diff --git a/tap_spreadsheets_anywhere/configuration.py b/tap_spreadsheets_anywhere/configuration.py
index 507b000..d131f25 100644
--- a/tap_spreadsheets_anywhere/configuration.py
+++ b/tap_spreadsheets_anywhere/configuration.py
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
         Optional('prefer_schema_as_string'): bool,
         Optional('schema_overrides'): {
             str: {
-                Required('type'): Any(Any('null','string','integer','number','date-time'),
-                                      [Any('null','string','integer','number','date-time')])
+                Required('type'): Any(Any('null','string','integer','number','date-time','object'),
+                                      [Any('null','string','integer','number','date-time','object')])
             }
         }
     }]
diff --git a/tap_spreadsheets_anywhere/conversion.py b/tap_spreadsheets_anywhere/conversion.py
index 93889e7..fa4c5e5 100644
--- a/tap_spreadsheets_anywhere/conversion.py
+++ b/tap_spreadsheets_anywhere/conversion.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import pytz
 import logging
 import pickle
+from collections.abc import MutableMapping
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -71,6 +72,13 @@ def convert(datum, desired_type=None):
         except (ValueError, TypeError):
             pass
 
+    if desired_type in (None, 'object'):
+        try:
+            if isinstance(datum, MutableMapping):
+                return datum, 'object'
+        except (ValueError, TypeError):
+            pass
+
     return str(datum), 'string',
 
 
@@ -117,6 +125,8 @@ def pick_datatype(counts,prefer_number_vs_integer=False):
             to_return = 'number'
         elif counts.get('date-time', 0) > 0:
             to_return = 'date-time'
+        elif counts.get('object', 0) > 0:
+            to_return = 'object'
         elif counts.get('string', 0) <= 0:
             LOGGER.warning(f"Unexpected data type encountered in histogram {counts}. Defaulting type to String.")
 
diff --git a/tap_spreadsheets_anywhere/test/test_conversion.py b/tap_spreadsheets_anywhere/test/test_conversion.py
index 4def7ab..49b4686 100644
--- a/tap_spreadsheets_anywhere/test/test_conversion.py
+++ b/tap_spreadsheets_anywhere/test/test_conversion.py
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ def test_convert(self):
         # strings
         self.assertEqual(convert('4 o clock'), ('4 o clock', 'string'))
 
+    def test_convert_objects(self):
+        self.assertEqual(convert("{'k': 'v','k': 'v'}"), ("{'k': 'v','k': 'v'}", 'string'))
+        self.assertEqual(convert({'k': 'v','k': 'v'}), ({'k': 'v','k': 'v'}, 'object'))
+        self.assertEqual(convert({'k': 'v','k': 'v'}, 'object'), ({'k': 'v','k': 'v'}, 'object'))
+
     def test_count_sample(self):
         self.assertEqual(
             count_sample({'id': '1', 'first_name': 'Connor'}),
@@ -64,6 +69,11 @@ def test_pick_datatype(self):
                                         'number': 1}), 'string')
         self.assertEqual(pick_datatype({}), 'string')
 
+    def test_pick_datatype_objects(self):
+        self.assertEqual(pick_datatype({'object': 1}), 'object')
+        self.assertEqual(pick_datatype({'string': 1,
+                                'object': 1}), 'string')
+
     def test_generate_schema(self):
         self.assertEqual(
             generate_schema([{'id': '1', 'first_name': 'Connor'},
@@ -88,3 +98,10 @@ def test_generate_schema(self):
                              {'id': '2', 'date': '2017-01-02'}]),
             {'id': {'type': ['null', 'integer'],},
              'date': {'type': ['null', 'string'],}})
+
+    def test_generate_schema_objects(self):
+        self.assertEqual(
+            generate_schema([{'id': '1', 'obj': { 'date': '2017-01-01', 'count': 100 }},
+                             {'id': '2', 'obj': { 'date': '2017-01-01', 'count': 0 }}]),
+            {'id': {'type': ['null', 'integer'],},
+             'obj': {'type': ['null', 'object'],}})