diff --git a/json11.cpp b/json11.cpp
index 07a3a71..5f3b7ef 100644
--- a/json11.cpp
+++ b/json11.cpp
@@ -735,15 +735,18 @@ Json Json::parse(const string &in, string &err, JsonParse strategy) {
 
 // Documented in json11.hpp
 vector<Json> Json::parse_multi(const string &in,
+                               std::string::size_type &parser_stop_pos,
                                string &err,
                                JsonParse strategy) {
     JsonParser parser { in, 0, err, false, strategy };
-
+    parser_stop_pos = 0;
     vector<Json> json_vec;
     while (parser.i != in.size() && !parser.failed) {
         json_vec.push_back(parser.parse_json(0));
         // Check for another object
         parser.consume_garbage();
+        if (!parser.failed)
+            parser_stop_pos = parser.i;
     }
     return json_vec;
 }
diff --git a/json11.hpp b/json11.hpp
index a99e241..e9fe251 100644
--- a/json11.hpp
+++ b/json11.hpp
@@ -165,9 +165,18 @@ public:
     // Parse multiple objects, concatenated or separated by whitespace
     static std::vector<Json> parse_multi(
         const std::string & in,
+        std::string::size_type & parser_stop_pos,
         std::string & err,
         JsonParse strategy = JsonParse::STANDARD);
 
+    static inline std::vector<Json> parse_multi(
+        const std::string & in,
+        std::string & err,
+        JsonParse strategy = JsonParse::STANDARD) {
+        std::string::size_type parser_stop_pos;
+        return parse_multi(in, parser_stop_pos, err, strategy);
+    }
+
     bool operator== (const Json &rhs) const;
     bool operator<  (const Json &rhs) const;
     bool operator!= (const Json &rhs) const { return !(*this == rhs); }
diff --git a/test.cpp b/test.cpp
index bd60705..b1b52fd 100644
--- a/test.cpp
+++ b/test.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+#undef NDEBUG//at now assert will work even in Release build
+#endif
+#include <cassert>
 #include <string>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
 #include "json11.hpp"
-#include <cassert>
 #include <list>
 #include <set>
 #include <unordered_map>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 using namespace json11;
 using std::string;
@@ -183,6 +187,36 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     assert(nested_array.array_items()[0].is_array());
     assert(nested_array.array_items()[0].array_items().size() == 3);
 
+    {
+        const std::string good_json = R"( {"k1" : "v1"})";
+        const std::string bad_json1 = good_json + " {";
+        const std::string bad_json2 = good_json + R"({"k2":"v2", "k3":[)";
+        struct TestMultiParse {
+            std::string input;
+            std::string::size_type expect_parser_stop_pos;
+            size_t expect_not_empty_elms_count;
+            Json expect_parse_res;
+        } tests[] = {
+            {" {", 0, 0, {}},
+            {good_json, good_json.size(), 1, Json(std::map<string, string>{ { "k1", "v1" } })},
+            {bad_json1, good_json.size() + 1, 1, Json(std::map<string, string>{ { "k1", "v1" } })},
+            {bad_json2, good_json.size(), 1, Json(std::map<string, string>{ { "k1", "v1" } })},
+            {"{}", 2, 1, Json::object{}},
+        };
+        for (const auto &tst : tests) {
+            std::string::size_type parser_stop_pos;
+            std::string err;
+            auto res = Json::parse_multi(tst.input, parser_stop_pos, err);
+            assert(parser_stop_pos == tst.expect_parser_stop_pos);
+            assert(
+                std::count_if(res.begin(), res.end(),
+                              [](const Json& j) { return !j.is_null(); })
+                == tst.expect_not_empty_elms_count);
+            if (!res.empty()) {
+                assert(tst.expect_parse_res == res[0]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
     Json my_json = Json::object {
         { "key1", "value1" },
         { "key2", false },