diff --git a/RestSharp.Tests/JsonTests.cs b/RestSharp.Tests/JsonTests.cs
index 4d8ce03be..a7d2b54ba 100644
--- a/RestSharp.Tests/JsonTests.cs
+++ b/RestSharp.Tests/JsonTests.cs
@@ -125,6 +125,20 @@ public void Can_Deserialize_From_Root_Element()
 			Assert.Equal("John Sheehan", output.DisplayName);
 		}
 
+		[Fact]
+		public void Can_Deserialize_To_Dictionary_String_Object() {
+			var doc = File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine("SampleData", "jsondictionary.txt"));
+
+			var json = new JsonDeserializer();
+
+			var output = json.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, object>>(new RestResponse() { Content = doc });
+
+			Assert.Equal(output.Keys.Count, 3);
+
+			var firstKeysVal = output.FirstOrDefault().Value;
+			Assert.IsAssignableFrom<System.Collections.IDictionary>(firstKeysVal);
+		}
+
 		[Fact]
 		public void Can_Deserialize_Generic_Members()
 		{
diff --git a/RestSharp/Deserializers/JsonDeserializer.cs b/RestSharp/Deserializers/JsonDeserializer.cs
index e1df80610..06fd1d66f 100644
--- a/RestSharp/Deserializers/JsonDeserializer.cs
+++ b/RestSharp/Deserializers/JsonDeserializer.cs
@@ -267,7 +267,17 @@ private object ConvertValue(Type type, object value)
 					return CreateAndMap(type, value);
 				}
 			}
-			else
+			else if (type.IsSubclassOfRawGeneric(typeof(List<>)))
+			{
+				// handles classes that derive from List<T>
+				return BuildList(type, value);
+			}
+			else if (type == typeof(JsonObject)) 
+			{
+				// simplify JsonObject into a Dictionary<string, object> 
+				return BuildDictionary(typeof(Dictionary<string, object>), value);
+			} 
+			else 
 			{
 				// nested property classes
 				return CreateAndMap(type, value);