diff --git a/fastserde/avro-fastserde-tests-common/src/test/java/com/linkedin/avro/fastserde/FastDeserializerGeneratorTest.java b/fastserde/avro-fastserde-tests-common/src/test/java/com/linkedin/avro/fastserde/FastDeserializerGeneratorTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5920696a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastserde/avro-fastserde-tests-common/src/test/java/com/linkedin/avro/fastserde/FastDeserializerGeneratorTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package com.linkedin.avro.fastserde;
+
+import com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.AvroCompatibilityHelper;
+import com.linkedin.avroutil1.compatibility.AvroSchemaUtil;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import org.apache.avro.Schema;
+import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericData;
+import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericFixed;
+import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericRecord;
+import org.apache.avro.io.DatumReader;
+import org.apache.avro.io.DatumWriter;
+import org.apache.avro.io.Encoder;
+import org.testng.Assert;
+import org.testng.SkipException;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+
+public class FastDeserializerGeneratorTest {
+  @Test
+  public void testDeserializationOfFixedField() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+    if (Utils.isAvro14()) {
+      throw new SkipException("Avro 1.4 doesn't have schemas for GenericFixed type");
+    }
+
+    Schema writerSchema = AvroCompatibilityHelper.parse("{\"type\":\"record\",\"name\":\"topLevelRecord\",\"fields\":[{\"name\":\"fixedField\",\"type\":{\"type\":\"fixed\",\"name\":\"FixedType\",\"size\":5}}]}");
+    Schema readerSchema = AvroCompatibilityHelper.parse("{\"type\":\"record\",\"name\":\"topLevelRecord\",\"fields\":[{\"name\":\"fixedField\",\"type\":{\"type\":\"fixed\",\"name\":\"FixedType\",\"size\":5,\"newField\": \"New field to change something\"}}]}");
+
+    GenericRecord writtenRecord = new GenericData.Record(writerSchema);
+
+    byte[] writtenFixedFieldData = new byte[]{1,2,3,4,5};
+    writtenRecord.put("fixedField", AvroCompatibilityHelper.newFixed(writerSchema.getField("fixedField").schema(), writtenFixedFieldData));
+
+    byte[] writeBytes = serialize(writtenRecord);
+
+    FastGenericDatumReader datumReader = new FastGenericDatumReader(writerSchema, readerSchema, FastSerdeCache.getDefaultInstance());
+    while (!datumReader.isFastDeserializerUsed()) {
+      deserialize(datumReader, writeBytes);
+      Thread.sleep(100);
+    }
+
+    Object data = deserialize(datumReader, writeBytes);
+    GenericFixed fixedField = ((GenericFixed) ((GenericData.Record) data).get("fixedField"));
+
+    Schema fixedFieldSchema = AvroSchemaUtil.getDeclaredSchema(fixedField);
+    Assert.assertNotNull(fixedFieldSchema, "Schema for field must always be set.");
+    Assert.assertEquals(fixedField.bytes(), writtenFixedFieldData);
+  }
+
+  private byte[] serialize(GenericRecord record) throws IOException {
+    ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+    Encoder encoder = AvroCompatibilityHelper.newBinaryEncoder(baos, false, null);
+
+    DatumWriter datumWriter = new FastGenericDatumWriter(record.getSchema(), FastSerdeCache.getDefaultInstance());
+    datumWriter.write(record, encoder);
+    encoder.flush();
+
+    return baos.toByteArray();
+  }
+
+  private Object deserialize(DatumReader datumReader, byte[] bytes) throws IOException {
+    return datumReader.read(null, AvroCompatibilityHelper.newBinaryDecoder(bytes));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/fastserde/avro-fastserde/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avro/fastserde/FastDeserializerGenerator.java b/fastserde/avro-fastserde/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avro/fastserde/FastDeserializerGenerator.java
index 5b205979..5a50acd5 100644
--- a/fastserde/avro-fastserde/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avro/fastserde/FastDeserializerGenerator.java
+++ b/fastserde/avro-fastserde/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avro/fastserde/FastDeserializerGenerator.java
@@ -214,15 +214,24 @@ private void processSimpleType(Schema schema, Schema readerSchema, JBlock method
         processEnum(readerSchema, methodBody, action, putExpressionIntoParent);
         break;
       case FIXED:
-        processFixed(schema, methodBody, action, putExpressionIntoParent, reuseSupplier);
+        final Schema fixedFieldSchema;
+        if (action.getShouldRead() && readerSchema != null && Schema.Type.FIXED.equals(readerSchema.getType())) {
+          // to preserve reader-specific options use reader field schema
+          fixedFieldSchema = readerSchema;
+        } else {
+          fixedFieldSchema = schema;
+        }
+        processFixed(fixedFieldSchema, methodBody, action, putExpressionIntoParent, reuseSupplier);
         break;
       default:
-        // to preserve reader string specific options use reader field schema
+        final Schema primitiveFieldSchema;
         if (action.getShouldRead() && readerSchema != null && Schema.Type.STRING.equals(readerSchema.getType())) {
-          processPrimitive(readerSchema, methodBody, action, putExpressionIntoParent, reuseSupplier);
+          // to preserve reader-specific options use reader field schema
+          primitiveFieldSchema = readerSchema;
         } else {
-          processPrimitive(schema, methodBody, action, putExpressionIntoParent, reuseSupplier);
+          primitiveFieldSchema = schema;
         }
+        processPrimitive(primitiveFieldSchema, methodBody, action, putExpressionIntoParent, reuseSupplier);
         break;
     }
   }