diff --git a/tests/codeigniter/core/Loader_test.php b/tests/codeigniter/core/Loader_test.php
index c1c4997..241c415 100644
--- a/tests/codeigniter/core/Loader_test.php
+++ b/tests/codeigniter/core/Loader_test.php
@@ -295,8 +295,10 @@
 		$output->expects($this->once())->method('append_output')->with($content.$value);
 		$this->ci_instance_var('output', $output);
 
-		// Test view output
-		$this->assertInstanceOf('CI_Loader', $this->load->view($view, array($var => $value)));
+		// Test view output and $vars as an object
+		$vars = new stdClass();
+		$vars->$var = $value;
+		$this->assertInstanceOf('CI_Loader', $this->load->view($view, $vars));
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
index 0db4394..47b984e 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 
 Release Date: Not Released
 
+Bug fixes for 3.1.4
+-------------------
+
+-  Fixed a regression (#4975) - :doc:`Loader Library <libraries/loader>` couldn't handle objects passed as view variables.
 
 Version 3.1.3
 =============