diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/JsonSerializerTest.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/JsonSerializerTest.cs
index 0a8d7bb0..9c612d18 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/JsonSerializerTest.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/JsonSerializerTest.cs
@@ -4248,5 +4248,33 @@ keyword such as type of business.""
         set { }
       }
     }
+
+    public class CommentTestClass
+    {
+      public bool Indexed { get; set; }
+      public int StartYear { get; set; }
+      public IList<decimal> Values { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void CommentTestClassTest()
+    {
+      string json = @"{""indexed"":true, ""startYear"":1939, ""values"":
+                            [  3000,  /* 1940-1949 */
+                               3000,   3600,   3600,   3600,   3600,   4200,   4200,   4200,   4200,   4800,  /* 1950-1959 */
+                               4800,   4800,   4800,   4800,   4800,   4800,   6600,   6600,   7800,   7800,  /* 1960-1969 */
+                               7800,   7800,   9000,  10800,  13200,  14100,  15300,  16500,  17700,  22900,  /* 1970-1979 */
+                              25900,  29700,  32400,  35700,  37800,  39600,  42000,  43800,  45000,  48000,  /* 1980-1989 */
+                              51300,  53400,  55500,  57600,  60600,  61200,  62700,  65400,  68400,  72600,  /* 1990-1999 */
+                              76200,  80400,  84900,  87000,  87900,  90000,  94200,  97500, 102000, 106800,  /* 2000-2009 */
+                             106800, 106800]  /* 2010-2011 */
+                                }";
+
+      CommentTestClass commentTestClass = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<CommentTestClass>(json);
+
+      Assert.AreEqual(true, commentTestClass.Indexed);
+      Assert.AreEqual(1939, commentTestClass.StartYear);
+      Assert.AreEqual(63, commentTestClass.Values.Count);
+    }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextReader.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextReader.cs
index def46e15..b458d0ea 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextReader.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonTextReader.cs
@@ -322,8 +322,12 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
     public override byte[] ReadAsBytes()
     {
       _readType = ReadType.ReadAsBytes;
-      if (!ReadInternal())
+
+      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;
@@ -340,9 +344,13 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
     public override decimal? ReadAsDecimal()
     {
       _readType = ReadType.ReadAsDecimal;
-      if (!ReadInternal())
-        throw CreateJsonReaderException("Unexpected end when reading decimal: Line {0}, position {1}.", _currentLineNumber, _currentLinePosition);
-
+      
+      do
+      {
+        if (!ReadInternal())
+          throw CreateJsonReaderException("Unexpected end when reading decimal: Line {0}, position {1}.", _currentLineNumber, _currentLinePosition);
+      } while (TokenType == JsonToken.Comment);
+ 
       if (TokenType == JsonToken.Null)
         return null;
       if (TokenType == JsonToken.Float)
@@ -366,8 +374,12 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
     public override DateTimeOffset? ReadAsDateTimeOffset()
     {
       _readType = ReadType.ReadAsDateTimeOffset;
-      if (!ReadInternal())
-        throw CreateJsonReaderException("Unexpected end when reading date: Line {0}, position {1}.", _currentLineNumber, _currentLinePosition);
+
+      do
+      {
+        if (!ReadInternal())
+          throw CreateJsonReaderException("Unexpected end when reading date: Line {0}, position {1}.", _currentLineNumber, _currentLinePosition);
+      } while (TokenType == JsonToken.Comment);
 
       if (TokenType == JsonToken.Null)
         return null;
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/JsonSerializerInternalReader.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/JsonSerializerInternalReader.cs
index c7d56540..d917918e 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/JsonSerializerInternalReader.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/JsonSerializerInternalReader.cs
@@ -634,6 +634,8 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization
                 throw;
             }
             break;
+          case JsonToken.Comment:
+            break;
           case JsonToken.EndObject:
             contract.InvokeOnDeserialized(dictionary.UnderlyingDictionary, Serializer.Context);
             
@@ -742,6 +744,8 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization
 
             serializationInfo.AddValue(memberName, JToken.ReadFrom(reader));
             break;
+          case JsonToken.Comment:
+            break;
           case JsonToken.EndObject:
             exit = true;
             break;
@@ -897,6 +901,8 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization
               reader.Skip();
             }
             break;
+          case JsonToken.Comment:
+            break;
           case JsonToken.EndObject:
             exit = true;
             break;
@@ -964,8 +970,14 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization
         return true;
       }
 #endif
-      
-      return reader.Read();
+
+      do
+      {
+        if (!reader.Read())
+          return false;
+      } while (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.Comment);
+
+      return true;
     }
 
     private object PopulateObject(object newObject, JsonReader reader, JsonObjectContract contract, string id)