diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Converters/BinaryConverterTests.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Converters/BinaryConverterTests.cs
index 1af3384d..94ca068e 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Converters/BinaryConverterTests.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Converters/BinaryConverterTests.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,20 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Converters
       Assert.AreEqual(null, binaryClass.NullBinary);
     }
 
+    [Test]
+    public void DeserializeBinaryClassFromJsonArray()
+    {
+      string json = @"{
+  ""Binary"": [0, 1, 2, 3],
+  ""NullBinary"": null
+}";
+
+      BinaryClass binaryClass = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<BinaryClass>(json, new BinaryConverter());
+
+      Assert.AreEqual(new byte[] { 0, 1, 2, 3 }, binaryClass.Binary.ToArray());
+      Assert.AreEqual(null, binaryClass.NullBinary);
+    }
+
     public class BinaryClass
     {
       public Binary Binary { get; set; }
@@ -132,5 +146,18 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Converters
       Assert.AreEqual(null, byteArrayClass.NullByteArray);
     }
 
+    [Test]
+    public void DeserializeByteArrayFromJsonArray()
+    {
+      string json = @"{
+  ""ByteArray"": [0, 1, 2, 3],
+  ""NullByteArray"": null
+}";
+
+      ByteArrayClass c = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ByteArrayClass>(json);
+      Assert.IsNotNull(c.ByteArray);
+      Assert.AreEqual(4, c.ByteArray.Length);
+      Assert.AreEqual(new byte[] { 0, 1, 2, 3 }, c.ByteArray);
+    }
   }
 }
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diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/BinaryConverter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/BinaryConverter.cs
index c92c6f7c..361c622b 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/BinaryConverter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/BinaryConverter.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ using System.Data.SqlTypes;
 #endif
 using System.Globalization;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Utilities;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Converters
 {
@@ -105,14 +106,25 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Converters
         return null;
       }
 
-      if (reader.TokenType != JsonToken.String)
-        throw new Exception("Unexpected token parsing binary. Expected String, got {0}.".FormatWith(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, reader.TokenType));
+      byte[] data;
 
-      // current token is already at base64 string
-      // unable to call ReadAsBytes so do it the old fashion way
-      string encodedData = reader.Value.ToString();
-      byte[] data = Convert.FromBase64String(encodedData);
+      if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.StartArray)
+      {
+        data = ReadByteArray(reader);
+      }
+      else if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.String)
+      {
+        // current token is already at base64 string
+        // unable to call ReadAsBytes so do it the old fashion way
+        string encodedData = reader.Value.ToString();
+        data = Convert.FromBase64String(encodedData);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        throw new Exception("Unexpected token parsing binary. Expected String or StartArray, got {0}.".FormatWith(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, reader.TokenType));
+      }
 
+      
 #if !SILVERLIGHT && !PocketPC && !NET20
       if (t.AssignableToTypeName(BinaryTypeName))
         return Activator.CreateInstance(t, data);
@@ -124,6 +136,30 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Converters
       throw new Exception("Unexpected object type when writing binary: {0}".FormatWith(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, objectType));
     }
 
+    private byte[] ReadByteArray(JsonReader reader)
+    {
+      List<byte> byteList = new List<byte>();
+
+      while (reader.Read())
+      {
+        switch (reader.TokenType)
+        {
+          case JsonToken.Integer:
+            byteList.Add(Convert.ToByte(reader.Value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+            break;
+          case JsonToken.EndArray:
+            return byteList.ToArray();
+          case JsonToken.Comment:
+            // skip
+            break;
+          default:
+            throw new Exception("Unexpected token when reading bytes: {0}".FormatWith(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, reader.TokenType));
+        }
+      }
+
+      throw new Exception("Unexpected end when reading bytes.");
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Determines whether this instance can convert the specified object type.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextReader.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextReader.cs
index bb553a27..2dc235e8 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextReader.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextReader.cs
@@ -333,16 +333,42 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
     {
       _readType = ReadType.ReadAsBytes;
 
-      do
-      {
-        if (!ReadInternal())
-        throw CreateJsonReaderException("Unexpected end when reading bytes: Line {0}, position {1}.", _currentLineNumber, _currentLinePosition);
-      } while (TokenType == JsonToken.Comment);
+        do
+        {
+          if (!ReadInternal())
+            throw CreateJsonReaderException("Unexpected end when reading bytes: Line {0}, position {1}.", _currentLineNumber, _currentLinePosition);
+        } while (TokenType == JsonToken.Comment);
 
       if (TokenType == JsonToken.Null)
         return null;
       if (TokenType == JsonToken.Bytes)
         return (byte[]) Value;
+      if (TokenType == JsonToken.StartArray)
+      {
+        List<byte> data = new List<byte>();
+
+        while (ReadInternal())
+        {
+          switch (TokenType)
+          {
+            case JsonToken.Integer:
+              data.Add(Convert.ToByte(Value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+              break;
+            case JsonToken.EndArray:
+              byte[] d = data.ToArray();
+              SetToken(JsonToken.Bytes, d);
+              return d;
+            case JsonToken.Comment:
+              // skip
+              break;
+            default:
+              throw CreateJsonReaderException("Unexpected token when reading bytes: {0}. Line {1}, position {2}.", TokenType, _currentLineNumber, _currentLinePosition);
+          }
+        }
+
+        throw CreateJsonReaderException("Unexpected end when reading bytes: Line {0}, position {1}.", _currentLineNumber, _currentLinePosition);
+      }
+
 
       throw CreateJsonReaderException("Unexpected token when reading bytes: {0}. Line {1}, position {2}.", TokenType, _currentLineNumber, _currentLinePosition);
     }