diff --git a/lib/savon/qualified_message.rb b/lib/savon/qualified_message.rb
index c34243c0..c79635ad 100644
--- a/lib/savon/qualified_message.rb
+++ b/lib/savon/qualified_message.rb
@@ -2,49 +2,50 @@
 
 module Savon
   class QualifiedMessage
-
     def initialize(types, used_namespaces, key_converter)
-      @types = types
+      @types           = types
       @used_namespaces = used_namespaces
-      @key_converter = key_converter
+      @key_converter   = key_converter
     end
 
     def to_hash(hash, path)
-      return hash unless hash
-      return hash.map { |value| to_hash(value, path) } if hash.kind_of?(Array)
-      return hash.to_s unless hash.kind_of? Hash
-
-      hash.inject({}) do |newhash, (key, value)|
-        if key == :order!
-          add_namespaces_to_values(value, path)
-          newhash.merge(key => value)
+      return unless hash
+      return hash.map { |value| to_hash(value, path) } if hash.is_a?(Array)
+      return hash.to_s unless hash.is_a?(Hash)
+
+      hash.each_with_object({}) do |(key, value), newhash|
+        case key
+        when :order!
+          newhash[key] = add_namespaces_to_values(value, path)
+        when :attributes!, :content!
+          newhash[key] = to_hash(value, path)
         else
-          translated_key = Gyoku.xml_tag(key, :key_converter => @key_converter).to_s
-          translated_key << "!" if key[-1] == "!"
-          newpath = path + [translated_key]
-
-          if @used_namespaces[newpath]
-            newhash.merge(
-              "#{@used_namespaces[newpath]}:#{translated_key}" =>
-                to_hash(value, @types[newpath] ? [@types[newpath]] : newpath)
-            )
+          if key.to_s =~ /!$/
+            newhash[key] = value
           else
-            newhash.merge(translated_key => value)
+            translated_key  = translate_tag(key)
+            newkey          = add_namespaces_to_values(key, path).first
+            newpath         = path + [translated_key]
+            newhash[newkey] = to_hash(value, newpath)
           end
         end
+        newhash
       end
     end
 
     private
 
-    def add_namespaces_to_values(values, path)
-      values.collect! { |value|
-        camelcased_value = Gyoku.xml_tag(value, :key_converter => @key_converter)
-        namespace_path = path + [camelcased_value.to_s]
-        namespace = @used_namespaces[namespace_path]
-        "#{namespace.blank? ? '' : namespace + ":"}#{camelcased_value}"
-      }
+    def translate_tag(key)
+      Gyoku.xml_tag(key, :key_converter => @key_converter).to_s
     end
 
+    def add_namespaces_to_values(values, path)
+      Array(values).collect do |value|
+        translated_value = translate_tag(value)
+        namespace_path   = path + [translated_value]
+        namespace        = @used_namespaces[namespace_path]
+        namespace.blank? ? value : "#{namespace}:#{translated_value}"
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/savon/qualified_message_spec.rb b/spec/savon/qualified_message_spec.rb
index 8ec9ef8b..6a4144f3 100644
--- a/spec/savon/qualified_message_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/savon/qualified_message_spec.rb
@@ -4,15 +4,63 @@ module Savon
   describe QualifiedMessage, "#to_hash" do
 
     context "if a key ends with !" do
-      it "restores the ! in a key" do
-        used_namespaces = {}
-        key_converter = :camelcase
-        types = {}
+      let(:used_namespaces) { {} }
+      let(:key_converter) { :camelcase }
+      let(:types) { {} }
 
+      it "restores the ! in a key" do
         message = described_class.new(types, used_namespaces, key_converter)
         resulting_hash = message.to_hash({:Metal! => "<Nice/>"}, ["Rock"])
 
-        expect(resulting_hash).to eq({"Metal!" => "<Nice/>"})
+        expect(resulting_hash).to eq({ :Metal! => "<Nice/>" })
+      end
+
+      it "properly handles special keys when namespaces are present" do
+        used_namespaces = {
+          %w(tns Foo) => 'ns',
+          %w(tns Foo Bar) => 'ns'
+        }
+
+        hash = {
+          :foo => {
+            :bar => {
+              :zing => 'pow'
+            },
+            :cash => {
+              :@attr1 => 'val1',
+              :content! => 'Chunky Bacon'
+            },
+            :attributes! => {
+              :bar => { :attr2 => 'val2' },
+            },
+            :"self_closing/" => '',
+            :order! => [:cash, :bar, :"self_closing/"]
+          }
+        }
+
+        good_result = {
+          "ns:Foo" => {
+            'ns:Bar' => { :zing => "pow" },
+            :cash => {
+              :@attr1 => "val1",
+              :content! => "Chunky Bacon"
+            },
+            :attributes! => {
+              'ns:Bar' => { :attr2 => 'val2' }
+            },
+            :"self_closing/" => '',
+            :order! => [:cash, 'ns:Bar', :"self_closing/"]
+          }
+        }
+
+        good_xml = %(<ns:Foo><Cash attr1="val1">Chunky Bacon</Cash><ns:Bar attr2="val2"><Zing>pow</Zing></ns:Bar><SelfClosing/></ns:Foo>)
+
+        message = described_class.new(types, used_namespaces, key_converter)
+        resulting_hash = message.to_hash(hash, ['tns'])
+        xml = Gyoku.xml(resulting_hash, key_converter: key_converter)
+
+        expect(resulting_hash).to eq good_result
+        expect(xml).to eq good_xml
       end
     end