diff --git a/hapi-fhir-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/util/TerserUtil.java b/hapi-fhir-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/util/TerserUtil.java
index f02cee69a54..3b3e47b24c2 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/util/TerserUtil.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/util/TerserUtil.java
@@ -218,6 +218,13 @@ public final class TerserUtil {
 		mergeFields(theTerser, theResource, childDefinition, theFromFieldValues, theToFieldValues);
 	}
 
+	public static void setFieldByFhirPath(FhirContext theFhirContext, FhirTerser theTerser, String theFhirPath, IBaseResource theResource, IBase theValue) {
+		List<IBase> theFromFieldValues = theTerser.getValues(theResource, theFhirPath, true, false);
+		for (IBase theFromFieldValue : theFromFieldValues) {
+			theTerser.cloneInto(theFromFieldValue, theValue, true);
+		}
+	}
+
 	private static void replaceField(IBaseResource theFrom, IBaseResource theTo, BaseRuntimeChildDefinition childDefinition) {
 		childDefinition.getAccessor().getFirstValueOrNull(theFrom).ifPresent(v -> {
 				childDefinition.getMutator().setValue(theTo, v);
diff --git a/hapi-fhir-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/util/TerserUtilHelper.java b/hapi-fhir-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/util/TerserUtilHelper.java
index c245f5fb38c..7a9da49cd3d 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/util/TerserUtilHelper.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/util/TerserUtilHelper.java
@@ -30,12 +30,24 @@ public class TerserUtilHelper {
 		myResource = theResource;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets string field at the specified FHIR path
+	 *
+	 * @param theField The FHIR Path to set the values at
+	 * @param theValue The string value to be set
+	 * @return Returns current instance
+	 */
 	public TerserUtilHelper setField(String theField, String theValue) {
-		IBase value = TerserUtil.newElement(myContext, "string", theValue);
-		TerserUtil.setField(myContext, getTerser(), theField, myResource, value);
+		IBase value = newStringElement(theValue);
+		TerserUtil.setFieldByFhirPath(myContext, getTerser(), theField, myResource, value);
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	protected IBase newStringElement(String theValue) {
+		IBase value = TerserUtil.newElement(myContext, "string", theValue);
+		return value;
+	}
+
 	public List<IBase> getFieldValues(String theField) {
 		return TerserUtil.getValues(myContext, myResource, theField);
 	}
@@ -66,6 +78,10 @@ public class TerserUtilHelper {
 		return myContext.getResourceDefinition(myResource);
 	}
 
+	public IBase newElement(String theElementName) {
+		return TerserUtil.newElement(myContext, theElementName);
+	}
+
 	public FhirContext getContext() {
 		return myContext;
 	}
diff --git a/hapi-fhir-structures-r4/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/util/TerserUtilTest.java b/hapi-fhir-structures-r4/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/util/TerserUtilTest.java
index 9a84c04d76a..80e137c41af 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-structures-r4/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/util/TerserUtilTest.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-structures-r4/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/util/TerserUtilTest.java
@@ -37,20 +37,20 @@ class TerserUtilTest {
 
 	@Test
 	void testCloneEidIntoResourceViaHelper() {
-		TerserUtilHelper idHelper = TerserUtilHelper.newHelper(ourFhirContext, "Identifier");
-		idHelper
-			.setField("system", "http://org.com/sys")
-			.setField("value", "123");
-
 		TerserUtilHelper p1Helper = TerserUtilHelper.newHelper(ourFhirContext, "Patient");
-		p1Helper.setField("identifier", idHelper.getResource());
+		p1Helper.setField("identifier.system", "http://org.com/sys");
+		p1Helper.setField("identifier.value", "123");
 
 		TerserUtilHelper p2Helper = TerserUtilHelper.newHelper(ourFhirContext, "Patient");
 		RuntimeResourceDefinition definition = p1Helper.getResourceDefinition();
-		TerserUtil.cloneEidIntoResource(ourFhirContext, definition.getChildByName("identifier"), idHelper.getResource(), p2Helper.getResource());
+		TerserUtil.cloneEidIntoResource(ourFhirContext, definition.getChildByName("identifier"), p1Helper.getResource(), p2Helper.getResource());
 
 		assertEquals(1, p2Helper.getFieldValues("identifier").size());
-		assertEquals(p1Helper.getFieldValues("identifier").get(0), p2Helper.getFieldValues("identifier").get(0));
+
+		Identifier id1 = (Identifier) p1Helper.getFieldValues("identifier").get(0);
+		Identifier id2 = (Identifier) p2Helper.getFieldValues("identifier").get(0);
+		assertTrue(id1.equalsDeep(id2));
+		assertFalse(id1.equals(id2));
 	}
 
 	@Test