diff --git a/src/uproot/_dask.py b/src/uproot/_dask.py
index aec1b6e02..14923de35 100644
--- a/src/uproot/_dask.py
+++ b/src/uproot/_dask.py
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@ def __init__(
         interp_options,
         form_mapping,
         rendered_form,
+        original_form=None,
     ) -> None:
         self.ttrees = ttrees
         self.common_keys = common_keys
@@ -758,12 +759,14 @@ def __init__(
         self.interp_options = interp_options
         self.form_mapping = form_mapping
         self.rendered_form = rendered_form
+        self.original_form = original_form
 
     def __call__(self, i_start_stop):
         i, start, stop = i_start_stop
 
         if self.form_mapping is not None:
             awkward = uproot.extras.awkward()
+            dask_awkward = uproot.extras.dask_awkward()
 
             if set(self.common_keys) != set(self.rendered_form.columns()):
                 actual_form = self.rendered_form.select_columns(self.common_keys)
@@ -774,22 +777,43 @@ def __call__(self, i_start_stop):
                 self.ttrees[i], start, stop, self.interp_options
             )
 
-            return awkward.from_buffers(
+            layout = awkward.from_buffers(
                 actual_form,
                 stop - start,
                 mapping,
                 buffer_key=buffer_key,
+                highlevel=False,
+            )
+
+            return awkward.Array(
+                dask_awkward.lib.unproject_layout.unproject_layout(
+                    self.rendered_form,
+                    layout,
+                ),
                 behavior=self.form_mapping.behavior,
             )
 
-        return self.ttrees[i].arrays(
+        array = self.ttrees[i].arrays(
             self.common_keys,
             entry_start=start,
             entry_stop=stop,
             ak_add_doc=self.interp_options["ak_add_doc"],
         )
 
-    def project_columns(self, common_keys):
+        if self.original_form is not None:
+            awkward = uproot.extras.awkward()
+            dask_awkward = uproot.extras.dask_awkward()
+
+            return awkward.Array(
+                dask_awkward.lib.unproject_layout.unproject_layout(
+                    self.original_form,
+                    array.layout,
+                )
+            )
+
+        return array
+
+    def project_columns(self, common_keys=None, original_form=None):
         common_base_keys = self.common_base_keys
         if self.form_mapping is not None:
             awkward = uproot.extras.awkward()
@@ -821,6 +845,7 @@ def project_columns(self, common_keys):
             self.interp_options,
             self.form_mapping,
             self.rendered_form,
+            original_form,
         )
 
 
@@ -835,6 +860,7 @@ def __init__(
         interp_options,
         form_mapping,
         rendered_form,
+        original_form=None,
     ) -> None:
         self.custom_classes = custom_classes
         self.allow_missing = allow_missing
@@ -844,6 +870,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.interp_options = interp_options
         self.form_mapping = form_mapping
         self.rendered_form = rendered_form
+        self.original_form = original_form
 
     def __call__(self, file_path_object_path_istep_nsteps_ischunk):
         (
@@ -882,6 +909,7 @@ def __call__(self, file_path_object_path_istep_nsteps_ischunk):
 
         if self.form_mapping is not None:
             awkward = uproot.extras.awkward()
+            dask_awkward = uproot.extras.dask_awkward()
 
             if set(self.common_keys) != set(self.rendered_form.columns()):
                 actual_form = self.rendered_form.select_columns(self.common_keys)
@@ -892,22 +920,43 @@ def __call__(self, file_path_object_path_istep_nsteps_ischunk):
                 ttree, start, stop, self.interp_options
             )
 
-            return awkward.from_buffers(
+            layout = awkward.from_buffers(
                 actual_form,
                 stop - start,
                 mapping,
                 buffer_key=buffer_key,
+                highlevel=False,
+            )
+
+            return awkward.Array(
+                dask_awkward.lib.unproject_layout.unproject_layout(
+                    self.rendered_form,
+                    layout,
+                ),
                 behavior=self.form_mapping.behavior,
             )
 
-        return ttree.arrays(
+        array = ttree.arrays(
             self.common_keys,
             entry_start=start,
             entry_stop=stop,
             ak_add_doc=self.interp_options["ak_add_doc"],
         )
 
-    def project_columns(self, common_keys):
+        if self.original_form is not None:
+            awkward = uproot.extras.awkward()
+            dask_awkward = uproot.extras.dask_awkward()
+
+            return awkward.Array(
+                dask_awkward.lib.unproject_layout.unproject_layout(
+                    self.original_form,
+                    array.layout,
+                )
+            )
+
+        return array
+
+    def project_columns(self, columns=None, original_form=None):
         common_base_keys = self.common_base_keys
         if self.form_mapping is not None:
             awkward = uproot.extras.awkward()
@@ -918,8 +967,8 @@ def project_columns(self, common_keys):
             ) = awkward._nplikes.typetracer.typetracer_with_report(self.rendered_form)
             tt = awkward.Array(new_meta_labelled)
 
-            if common_keys is not None:
-                for key in common_keys:
+            if columns is not None:
+                for key in columns:
                     tt[tuple(key.split("."))].layout._touch_data(recursive=True)
 
                 common_base_keys = [
@@ -930,18 +979,19 @@ def project_columns(self, common_keys):
                     if x in self.common_base_keys
                 ]
 
-        elif common_keys is not None:
-            common_keys = [x for x in common_keys if x in self.common_keys]
+        elif columns is not None:
+            columns = [x for x in columns if x in self.common_keys]
 
         return _UprootOpenAndRead(
             self.custom_classes,
             self.allow_missing,
             self.real_options,
-            common_keys,
-            common_keys if self.form_mapping is None else common_base_keys,
+            columns,
+            columns if self.form_mapping is None else common_base_keys,
             self.interp_options,
             self.form_mapping,
             self.rendered_form,
+            original_form=original_form,
         )