diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/PreserveReferencesHandlingTests.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/PreserveReferencesHandlingTests.cs
index d0b10835..c216ed67 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/PreserveReferencesHandlingTests.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/PreserveReferencesHandlingTests.cs
@@ -728,5 +728,79 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Serialization
       // true
     }
 
+    [JsonObject(MemberSerialization = MemberSerialization.OptIn)]
+    public class User
+    {
+      #region properties
+
+      [JsonProperty(Required = Required.Always, PropertyName = "SecretType")]
+      private string secretType;
+
+      [JsonProperty(Required = Required.Always)]
+      public string Login { get; set; }
+
+      public Type SecretType
+      {
+        get { return Type.GetType(secretType); }
+        set { secretType = value.AssemblyQualifiedName; }
+      }
+
+      [JsonProperty]
+      public User Friend { get; set; }
+
+      #endregion
+
+      #region constructors
+
+      public User()
+      {
+
+      }
+
+      public User(string login, Type secretType)
+        : this()
+      {
+        this.Login = login;
+        this.SecretType = secretType;
+      }
+
+      #endregion
+
+      #region methods
+
+      public override int GetHashCode()
+      {
+        return SecretType.GetHashCode();
+      }
+
+      public override string ToString()
+      {
+        return string.Format("SecretType: {0}, Login: {1}", secretType, Login);
+      }
+
+      #endregion
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void DeserializeTypeWithDubiousGetHashcode()
+    {
+      User user1 = new User("Peter", typeof(Version));
+      User user2 = new User("Michael", typeof(Version));
+
+      user1.Friend = user2;
+
+      JsonSerializerSettings serializerSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings
+      {
+        TypeNameHandling = TypeNameHandling.All,
+        ReferenceLoopHandling = ReferenceLoopHandling.Ignore,
+        ConstructorHandling = ConstructorHandling.AllowNonPublicDefaultConstructor,
+        PreserveReferencesHandling = PreserveReferencesHandling.Objects
+      };
+
+      string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(user1, Formatting.Indented, serializerSettings);
+
+      User deserializedUser = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<User>(json, serializerSettings);
+      Assert.IsNotNull(deserializedUser);
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/DefaultReferenceResolver.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/DefaultReferenceResolver.cs
index f8db3fff..db8c47a9 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/DefaultReferenceResolver.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/DefaultReferenceResolver.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,19 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization
 {
   internal class DefaultReferenceResolver : IReferenceResolver
   {
+    private class ReferenceEqualsEqualityComparer : IEqualityComparer<object>
+    {
+      bool IEqualityComparer<object>.Equals(object x, object y)
+      {
+        return ReferenceEquals(x, y);
+      }
+
+      int IEqualityComparer<object>.GetHashCode(object obj)
+      {
+        return -1;
+      }
+    }
+
     private int _referenceCount;
     private BidirectionalDictionary<string, object> _mappings;
 
@@ -41,8 +54,12 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization
     {
       get
       {
+        // override equality comparer for object key dictionary
+        // object will be modified as it deserializes and might have mutable hashcode
         if (_mappings == null)
-          _mappings = new BidirectionalDictionary<string, object>();
+          _mappings = new BidirectionalDictionary<string, object>(
+            EqualityComparer<string>.Default,
+            new ReferenceEqualsEqualityComparer());
 
         return _mappings;
       }
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Utilities/BidirectionalDictionary.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Utilities/BidirectionalDictionary.cs
index f651f949..1a949fe0 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Utilities/BidirectionalDictionary.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Utilities/BidirectionalDictionary.cs
@@ -32,8 +32,19 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Utilities
 {
   internal class BidirectionalDictionary<TFirst, TSecond>
   {
-    private readonly IDictionary<TFirst, TSecond> _firstToSecond = new Dictionary<TFirst, TSecond>();
-    private readonly IDictionary<TSecond, TFirst> _secondToFirst = new Dictionary<TSecond, TFirst>();
+    private readonly IDictionary<TFirst, TSecond> _firstToSecond;
+    private readonly IDictionary<TSecond, TFirst> _secondToFirst;
+
+    public BidirectionalDictionary()
+      : this(EqualityComparer<TFirst>.Default, EqualityComparer<TSecond>.Default)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public BidirectionalDictionary(IEqualityComparer<TFirst> firstEqualityComparer, IEqualityComparer<TSecond> secondEqualityComparer)
+    {
+      _firstToSecond = new Dictionary<TFirst, TSecond>(firstEqualityComparer);
+      _secondToFirst = new Dictionary<TSecond, TFirst>(secondEqualityComparer);
+    }
 
     public void Add(TFirst first, TSecond second)
     {