diff --git a/mapstructure.go b/mapstructure.go
index 6cb703cf..7715a687 100644
--- a/mapstructure.go
+++ b/mapstructure.go
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ func (d *Decoder) decode(name string, input interface{}, outVal reflect.Value) e
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	hooked := false
 	if d.config.DecodeHook != nil {
 		// We have a DecodeHook, so let's pre-process the input.
 		var err error
@@ -432,39 +433,49 @@ func (d *Decoder) decode(name string, input interface{}, outVal reflect.Value) e
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error decoding '%s': %s", name, err)
 		}
+		if input != nil && reflect.TypeOf(input).Comparable() &&
+			inputVal.Type().Comparable() &&
+			input != inputVal.Interface() {
+			//hook was changed input value
+			hooked = true
+		}
 	}
 
 	var err error
-	outputKind := getKind(outVal)
 	addMetaKey := true
-	switch outputKind {
-	case reflect.Bool:
-		err = d.decodeBool(name, input, outVal)
-	case reflect.Interface:
-		err = d.decodeBasic(name, input, outVal)
-	case reflect.String:
-		err = d.decodeString(name, input, outVal)
-	case reflect.Int:
-		err = d.decodeInt(name, input, outVal)
-	case reflect.Uint:
-		err = d.decodeUint(name, input, outVal)
-	case reflect.Float32:
-		err = d.decodeFloat(name, input, outVal)
-	case reflect.Struct:
-		err = d.decodeStruct(name, input, outVal)
-	case reflect.Map:
-		err = d.decodeMap(name, input, outVal)
-	case reflect.Ptr:
-		addMetaKey, err = d.decodePtr(name, input, outVal)
-	case reflect.Slice:
-		err = d.decodeSlice(name, input, outVal)
-	case reflect.Array:
-		err = d.decodeArray(name, input, outVal)
-	case reflect.Func:
-		err = d.decodeFunc(name, input, outVal)
-	default:
-		// If we reached this point then we weren't able to decode it
-		return fmt.Errorf("%s: unsupported type: %s", name, outputKind)
+	if hooked && reflect.TypeOf(input).AssignableTo(outVal.Type()) {
+		outVal.Set(reflect.ValueOf(input))
+	} else {
+		outputKind := getKind(outVal)
+		switch outputKind {
+		case reflect.Bool:
+			err = d.decodeBool(name, input, outVal)
+		case reflect.Interface:
+			err = d.decodeBasic(name, input, outVal)
+		case reflect.String:
+			err = d.decodeString(name, input, outVal)
+		case reflect.Int:
+			err = d.decodeInt(name, input, outVal)
+		case reflect.Uint:
+			err = d.decodeUint(name, input, outVal)
+		case reflect.Float32:
+			err = d.decodeFloat(name, input, outVal)
+		case reflect.Struct:
+			err = d.decodeStruct(name, input, outVal)
+		case reflect.Map:
+			err = d.decodeMap(name, input, outVal)
+		case reflect.Ptr:
+			addMetaKey, err = d.decodePtr(name, input, outVal)
+		case reflect.Slice:
+			err = d.decodeSlice(name, input, outVal)
+		case reflect.Array:
+			err = d.decodeArray(name, input, outVal)
+		case reflect.Func:
+			err = d.decodeFunc(name, input, outVal)
+		default:
+			// If we reached this point then we weren't able to decode it
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s: unsupported type: %s", name, outputKind)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// If we reached here, then we successfully decoded SOMETHING, so
diff --git a/mapstructure_test.go b/mapstructure_test.go
index ccd474c1..c283a865 100644
--- a/mapstructure_test.go
+++ b/mapstructure_test.go
@@ -1022,6 +1022,88 @@ func TestDecode_FuncHook(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDecode_SamePointerHook(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	input := map[string]interface{}{
+		"A": "foo",
+		"B": "foo",
+	}
+
+	ptr := stringPtr("bar")
+
+	decodeHook := func(f, t reflect.Type, v interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+		if str, ok := v.(string); ok && str == "foo" {
+			return ptr, nil
+		}
+		return v, nil
+	}
+
+	var result struct {
+		A *string
+		B *string
+	}
+	config := &DecoderConfig{
+		DecodeHook: decodeHook,
+		Result:     &result,
+	}
+
+	decoder, err := NewDecoder(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	err = decoder.Decode(input)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("got an err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if result.A != result.B {
+		t.Errorf("decoded pointers should be the same")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecode_SameInterfaceHook(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	input := map[string]interface{}{
+		"A": "foo",
+		"B": "foo",
+	}
+
+	var intf io.Reader = strings.NewReader("bar")
+
+	decodeHook := func(f, t reflect.Type, v interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+		if str, ok := v.(string); ok && str == "foo" {
+			return intf, nil
+		}
+		return v, nil
+	}
+
+	var result struct {
+		A io.Reader
+		B io.Reader
+	}
+	config := &DecoderConfig{
+		DecodeHook: decodeHook,
+		Result:     &result,
+	}
+
+	decoder, err := NewDecoder(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	err = decoder.Decode(input)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("got an err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if result.A != result.B {
+		t.Errorf("decoded interfaces should be the same")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDecode_NonStruct(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()