diff --git a/RestSharp.Tests/JsonTests.cs b/RestSharp.Tests/JsonTests.cs
index 09f6520ea..555b1e484 100644
--- a/RestSharp.Tests/JsonTests.cs
+++ b/RestSharp.Tests/JsonTests.cs
@@ -155,6 +155,16 @@ public void Can_Deserialize_Root_Json_Array_To_List()
 			Assert.Equal(4, output.Count);
 		}
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Can_Deserialize_Root_Json_Array_To_Inherited_List()
+        {
+            var data = File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine("SampleData", "jsonarray.txt"));
+            var response = new RestResponse { Content = data };
+            var json = new JsonDeserializer();
+            var output = json.Deserialize<StatusList>(response);
+            Assert.Equal(4, output.Count);
+        }
+
 		[Fact]
 		public void Can_Deserialize_Various_Enum_Values ()
 		{
diff --git a/RestSharp.Tests/SampleClasses/twitter.cs b/RestSharp.Tests/SampleClasses/twitter.cs
index 7a1a7cde7..804528d30 100644
--- a/RestSharp.Tests/SampleClasses/twitter.cs
+++ b/RestSharp.Tests/SampleClasses/twitter.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ public class user
 		public string profile_sidebar_border_color { get; set; }
 		public long id { get; set; }
 		public int utc_offset { get; set; }
-
 	}
+
+    public class StatusList : List<status>
+    {
+
+    }
 }
diff --git a/RestSharp/Deserializers/JsonDeserializer.cs b/RestSharp/Deserializers/JsonDeserializer.cs
index 402ed9078..f09882263 100644
--- a/RestSharp/Deserializers/JsonDeserializer.cs
+++ b/RestSharp/Deserializers/JsonDeserializer.cs
@@ -250,9 +250,12 @@ private IDictionary BuildDictionary(Type type, JEnumerable<JToken> elements)
 		private IList BuildList(Type type, JEnumerable<JToken> elements)
 		{
 			var list = (IList)Activator.CreateInstance(type);
-			var itemType = type.GetGenericArguments()[0];
 
-			foreach (var element in elements)
+            var listType = type.GetInterfaces().First(x => x.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(IList<>));
+
+            var itemType = listType.GetGenericArguments()[0];
+
+            foreach (var element in elements)
 			{
 				if (itemType.IsPrimitive)
 				{