diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7f8f70b2..ebe2ecb5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## [4.4.1] (2018-11-28)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- [#516](https://github.com/dadi/api/issues/516): make media field handle legacy values
+
 ## [4.4.0] (2018-11-22)
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/dadi/lib/fields/media.js b/dadi/lib/fields/media.js
index 81660b36..04a3cfca 100644
--- a/dadi/lib/fields/media.js
+++ b/dadi/lib/fields/media.js
@@ -43,21 +43,25 @@ module.exports.beforeOutput = function ({
       return mediaObjects
     }, {})
   }).then(mediaObjects => {
-    return normalisedValue.map(value => {
-      if (mediaObjects[value._id]) {
-        let mergedValue = Object.assign({}, mediaObjects[value._id], value)
+    return mediaObjectIDs.map((id, index) => {
+      let value = typeof normalisedValue[index] === 'object'
+        ? normalisedValue[index]
+        : {}
+
+      if (mediaObjects[id]) {
+        let mergedValue = Object.assign({}, mediaObjects[id], value)
         let sortedValue = Object.keys(mergedValue).sort().reduce((sortedValue, field) => {
           sortedValue[field] = mergedValue[field]
 
           return sortedValue
         }, {})
 
-        composedIDs.push(value._id)
+        composedIDs.push(id.toString())
 
         return sortedValue
       }
 
-      return value._id
+      return id
     })
   }).then(composedValue => {
     let output = Object.assign(input, {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 614f86c0..dc6288ba 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dadi/api",
-  "version": "4.4.0",
+  "version": "4.4.1",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
     "create-client": "cd ../../.. && node ./node_modules/@dadi/api/utils/create-client.js",
diff --git a/test/acceptance/fields/media.js b/test/acceptance/fields/media.js
index 2be86678..10137d6b 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/fields/media.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/fields/media.js
@@ -659,6 +659,89 @@ describe('Media field', () => {
         })
       })
     })
+
+    it('should resolve a legacy value created by a Reference field', done => {
+      client
+      .post('/media/upload')
+      .set('content-type', 'application/json')
+      .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${bearerToken}`)
+      .attach('avatar', 'test/acceptance/temp-workspace/media/1f525.png')
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        let mediaObject = res.body.results[0]
+        let payload = {
+          title: 'Media support in DADI API',
+          legacyImage: mediaObject._id
+        }
+
+        client
+        .post('/vtest/testdb/test-schema')
+        .set('content-type', 'application/json')
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${bearerToken}`)
+        .send(payload)
+        .end((err, res) => {
+          let {results} = res.body
+          
+          results.should.be.instanceOf(Array)
+          results.length.should.eql(1)
+          results[0].title.should.eql(payload.title)
+          results[0].legacyImage._id.should.eql(mediaObject._id)
+          results[0].legacyImage.fileName.should.eql('1f525.png')
+          results[0]._composed.legacyImage.should.eql(mediaObject._id)
+
+          client
+          .get(`/vtest/testdb/test-schema/${results[0]._id}?compose=true`)
+          .set('content-type', 'application/json')
+          .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${bearerToken}`)
+          .end((err, res) => {
+            let {results} = res.body
+            
+            results.should.be.instanceOf(Array)
+            results.length.should.eql(1)
+            results[0].title.should.eql(payload.title)
+            results[0].legacyImage._id.should.eql(mediaObject._id)
+            results[0].legacyImage.fileName.should.eql('1f525.png')
+            results[0]._composed.legacyImage.should.eql(mediaObject._id)
+
+            let collectionSchemaPath = path.join(
+              __dirname,
+              '/../temp-workspace/collections/vtest/testdb/collection.test-schema.json'
+            )
+            let collectionSchema = require(collectionSchemaPath)
+
+            // Convert the field to use the Media type.
+            collectionSchema.fields.legacyImage.type = 'Media'
+            delete collectionSchema.fields.legacyImage.settings
+
+            help.writeTempFile(
+              collectionSchemaPath,
+              JSON.stringify(collectionSchema, null, 2),
+              restoreCollection => {
+                setTimeout(() => {
+                  client
+                  .get(`/vtest/testdb/test-schema/${results[0]._id}?cache=false`)
+                  .set('content-type', 'application/json')
+                  .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${bearerToken}`)
+                  .end((err, res) => {
+                    let {results} = res.body
+
+                    results.should.be.instanceOf(Array)
+                    results.length.should.eql(1)
+                    results[0].title.should.eql(payload.title)
+                    results[0].legacyImage._id.should.eql(mediaObject._id)
+                    results[0].legacyImage.fileName.should.eql('1f525.png')
+                    results[0]._composed.legacyImage.should.eql(mediaObject._id)
+
+                    restoreCollection()
+
+                    done(err)
+                  })
+                }, 1000)
+              }
+            )
+          })
+        })
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   describe('PUT', () => {
diff --git a/test/acceptance/workspace/collections/vtest/testdb/collection.test-schema.json b/test/acceptance/workspace/collections/vtest/testdb/collection.test-schema.json
index 01360028..28443821 100755
--- a/test/acceptance/workspace/collections/vtest/testdb/collection.test-schema.json
+++ b/test/acceptance/workspace/collections/vtest/testdb/collection.test-schema.json
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
       "validation": {
         "mimeTypes": ["image/jpeg"]
       }
+    },
+    "legacyImage": {
+      "type": "Reference",
+      "settings": {
+        "collection": "mediaStore"
+      }
     }
   },
   "settings": {