diff --git a/jlexer/lexer.go b/jlexer/lexer.go
index 4611094..d4f5392 100644
--- a/jlexer/lexer.go
+++ b/jlexer/lexer.go
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ func (r *Lexer) SkipRecursive() {
 
 	for i, c := range r.Data[r.pos:] {
 		switch {
-		case c == start:
+		case c == start && !inQuotes:
 			level++
 		case c == end && !inQuotes:
 			level--
diff --git a/jlexer/lexer_test.go b/jlexer/lexer_test.go
index 0f3833e..900ab61 100644
--- a/jlexer/lexer_test.go
+++ b/jlexer/lexer_test.go
@@ -112,13 +112,22 @@ func TestSkipRecursive(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{toParse: "5, 4", left: ", 4"},
 		{toParse: "[5, 6], 4", left: ", 4"},
+		{toParse: "[5, [7,8]]: 4", left: ": 4"},
+
+		{toParse: `{"a":1}, 4`, left: ", 4"},
+		{toParse: `{"a":1, "b":{"c": 5}, "e":[12,15]}, 4`, left: ", 4"},
+
+		// array start/end chars in a string
 		{toParse: `[5, "]"], 4`, left: ", 4"},
 		{toParse: `[5, "\"]"], 4`, left: ", 4"},
-		{toParse: "[5, [7,8]]: 4", left: ": 4"},
-		{toParse: `{"a":1}, 4`, left: ", 4"},
+		{toParse: `[5, "["], 4`, left: ", 4"},
+		{toParse: `[5, "\"["], 4`, left: ", 4"},
+
+		// object start/end chars in a string
 		{toParse: `{"a}":1}, 4`, left: ", 4"},
 		{toParse: `{"a\"}":1}, 4`, left: ", 4"},
-		{toParse: `{"a":1, "b":{"c": 5}, "e":[12,15]}, 4`, left: ", 4"},
+		{toParse: `{"a{":1}, 4`, left: ", 4"},
+		{toParse: `{"a\"{":1}, 4`, left: ", 4"},
 	} {
 		l := Lexer{Data: []byte(test.toParse)}