@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ private static Object _load(URL url, BeanSpec spec, Object hint) {
                 } else {
                     throw new UnexpectedException("Unable to load resource into Map: " + resourcePath);
                 }
-                Map map = new HashMap<>();
+                Map map = (Map)Act.getInstance(spec.rawType());
                 List<Type> mapTypeParams = spec.typeParams();
                 Class<?> keyType = String.class;
                 Class<?> valType = String.class;
 
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package ghissues;
+
+import act.controller.annotation.UrlContext;
+import act.inject.util.LoadResource;
+import org.osgl.mvc.annotation.GetAction;
+import org.osgl.util.C;
+
+@UrlContext("1253")
+public class Gh1253 extends BaseController {
+
+    @LoadResource("1253.mapping")
+    private C.Map<String, String> mapping;
+
+    @GetAction
+    public C.Map<String, String> get() {
+        return mapping;
+    }
+
+}
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+foo=bar
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Scenario(1253):
+  description: "`LoadResource` - error injecting into `C.Map` typed field"
+  interactions:
+    - request:
+        get: 1253
+      response:
+        foo: bar
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ private static Object _load(URL url, BeanSpec spec, Object hint) {`
`442`	`442`	`} else {`
`443`	`443`	`throw new UnexpectedException("Unable to load resource into Map: " + resourcePath);`
`444`	`444`	`}`
`445`		`- Map map = new HashMap<>();`
	`445`	`+ Map map = (Map)Act.getInstance(spec.rawType());`
`446`	`446`	`List<Type> mapTypeParams = spec.typeParams();`
`447`	`447`	`Class<?> keyType = String.class;`
`448`	`448`	`Class<?> valType = String.class;`