diff --git a/src/VirtualColumn.php b/src/VirtualColumn.php
index 1eb16b2..2e5a78e 100644
--- a/src/VirtualColumn.php
+++ b/src/VirtualColumn.php
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Stancl\VirtualColumn;
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Crypt;
+
 /**
  * This trait lets you add a "data" column functionality to any Eloquent model.
  * It serializes attributes which don't exist as columns on the model's table
@@ -31,6 +33,10 @@ trait VirtualColumn
         }
 
         foreach ($model->getAttribute(static::getDataColumn()) ?? [] as $key => $value) {
+            if ($model->hasCast($key, 'encrypted')) {
+                $value = Crypt::decryptString($value);
+            }
+
             $model->setAttribute($key, $value);
             $model->syncOriginalAttribute($key);
         }
diff --git a/tests/VirtualColumnTest.php b/tests/VirtualColumnTest.php
index 1766f87..6349a6f 100644
--- a/tests/VirtualColumnTest.php
+++ b/tests/VirtualColumnTest.php
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 namespace Stancl\VirtualColumn\Tests;
 
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 use Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Crypt;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Stancl\VirtualColumn\VirtualColumn;
 
 class VirtualColumnTest extends TestCase
@@ -112,7 +113,15 @@ class VirtualColumnTest extends TestCase
         $model = MyModel::create(['password' => $password = 'foo']);
 
         // Virtual column gets encrypted
-        // todo1 check what value actually got saved in $model->password (should be encrypted 'foo')
+        $rawEncryptedPassword = (array) DB::table('my_models')
+            ->select('data->password')
+            ->where('id', $model->id)
+            ->first();
+
+        $encryptedPassword = $rawEncryptedPassword[array_key_first((array) $rawEncryptedPassword)];
+
+        $this->assertNotSame($encryptedPassword, $password);
+        $this->assertSame(Crypt::decryptString($encryptedPassword), $password);
 
         // Virtual column gets decrypted
         $this->assertSame($model->password, $password);
@@ -128,7 +137,7 @@ class MyModel extends Model
     protected $guarded = [];
     public $timestamps = false;
     public $casts = [
-        'password'
+        'password' => 'encrypted'
     ];
 
     public static function getCustomColumns(): array