diff --git a/nodes/core/logic/17-split.js b/nodes/core/logic/17-split.js
index ca18b50de..d4fdfc55b 100644
--- a/nodes/core/logic/17-split.js
+++ b/nodes/core/logic/17-split.js
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                         }
                     } else {
                         for (propertyKey in property) {
-                            if (property.hasOwnProperty(propertyKey)) {
+                            if (property.hasOwnProperty(propertyKey) && propertyKey !== '_msgid') {
                                 group.payload[propertyKey] = property[propertyKey];
                             }
                         }
diff --git a/test/nodes/core/logic/17-split_spec.js b/test/nodes/core/logic/17-split_spec.js
index 3412d6bc1..db092658e 100644
--- a/test/nodes/core/logic/17-split_spec.js
+++ b/test/nodes/core/logic/17-split_spec.js
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ describe('JOIN node', function() {
             n1.receive({payload:"D", parts:{id:1, type:"string", ch:",", index:3, count:4}});
         });
     });
+
     it('should join bits of buffer back together automatically', function(done) {
         var flow = [{id:"n1", type:"join", wires:[["n2"]], joiner:",", build:"buffer", mode:"auto"},
                     {id:"n2", type:"helper"}];
@@ -425,6 +426,34 @@ describe('JOIN node', function() {
         });
     });
 
+    it('should merge full msg objects', function(done) {
+        var flow = [{id:"n1", type:"join", wires:[["n2"]], count:6, build:"merged", mode:"custom", propertyType:"full", property:""},
+                    {id:"n2", type:"helper"}];
+        helper.load(joinNode, flow, function() {
+            var n1 = helper.getNode("n1");
+            var n2 = helper.getNode("n2");
+            n2.on("input", function(msg) {
+                try {
+                    msg.payload.should.have.property("payload",7);
+                    msg.payload.should.have.property("aha",'c');
+                    msg.payload.should.have.property("bar",'b');
+                    msg.payload.should.have.property("bingo",'e');
+                    msg.payload.should.have.property("foo",'d');
+                    msg.payload.should.have.property("topic",'a');
+                    done();
+                }
+                catch(e) { done(e)}
+            });
+            n1.receive({payload:1, topic:"f"});
+            n1.receive({payload:2, topic:"a"});
+            n1.receive({payload:3, foo:"b"});
+            n1.receive({payload:4, bar:"b"});
+            n1.receive({payload:5, aha:"c"});
+            n1.receive({payload:6, foo:"d"});
+            n1.receive({payload:7, bingo:"e"});
+        });
+    });
+
     it('should accumulate a merged object', function(done) {
         var flow = [{id:"n1", type:"join", wires:[["n2"]], build:"merged",mode:"custom",accumulate:true, count:1},
                     {id:"n2", type:"helper"}];