diff --git a/src/JSInterop/Microsoft.JSInterop/src/DotNetObjectReferenceJsonConverter.cs b/src/JSInterop/Microsoft.JSInterop/src/DotNetObjectReferenceJsonConverter.cs
index 487b4c77b0..eaabdbf9e6 100644
--- a/src/JSInterop/Microsoft.JSInterop/src/DotNetObjectReferenceJsonConverter.cs
+++ b/src/JSInterop/Microsoft.JSInterop/src/DotNetObjectReferenceJsonConverter.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.JSInterop
             {
                 if (reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.PropertyName)
                 {
-                    if (reader.ValueTextEquals(DotNetObjectRefKey.EncodedUtf8Bytes))
+                    if (dotNetObjectId == 0 && reader.ValueTextEquals(DotNetObjectRefKey.EncodedUtf8Bytes))
                     {
                         reader.Read();
                         dotNetObjectId = reader.GetInt64();
diff --git a/src/JSInterop/Microsoft.JSInterop/test/DotNetObjectReferenceJsonConverterTest.cs b/src/JSInterop/Microsoft.JSInterop/test/DotNetObjectReferenceJsonConverterTest.cs
index be1d2bf975..18f3db55c1 100644
--- a/src/JSInterop/Microsoft.JSInterop/test/DotNetObjectReferenceJsonConverterTest.cs
+++ b/src/JSInterop/Microsoft.JSInterop/test/DotNetObjectReferenceJsonConverterTest.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,36 @@ namespace Microsoft.JSInterop.Tests
             Assert.Equal("Unexcepted JSON property foo.", ex.Message);
         });
 
+        [Fact]
+        public Task Read_Throws_IfJsonIsIncomplete() => WithJSRuntime(_ =>
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var input = new TestModel();
+            var dotNetObjectRef = DotNetObjectRef.Create(input);
+            var objectId = dotNetObjectRef.ObjectId;
+
+            var json = $"{{\"__dotNetObject\":{objectId}";
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            var ex = Record.Exception(() => JsonSerializer.Deserialize<DotNetObjectRef<TestModel>>(json));
+            Assert.IsAssignableFrom<JsonException>(ex);
+        });
+
+        [Fact]
+        public Task Read_Throws_IfDotNetObjectIdAppearsMultipleTimes() => WithJSRuntime(_ =>
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var input = new TestModel();
+            var dotNetObjectRef = DotNetObjectRef.Create(input);
+            var objectId = dotNetObjectRef.ObjectId;
+
+            var json = $"{{\"__dotNetObject\":{objectId},\"__dotNetObject\":{objectId}}}";
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            var ex = Record.Exception(() => JsonSerializer.Deserialize<DotNetObjectRef<TestModel>>(json));
+            Assert.IsAssignableFrom<JsonException>(ex);
+        });
+
         [Fact]
         public Task Read_ReadsJson() => WithJSRuntime(_ =>
         {
@@ -54,26 +84,25 @@ namespace Microsoft.JSInterop.Tests
             Assert.Equal(objectId, deserialized.ObjectId);
         });
 
+
         [Fact]
         public Task Read_ReturnsTheCorrectInstance() => WithJSRuntime(_ =>
         {
             // Arrange
-            // Track a few instances and verify that the deserialized value returns the corect value.
-            DotNetObjectRef.Create(new TestModel());
-            DotNetObjectRef.Create(new TestModel());
+            // Track a few instances and verify that the deserialized value returns the correct value.
+            var instance1 = new TestModel();
+            var instance2 = new TestModel();
+            var ref1 = DotNetObjectRef.Create(instance1);
+            var ref2 = DotNetObjectRef.Create(instance2);
 
-            var input = new TestModel();
-            var dotNetObjectRef = DotNetObjectRef.Create(input);
-            var objectId = dotNetObjectRef.ObjectId;
-
-            var json = $"{{\"__dotNetObject\":{objectId}}}";
+            var json = $"[{{\"__dotNetObject\":{ref2.ObjectId}}},{{\"__dotNetObject\":{ref1.ObjectId}}}]";
 
             // Act
-            var deserialized = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<DotNetObjectRef<TestModel>>(json);
+            var deserialized = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<DotNetObjectRef<TestModel>[]>(json);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Same(input, deserialized.Value);
-            Assert.Equal(objectId, deserialized.ObjectId);
+            Assert.Same(instance2, deserialized[0].Value);
+            Assert.Same(instance1, deserialized[1].Value);
         });
 
         [Fact]