diff --git a/packages/nova-voting/lib/custom_fields.js b/packages/nova-voting/lib/custom_fields.js
index d9278b0b9..0dcf366a9 100644
--- a/packages/nova-voting/lib/custom_fields.js
+++ b/packages/nova-voting/lib/custom_fields.js
@@ -29,13 +29,18 @@ Users.addField([
     fieldName: '__upvotedComments',
     fieldSchema: {
       type: Array,
-      blackbox: true,
       publish: false,
       optional: true,
       viewableBy: ['guests'],
       resolveAs: '__upvotedComments: [Vote]',
     }
   },
+  {
+    fieldName: "__upvotedComments.$",
+    fieldSchema: {
+      type: voteSchema,
+    }
+  },
   /**
     An array containing posts upvotes
   */
@@ -43,13 +48,18 @@ Users.addField([
     fieldName: '__upvotedPosts',
     fieldSchema: {
       type: Array,
-      blackbox: true,
       publish: false,
       optional: true,
       viewableBy: ['guests'],
       resolveAs: '__upvotedPosts: [Vote]',
     }
   },
+  {
+    fieldName: "__upvotedPosts.$",
+    fieldSchema: {
+      type: voteSchema,
+    }
+  },
   /**
     An array containing comment downvotes
   */
@@ -57,13 +67,19 @@ Users.addField([
     fieldName: '__downvotedComments',
     fieldSchema: {
       type: Array,
-      blackbox: true,
       publish: false,
       optional: true,
       viewableBy: ['guests'],
       resolveAs: '__downvotedComments: [Vote]',
     }
   },
+  {
+    fieldName: "__downvotedComments.$",
+    fieldSchema: {
+      type: voteSchema,
+    }
+  },
+  
   /**
     An array containing posts downvotes
   */
@@ -71,13 +87,18 @@ Users.addField([
     fieldName: '__downvotedPosts',
     fieldSchema: {
       type: Array,
-      blackbox: true,
       publish: false,
       optional: true,
       viewableBy: ['guests'],
       resolveAs: '__downvotedPosts: [Vote]',
     }
   },
+  {
+    fieldName: "__downvotedPosts.$",
+    fieldSchema: {
+      type: voteSchema,
+    }
+  },
 ]);
 
 Posts.addField([
@@ -101,13 +122,18 @@ Posts.addField([
     fieldName: "upvoters",
     fieldSchema: {
       type: Array,
-      blackbox: true,
       optional: true,
       publish: true,
       viewableBy: ['guests'],
       resolveAs: 'upvoters: [User]',
     }
   },
+  {
+    fieldName: "upvoters.$",
+    fieldSchema: {
+      type: String,
+    }
+  },
   /**
     How many downvotes the post has received
   */
@@ -128,13 +154,19 @@ Posts.addField([
     fieldName: "downvoters",
     fieldSchema: {
       type: Array,
-      blackbox: true,
       optional: true,
       publish: true,
       viewableBy: ['guests'],
       resolveAs: 'downvoters: [User]',
     }
   },
+  {
+    fieldName: "downvoters.$",
+    fieldSchema: {
+      type: String,
+    }
+  },
+  
   /**
     The post's base score (not factoring in the post's age)
   */
@@ -184,13 +216,18 @@ Comments.addField([
     fieldName: "upvoters",
     fieldSchema: {
       type: Array,
-      blackbox: true,
       optional: true,
       publish: true,
       viewableBy: ['guests'],
       resolveAs: 'upvoters: [User]',
     }
   },
+  {
+    fieldName: "upvoters.$",
+    fieldSchema: {
+      type: String,
+    }
+  },
   /**
     The number of downvotes the comment has received
   */
@@ -211,13 +248,18 @@ Comments.addField([
     fieldName: "downvoters",
     fieldSchema: {
       type: Array,
-      blackbox: true,
       optional: true,
       publish: true,
       viewableBy: ['guests'],
       resolveAs: 'downvoters: [User]',
     }
   },
+  {
+    fieldName: "downvoters.$",
+    fieldSchema: {
+      type: String,
+    }
+  },
   /**
     The comment's base score (not factoring in the comment's age)
   */