diff --git a/src/common/scripting/core/maps.cpp b/src/common/scripting/core/maps.cpp
index e4ef24a5dc..07522e2e1e 100644
--- a/src/common/scripting/core/maps.cpp
+++ b/src/common/scripting/core/maps.cpp
@@ -118,8 +118,16 @@ template<typename M> unsigned int MapCountUsed(M * self)
 template<typename M> expand_types_vm<typename M::ValueType> MapGet(M * self,expand_types_vm<typename M::KeyType> key)
 {
     typename M::ValueType * v = self->CheckKey(key);
-    if (v) {
-        return *v;
+    if (v)
+    {
+        if constexpr(std::is_same_v<typename M::ValueType, DObject*>)
+        {
+            return GC::ReadBarrier(*v);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return *v;
+        }
     }
     else
     {
@@ -148,7 +156,14 @@ template<typename M> expand_types_vm<typename M::ValueType> MapGetIfExists(M * s
 {
     typename M::ValueType * v = self->CheckKey(key);
     if (v) {
-        return *v;
+        if constexpr(std::is_same_v<typename M::ValueType, DObject*>)
+        {
+            return GC::ReadBarrier(*v);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return *v;
+        }
     }
     else
     {
@@ -177,7 +192,14 @@ template<typename M> expand_types_vm<typename M::ValueType> MapCheckValue(M * se
 {
     typename M::ValueType * v = self->CheckKey(key);
     if ((*exists = !!v)) {
-        return *v;
+        if constexpr(std::is_same_v<typename M::ValueType, DObject*>)
+        {
+            return GC::ReadBarrier(*v);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return *v;
+        }
     }
     else
     {
@@ -288,7 +310,14 @@ template<typename I> void MapIteratorGetKeyString(I * self, FString &out)
 
 template<typename I> expand_types_vm<typename I::ValueType> MapIteratorGetValue(I * self)
 {
-    return self->GetValue();
+    if constexpr(std::is_same_v<typename I::ValueType, DObject*>)
+    {
+        return GC::ReadBarrier(self->GetValue());
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return self->GetValue();
+    }
 }
 
 template<typename I> void MapIteratorGetValueString(I * self, FString &out)