1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/java/util/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/util/FieldMaskTree.java b/java/util/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/util/FieldMaskTree.java
index d6a2f6fa..668d65ab 100644
--- a/java/util/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/util/FieldMaskTree.java
+++ b/java/util/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/util/FieldMaskTree.java
@@ -264,7 +264,11 @@ class FieldMaskTree {
             }
           }
         } else {
-          destination.setField(field, source.getField(field));
+          if (source.hasField(field) || !options.replacePrimitiveFields()) {
+            destination.setField(field, source.getField(field));
+          } else {
+            destination.clearField(field);
+          }
         }
       }
     }