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
index 885f56c3..5920696a 100644
--- 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
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 public class FastDeserializerGeneratorTest {
   @Test
-  public void testSchemaForFixedField() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+  public void testDeserializationOfFixedField() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
     if (Utils.isAvro14()) {
       throw new SkipException("Avro 1.4 doesn't have schemas for GenericFixed type");
     }
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ public void testSchemaForFixedField() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
     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);
-    writtenRecord.put("fixedField", AvroCompatibilityHelper.newFixed(writerSchema.getField("fixedField").schema(), new byte[]{1,2,3,4,5}));
+
+    byte[] writtenFixedFieldData = new byte[]{1,2,3,4,5};
+    writtenRecord.put("fixedField", AvroCompatibilityHelper.newFixed(writerSchema.getField("fixedField").schema(), writtenFixedFieldData));
 
     byte[] writeBytes = serialize(writtenRecord);
 
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ public void testSchemaForFixedField() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
 
     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 {
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 92915009..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
@@ -214,20 +214,24 @@ private void processSimpleType(Schema schema, Schema readerSchema, JBlock method
         processEnum(readerSchema, methodBody, action, putExpressionIntoParent);
         break;
       case FIXED:
-        // to preserve reader fixed specific options use reader field schema
+        final Schema fixedFieldSchema;
         if (action.getShouldRead() && readerSchema != null && Schema.Type.FIXED.equals(readerSchema.getType())) {
-          processFixed(readerSchema, methodBody, action, putExpressionIntoParent, reuseSupplier);
+          // to preserve reader-specific options use reader field schema
+          fixedFieldSchema = readerSchema;
         } else {
-          processFixed(schema, methodBody, action, putExpressionIntoParent, reuseSupplier);
+          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;
     }
   }