diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/XmlNodeConverter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/XmlNodeConverter.cs
index e607ae68..10f64037 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/XmlNodeConverter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/XmlNodeConverter.cs
@@ -1580,6 +1580,9 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Converters
                         case JsonToken.EndObject:
                             finishedElement = true;
                             break;
+                        case JsonToken.Comment:
+							finishedElement = true;
+                            break;
                         default:
                             throw new JsonSerializationException("Unexpected JsonToken: " + reader.TokenType);
                     }