diff --git a/include/boost/json/detail/parse_into.hpp b/include/boost/json/detail/parse_into.hpp
index 231d917e9..48c0a593b 100644
--- a/include/boost/json/detail/parse_into.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/json/detail/parse_into.hpp
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ struct ignoring_handler
         --array_depth_;
 
         if( (array_depth_ + object_depth_) == 0 )
-            return parent_->signal_end(ec);
+            return parent_->signal_value(ec);
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/test/parse_into.cpp b/test/parse_into.cpp
index 404c9d9e4..241591fea 100644
--- a/test/parse_into.cpp
+++ b/test/parse_into.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,18 @@ struct Z : X
     BOOST_DESCRIBE_CLASS(Z, (X), (), (), (d))
 };
 
+struct W
+{
+    X x;
+};
+
+BOOST_DESCRIBE_STRUCT(W, (), (x))
+
+bool operator==( W const& w1, W const& w2 )
+{
+    return w1.x == w2.x;
+}
+
 BOOST_DEFINE_ENUM_CLASS(E, x, y, z)
 
 namespace boost {
@@ -401,6 +413,19 @@ class parse_into_test
         jo["e7"] = false;
         jo["e8"] = nullptr;
         testParseIntoValue<X>(jo);
+
+        object const unexpected_jo{{"x", object{{"unexpectedArray", array{}},
+                                                {"unexpectedObject", object{}},
+                                                {"unexpectedString", "qwerty"},
+                                                {"unexpectedInt", 42},
+                                                {"unexpectedUint", ULONG_MAX},
+                                                {"unexpectedDouble", 2.71},
+                                                {"unexpectedBool", true},
+                                                {"unexpectedNull", nullptr},
+                                                {"a", 1},
+                                                {"b", 3.14f},
+                                                {"c", "hello"}}}};
+        testParseIntoValue<W>(unexpected_jo);
 #endif
     }