diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/JsonRawTests.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/JsonRawTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e2ae30ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/JsonRawTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Tests
+{
+  public class JsonRawTests : TestFixtureBase
+  {
+    [Test]
+    public void Create()
+    {
+      JsonRaw raw = new JsonRaw("Test");
+      Assert.AreEqual("Test", raw.Content);
+      Assert.AreEqual("Test", raw.ToString());
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void EqualsShouldEqualOnSameContent()
+    {
+      JsonRaw r1 = new JsonRaw("Test");
+      JsonRaw r2 = new JsonRaw("Test");
+
+      Assert.AreEqual(r1, r2);
+      Assert.AreNotEqual(r1, null);
+      Assert.IsFalse(r1.Equals(null));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void GetHashCodeShouldEqualOnSameContent()
+    {
+      JsonRaw r1 = new JsonRaw("Test");
+      JsonRaw r2 = new JsonRaw("Test");
+      JsonRaw r3 = new JsonRaw("Test1");
+
+      Assert.AreEqual(r1.GetHashCode(), r2.GetHashCode());
+      Assert.AreNotEqual(r1.GetHashCode(), r3.GetHashCode());
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/JsonSerializerTest.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/JsonSerializerTest.cs
index c2fb5eb2..7fcf1e57 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/JsonSerializerTest.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/JsonSerializerTest.cs
@@ -1335,5 +1335,68 @@ keyword such as type of business.""
       json = JavaScriptConvert.SerializeObject((int?)1);
       Assert.AreEqual("1", json);
     }
+
+    public class PersonRaw
+    {
+      private Guid _internalId;
+      private string _firstName;
+      private string _lastName;
+      private JsonRaw _rawContent;
+
+      [JsonIgnore]
+      public Guid InternalId
+      {
+        get { return _internalId; }
+        set { _internalId = value; }
+      }
+
+      [JsonProperty("first_name")]
+      public string FirstName
+      {
+        get { return _firstName; }
+        set { _firstName = value; }
+      }
+
+      public JsonRaw RawContent
+      {
+        get { return _rawContent; }
+        set { _rawContent = value; }
+      }
+
+      [JsonProperty("last_name")]
+      public string LastName
+      {
+        get { return _lastName; }
+        set { _lastName = value; }
+      }
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void SerializeJsonRaw()
+    {
+      PersonRaw personRaw = new PersonRaw
+      {
+        FirstName = "FirstNameValue",
+        RawContent = new JsonRaw("[1,2,3,4,5]"),
+        LastName = "LastNameValue"
+      };
+
+      string json;
+
+      json = JavaScriptConvert.SerializeObject(personRaw);
+      Assert.AreEqual(@"{""first_name"":""FirstNameValue"",""RawContent"":[1,2,3,4,5],""last_name"":""LastNameValue""}", json);
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void DeserializeJsonRaw()
+    {
+      string json = @"{""first_name"":""FirstNameValue"",""RawContent"":[1,2,3,4,5],""last_name"":""LastNameValue""}";
+
+      PersonRaw personRaw = JavaScriptConvert.DeserializeObject<PersonRaw>(json);
+
+      Assert.AreEqual("FirstNameValue", personRaw.FirstName);
+      Assert.AreEqual("[1,2,3,4,5]", personRaw.RawContent.Content);
+      Assert.AreEqual("LastNameValue", personRaw.LastName);
+    }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/JsonTextWriterTest.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/JsonTextWriterTest.cs
index 169a556c..4e1250ae 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/JsonTextWriterTest.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/JsonTextWriterTest.cs
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Tests
         jsonWriter.WriteValue(float.PositiveInfinity);
         jsonWriter.WriteValue(float.NegativeInfinity);
         jsonWriter.WriteEndArray();
+
+        jsonWriter.Flush();
       }
 
       string expected = @"[
@@ -294,5 +296,92 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Tests
 
       Assert.AreEqual(expected, result);
     }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void WriteRawInStart()
+    {
+      StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+      StringWriter sw = new StringWriter(sb);
+
+      using (JsonWriter jsonWriter = new JsonTextWriter(sw))
+      {
+        jsonWriter.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
+
+        jsonWriter.WriteRaw("[1,2,3,4,5]");
+        jsonWriter.WriteWhitespace("  ");
+        jsonWriter.WriteStartArray();
+        jsonWriter.WriteValue(double.NaN);
+        jsonWriter.WriteEndArray();
+      }
+
+      string expected = @"[1,2,3,4,5]  [
+  NaN
+]";
+      string result = sb.ToString();
+
+      Assert.AreEqual(expected, result);
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void WriteRawInArray()
+    {
+      StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+      StringWriter sw = new StringWriter(sb);
+
+      using (JsonWriter jsonWriter = new JsonTextWriter(sw))
+      {
+        jsonWriter.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
+
+        jsonWriter.WriteStartArray();
+        jsonWriter.WriteValue(double.NaN);
+        jsonWriter.WriteRaw(",[1,2,3,4,5]");
+        jsonWriter.WriteRaw(",[1,2,3,4,5]");
+        jsonWriter.WriteValue(float.NaN);
+        jsonWriter.WriteEndArray();
+      }
+
+      string expected = @"[
+  NaN,[1,2,3,4,5],[1,2,3,4,5],
+  NaN
+]";
+      string result = sb.ToString();
+
+      Assert.AreEqual(expected, result);
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void WriteRawInObject()
+    {
+      StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+      StringWriter sw = new StringWriter(sb);
+
+      using (JsonWriter jsonWriter = new JsonTextWriter(sw))
+      {
+        jsonWriter.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
+
+        jsonWriter.WriteStartObject();
+        jsonWriter.WriteRaw(@"""PropertyName"":[1,2,3,4,5]");
+        jsonWriter.WriteEnd();
+      }
+
+      string expected = @"{""PropertyName"":[1,2,3,4,5]}";
+      string result = sb.ToString();
+
+      Assert.AreEqual(expected, result);
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void WriteToken()
+    {
+      JsonTextReader reader = new JsonTextReader(new StringReader("[1,2,3,4,5]"));
+      reader.Read();
+      reader.Read();
+
+      StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
+      JsonTextWriter writer = new JsonTextWriter(sw);
+      writer.WriteToken(reader);
+
+      Assert.AreEqual("1", sw.ToString());
+    }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JObjectTests.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JObjectTests.cs
index 33d5fce0..9598be61 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JObjectTests.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JObjectTests.cs
@@ -229,5 +229,85 @@ Parameter name: arrayIndex")]
 
       ((ICollection<KeyValuePair<string, JToken>>)o).CopyTo(new KeyValuePair<string, JToken>[3], 1);
     }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void FromObjectRaw()
+    {
+      JsonSerializerTest.PersonRaw raw = new JsonSerializerTest.PersonRaw
+      {
+        FirstName = "FirstNameValue",
+        RawContent = new JsonRaw("[1,2,3,4,5]"),
+        LastName = "LastNameValue"
+      };
+
+      JObject o = JObject.FromObject(raw);
+
+      Assert.AreEqual("FirstNameValue", (string)o["first_name"]);
+      Assert.AreEqual(JsonTokenType.Raw, ((JValue)o["RawContent"]).Type);
+      Assert.AreEqual("[1,2,3,4,5]", (string)o["RawContent"]);
+      Assert.AreEqual("LastNameValue", (string)o["last_name"]);
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void JsonTokenReader()
+    {
+      JsonSerializerTest.PersonRaw raw = new JsonSerializerTest.PersonRaw
+      {
+        FirstName = "FirstNameValue",
+        RawContent = new JsonRaw("[1,2,3,4,5]"),
+        LastName = "LastNameValue"
+      };
+
+      JObject o = JObject.FromObject(raw);
+
+      JsonReader reader = new JsonTokenReader(o);
+
+      Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+      Assert.AreEqual(JsonToken.StartObject, reader.TokenType);
+
+      Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+      Assert.AreEqual(JsonToken.PropertyName, reader.TokenType);
+
+      Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+      Assert.AreEqual(JsonToken.String, reader.TokenType);
+
+      Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+      Assert.AreEqual(JsonToken.PropertyName, reader.TokenType);
+
+      Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+      Assert.AreEqual(JsonToken.Raw, reader.TokenType);
+
+      Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+      Assert.AreEqual(JsonToken.PropertyName, reader.TokenType);
+
+      Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+      Assert.AreEqual(JsonToken.String, reader.TokenType);
+
+      Assert.IsTrue(reader.Read());
+      Assert.AreEqual(JsonToken.EndObject, reader.TokenType);
+
+      Assert.IsFalse(reader.Read());
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void DeserializeFromRaw()
+    {
+      JsonSerializerTest.PersonRaw raw = new JsonSerializerTest.PersonRaw
+      {
+        FirstName = "FirstNameValue",
+        RawContent = new JsonRaw("[1,2,3,4,5]"),
+        LastName = "LastNameValue"
+      };
+
+      JObject o = JObject.FromObject(raw);
+
+      JsonReader reader = new JsonTokenReader(o);
+      JsonSerializer serializer = new JsonSerializer();
+      raw = (JsonSerializerTest.PersonRaw)serializer.Deserialize(reader, typeof(JsonSerializerTest.PersonRaw));
+
+      Assert.AreEqual("FirstNameValue", raw.FirstName);
+      Assert.AreEqual("LastNameValue", raw.LastName);
+      Assert.AreEqual("[1,2,3,4,5]", raw.RawContent.Content);
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Compact.csproj b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Compact.csproj
index 3bd77122..c2c82e6d 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Compact.csproj
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Compact.csproj
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Converters\XmlNodeConverterTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DateTimeTestClass.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JavaScriptConvertTest.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="JsonRawTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonSerializerTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonTextReaderTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonTextWriterTest.cs" />
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Silverlight.csproj b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Silverlight.csproj
index 8fc31273..3f475536 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Silverlight.csproj
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Silverlight.csproj
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Converters\XmlNodeConverterTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DateTimeTestClass.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JavaScriptConvertTest.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="JsonRawTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonSerializerTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonTextReaderTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonTextWriterTest.cs" />
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.csproj b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.csproj
index eadb6a8e..816f93ef 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.csproj
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.csproj
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="JsonRawTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="NullableDateTimeTestClass.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DateTimeTestClass.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Converters\IsoDateTimeConverterTests.cs" />
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Identifier.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonRaw.cs
similarity index 58%
rename from Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Identifier.cs
rename to Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonRaw.cs
index 91e5d6ee..ce9152c4 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Identifier.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonRaw.cs
@@ -31,37 +31,36 @@ using System.Text;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Utilities;
 
 namespace Newtonsoft.Json
 {
   /// <summary>
-  /// 
+  /// Raw JSON content.
   /// </summary>
-  public class Identifier
+  public class JsonRaw
   {
-    private string _name;
+    private string _content;
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Gets the name.
+    /// Gets the raw JSON string.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <value>The name.</value>
-    public string Name
+    /// <value>The raw JSON string.</value>
+    public string Content
     {
-      get { return _name; }
+      get { return _content; }
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Identifier"/> class.
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="JsonRaw"/> class.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="name">The name.</param>
-    public Identifier(string name)
+    /// <param name="content">The content.</param>
+    public JsonRaw(string content)
     {
-      _name = name;
-    }
+      ValidationUtils.ArgumentNotNull(content, "content");
 
-    private static bool IsAsciiLetter(char c)
-    {
-      return (c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z') || (c >= 'a' && c <= 'z');
+      _content = content;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -74,36 +73,11 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
     /// <exception cref="T:System.NullReferenceException">The <paramref name="obj"/> parameter is null.</exception>
     public override bool Equals(object obj)
     {
-      Identifier function = obj as Identifier;
+      JsonRaw raw = obj as JsonRaw;
+      if (raw == null)
+        return false;
 
-      return Equals(function);
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Equalses the specified function.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="function">The function.</param>
-    /// <returns></returns>
-    public bool Equals(Identifier function)
-    {
-      return (_name == function.Name);
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Equalses the specified a.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="a">A.</param>
-    /// <param name="b">The b.</param>
-    /// <returns></returns>
-    public static bool Equals(Identifier a, Identifier b)
-    {
-      if (a == b)
-        return true;
-
-      if (a != null && b != null)
-        return a.Equals(b);
-
-      return false;
+      return (string.Compare(_content, raw.Content, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == 0);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -114,7 +88,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
     /// </returns>
     public override int GetHashCode()
     {
-      return _name.GetHashCode();
+      return _content.GetHashCode();
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -125,29 +99,23 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
     /// </returns>
     public override string ToString()
     {
-      return _name;
+      return _content;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Implements the operator ==.
+    /// Creates an instance of <see cref="JsonRaw"/> with the content of the reader's current token.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="a">A.</param>
-    /// <param name="b">The b.</param>
-    /// <returns>The result of the operator.</returns>
-    public static bool operator ==(Identifier a, Identifier b)
+    /// <param name="reader">The reader.</param>
+    /// <returns>An instance of <see cref="JsonRaw"/> with the content of the reader's current token.</returns>
+    public static JsonRaw Create(JsonReader reader)
     {
-      return Identifier.Equals(a, b);
-    }
+      using (StringWriter sw = new StringWriter(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))
+      using (JsonTextWriter jsonWriter = new JsonTextWriter(sw))
+      {
+        jsonWriter.WriteToken(reader);
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Implements the operator !=.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="a">A.</param>
-    /// <param name="b">The b.</param>
-    /// <returns>The result of the operator.</returns>
-    public static bool operator !=(Identifier a, Identifier b)
-    {
-      return !Identifier.Equals(a, b);
+        return new JsonRaw(sw.ToString());
+      }
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonReader.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonReader.cs
index 7e926a6b..cc3ab4c9 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonReader.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonReader.cs
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         case JsonToken.Null:
         case JsonToken.Date:
         case JsonToken.String:
+        case JsonToken.Raw:
           _currentState = State.PostValue;
           break;
       }
@@ -351,6 +352,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         case JsonToken.EndArray:
         case JsonToken.EndConstructor:
         case JsonToken.Date:
+        case JsonToken.Raw:
           return false;
         default:
           throw MiscellaneousUtils.CreateArgumentOutOfRangeException("token", token, "Unexpected JsonToken value.");
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonSerializer.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonSerializer.cs
index b2bbf1c5..67cac60b 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonSerializer.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonSerializer.cs
@@ -262,6 +262,10 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
       {
         return converter.ReadJson(reader, objectType);
       }
+      else if (objectType == typeof(JsonRaw))
+      {
+        return JsonRaw.Create(reader);
+      }
       else
       {
         switch (reader.TokenType)
@@ -723,9 +727,9 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
       {
         SerializeEnumerable(writer, (IEnumerable)value);
       }
-      else if (value is Identifier)
+      else if (value is JsonRaw)
       {
-        writer.WriteRaw(value.ToString());
+        writer.WriteRaw(((JsonRaw)value).Content, true);
       }
       else
       {
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextWriter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextWriter.cs
index cd3aa1c2..bb87d944 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextWriter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextWriter.cs
@@ -259,14 +259,14 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Writes raw JavaScript manually.
+    /// Writes raw JSON.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="javaScript">The raw JavaScript to write.</param>
-    public override void WriteRaw(string javaScript)
+    /// <param name="json">The raw JSON to write.</param>
+    public override void WriteRaw(string json)
     {
-      base.WriteRaw(javaScript);
-      // hack. some 'raw' or 'other' token perhaps?
-      WriteValueInternal(javaScript, JsonToken.Undefined);
+      base.WriteRaw(json);
+
+      _writer.Write(json);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonToken.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonToken.cs
index fc27644b..1e5fae1f 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonToken.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonToken.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
     /// </summary>
     Comment,
     /// <summary>
+    /// Raw JSON.
+    /// </summary>
+    Raw,
+    /// <summary>
     /// An interger.
     /// </summary>
     Integer,
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonWriter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonWriter.cs
index fce2ffd1..9f34cb43 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonWriter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonWriter.cs
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
 /* StartConstructor */{ State.ConstructorStart, State.ConstructorStart, State.Error,        State.Error,      State.ConstructorStart, State.ConstructorStart, State.ConstructorStart, State.ConstructorStart, State.Error,    State.Error },
 /* StartProperty    */{ State.Property,         State.Error,            State.Property,     State.Property,   State.Error,            State.Error,            State.Error,            State.Error,            State.Error,    State.Error },
 /* Comment          */{ State.Start,            State.Property,         State.ObjectStart,  State.Object,     State.ArrayStart,       State.Array,            State.Constructor,      State.Constructor,      State.Error,    State.Error },
+/* Raw              */{ State.Start,            State.Property,         State.ObjectStart,  State.Object,     State.ArrayStart,       State.Array,            State.Constructor,      State.Constructor,      State.Error,    State.Error },
 /* Value            */{ State.Start,            State.Object,           State.Error,        State.Error,      State.Array,            State.Array,            State.Constructor,      State.Constructor,      State.Error,    State.Error },
 		};
 
@@ -309,7 +310,14 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
     {
       ValidationUtils.ArgumentNotNull(reader, "reader");
 
-      int currentDepth = (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.None) ? -1 : reader.Depth;
+      int currentDepth;
+
+      if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.None)
+        currentDepth = -1;
+      else if (!IsStartToken(reader.TokenType))
+        currentDepth = reader.Depth + 1;
+      else
+        currentDepth = reader.Depth;
 
       do
       {
@@ -363,6 +371,9 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
           case JsonToken.Date:
             WriteValue((DateTime)reader.Value);
             break;
+          case JsonToken.Raw:
+            WriteRaw((string)reader.Value, true);
+            break;
           default:
             throw MiscellaneousUtils.CreateArgumentOutOfRangeException("TokenType", reader.TokenType, "Unexpected token type.");
         }
@@ -386,6 +397,19 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
       }
     }
 
+    private bool IsStartToken(JsonToken token)
+    {
+      switch (token)
+      {
+        case JsonToken.StartObject:
+        case JsonToken.StartArray:
+        case JsonToken.StartConstructor:
+          return true;
+        default:
+          return false;
+      }
+    }
+
     private void WriteEnd(JsonTokenType type)
     {
       switch (type)
@@ -536,7 +560,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         case JsonToken.Undefined:
         case JsonToken.Date:
           // a value is being written
-          token = 6;
+          token = 7;
           break;
       }
 
@@ -584,13 +608,19 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Writes raw JavaScript manually.
+    /// Writes raw JSON.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="javaScript">The raw JavaScript to write.</param>
-    public virtual void WriteRaw(string javaScript)
+    /// <param name="json">The raw JSON to write.</param>
+    public virtual void WriteRaw(string json)
     {
-      // hack. some 'raw' or 'other' token perhaps?
-      AutoComplete(JsonToken.Undefined);
+    }
+
+    internal void WriteRaw(string json, bool autoCompleteValue)
+    {
+      WriteRaw(json);
+      // hack
+      if (autoCompleteValue)
+        AutoComplete(JsonToken.Undefined);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JToken.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JToken.cs
index 5c46f07b..7a2b5928 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JToken.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JToken.cs
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
 
     private static bool ValidateString(JToken o)
     {
-      return (o.Type == JsonTokenType.String || IsNullable(o));
+      return (o.Type == JsonTokenType.String || o.Type == JsonTokenType.Comment || o.Type == JsonTokenType.Raw || IsNullable(o));
     }
 
     private static string GetType(JToken t)
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JValue.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JValue.cs
index a97e7dce..32c18dae 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JValue.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JValue.cs
@@ -188,12 +188,23 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
       return new JValue(value, JsonTokenType.String);
     }
 
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a <see cref="JValue"/> of raw JSON with the given value.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="value">The value.</param>
+    /// <returns>A <see cref="JValue"/> of raw JSON with the given value.</returns>
+    public static JValue CreateRaw(string value)
+    {
+      return new JValue(value, JsonTokenType.Raw);
+    }
+
     private static JsonTokenType GetValueType(JsonTokenType? current, object value)
     {
       if (value == null)
         return JsonTokenType.Null;
       else if (value is string)
-        return (current == JsonTokenType.Comment) ? JsonTokenType.Comment : JsonTokenType.String;
+        return GetStringValueType(current);
       else if (value is long || value is int || value is short || value is sbyte
         || value is ulong || value is uint || value is ushort || value is byte)
         return JsonTokenType.Integer;
@@ -209,6 +220,22 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
       throw new ArgumentException("Could not determin JSON object type for type {0}.".FormatWith(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, value.GetType()));
     }
 
+    private static JsonTokenType GetStringValueType(JsonTokenType? current)
+    {
+      if (current == null)
+        return JsonTokenType.String;
+
+      switch (current.Value)
+      {
+        case JsonTokenType.Comment:
+        case JsonTokenType.String:
+        case JsonTokenType.Raw:
+          return current.Value;
+        default:
+          return JsonTokenType.String;
+      }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the node type for this <see cref="JToken"/>.
     /// </summary>
@@ -281,6 +308,9 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
               writer.WriteValue(Convert.ToDateTime(v, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
           }, _value);
           break;
+        case JsonTokenType.Raw:
+          writer.WriteRaw(_value.ToString());
+          break;
         case JsonTokenType.Null:
           writer.WriteNull();
           break;
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonTokenReader.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonTokenReader.cs
index bc518d9a..31e16438 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonTokenReader.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonTokenReader.cs
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
         case JsonTokenType.Date:
           SetToken(JsonToken.Date, ((JValue)token).Value);
           break;
+        case JsonTokenType.Raw:
+          SetToken(JsonToken.Raw, ((JValue)token).Value);
+          break;
         default:
           throw MiscellaneousUtils.CreateArgumentOutOfRangeException("Type", token.Type, "Unexpected JsonTokenType.");
       }
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonTokenType.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonTokenType.cs
index 3ced4373..65442fd3 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonTokenType.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonTokenType.cs
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
     /// <summary>
     /// A date value.
     /// </summary>
-    Date
+    Date,
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A raw JSON value.
+    /// </summary>
+    Raw
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonTokenWriter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonTokenWriter.cs
index 8b96f2f1..a3c86ec1 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonTokenWriter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonTokenWriter.cs
@@ -128,7 +128,12 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
 
     private void AddValue(object value, JsonToken token)
     {
-      _parent.Add(new JValue(value));
+      AddValue(new JValue(value), token);
+    }
+
+    private void AddValue(JValue value, JsonToken token)
+    {
+      _parent.Add(value);
 
       if (_parent.Type == JsonTokenType.Property)
         _parent = _parent.Parent;
@@ -154,14 +159,14 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Writes raw JavaScript manually.
+    /// Writes raw JSON.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="javaScript">The raw JavaScript to write.</param>
-    public override void WriteRaw(string javaScript)
+    /// <param name="json">The raw JSON to write.</param>
+    public override void WriteRaw(string json)
     {
-      base.WriteRaw(javaScript);
-      // hack. some 'raw' or 'other' token perhaps?
-      AddValue(javaScript, JsonToken.Undefined);
+      base.WriteRaw(json);
+      // hack
+      AddValue(JValue.CreateRaw(json), JsonToken.Raw);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Newtonsoft.Json.Compact.csproj b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Newtonsoft.Json.Compact.csproj
index 2707860a..bcd60ada 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Newtonsoft.Json.Compact.csproj
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Newtonsoft.Json.Compact.csproj
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Converters\XmlNodeConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DateTimeOffset.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DefaultValueHandling.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Identifier.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JavaScriptConvert.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonConverterAttribute.cs" />
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@
     <Compile Include="JsonIgnoreAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonObjectAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonPropertyAttribute.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="JsonRaw.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonReader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonReaderException.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonSerializationException.cs" />
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Newtonsoft.Json.Silverlight.csproj b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Newtonsoft.Json.Silverlight.csproj
index afc49159..f9baa9f4 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Newtonsoft.Json.Silverlight.csproj
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Newtonsoft.Json.Silverlight.csproj
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@
     <Compile Include="..\Newtonsoft.Json\Converters\XmlNodeConverter.cs">
       <Link>Converters\XmlNodeConverter.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
-    <Compile Include="..\Newtonsoft.Json\Identifier.cs">
-      <Link>Identifier.cs</Link>
-    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="..\Newtonsoft.Json\JavaScriptConvert.cs">
       <Link>JavaScriptConvert.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
@@ -216,7 +213,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Converters\JsonDateTimeSerializationMode.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Converters\XmlNodeConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DefaultValueHandling.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Identifier.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JavaScriptConvert.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonConverterAttribute.cs" />
@@ -224,6 +220,7 @@
     <Compile Include="JsonIgnoreAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonObjectAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonPropertyAttribute.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="JsonRaw.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonReader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonReaderException.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonSerializationException.cs" />
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Newtonsoft.Json.csproj b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Newtonsoft.Json.csproj
index f6b4f774..cb5cf909 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Newtonsoft.Json.csproj
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Newtonsoft.Json.csproj
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     <Compile Include="JsonTextWriter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonWriterException.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonReaderException.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Identifier.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="JsonRaw.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonConverterCollection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonReader.cs" />