diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/recording/BytecodeRecorderImpl.java b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/recording/BytecodeRecorderImpl.java
index c00565a70142c..9176291ea0c8f 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/recording/BytecodeRecorderImpl.java
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/recording/BytecodeRecorderImpl.java
@@ -547,6 +547,13 @@ ResultHandle createValue(MethodContext creator, MethodCreator method, ResultHand
             if (val.isPresent()) {
                 DeferredParameter res = loadObjectInstance(val.get(), existing, Object.class);
                 return new DeferredArrayStoreParameter() {
+
+                    @Override
+                    void doPrepare(MethodContext context) {
+                        res.prepare(context);
+                        super.doPrepare(context);
+                    }
+
                     @Override
                     ResultHandle createValue(MethodContext context, MethodCreator method, ResultHandle array) {
                         return method.invokeStaticMethod(ofMethod(Optional.class, "of", Optional.class, Object.class),
diff --git a/core/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/deployment/recording/BytecodeRecorderTestCase.java b/core/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/deployment/recording/BytecodeRecorderTestCase.java
index bea9305032725..a11627f4a6760 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/deployment/recording/BytecodeRecorderTestCase.java
+++ b/core/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/deployment/recording/BytecodeRecorderTestCase.java
@@ -270,6 +270,11 @@ public void testObjects() throws Exception {
             TestRecorder recorder = generator.getRecordingProxy(TestRecorder.class);
             recorder.object(emptyOptional);
         }, emptyOptional);
+        Optional<TestJavaBean> optionalWithCustomClass = Optional.of(new TestJavaBean());
+        runTest(generator -> {
+            TestRecorder recorder = generator.getRecordingProxy(TestRecorder.class);
+            recorder.object(optionalWithCustomClass);
+        }, optionalWithCustomClass);
         URL url = new URL("https://quarkus.io");
         runTest(generator -> {
             TestRecorder recorder = generator.getRecordingProxy(TestRecorder.class);