diff --git a/include/ArduinoJson/Internals/JsonNode.hpp b/include/ArduinoJson/Internals/JsonNode.hpp
index a7aef7a0..147ed122 100644
--- a/include/ArduinoJson/Internals/JsonNode.hpp
+++ b/include/ArduinoJson/Internals/JsonNode.hpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace ArduinoJson
                 {
                     const char* key;
                     JsonNode* value;
-                } asKey;
+                } asKeyValue;
 
                 struct
                 {
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ namespace ArduinoJson
             void setAsObjectKeyValue(const char* key, JsonNode* value)
             {
                 type = JSON_KEY_VALUE;
-                content.asKey.key = key;
-                content.asKey.value = value;
+                content.asKeyValue.key = key;
+                content.asKeyValue.value = value;
             }
 
             bool getAsBoolean()
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ namespace ArduinoJson
 
             const char* getAsObjectKey()
             {
-                return type == JSON_KEY_VALUE ? content.asKey.key : 0;
+                return type == JSON_KEY_VALUE ? content.asKeyValue.key : 0;
             }
 
             JsonNode* getAsObjectValue()
             {
-                return type == JSON_KEY_VALUE ? content.asKey.value : 0;
+                return type == JSON_KEY_VALUE ? content.asKeyValue.value : 0;
             }
 
             JsonNode* getProxyTarget()
diff --git a/include/ArduinoJson/Internals/JsonParser.hpp b/include/ArduinoJson/Internals/JsonParser.hpp
index 14872670..498717d1 100644
--- a/include/ArduinoJson/Internals/JsonParser.hpp
+++ b/include/ArduinoJson/Internals/JsonParser.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace ArduinoJson
             inline bool isArrayStop();
             inline bool isBoolean();
             inline bool isComma();
+            inline bool isColon();
             inline bool isDouble();
             inline bool isEnd();
             inline bool isLong();
@@ -41,13 +42,13 @@ namespace ArduinoJson
             inline void skipSpaces();
 
             inline JsonNode* parseArray();
-            inline JsonNode* parseBoolean();
+            inline JsonNode* parseBoolean();            
+            inline JsonNode *parseDouble();
+            inline JsonNode* parseObjectKeyValue();
             inline JsonNode* parseLong();
             inline JsonNode* parseNull();
             inline JsonNode* parseObject();
             inline JsonNode* parseString();
-
-            JsonNode *parseDouble();
         };
     }
 }
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diff --git a/include/ArduinoJson/JsonBuffer.hpp b/include/ArduinoJson/JsonBuffer.hpp
index c592145c..aaa4253a 100644
--- a/include/ArduinoJson/JsonBuffer.hpp
+++ b/include/ArduinoJson/JsonBuffer.hpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace ArduinoJson
         Internals::JsonNode* createDoubleNode(double value, int decimals);
         Internals::JsonNode* createLongNode(long value);
         Internals::JsonNode* createObjectNode();
+        Internals::JsonNode* createObjectKeyValueNode(const char* key, Internals::JsonNode* value);
         Internals::JsonNode* createStringNode(const char* value);
     };
 }
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diff --git a/src/Internals/JsonNode.cpp b/src/Internals/JsonNode.cpp
index 84451b1c..1d95f4fd 100644
--- a/src/Internals/JsonNode.cpp
+++ b/src/Internals/JsonNode.cpp
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ void JsonNode::writeObjectTo(JsonWriter& writer)
 
         for (;;)
         {
-            writer.writeString(child->content.asKey.key);
+            writer.writeString(child->content.asKeyValue.key);
             writer.writeColon();
-            child->content.asKey.value->writeTo(writer);
+            child->content.asKeyValue.value->writeTo(writer);
 
             child = child->next;
             if (!child) break;
diff --git a/src/Internals/JsonParser.cpp b/src/Internals/JsonParser.cpp
index 083f3304..df064475 100644
--- a/src/Internals/JsonParser.cpp
+++ b/src/Internals/JsonParser.cpp
@@ -18,16 +18,6 @@ bool JsonParser::isArrayStop()
     return *_ptr == ']';
 }
 
-bool JsonParser::isObjectStart()
-{
-    return *_ptr == '{';
-}
-
-bool JsonParser::isObjectStop()
-{
-    return *_ptr == '}';
-}
-
 bool JsonParser::isBoolean()
 {
     return *_ptr == 't' || *_ptr == 'f';
@@ -38,6 +28,11 @@ bool JsonParser::isComma()
     return *_ptr == ',';
 }
 
+bool JsonParser::isColon()
+{
+    return *_ptr == ':';
+}
+
 bool JsonParser::isDouble()
 {
     char* ptr = _ptr;
@@ -80,6 +75,16 @@ bool JsonParser::isNull()
     return *_ptr == 'n';
 }
 
+bool JsonParser::isObjectStart()
+{
+    return *_ptr == '{';
+}
+
+bool JsonParser::isObjectStop()
+{
+    return *_ptr == '}';
+}
+
 bool JsonParser::isSpace()
 {
     return *_ptr == ' ' || *_ptr == '\t' || *_ptr == '\n' || *_ptr == '\r';
@@ -131,7 +136,10 @@ JsonNode* JsonParser::parseArray()
         return 0;
 
     if (isArrayStop())
+    {
+        skipOneChar(); // skip the ']'
         return node;
+    }
 
     for(;;)
     {
@@ -149,17 +157,6 @@ JsonNode* JsonParser::parseArray()
     }
 }
 
-JsonNode* JsonParser::parseObject()
-{
-    JsonNode* node = _buffer->createObjectNode();
-
-    skipOneChar(); // skip the '['
-    skipSpaces();
-
-    if (isObjectStop())
-        return node;
-}
-
 JsonNode *JsonParser::parseBoolean()
 {
     bool value = *_ptr == 't';
@@ -196,6 +193,55 @@ JsonNode* JsonParser::parseNull()
     return _buffer->createStringNode(0);
 }
 
+JsonNode* JsonParser::parseObject()
+{
+    JsonNode* node = _buffer->createObjectNode();
+
+    skipOneChar(); // skip the '{'
+    skipSpaces();
+
+    if (isEnd())
+        return 0;
+
+    if (isObjectStop())
+    {
+        skipOneChar(); // skip the '}'
+        return node;
+    }
+
+    for(;;)
+    {
+        node->addChild(parseObjectKeyValue());
+
+        skipSpaces();
+
+        if (isObjectStop())
+            return node;
+
+        if (!isComma())
+            return 0;
+
+        skipOneChar(); // skip the ','
+    }
+}
+
+JsonNode* JsonParser::parseObjectKeyValue()
+{
+    const char* key = QuotedString::extractFrom(_ptr, &_ptr);
+
+    skipSpaces();
+
+    if (!isColon())
+        return 0;
+
+    skipOneChar(); // skip the :
+    skipSpaces();
+
+    JsonNode* value = parseAnything();
+
+    return _buffer->createObjectKeyValueNode(key, value);
+}
+
 JsonNode* JsonParser::parseString()
 {
     const char* s = QuotedString::extractFrom(_ptr, &_ptr);
diff --git a/src/JsonBuffer.cpp b/src/JsonBuffer.cpp
index 9ff742ac..73e03bcd 100644
--- a/src/JsonBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/JsonBuffer.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ JsonNode* JsonBuffer::createObjectNode()
     return node;
 }
 
+Internals::JsonNode* JsonBuffer::createObjectKeyValueNode(const char* key, JsonNode* value)
+{
+     JsonNode* node = createNode();
+
+    if (node)
+        node->setAsObjectKeyValue(key, value);
+
+    return node;
+}
+
 JsonNode* JsonBuffer::createStringNode(const char* value)
 {
     JsonNode* node = createNode();
diff --git a/test/JsonParser_Object_Tests.cpp b/test/JsonParser_Object_Tests.cpp
index 482995b5..e3c98e58 100644
--- a/test/JsonParser_Object_Tests.cpp
+++ b/test/JsonParser_Object_Tests.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <ArduinoJson/StaticJsonBuffer.hpp>
+#include <ArduinoJson/JsonValue.hpp>
 
 using namespace ArduinoJson;
 
@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@ protected:
 		EXPECT_EQ(expected, _object.size());
 	}
 
+	void keyMustHaveValue(const char* key, const char* expected)
+	{
+		EXPECT_STREQ(expected, static_cast<const char*>(_object[key]));
+	}
+
 private:
 	StaticJsonBuffer<10> _jsonBuffer;
 	JsonObject _object;
@@ -46,4 +52,12 @@ TEST_F(JsonParser_Object_Test, MissingClosingBrace)
 	whenInputIs("{");
 	parseMustFail();
 	sizeMustBe(0);
+}
+
+TEST_F(JsonParser_Object_Test, OneString)
+{
+	whenInputIs("{\"key\":\"value\"}");
+	parseMustSucceed();
+	sizeMustBe(1);
+	keyMustHaveValue("key", "value");
 }
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