diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a3b1fb1a..22f33c9d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ HEAD
 
 * Fixed support for `volatile float` and `volatile double` (issue #1557)
 * Fixed error `[Pe070]: incomplete type is not allowed` on IAR (issue #1560)
+* Fixed `serializeJson(doc, String)` when allocation fails (issue #1572)
 
 v6.18.0 (2021-05-05)
 -------
diff --git a/extras/tests/Helpers/api/String.h b/extras/tests/Helpers/api/String.h
index fadf79fa..31609de5 100644
--- a/extras/tests/Helpers/api/String.h
+++ b/extras/tests/Helpers/api/String.h
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@
 // Reproduces Arduino's String class
 class String {
  public:
-  String() {}
-  explicit String(const char* s) : _str(s) {}
+  String() : _maxCapacity(1024) {}
+  explicit String(const char* s) : _str(s), _maxCapacity(1024) {}
 
-  String& operator+=(const char* rhs) {
-    _str += rhs;
-    return *this;
+  void limitCapacityTo(size_t maxCapacity) {
+    _maxCapacity = maxCapacity;
+  }
+
+  unsigned char concat(const char* s) {
+    return concat(s, strlen(s));
   }
 
   size_t length() const {
@@ -34,8 +37,18 @@ class String {
     return lhs;
   }
 
+ protected:
+  // This function is protected in most Arduino cores
+  unsigned char concat(const char* s, size_t n) {
+    if (_str.size() + n > _maxCapacity)
+      return 0;
+    _str.append(s, n);
+    return 1;
+  }
+
  private:
   std::string _str;
+  size_t _maxCapacity;
 };
 
 class StringSumHelper;
diff --git a/extras/tests/Misc/StringWriter.cpp b/extras/tests/Misc/StringWriter.cpp
index b7f62455..c2454ef6 100644
--- a/extras/tests/Misc/StringWriter.cpp
+++ b/extras/tests/Misc/StringWriter.cpp
@@ -11,95 +11,121 @@
 using namespace ARDUINOJSON_NAMESPACE;
 
 template <typename StringWriter>
-static size_t print(StringWriter& sb, const char* s) {
-  return sb.write(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(s), strlen(s));
+static size_t print(StringWriter& writer, const char* s) {
+  return writer.write(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(s), strlen(s));
 }
 
 template <typename StringWriter, typename String>
-void common_tests(StringWriter& sb, const String& output) {
+void common_tests(StringWriter& writer, const String& output) {
   SECTION("InitialState") {
     REQUIRE(std::string("") == output);
   }
 
   SECTION("EmptyString") {
-    REQUIRE(0 == print(sb, ""));
+    REQUIRE(0 == print(writer, ""));
     REQUIRE(std::string("") == output);
   }
 
   SECTION("OneString") {
-    REQUIRE(4 == print(sb, "ABCD"));
+    REQUIRE(4 == print(writer, "ABCD"));
     REQUIRE(std::string("ABCD") == output);
   }
 
   SECTION("TwoStrings") {
-    REQUIRE(4 == print(sb, "ABCD"));
-    REQUIRE(4 == print(sb, "EFGH"));
+    REQUIRE(4 == print(writer, "ABCD"));
+    REQUIRE(4 == print(writer, "EFGH"));
     REQUIRE(std::string("ABCDEFGH") == output);
   }
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("StaticStringWriter") {
   char output[20] = {0};
-  StaticStringWriter sb(output, sizeof(output));
+  StaticStringWriter writer(output, sizeof(output));
 
-  common_tests(sb, static_cast<const char*>(output));
+  common_tests(writer, static_cast<const char*>(output));
 
   SECTION("OverCapacity") {
-    REQUIRE(20 == print(sb, "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"));
-    REQUIRE(0 == print(sb, "ABC"));
+    REQUIRE(20 == print(writer, "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"));
+    REQUIRE(0 == print(writer, "ABC"));
     REQUIRE("ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST" == std::string(output, 20));
   }
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("Writer<std::string>") {
   std::string output;
-  Writer<std::string> sb(output);
-  common_tests(sb, output);
+  Writer<std::string> writer(output);
+  common_tests(writer, output);
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("Writer<String>") {
   ::String output;
-  Writer< ::String> sb(output);
+  Writer< ::String> writer(output);
 
-  common_tests(sb, output);
+  SECTION("write(char)") {
+    SECTION("writes to temporary buffer") {
+      // accumulate in buffer
+      writer.write('a');
+      writer.write('b');
+      writer.write('c');
+      writer.write('d');
+      REQUIRE(output == "");
 
-  SECTION("Writes characters to temporary buffer") {
-    // accumulate in buffer
-    sb.write('a');
-    sb.write('b');
-    sb.write('c');
-    REQUIRE(output == "");
+      // flush when full
+      writer.write('e');
+      REQUIRE(output == "abcd");
 
-    // flush when full
-    sb.write('d');
-    REQUIRE(output == "abcd");
+      // flush on destruction
+      writer.write('f');
+      writer.~Writer();
+      REQUIRE(output == "abcdef");
+    }
 
-    // flush on destruction
-    sb.write('e');
-    sb.~Writer();
-    REQUIRE(output == "abcde");
+    SECTION("returns 1 on success") {
+      for (int i = 0; i < ARDUINOJSON_STRING_BUFFER_SIZE; i++) {
+        REQUIRE(writer.write('x') == 1);
+      }
+    }
+
+    SECTION("returns 0 on error") {
+      output.limitCapacityTo(1);
+
+      REQUIRE(writer.write('a') == 1);
+      REQUIRE(writer.write('b') == 1);
+      REQUIRE(writer.write('c') == 1);
+      REQUIRE(writer.write('d') == 1);
+      REQUIRE(writer.write('e') == 0);
+      REQUIRE(writer.write('f') == 0);
+    }
   }
 
-  SECTION("Writes strings to temporary buffer") {
-    // accumulate in buffer
-    print(sb, "abc");
-    REQUIRE(output == "");
+  SECTION("write(char*, size_t)") {
+    SECTION("empty string") {
+      REQUIRE(0 == print(writer, ""));
+      writer.flush();
+      REQUIRE(output == "");
+    }
 
-    // flush when full, and continue to accumulate
-    print(sb, "de");
-    REQUIRE(output == "abcd");
+    SECTION("writes to temporary buffer") {
+      // accumulate in buffer
+      print(writer, "abc");
+      REQUIRE(output == "");
 
-    // flush on destruction
-    sb.~Writer();
-    REQUIRE(output == "abcde");
+      // flush when full, and continue to accumulate
+      print(writer, "de");
+      REQUIRE(output == "abcd");
+
+      // flush on destruction
+      writer.~Writer();
+      REQUIRE(output == "abcde");
+    }
   }
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("Writer<custom_string>") {
   custom_string output;
-  Writer<custom_string> sb(output);
+  Writer<custom_string> writer(output);
 
-  REQUIRE(4 == print(sb, "ABCD"));
+  REQUIRE(4 == print(writer, "ABCD"));
   REQUIRE("ABCD" == output);
 }
 
@@ -116,3 +142,20 @@ TEST_CASE("IsWriteableString") {
     REQUIRE(IsWriteableString<std::basic_string<wchar_t> >::value == false);
   }
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("serializeJson(doc, String)") {
+  StaticJsonDocument<1024> doc;
+  doc["hello"] = "world";
+  ::String output;
+
+  SECTION("sufficient capacity") {
+    serializeJson(doc, output);
+    REQUIRE(output == "{\"hello\":\"world\"}");
+  }
+
+  SECTION("unsufficient capacity") {  // issue #1561
+    output.limitCapacityTo(10);
+    serializeJson(doc, output);
+    REQUIRE(output == "{\"hello\"");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Serialization/Writers/ArduinoStringWriter.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Serialization/Writers/ArduinoStringWriter.hpp
index 5efa6e49..5bb1ebd7 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Serialization/Writers/ArduinoStringWriter.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Serialization/Writers/ArduinoStringWriter.hpp
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ class Writer< ::String, void> {
   }
 
   size_t write(uint8_t c) {
-    ARDUINOJSON_ASSERT(_size < bufferCapacity);
-    _buffer[_size++] = static_cast<char>(c);
     if (_size + 1 >= bufferCapacity)
-      flush();
+      if (flush() != 0)
+        return 0;
+    _buffer[_size++] = static_cast<char>(c);
     return 1;
   }
 
@@ -36,14 +36,15 @@ class Writer< ::String, void> {
     return n;
   }
 
- private:
-  void flush() {
+  size_t flush() {
     ARDUINOJSON_ASSERT(_size < bufferCapacity);
     _buffer[_size] = 0;
-    *_destination += _buffer;
-    _size = 0;
+    if (_destination->concat(_buffer))
+      _size = 0;
+    return _size;
   }
 
+ private:
   ::String *_destination;
   char _buffer[bufferCapacity];
   size_t _size;