diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor/Json/SimpleJson/SimpleJson.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor/Json/SimpleJson/SimpleJson.cs
index d418004e55..da3c82ef22 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor/Json/SimpleJson/SimpleJson.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor/Json/SimpleJson/SimpleJson.cs
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ namespace SimpleJson
                             obj = value;
                         else
                         {
-                            obj = ConstructorCache[type]?.Invoke() ?? Activator.CreateInstance(type);
+                            obj = ConstructorCache[type]();
                             foreach (KeyValuePair<string, KeyValuePair<Type, ReflectionUtils.SetDelegate>> setter in SetCache[type])
                             {
                                 object jsonValue;
@@ -1851,6 +1851,14 @@ namespace SimpleJson
             public static ConstructorDelegate GetConstructorByReflection(Type type, params Type[] argsType)
             {
                 ConstructorInfo constructorInfo = GetConstructorInfo(type, argsType);
+
+                if (constructorInfo == null && argsType.Length == 0 && type.IsValueType)
+                {
+                    // If it's a struct, then parameterless constructors are implicit
+                    // We can always call Activator.CreateInstance in lieu of a zero-arg constructor
+                    return args => Activator.CreateInstance(type);
+                }
+
                 return constructorInfo == null ? null : GetConstructorByReflection(constructorInfo);
             }
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test/JsonUtilTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test/JsonUtilTest.cs
index 1e4d6e747a..a0dd701b05 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test/JsonUtilTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test/JsonUtilTest.cs
@@ -84,40 +84,40 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test
         public void CanSerializeStructToJson()
         {
             // Arrange
-            var commandResult = new SimpleError
+            var commandResult = new SimpleStruct
             {
-                Message = "Test",
-                ContainsError = true,
-                ErrorId = 1
+                StringProperty = "Test",
+                BoolProperty = true,
+                NullableIntProperty = 1
             };
             
             // Act
             var result = JsonUtil.Serialize(commandResult);
             
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal("{\"Message\":\"Test\",\"ContainsError\":true,\"ErrorId\":1}", result);
+            Assert.Equal("{\"StringProperty\":\"Test\",\"BoolProperty\":true,\"NullableIntProperty\":1}", result);
         }
 
         [Fact]
         public void CanDeserializeStructFromJson()
         {
             // Arrange
-            var json = "{\"Message\":\"Test\",\"ContainsError\":true,\"ErrorId\":1}";
+            var json = "{\"StringProperty\":\"Test\",\"BoolProperty\":true,\"NullableIntProperty\":1}";
 
             //Act
-            var simpleError = JsonUtil.Deserialize<SimpleError>(json);
+            var simpleError = JsonUtil.Deserialize<SimpleStruct>(json);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal("Test", simpleError.Message);
-            Assert.True(simpleError.ContainsError);
-            Assert.Equal(1, simpleError.ErrorId);
+            Assert.Equal("Test", simpleError.StringProperty);
+            Assert.True(simpleError.BoolProperty);
+            Assert.Equal(1, simpleError.NullableIntProperty);
         }
 
-        struct SimpleError
+        struct SimpleStruct
         {
-            public string Message { get; set; }
-            public bool ContainsError { get; set; }
-            public int? ErrorId { get; set; }
+            public string StringProperty { get; set; }
+            public bool BoolProperty { get; set; }
+            public int? NullableIntProperty { get; set; }
         }
 
         class Person