diff --git a/extras/tests/Deprecated/CMakeLists.txt b/extras/tests/Deprecated/CMakeLists.txt
index 3c2c57b8..dd86f047 100644
--- a/extras/tests/Deprecated/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extras/tests/Deprecated/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ endif()
 add_executable(DeprecatedTests
 	add.cpp
 	createNestedArray.cpp
+	createNestedObject.cpp
 	BasicJsonDocument.cpp
 	DynamicJsonDocument.cpp
 	memoryUsage.cpp
diff --git a/extras/tests/Deprecated/createNestedObject.cpp b/extras/tests/Deprecated/createNestedObject.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..24ade4ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extras/tests/Deprecated/createNestedObject.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+// ArduinoJson - https://arduinojson.org
+// Copyright © 2014-2023, Benoit BLANCHON
+// MIT License
+
+#include <ArduinoJson.h>
+#include <catch.hpp>
+
+#include <string>
+
+TEST_CASE("JsonDocument::createNestedObject()") {
+  JsonDocument doc;
+
+  SECTION("createNestedObject()") {
+    JsonObject object = doc.createNestedObject();
+    object["hello"] = "world";
+    REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "[{\"hello\":\"world\"}]");
+  }
+
+  SECTION("createNestedObject(const char*)") {
+    JsonObject object = doc.createNestedObject("key");
+    object["hello"] = "world";
+    REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "{\"key\":{\"hello\":\"world\"}}");
+  }
+
+  SECTION("createNestedObject(std::string)") {
+    JsonObject object = doc.createNestedObject(std::string("key"));
+    object["hello"] = "world";
+    REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "{\"key\":{\"hello\":\"world\"}}");
+  }
+
+#ifdef HAS_VARIABLE_LENGTH_ARRAY
+  SECTION("createNestedObject(VLA)") {
+    size_t i = 16;
+    char vla[i];
+    strcpy(vla, "key");
+    JsonObject object = doc.createNestedObject(vla);
+    object["hello"] = "world";
+    REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "{\"key\":{\"hello\":\"world\"}}");
+  }
+#endif
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("JsonArray::createNestedObject()") {
+  JsonDocument doc;
+  JsonArray array = doc.to<JsonArray>();
+  JsonObject object = array.createNestedObject();
+  object["hello"] = "world";
+  REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "[{\"hello\":\"world\"}]");
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("JsonObject::createNestedObject()") {
+  JsonDocument doc;
+  JsonObject object = doc.to<JsonObject>();
+
+  SECTION("createNestedObject(const char*)") {
+    JsonObject nestedObject = object.createNestedObject("key");
+    nestedObject["hello"] = "world";
+    REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "{\"key\":{\"hello\":\"world\"}}");
+  }
+
+  SECTION("createNestedObject(std::string)") {
+    JsonObject nestedObject = object.createNestedObject(std::string("key"));
+    nestedObject["hello"] = "world";
+    REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "{\"key\":{\"hello\":\"world\"}}");
+  }
+
+#ifdef HAS_VARIABLE_LENGTH_ARRAY
+  SECTION("createNestedObject(VLA)") {
+    size_t i = 16;
+    char vla[i];
+    strcpy(vla, "key");
+    JsonObject nestedObject = object.createNestedObject(vla);
+    nestedObject["hello"] = "world";
+    REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "{\"key\":{\"hello\":\"world\"}}");
+  }
+#endif
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("JsonVariant::createNestedObject()") {
+  JsonDocument doc;
+  JsonVariant variant = doc.to<JsonVariant>();
+
+  SECTION("createNestedObject()") {
+    JsonObject object = variant.createNestedObject();
+    object["hello"] = "world";
+    REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "[{\"hello\":\"world\"}]");
+  }
+
+  SECTION("createNestedObject(const char*)") {
+    JsonObject object = variant.createNestedObject("key");
+    object["hello"] = "world";
+    REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "{\"key\":{\"hello\":\"world\"}}");
+  }
+
+  SECTION("createNestedObject(std::string)") {
+    JsonObject object = variant.createNestedObject(std::string("key"));
+    object["hello"] = "world";
+    REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "{\"key\":{\"hello\":\"world\"}}");
+  }
+
+#ifdef HAS_VARIABLE_LENGTH_ARRAY
+  SECTION("createNestedObject(VLA)") {
+    size_t i = 16;
+    char vla[i];
+    strcpy(vla, "key");
+    JsonObject object = variant.createNestedObject(vla);
+    object["hello"] = "world";
+    REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "{\"key\":{\"hello\":\"world\"}}");
+  }
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Array/JsonArray.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Array/JsonArray.hpp
index 22c81d40..b339d979 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Array/JsonArray.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Array/JsonArray.hpp
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ class JsonArray : public detail::VariantOperators<JsonArray> {
     return add<JsonArray>();
   }
 
+  // DEPRECATED: use add<JsonObject>() instead
+  ARDUINOJSON_DEPRECATED("use add<JsonObject>() instead")
+  JsonObject createNestedObject() const;
+
   // DEPRECATED: always returns zero
   ARDUINOJSON_DEPRECATED("always returns zero")
   size_t memoryUsage() const {
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Document/JsonDocument.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Document/JsonDocument.hpp
index 52fb248a..215f5ff1 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Document/JsonDocument.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Document/JsonDocument.hpp
@@ -317,6 +317,26 @@ class JsonDocument : public detail::VariantOperators<const JsonDocument&> {
     return operator[](key).template to<JsonArray>();
   }
 
+  // DEPRECATED: use add<JsonObject>() instead
+  ARDUINOJSON_DEPRECATED("use add<JsonObject>() instead")
+  JsonObject createNestedObject() {
+    return add<JsonObject>();
+  }
+
+  // DEPRECATED: use doc[key].to<JsonObject>() instead
+  template <typename TChar>
+  ARDUINOJSON_DEPRECATED("use doc[key].to<JsonObject>() instead")
+  JsonObject createNestedObject(TChar* key) {
+    return operator[](key).template to<JsonObject>();
+  }
+
+  // DEPRECATED: use doc[key].to<JsonObject>() instead
+  template <typename TString>
+  ARDUINOJSON_DEPRECATED("use doc[key].to<JsonObject>() instead")
+  JsonObject createNestedObject(const TString& key) {
+    return operator[](key).template to<JsonObject>();
+  }
+
   // DEPRECATED: always returns zero
   ARDUINOJSON_DEPRECATED("always returns zero")
   size_t memoryUsage() const {
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Object/JsonObject.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Object/JsonObject.hpp
index 6959805b..60e1e4e9 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Object/JsonObject.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Object/JsonObject.hpp
@@ -180,6 +180,20 @@ class JsonObject : public detail::VariantOperators<JsonObject> {
     return operator[](key).template to<JsonArray>();
   }
 
+  // DEPRECATED: use obj[key].to<JsonObject>() instead
+  template <typename TChar>
+  ARDUINOJSON_DEPRECATED("use obj[key].to<JsonObject>() instead")
+  JsonObject createNestedObject(TChar* key) {
+    return operator[](key).template to<JsonObject>();
+  }
+
+  // DEPRECATED: use obj[key].to<JsonObject>() instead
+  template <typename TString>
+  ARDUINOJSON_DEPRECATED("use obj[key].to<JsonObject>() instead")
+  JsonObject createNestedObject(const TString& key) {
+    return operator[](key).template to<JsonObject>();
+  }
+
   // DEPRECATED: always returns zero
   ARDUINOJSON_DEPRECATED("always returns zero")
   size_t memoryUsage() const {
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantRefBase.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantRefBase.hpp
index b820e870..6353d9dc 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantRefBase.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantRefBase.hpp
@@ -239,6 +239,20 @@ class VariantRefBase : public VariantTag {
   ARDUINOJSON_DEPRECATED("use var[key].to<JsonArray>() instead")
   JsonArray createNestedArray(const TString& key) const;
 
+  // DEPRECATED: use add<JsonObject>() instead
+  ARDUINOJSON_DEPRECATED("use add<JsonObject>() instead")
+  JsonObject createNestedObject() const;
+
+  // DEPRECATED: use var[key].to<JsonObject>() instead
+  template <typename TChar>
+  ARDUINOJSON_DEPRECATED("use var[key].to<JsonObject>() instead")
+  JsonObject createNestedObject(TChar* key) const;
+
+  // DEPRECATED: use var[key].to<JsonObject>() instead
+  template <typename TString>
+  ARDUINOJSON_DEPRECATED("use var[key].to<JsonObject>() instead")
+  JsonObject createNestedObject(const TString& key) const;
+
   // DEPRECATED: always returns zero
   ARDUINOJSON_DEPRECATED("always returns zero")
   size_t memoryUsage() const {
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantRefBaseImpl.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantRefBaseImpl.hpp
index a2eb3622..7f925746 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantRefBaseImpl.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantRefBaseImpl.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,25 @@ inline JsonArray VariantRefBase<TDerived>::createNestedArray(
   return operator[](key).template to<JsonArray>();
 }
 
+template <typename TDerived>
+inline JsonObject VariantRefBase<TDerived>::createNestedObject() const {
+  return add<JsonObject>();
+}
+
+template <typename TDerived>
+template <typename TChar>
+inline JsonObject VariantRefBase<TDerived>::createNestedObject(
+    TChar* key) const {
+  return operator[](key).template to<JsonObject>();
+}
+
+template <typename TDerived>
+template <typename TString>
+inline JsonObject VariantRefBase<TDerived>::createNestedObject(
+    const TString& key) const {
+  return operator[](key).template to<JsonObject>();
+}
+
 template <typename TDerived>
 inline void convertToJson(const VariantRefBase<TDerived>& src,
                           JsonVariant dst) {
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/compatibility.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/compatibility.hpp
index 9e9610b3..5016f40f 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/compatibility.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/compatibility.hpp
@@ -109,4 +109,8 @@ class ARDUINOJSON_DEPRECATED("use JsonDocument instead") DynamicJsonDocument
   size_t _capacity;
 };
 
+inline JsonObject JsonArray::createNestedObject() const {
+  return add<JsonObject>();
+}
+
 ARDUINOJSON_END_PUBLIC_NAMESPACE