diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/JsonTextReaderTest.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/JsonTextReaderTest.cs
index 47ee206f..d043d7e0 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/JsonTextReaderTest.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/JsonTextReaderTest.cs
@@ -1063,6 +1063,27 @@ third line", jsonTextReader.Value);
             Assert.AreEqual(JsonToken.Null, reader.TokenType);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void UnexpectedEndAfterReadingN()
+        {
+            JsonTextReader reader = new JsonTextReader(new StringReader("n"));
+            ExceptionAssert.Throws<JsonReaderException>(() => reader.Read(), "Unexpected end when reading JSON. Path '', line 1, position 1.");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void UnexpectedEndAfterReadingNu()
+        {
+            JsonTextReader reader = new JsonTextReader(new StringReader("nu"));
+            ExceptionAssert.Throws<JsonReaderException>(() => reader.Read(), "Unexpected end when reading JSON. Path '', line 1, position 2.");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void UnexpectedEndAfterReadingNe()
+        {
+            JsonTextReader reader = new JsonTextReader(new StringReader("ne"));
+            ExceptionAssert.Throws<JsonReaderException>(() => reader.Read(), "Unexpected end when reading JSON. Path '', line 1, position 2.");
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void ReadInt32Overflow()
         {
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextReader.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextReader.cs
index 693da178..96a3ee83 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextReader.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextReader.cs
@@ -1564,7 +1564,8 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
                         }
                         else
                         {
-                            CreateUnexpectedEndException();
+                            _charPos++;
+                            throw CreateUnexpectedEndException();
                         }
                         return true;
                     case 'N':