diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-extension-utils/nifi-record-utils/nifi-avro-record-utils/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/avro/AvroTypeUtil.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-extension-utils/nifi-record-utils/nifi-avro-record-utils/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/avro/AvroTypeUtil.java
index 38e87a8496..52d749f6a6 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-extension-utils/nifi-record-utils/nifi-avro-record-utils/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/avro/AvroTypeUtil.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-extension-utils/nifi-record-utils/nifi-avro-record-utils/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/avro/AvroTypeUtil.java
@@ -327,7 +327,13 @@ public class AvroTypeUtil {
 
                     return map;
                 } else if (rawValue instanceof Map) {
-                    return rawValue;
+                    final Map<String, Object> objectMap = (Map<String, Object>) rawValue;
+                    final Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap<>(objectMap.size());
+                    for (final String s : objectMap.keySet()) {
+                        final Object converted = convertToAvroObject(objectMap.get(s), fieldSchema.getValueType(), fieldName);
+                        map.put(s, converted);
+                    }
+                    return map;
                 } else {
                     throw new IllegalTypeConversionException("Cannot convert value " + rawValue + " of type " + rawValue.getClass() + " to a Map");
                 }
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-services/nifi-record-serialization-services-bundle/nifi-record-serialization-services/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/avro/TestWriteAvroResult.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-services/nifi-record-serialization-services-bundle/nifi-record-serialization-services/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/avro/TestWriteAvroResult.java
index 409ede2f12..dc5d943071 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-services/nifi-record-serialization-services-bundle/nifi-record-serialization-services/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/avro/TestWriteAvroResult.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-services/nifi-record-serialization-services-bundle/nifi-record-serialization-services/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/avro/TestWriteAvroResult.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericData.Array;
 import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericRecord;
 import org.apache.nifi.serialization.SimpleRecordSchema;
 import org.apache.nifi.serialization.WriteResult;
+import org.apache.nifi.serialization.record.DataType;
 import org.apache.nifi.serialization.record.MapRecord;
 import org.apache.nifi.serialization.record.Record;
 import org.apache.nifi.serialization.record.RecordField;
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ public abstract class TestWriteAvroResult {
 
         final List<RecordField> subRecordFields = Collections.singletonList(new RecordField("field1", RecordFieldType.STRING.getDataType()));
         final RecordSchema subRecordSchema = new SimpleRecordSchema(subRecordFields);
+        final DataType subRecordDataType = RecordFieldType.RECORD.getRecordDataType(subRecordSchema);
 
         final List<RecordField> fields = new ArrayList<>();
         fields.add(new RecordField("string", RecordFieldType.STRING.getDataType()));
@@ -126,11 +128,15 @@ public abstract class TestWriteAvroResult {
         fields.add(new RecordField("bytes", RecordFieldType.ARRAY.getArrayDataType(RecordFieldType.BYTE.getDataType())));
         fields.add(new RecordField("nullOrLong", RecordFieldType.LONG.getDataType()));
         fields.add(new RecordField("array", RecordFieldType.ARRAY.getArrayDataType(RecordFieldType.INT.getDataType())));
-        fields.add(new RecordField("record", RecordFieldType.RECORD.getRecordDataType(subRecordSchema)));
+        fields.add(new RecordField("record", subRecordDataType));
+        fields.add(new RecordField("map", RecordFieldType.MAP.getMapDataType(subRecordDataType)));
         final RecordSchema recordSchema = new SimpleRecordSchema(fields);
 
         final Record innerRecord = new MapRecord(subRecordSchema, Collections.singletonMap("field1", "hello"));
 
+        final Map<String, Object> innerMap = new HashMap<>();
+        innerMap.put("key1", innerRecord);
+
         final Map<String, Object> values = new HashMap<>();
         values.put("string", "hello");
         values.put("int", 8);
@@ -142,6 +148,7 @@ public abstract class TestWriteAvroResult {
         values.put("nullOrLong", null);
         values.put("array", new Integer[] {1, 2, 3});
         values.put("record", innerRecord);
+        values.put("map", innerMap);
 
         final Record record = new MapRecord(recordSchema, values);
 
@@ -188,6 +195,14 @@ public abstract class TestWriteAvroResult {
             } else if (recordValue instanceof byte[]) {
                 final ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.wrap((byte[]) recordValue);
                 assertEquals(fieldName + " not equal", bb, avroValue);
+            } else if (recordValue instanceof Map) {
+               assertTrue(fieldName + " should have been instanceof Map", avroValue instanceof Map);
+               final Map<?, ?> avroMap = (Map<?, ?>) avroValue;
+               final Map<?, ?> recordMap = (Map<?, ?>) recordValue;
+               assertEquals(fieldName + " not equal", recordMap.size(), avroMap.size());
+               for (Object s : avroMap.keySet()) {
+                  assertMatch((Record) recordMap.get(s.toString()), (GenericRecord) avroMap.get(s));
+               }
             } else if (recordValue instanceof Record) {
                 assertMatch((Record) recordValue, (GenericRecord) avroValue);
             } else {
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-services/nifi-record-serialization-services-bundle/nifi-record-serialization-services/src/test/resources/avro/datatypes.avsc b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-services/nifi-record-serialization-services-bundle/nifi-record-serialization-services/src/test/resources/avro/datatypes.avsc
index cc7f60e6f0..4d26b640ae 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-services/nifi-record-serialization-services-bundle/nifi-record-serialization-services/src/test/resources/avro/datatypes.avsc
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-services/nifi-record-serialization-services-bundle/nifi-record-serialization-services/src/test/resources/avro/datatypes.avsc
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@
 	      	 { "name": "field1", "type": "string" }
 	      ]
       }
-    }
+    }, {
+      "name": "map",
+      "type": {
+         "type": "map",
+         "values": "subRecord"
+      }
+   }
  ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}