diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 32beeba..c9c50de 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,5 +54,8 @@
     "typescript": "^2.1.4",
     "zone.js": "^0.7.7"
   },
-  "typings": "./dist/index.d.ts"
+  "typings": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "lodash.merge": "^4.6.1"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/spec/index_spec.ts b/spec/index_spec.ts
index 35fcb58..c59ba51 100644
--- a/spec/index_spec.ts
+++ b/spec/index_spec.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,30 @@ describe('ngrxLocalStorage', () => {
         expect(finalState.state instanceof TypeA).toBeFalsy();
     });
 
+    it('filtered - multiple keys at root - should properly revive partial state', function () {
+        const s = new MockStorage();
+        const skr = mockStorageKeySerializer;
+
+        // state at any given moment, subject to sync selectively
+        const nestedState = {
+            app: { app1: true, app2: [1, 2], app3: { any: 'thing' } },
+            feature1: { slice11: true, slice12: [1, 2], slice13: { any: 'thing' } },
+            feature2: { slice21: true, slice22: [1, 2], slice23: { any: 'thing' } },
+        };
+
+        // test selective write to storage
+        syncStateUpdate(nestedState, [
+            { 'feature1': ['slice11', 'slice12'] },
+            { 'feature2': ['slice21', 'slice22'] },
+        ], s, skr, false);
+
+        const raw1 = s.getItem('feature1');
+        expect(raw1).toEqual(jasmine.arrayContaining(['slice11', 'slice12']));
+
+        const raw2 = s.getItem('feature2');
+        expect(raw2).toEqual(jasmine.arrayContaining(['slice21', 'slice22']));
+    });
+
     it('reviver', () => {
         // Use the reviver option to restore including classes
 
@@ -433,4 +457,33 @@ describe('ngrxLocalStorage', () => {
         const finalState = metaReducer(reducer)(initialState, action);
         expect(finalState.state.astring).toEqual(initialState.state.astring);
     });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    it('should merge selectively saved state and rehydrated state', () => {
+        const initialState = {
+          app: { app1: false, app2: [], app3: {} },
+          feature1: { slice11: false, slice12: [], slice13: {} },
+          feature2: { slice21: false, slice22: [], slice23: {} },
+        };
+
+        // A legit case where state is saved in chunks rather than as a single object
+        localStorage.setItem('feature1', JSON.stringify({ slice11: true, slice12: [1, 2] }));
+        localStorage.setItem('feature2', JSON.stringify({ slice21: true, slice22: [1, 2] }));
+
+        // Set up reducers
+        const reducer = (state = initialState, action) => state;
+        const metaReducer = localStorageSync({keys: [
+          {'feature1': ['slice11', 'slice12']},
+          {'feature2': ['slice21', 'slice22']},
+        ], rehydrate: true});
+
+        const action = {type: INIT_ACTION};
+
+        // Resultant state should merge the rehydrated partial state and our initial state
+        const finalState = metaReducer(reducer)(initialState, action);
+        expect(finalState).toEqual({
+          app: { app1: false, app2: [], app3: {} },
+          feature1: { slice11: true, slice12: [1, 2], slice13: {} },
+          feature2: { slice21: true, slice22: [1, 2], slice23: {} },
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index ade9c61..6a8d9bb 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import * as merge from 'lodash.merge';
+
 const INIT_ACTION = '@ngrx/store/init';
 const UPDATE_ACTION = '@ngrx/store/update-reducers';
 const detectDate = /(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})T(\d{2}):(\d{2}):(\d{2})/;
@@ -237,39 +239,34 @@ export const localStorageSync = (config: LocalStorageConfig) => (
       )
     : undefined;
 
-  return function(state = rehydratedState, action: any) {
-    /*
-         Handle case where state is rehydrated AND initial state is supplied.
-         Any additional state supplied will override rehydrated state for the given key.
-         */
-    if (
-      (action.type === INIT_ACTION || action.type === UPDATE_ACTION) &&
-      rehydratedState
-    ) {
-      if (state) {
-        Object.keys(state).forEach(function (key) {
-          if (state[key] instanceof Array && rehydratedState[key] instanceof Array) {
-              state[key] = rehydratedState[key];
-          } else if (typeof state[key] === 'object'
-              && typeof rehydratedState[key] === 'object') {
-              state[key] = Object.assign({}, state[key], rehydratedState[key]);
-          } else {
-              state[key] = rehydratedState[key];
-          }
-        });
-      } else {
-        state = Object.assign({}, state, rehydratedState);
-      }
+  return function (state, action: any) {
+    let nextState;
+
+    // If state arrives undefined, we need to let it through the supplied reducer
+    // in order to get a complete state as defined by user
+    if ((action.type === INIT_ACTION) && !state) {
+      nextState = reducer(state, action);
+    } else {
+      nextState = { ...state };
+    }
+
+    if ((action.type === INIT_ACTION || action.type === UPDATE_ACTION) && rehydratedState) {
+      nextState = merge({}, nextState, rehydratedState);
     }
-    const nextState = reducer(state, action);
-    syncStateUpdate(
-      nextState,
-      stateKeys,
-      config.storage,
-      config.storageKeySerializer,
-      config.removeOnUndefined,
-      config.syncCondition
-    );
+
+    nextState = reducer(nextState, action);
+
+    if (action.type !== INIT_ACTION) {
+      syncStateUpdate(
+        nextState,
+        stateKeys,
+        config.storage,
+        config.storageKeySerializer,
+        config.removeOnUndefined,
+        config.syncCondition,
+      );
+    }
+
     return nextState;
   };
 };