diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/JsonSerializerTest.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/JsonSerializerTest.cs
index 401bf60c..1d4fb837 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/JsonSerializerTest.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/JsonSerializerTest.cs
@@ -10109,6 +10109,58 @@ This is just junk, though.";
 
             Assert.AreEqual(propertyValue, testObject.GetPropertyValue(), "MyProperty should be populated");
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void JsonPropertyConverter()
+        {
+            DateTime dt = new DateTime(2000, 12, 20, 0, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Utc);
+
+            JsonSerializerSettings settings = new JsonSerializerSettings
+            {
+                ContractResolver = new JsonPropertyConverterContractResolver(),
+                Formatting = Formatting.Indented
+            };
+
+            JsonPropertyConverterTestClass c1 = new JsonPropertyConverterTestClass
+            {
+                NormalDate = dt,
+                JavaScriptDate = dt
+            };
+
+            string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(c1, settings);
+
+            StringAssert.AreEqual(@"{
+  ""NormalDate"": ""2000-12-20T00:00:00Z"",
+  ""JavaScriptDate"": new Date(
+    977270400000
+  )
+}", json);
+
+            JsonPropertyConverterTestClass c2 = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<JsonPropertyConverterTestClass>(json, settings);
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(dt, c2.NormalDate);
+            Assert.AreEqual(dt, c2.JavaScriptDate);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class JsonPropertyConverterTestClass
+    {
+        public DateTime NormalDate { get; set; }
+        public DateTime JavaScriptDate { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public class JsonPropertyConverterContractResolver : DefaultContractResolver
+    {
+        protected override JsonProperty CreateProperty(MemberInfo member, MemberSerialization memberSerialization)
+        {
+            JsonProperty property = base.CreateProperty(member, memberSerialization);
+            if (property.PropertyName == "JavaScriptDate")
+            {
+                property.Converter = new JavaScriptDateTimeConverter();
+            }
+
+            return property;
+        }
     }
 
     public class BaseClassWithProtectedVirtual
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/DefaultContractResolver.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/DefaultContractResolver.cs
index 6b68d9f0..4ad63c07 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/DefaultContractResolver.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/DefaultContractResolver.cs
@@ -709,7 +709,6 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization
             {
                 property.PropertyName = (property.PropertyName != parameterInfo.Name) ? property.PropertyName : matchingMemberProperty.PropertyName;
                 property.Converter = property.Converter ?? matchingMemberProperty.Converter;
-                property.MemberConverter = property.MemberConverter ?? matchingMemberProperty.MemberConverter;
 
                 if (!property._hasExplicitDefaultValue && matchingMemberProperty._hasExplicitDefaultValue)
                 {
@@ -1560,7 +1559,6 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization
             // resolve converter for property
             // the class type might have a converter but the property converter takes precedence
             property.Converter = JsonTypeReflector.GetJsonConverter(attributeProvider);
-            property.MemberConverter = JsonTypeReflector.GetJsonConverter(attributeProvider);
 
             DefaultValueAttribute defaultValueAttribute = JsonTypeReflector.GetAttribute<DefaultValueAttribute>(attributeProvider);
             if (defaultValueAttribute != null)
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/JsonProperty.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/JsonProperty.cs
index 183b0cf2..886abec7 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/JsonProperty.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/JsonProperty.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,12 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization
         /// Gets or sets the member converter.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The member converter.</value>
-        public JsonConverter MemberConverter { get; set; }
+        [Obsolete("MemberConverter is obsolete. Use Converter instead.")]
+        public JsonConverter MemberConverter
+        {
+            get { return Converter; }
+            set { Converter = value; }
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether this <see cref="JsonProperty"/> is ignored.
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/JsonSerializerInternalReader.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/JsonSerializerInternalReader.cs
index 5d5d1ca0..d28e854c 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/JsonSerializerInternalReader.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/JsonSerializerInternalReader.cs
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization
 
                 if (propertyContract != property.PropertyContract)
                 {
-                    propertyConverter = GetConverter(propertyContract, property.MemberConverter, containerContract, containerProperty);
+                    propertyConverter = GetConverter(propertyContract, property.Converter, containerContract, containerProperty);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization
                                     property.PropertyContract = GetContractSafe(property.PropertyType);
                                 }
 
-                                JsonConverter propertyConverter = GetConverter(property.PropertyContract, property.MemberConverter, null, null);
+                                JsonConverter propertyConverter = GetConverter(property.PropertyContract, property.Converter, null, null);
 
                                 if (!SetPropertyValue(property, propertyConverter, null, member, reader, newObject))
                                 {
@@ -2160,7 +2160,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization
                                 property.PropertyContract = GetContractSafe(property.PropertyType);
                             }
 
-                            JsonConverter propertyConverter = GetConverter(property.PropertyContract, property.MemberConverter, contract, containerProperty);
+                            JsonConverter propertyConverter = GetConverter(property.PropertyContract, property.Converter, contract, containerProperty);
 
                             if (!reader.ReadForType(property.PropertyContract, propertyConverter != null))
                             {
@@ -2340,7 +2340,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization
                                     property.PropertyContract = GetContractSafe(property.PropertyType);
                                 }
 
-                                JsonConverter propertyConverter = GetConverter(property.PropertyContract, property.MemberConverter, contract, member);
+                                JsonConverter propertyConverter = GetConverter(property.PropertyContract, property.Converter, contract, member);
 
                                 if (!reader.ReadForType(property.PropertyContract, propertyConverter != null))
                                 {