diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
index 6167327..b354be3 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ bool OurReader::parse(const char* beginDoc,
   Token token;
   skipCommentTokens(token);
   if (features_.failIfExtra_) {
-    if (token.type_ != tokenError && token.type_ != tokenEndOfStream) {
+    if ((features_.strictRoot_ || token.type_ != tokenError) && token.type_ != tokenEndOfStream) {
       addError("Extra non-whitespace after JSON value.", token);
       return false;
     }