diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRecord.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRecord.java
index 2cbeecf86f..3fe2125d30 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRecord.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRecord.java
@@ -1013,11 +1013,16 @@ abstract class AbstractRecord extends AbstractStore implements Record {
      * public for broader use...?
      */
     protected final void from(Record source) {
-        for (Field<?> field : fields.fields.fields) {
-            Field<?> sourceField = source.field(field);
+        if (source instanceof AbstractRecord) { AbstractRecord a = (AbstractRecord) source;
+            a.new TransferRecordState<>(fields.fields.fields).apply(this);
+        }
+        else {
+            for (Field<?> field : fields.fields.fields) {
+                Field<?> sourceField = source.field(field);
 
-            if (sourceField != null && source.changed(sourceField))
-                Tools.setValue(this, field, source, sourceField);
+                if (sourceField != null && source.changed(sourceField))
+                    Tools.setValue(this, field, source, sourceField);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ConvertedDataType.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ConvertedDataType.java
index 6104c51f83..1805e81a77 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ConvertedDataType.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ConvertedDataType.java
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
  */
 package org.jooq.impl;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 import org.jooq.Binding;
 import org.jooq.CharacterSet;
 import org.jooq.Collation;
@@ -219,6 +221,11 @@ final class ConvertedDataType<T, U> extends AbstractDataTypeX<U> {
         else if (delegate.isMultiset() && !(object instanceof Result))
             return (U) object;
 
+        // [#12413] Avoid double conversion passes between Record and custom object types
+        //          (List is what we produce when reading XML or JSON nested data)
+        else if (delegate.isRecord() && !(object instanceof Record || object instanceof List))
+            return (U) object;
+
         // [#3200] Try to convert arbitrary objects to T
         else
             return ((Converter<T, U>) getConverter()).from(delegate.convert(object));