diff --git a/Bonsai.Core.Tests/SubjectTests.cs b/Bonsai.Core.Tests/SubjectTests.cs
index f590dc6c..3a4d0ae4 100644
--- a/Bonsai.Core.Tests/SubjectTests.cs
+++ b/Bonsai.Core.Tests/SubjectTests.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
 using System.Reactive.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Bonsai.Expressions;
 using Bonsai.Reactive;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
@@ -18,30 +21,87 @@ public override IObservable<T> Process(IObservable<T> source)
             }
         }
 
+        class ConstantExpressionBuilder : ZeroArgumentExpressionBuilder
+        {
+            public Expression Expression { get; set; }
+
+            public override Expression Build(IEnumerable<Expression> arguments)
+            {
+                return Expression;
+            }
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        [ExpectedException(typeof(InvalidOperationException))]
+        public void Build_MulticastSubjectMissingBuildContext_ThrowsBuildException()
+        {
+            var source = new UnitBuilder().Build();
+            var builder = new MulticastSubject { Name = nameof(BehaviorSubject) };
+            builder.Build(source);
+            Assert.Fail();
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void Build_MulticastSubjectMissingName_ReturnsSameSequence()
+        {
+            var source = Expression.Constant(Observable.Return(0));
+            var builder = new TestWorkflow()
+                .Append(new ConstantExpressionBuilder { Expression = source })
+                .Append(new MulticastSubject())
+                .AppendOutput();
+            var expression = builder.Workflow.Build();
+            Assert.AreSame(source, expression);
+        }
+
         [TestMethod]
         [ExpectedException(typeof(WorkflowBuildException))]
         public void Build_MulticastInterfaceToSubjectOfDifferentInterface_ThrowsBuildException()
         {
-            var builder = new WorkflowBuilder();
-            builder.Workflow.Add(new BehaviorSubject<IDisposable> { Name = nameof(BehaviorSubject) });
-            var source = builder.Workflow.Add(new CombinatorBuilder { Combinator = new DoubleProperty { Value = 5.5 } });
-            var convert1 = builder.Workflow.Add(new CombinatorBuilder { Combinator = new TypeCombinatorMock<IComparable>() });
-            var convert2 = builder.Workflow.Add(new MulticastSubject { Name = nameof(BehaviorSubject) });
-            builder.Workflow.AddEdge(source, convert1, new ExpressionBuilderArgument());
-            builder.Workflow.AddEdge(convert1, convert2, new ExpressionBuilderArgument());
+            var builder = new TestWorkflow()
+                .Append(new BehaviorSubject<IDisposable> { Name = nameof(BehaviorSubject) })
+                .ResetCursor()
+                .AppendCombinator(new DoubleProperty { Value = 5.5 })
+                .AppendCombinator(new TypeCombinatorMock<IComparable>())
+                .Append(new MulticastSubject { Name = nameof(BehaviorSubject) });
             var expression = builder.Workflow.Build();
             Assert.IsNotNull(expression);
         }
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        public async Task Build_MulticastSourceToSubject_ReturnsSameValue()
+        {
+            var value = 32;
+            var workflow = new TestWorkflow()
+                .Append(new BehaviorSubject<int> { Name = nameof(BehaviorSubject) })
+                .ResetCursor()
+                .AppendCombinator(new IntProperty { Value = value })
+                .Append(new MulticastSubject { Name = nameof(BehaviorSubject) })
+                .AppendOutput();
+            var observable = workflow.BuildObservable<int>();
+            Assert.AreEqual(value, await observable.Take(1));
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public async Task Build_MulticastSourceToObjectSubject_PreservesTypeOfSourceSequence()
+        {
+            // related to https://github.com/bonsai-rx/bonsai/issues/1914
+            var workflow = new TestWorkflow()
+                .Append(new BehaviorSubject<object> { Name = nameof(BehaviorSubject) })
+                .ResetCursor()
+                .AppendCombinator(new IntProperty())
+                .Append(new MulticastSubject { Name = nameof(BehaviorSubject) })
+                .AppendOutput();
+            var observable = workflow.BuildObservable<int>();
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, await observable.Take(1));
+        }
+
         [TestMethod]
         public void ResourceSubject_SourceTerminatesExceptionally_ShouldNotTryToDispose()
         {
-            var workflowBuilder = new WorkflowBuilder();
-            var source = workflowBuilder.Workflow.Add(new CombinatorBuilder { Combinator = new ThrowSource() });
-            var subject = workflowBuilder.Workflow.Add(new ResourceSubject { Name = nameof(ResourceSubject) });
-            var sink = workflowBuilder.Workflow.Add(new CombinatorBuilder { Combinator = new CatchSink() });
-            workflowBuilder.Workflow.AddEdge(source, subject, new ExpressionBuilderArgument());
-            workflowBuilder.Workflow.AddEdge(subject, sink, new ExpressionBuilderArgument());
+            var workflowBuilder = new TestWorkflow()
+                .AppendCombinator(new ThrowSource())
+                .Append(new ResourceSubject { Name = nameof(ResourceSubject) })
+                .AppendCombinator(new CatchSink());
             var observable = workflowBuilder.Workflow.BuildObservable();
             observable.FirstOrDefaultAsync().Wait();
         }
@@ -58,7 +118,7 @@ class CatchSink : Sink
         {
             public override IObservable<TSource> Process<TSource>(IObservable<TSource> source)
             {
-                return source.Catch<TSource>(Observable.Empty<TSource>());
+                return source.Catch(Observable.Empty<TSource>());
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Bonsai.Core.Tests/TestWorkflow.cs b/Bonsai.Core.Tests/TestWorkflow.cs
index 27a5dac1..a81ec258 100644
--- a/Bonsai.Core.Tests/TestWorkflow.cs
+++ b/Bonsai.Core.Tests/TestWorkflow.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
 using Bonsai.Dag;
 using Bonsai.Expressions;
 
@@ -97,5 +98,12 @@ public ExpressionBuilderGraph ToInspectableGraph()
         {
             return Workflow.ToInspectableGraph();
         }
+
+        public IObservable<T> BuildObservable<T>()
+        {
+            var expression = Workflow.Build();
+            var observableFactory = Expression.Lambda<Func<IObservable<T>>>(expression).Compile();
+            return observableFactory();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/MulticastSubject.cs b/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/MulticastSubject.cs
index 44a9fe08..0b984732 100644
--- a/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/MulticastSubject.cs
+++ b/Bonsai.Core/Expressions/MulticastSubject.cs
@@ -67,8 +67,16 @@ public override Expression Build(IEnumerable<Expression> arguments)
                     );
                 }
 
-                source = CoerceMethodArgument(typeof(IObservable<>).MakeGenericType(subjectType), source);
-                observableType = subjectType;
+                var conversionParameter = Expression.Parameter(observableType);
+                var conversionBody = Expression.Convert(conversionParameter, subjectType);
+                var conversion = Expression.Lambda(conversionBody, conversionParameter);
+                return Expression.Call(
+                    typeof(MulticastSubject),
+                    nameof(Process),
+                    new[] { observableType, subjectType },
+                    source,
+                    subjectExpression,
+                    conversion);
             }
 
             return Expression.Call(typeof(MulticastSubject), nameof(Process), new[] { observableType }, source, subjectExpression);
@@ -79,6 +87,17 @@ static IObservable<TSource> Process<TSource>(IObservable<TSource> source, IObser
             return source.Do(subject);
         }
 
+        static IObservable<TSource> Process<TSource, TSubject>(
+            IObservable<TSource> source,
+            IObserver<TSubject> subject,
+            Func<TSource, TSubject> conversion)
+        {
+            return source.Do(
+                value => subject.OnNext(conversion(value)),
+                subject.OnError,
+                subject.OnCompleted);
+        }
+
         class MulticastSubjectTypeDescriptionProvider : TypeDescriptionProvider
         {
             readonly MulticastSubjectTypeDescriptor typeDescriptor = new MulticastSubjectTypeDescriptor(null);