result)
+  return result
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/tests/object.test.ts b/src/tests/object.test.ts
index 2f521a4e..d6bd998e 100644
--- a/src/tests/object.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/object.test.ts
@@ -575,6 +575,18 @@ describe('object module', () => {
         timestamp: now
       })
     })
+    test('preserves values when object keys contain dots', () => {
+      const obj = {
+        key1: {
+          key2: 'value'
+        },
+        'bar.baz': 'fiz'
+      }
+      assert.deepEqual(_.crush(obj), {
+        'key1.key2': 'value',
+        'bar.baz': 'fiz'
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   describe('construct function', () => {