diff --git a/src/grung/db.py b/src/grung/db.py
index 2b6230f..a231306 100644
--- a/src/grung/db.py
+++ b/src/grung/db.py
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ class RecordTable(table.Table):
         if document:
             return document.deserialize(self._db)
 
-    def search(self, *args, **kwargs) -> List[Record]:
+    def search(self, *args, recurse: bool = True, **kwargs) -> List[Record]:
         results = super().search(*args, **kwargs)
-        return [r.deserialize(self._db) for r in results]
+        return [r.deserialize(self._db, recurse=recurse) for r in results]
 
     def remove(self, document):
         if document.doc_id:
diff --git a/src/grung/types.py b/src/grung/types.py
index 89f192f..187ad2a 100644
--- a/src/grung/types.py
+++ b/src/grung/types.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Field:
     def serialize(self, rec: value_type, db: TinyDB) -> str:
         return str(rec)
 
-    def deserialize(self, rec: value_type, db: TinyDB) -> value_type:
+    def deserialize(self, rec: value_type, db: TinyDB, recurse: bool = True) -> value_type:
         return rec
 
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Integer(Field):
     value_type: type = int
     default: int = 0
 
-    def deserialize(self, rec: str, db: TinyDB) -> value_type:
+    def deserialize(self, rec: str, db: TinyDB, recurse: bool = True) -> value_type:
         return int(rec)
 
 
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ class Record(Dict[(str, Field)]):
             rec[name] = _field.serialize(self[name], db)
         return self.__class__(rec, doc_id=self.doc_id)
 
-    def deserialize(self, db):
+    def deserialize(self, db, recurse: bool = True):
         """
         Deserialize every field on the record
         """
         rec = {}
         for name, _field in self._metadata.fields.items():
-            rec[name] = _field.deserialize(self[name], db)
+            rec[name] = _field.deserialize(self[name], db, recurse=recurse)
         return self.__class__(rec, doc_id=self.doc_id)
 
     def before_insert(self):
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class Collection(Field):
                 vals.append(f"{rec._metadata.table}::{rec.uid}")
         return vals
 
-    def deserialize(self, rec: List[value_type], db: TinyDB) -> value_type:
+    def deserialize(self, rec: List[value_type], db: TinyDB, recurse=True) -> value_type:
         """
         Recursively deserialize the objects in this collection
         """