diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/JsonSerializerTest.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/JsonSerializerTest.cs
index 4e52ea21..da130734 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/JsonSerializerTest.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/JsonSerializerTest.cs
@@ -864,6 +864,29 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Serialization
             Assert.AreEqual(input.Result, deserialized.Result);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void DeserializeVersionString()
+        {
+            string json = "['1.2.3.4']";
+            List<Version> deserialized = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<Version>>(json);
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(1, deserialized[0].Major);
+            Assert.AreEqual(2, deserialized[0].Minor);
+            Assert.AreEqual(3, deserialized[0].Build);
+            Assert.AreEqual(4, deserialized[0].Revision);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void DeserializeVersionString_Fail()
+        {
+            string json = "['1.2.3.4444444444444444444444']";
+
+            ExceptionAssert.Throws<JsonSerializationException>(() =>
+            {
+                JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<Version>>(json);
+            }, @"Error converting value ""1.2.3.4444444444444444444444"" to type 'System.Version'. Path '[0]', line 1, position 31.");
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void DeserializeJObjectWithComments()
         {
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Utilities/ConvertUtils.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Utilities/ConvertUtils.cs
index d9353a77..4ff2fa59 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Utilities/ConvertUtils.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Utilities/ConvertUtils.cs
@@ -454,31 +454,43 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Utilities
                 return ConvertResult.Success;
             }
 
-            if (initialValue is string)
+            string s = initialValue as string;
+            if (s != null)
             {
                 if (targetType == typeof(Guid))
                 {
-                    value = new Guid((string)initialValue);
+                    value = new Guid(s);
                     return ConvertResult.Success;
                 }
                 if (targetType == typeof(Uri))
                 {
-                    value = new Uri((string)initialValue, UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute);
+                    value = new Uri(s, UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute);
                     return ConvertResult.Success;
                 }
                 if (targetType == typeof(TimeSpan))
                 {
-                    value = ParseTimeSpan((string)initialValue);
+                    value = ParseTimeSpan(s);
                     return ConvertResult.Success;
                 }
                 if (targetType == typeof(byte[]))
                 {
-                    value = System.Convert.FromBase64String((string)initialValue);
+                    value = System.Convert.FromBase64String(s);
                     return ConvertResult.Success;
                 }
+                if (targetType == typeof(Version))
+                {
+                    Version result;
+                    if (VersionTryParse(s, out result))
+                    {
+                        value = result;
+                        return ConvertResult.Success;
+                    }
+                    value = null;
+                    return ConvertResult.NoValidConversion;
+                }
                 if (typeof(Type).IsAssignableFrom(targetType))
                 {
-                    value = Type.GetType((string)initialValue, true);
+                    value = Type.GetType(s, true);
                     return ConvertResult.Success;
                 }
             }
@@ -626,6 +638,25 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Utilities
         }
 #endif
 
+        public static bool VersionTryParse(string input, out Version result)
+        {
+#if !(NET20 || NET35)
+            return Version.TryParse(input, out result);
+#else
+            // improve failure performance with regex?
+            try
+            {
+                result = new Version(input);
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                result = null;
+                return false;
+            }
+#endif
+        }
+
         public static bool IsInteger(object value)
         {
             switch (GetTypeCode(value.GetType()))