diff --git a/list.hpp b/list.hpp
index 934c56ce..fdde4c62 100644
--- a/list.hpp
+++ b/list.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace realm {
       public:
         List(SharedRealm &r, const ObjectSchema &s, LinkViewRef l) : m_realm(r), object_schema(s), m_link_view(l) {}
 
-        const ObjectSchema object_schema;
+        const ObjectSchema &object_schema;
         SharedRealm realm() { return m_realm; }
 
         size_t size();
diff --git a/object_accessor.hpp b/object_accessor.hpp
index 5d290d43..ae1025f0 100644
--- a/object_accessor.hpp
+++ b/object_accessor.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace realm {
         template<typename ValueType, typename ContextType>
         static inline Object create(ContextType ctx, SharedRealm realm, const ObjectSchema &object_schema, ValueType value, bool try_update);
 
-        const ObjectSchema object_schema;
+        const ObjectSchema &object_schema;
         SharedRealm realm() { return m_realm; }
         Row row() { return m_row; }
 
diff --git a/results.cpp b/results.cpp
index 2f466476..e879c6b7 100644
--- a/results.cpp
+++ b/results.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ Results::Results(SharedRealm r, const ObjectSchema &o, Table& table)
 {
 }
 
+Results& Results::operator=(Results const& r)
+{
+    m_realm = r.m_realm;
+    const_cast<ObjectSchema &>(object_schema) = r.object_schema;
+    m_query = r.get_query();
+    m_sort = r.get_sort();
+    return *this;
+}
+
 void Results::validate_read() const
 {
     if (m_realm)
diff --git a/results.hpp b/results.hpp
index 53ee6815..115ca636 100644
--- a/results.hpp
+++ b/results.hpp
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ public:
     // Results is copyable and moveable
     Results(Results const&) = default;
     Results(Results&&) = default;
-    Results& operator=(Results const&) = default;
     Results& operator=(Results&&) = default;
+    Results& operator=(Results const&);
 
     // Get the Realm
     SharedRealm get_realm() const { return m_realm; }
     
     // Object schema describing the vendored object type
-    ObjectSchema object_schema;
+    const ObjectSchema &object_schema;
     
     // Get a query which will match the same rows as is contained in this Results
     // Returned query will not be valid if the current mode is Empty