diff --git a/immer/extra/archive/box/archive.hpp b/immer/extra/archive/box/archive.hpp
index d4d6ee9a..3e387376 100644
--- a/immer/extra/archive/box/archive.hpp
+++ b/immer/extra/archive/box/archive.hpp
@@ -143,6 +143,20 @@ loader<T, MemoryPolicy> make_loader_for(const immer::box<T, MemoryPolicy>&,
     return loader<T, MemoryPolicy>{std::move(ar)};
 }
 
+template <typename T, typename MemoryPolicy, class F>
+auto transform_archive(const archive_load<T, MemoryPolicy>& ar, F&& func)
+{
+    using U    = std::decay_t<decltype(func(std::declval<T>()))>;
+    auto boxes = immer::vector<immer::box<U, MemoryPolicy>>{};
+    for (const auto& item : ar.boxes) {
+        boxes = std::move(boxes).push_back(func(item.get()));
+    }
+
+    return archive_load<U, MemoryPolicy>{
+        .boxes = std::move(boxes),
+    };
+}
+
 } // namespace immer::archive::box
 
 namespace immer::archive {
@@ -154,6 +168,13 @@ struct container_traits<immer::box<T, MemoryPolicy>>
     using load_archive_t = box::archive_load<T, MemoryPolicy>;
     using loader_t       = box::loader<T, MemoryPolicy>;
     using container_id   = immer::archive::container_id;
+
+    template <class F>
+    static auto transform(F&& func)
+    {
+        using U = std::decay_t<decltype(func(std::declval<T>()))>;
+        return immer::box<U, MemoryPolicy>{};
+    }
 };
 
 } // namespace immer::archive
diff --git a/test/extra/archive/CMakeLists.txt b/test/extra/archive/CMakeLists.txt
index 78e726d6..d0aab947 100644
--- a/test/extra/archive/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/extra/archive/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ add_executable(
   test_xxhash.cpp
   test_box.cpp
   test_conversion.cpp
+  test_circular_dependency_conversion.cpp
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/immer/extra/archive/xxhash/xxhash_64.cpp)
 add_dependencies(tests archive-tests)
 add_test("test/archive-tests" archive-tests)
diff --git a/test/extra/archive/test_circular_dependency_conversion.cpp b/test/extra/archive/test_circular_dependency_conversion.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0034ee44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/extra/archive/test_circular_dependency_conversion.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+#include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
+
+#include <immer/extra/archive/json/json_with_archive_auto.hpp>
+
+#include "utils.hpp"
+
+#define DEFINE_OPERATIONS(name)                                                \
+    bool operator==(const name& left, const name& right)                       \
+    {                                                                          \
+        return members(left) == members(right);                                \
+    }                                                                          \
+    template <class Archive>                                                   \
+    void serialize(Archive& ar, name& m)                                       \
+    {                                                                          \
+        serialize_members(ar, m);                                              \
+    }
+
+namespace {
+
+using test::members;
+using test::serialize_members;
+using test::vector_one;
+namespace hana = boost::hana;
+
+} // namespace
+
+namespace model {
+
+struct value_two;
+
+struct two_boxed
+{
+    BOOST_HANA_DEFINE_STRUCT(two_boxed, (immer::box<value_two>, two));
+
+    two_boxed() = default;
+    two_boxed(value_two val);
+};
+
+struct value_one
+{
+    BOOST_HANA_DEFINE_STRUCT(value_one, //
+                                        //  (immer::box<std::string>, box_test)
+                             (vector_one<two_boxed>, twos)
+
+    );
+};
+
+struct value_two
+{
+    vector_one<value_one> ones;
+};
+
+two_boxed::two_boxed(value_two val)
+    : two{val}
+{
+}
+
+} // namespace model
+
+BOOST_HANA_ADAPT_STRUCT(model::value_two, ones);
+
+namespace model {
+DEFINE_OPERATIONS(two_boxed);
+DEFINE_OPERATIONS(value_one);
+DEFINE_OPERATIONS(value_two);
+} // namespace model
+
+namespace format {
+
+struct value_two;
+
+struct two_boxed
+{
+    BOOST_HANA_DEFINE_STRUCT(two_boxed, (immer::box<value_two>, two));
+
+    two_boxed() = default;
+    two_boxed(value_two val);
+};
+
+struct value_one
+{
+    BOOST_HANA_DEFINE_STRUCT(value_one, //
+                                        //  (immer::box<std::string>, box_test)
+                             (vector_one<two_boxed>, twos)
+
+    );
+};
+
+struct value_two
+{
+    vector_one<value_one> ones;
+};
+
+two_boxed::two_boxed(value_two val)
+    : two{val}
+{
+}
+
+} // namespace format
+
+BOOST_HANA_ADAPT_STRUCT(format::value_two, ones);
+
+namespace format {
+DEFINE_OPERATIONS(two_boxed);
+DEFINE_OPERATIONS(value_one);
+DEFINE_OPERATIONS(value_two);
+} // namespace format
+
+TEST_CASE("Test circular dependency archives", "[.broken]")
+{
+    const auto two1  = model::two_boxed{};
+    const auto two2  = model::two_boxed{model::value_two{
+         .ones =
+             {
+                model::value_one{
+                     .twos = {two1},
+                },
+            },
+    }};
+    const auto value = model::value_one{
+        .twos = {two1, two2},
+    };
+
+    const auto names = immer::archive::get_archives_for_types(
+        hana::tuple_t<model::value_one, model::value_two, model::two_boxed>,
+        hana::make_map(
+
+            ));
+    const auto [json_str, model_archives] =
+        immer::archive::to_json_with_auto_archive(value, names);
+    // REQUIRE(json_str == "");
+
+    /**
+     * NOTE: There is a circular dependency between archives: to convert
+     * value_one we need to convert value_two and vice versa.
+     */
+    const auto map = hana::make_map(
+        hana::make_pair(
+            hana::type_c<vector_one<model::two_boxed>>,
+            [](model::two_boxed old, const auto& convert_container) {
+                SPDLOG_INFO("converting model::two_boxed");
+                return format::two_boxed{convert_container(
+                    hana::type_c<immer::box<format::value_two>>, old.two)};
+            }),
+        hana::make_pair(
+            hana::type_c<immer::box<model::value_two>>,
+            [](model::value_two old, const auto& convert_container) {
+                SPDLOG_INFO("converting model::value_two");
+                auto ones = convert_container(
+                    hana::type_c<vector_one<format::value_one>>, old.ones);
+                return format::value_two{ones};
+            }),
+        hana::make_pair(
+            hana::type_c<vector_one<model::value_one>>,
+            [](model::value_one old, const auto& convert_container) {
+                SPDLOG_INFO("converting model::value_one");
+                auto twos = convert_container(
+                    hana::type_c<vector_one<format::two_boxed>>, old.twos);
+                return format::value_one{twos};
+            })
+
+    );
+    const auto format_load_archives =
+        immer::archive::transform_save_archive(model_archives, map);
+    (void) format_load_archives;
+}