diff --git a/src/current.ts b/src/current.ts
index be027225..f6d464e6 100644
--- a/src/current.ts
+++ b/src/current.ts
@@ -64,38 +64,23 @@ function getCurrent(target: any) {
   if (!isDraftable(target, proxyDraft?.options)) return target;
   const type = getType(target);
   if (proxyDraft && !proxyDraft.operated) return proxyDraft.original;
-  let currentValue: any;
-  function ensureShallowCopy() {
-    if (!currentValue || currentValue === target)
+  if (proxyDraft) proxyDraft.finalized = true;
+  let currentValue = target;
+  if (proxyDraft) {
+    try {
       currentValue =
         type === DraftType.Map
           ? new Map(target)
           : type === DraftType.Set
-          ? Array.from(proxyDraft!.setMap!.values()!)
-          : shallowCopy(target, proxyDraft?.options);
-  }
-
-  if (proxyDraft) {
-    // It's a proxy draft, let's create a shallow copy eagerly
-    proxyDraft.finalized = true;
-    try {
-      ensureShallowCopy();
+          ? Array.from(proxyDraft.setMap!.values()!)
+          : shallowCopy(target, proxyDraft.options);
     } finally {
       proxyDraft.finalized = false;
     }
-  } else {
-    // It's not a proxy draft, let's use the target directly and let's see
-    // lazily if we need to create a shallow copy
-    currentValue = target;
   }
-
   forEach(currentValue, (key, value) => {
     if (proxyDraft && isEqual(get(proxyDraft.original, key), value)) return;
-    const newValue = getCurrent(value);
-    if (newValue !== value) {
-      ensureShallowCopy();
-      set(currentValue, key, newValue);
-    }
+    set(currentValue, key, getCurrent(value));
   });
   return type === DraftType.Set ? new Set(currentValue) : currentValue;
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/copy.ts b/src/utils/copy.ts
index f53aa257..1af6d89f 100644
--- a/src/utils/copy.ts
+++ b/src/utils/copy.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function strictCopy(target: any) {
 
 const propIsEnum = Object.prototype.propertyIsEnumerable;
 
-export function shallowCopy(original: any, options?: Options<any, any>) {
+export function shallowCopy(original: any, options: Options<any, any>) {
   let markResult: any;
   if (Array.isArray(original)) {
     return Array.prototype.concat.call(original);
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export function shallowCopy(original: any, options?: Options<any, any>) {
   } else if (original instanceof Map) {
     return new Map(original);
   } else if (
-    options?.mark &&
+    options.mark &&
     ((markResult = options.mark(original, dataTypes)),
     markResult !== undefined) &&
     markResult !== dataTypes.mutable
diff --git a/test/current.test.ts b/test/current.test.ts
index 631d4476..038998cf 100644
--- a/test/current.test.ts
+++ b/test/current.test.ts
@@ -223,3 +223,83 @@ test('nested draft', () => {
     expect(current(draft.j) === current(draft.j)).toBeTruthy();
   });
 });
+
+test('#47 current creates new copies of the objects where unnecessary', () => {
+  const obj = { k: 42 };
+  const original = { x: { y: { z: [obj] } } };
+  const yReplace = { z: [obj] };
+
+  // with create
+  const withCreate = create(original, (draft) => {
+    draft.x.y = yReplace;
+  });
+  expect(withCreate.x.y === yReplace).toBe(true);
+  expect(withCreate.x.y.z[0] === obj).toBe(true);
+  // with draft + current
+  const [draft] = create(original);
+  draft.x.y = yReplace;
+  const withDraft = current(draft);
+  expect(withDraft.x.y === yReplace).toBe(true);
+  expect(withDraft.x.y.z[0] === obj).toBe(true);
+});
+
+test('current() for changed Set/Map draft', () => {
+  const obj = { k: 42 };
+  const base = { x: { y: { z: obj } }, a: new Set([1]), b: new Map([[1, 2]]) };
+  create(base, (draft) => {
+    draft.a.add(2);
+    draft.b.delete(1);
+    draft.x.y.z = { k: 43 };
+    const c = current(draft);
+    expect(c.a.has(2)).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(c.a.has(1)).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(c.b.has(1)).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(c.x.y.z.k).toBe(43);
+    expect(JSON.stringify(c)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
+      `"{"x":{"y":{"z":{"k":43}}},"a":{},"b":{}}"`
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+test('Avoid deep copies', () => {
+  const obj = { k: 42 };
+  const base = { x: { y: { z: obj } }, a: { c: 1 } };
+  create(base, (draft) => {
+    // @ts-ignore
+    const a = draft.a;
+    a.c = 2;
+    // @ts-ignore
+    delete draft.a;
+    // @ts-ignore
+    draft.x1 = { y1: { z1: obj }, a };
+    const c = current(draft);
+    // @ts-ignore
+    expect(c.x1.y1.z1).toBe(obj);
+    expect(JSON.stringify(c)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
+      `"{"x":{"y":{"z":{"k":42}}},"x1":{"y1":{"z1":{"k":42}},"a":{"c":2}}}"`
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+test('nested create() - Avoid deep copies', () => {
+  const obj = { k: 42 };
+  const base = { x: { y: { z: obj } }, a: { c: 1 } };
+  const base0 = { x: { y: { z: obj } }, a: { c: 1 } };
+  create(base0, (draft0) => {
+    // @ts-ignore
+    const a = draft0.a;
+    a.c = 2;
+    // @ts-ignore
+    delete draft0.a;
+    create(base, (draft) => {
+      // @ts-ignore
+      draft.x1 = { y1: { z1: obj }, a };
+      const c = current(draft);
+      // @ts-ignore
+      expect(c.x1.y1.z1).toBe(obj);
+      expect(JSON.stringify(c)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
+        `"{"x":{"y":{"z":{"k":42}}},"a":{"c":1},"x1":{"y1":{"z1":{"k":42}},"a":{"c":2}}}"`
+      );
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/immer-non-support.test.ts b/test/immer-non-support.test.ts
index 0f724e0f..8a083767 100644
--- a/test/immer-non-support.test.ts
+++ b/test/immer-non-support.test.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ import {
   enablePatches,
   applyPatches,
   setUseStrictShallowCopy,
+  current as immerCurrent,
 } from 'immer';
-import { create, apply } from '../src';
+import { create, apply, current } from '../src';
 
 enableMapSet();
 
@@ -566,3 +567,25 @@ test(`Object values of a Map are not frozen anymore #1119`, () => {
     expect(Object.isFrozen(product)).toBeTruthy();
   }
 });
+
+test('#47 Avoid deep copies', () => {
+  {
+    const obj = { k: 42 };
+    const base = { x: { y: { z: obj } } };
+    produce(base, (draft) => {
+      draft.x = { y: { z: obj } };
+      const c = immerCurrent(draft);
+      // ! it should be equal
+      expect(c.x.y.z).not.toBe(obj);
+    });
+  }
+  {
+    const obj = { k: 42 };
+    const base = { x: { y: { z: obj } } };
+    create(base, (draft) => {
+      draft.x = { y: { z: obj } };
+      const c = current(draft);
+      expect(c.x.y.z).toBe(obj);
+    });
+  }
+});