diff --git a/pmd-visualforce/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/rule/security/VfUnescapeElRule.java b/pmd-visualforce/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/rule/security/VfUnescapeElRule.java
index 486bd82e81..8ad7a53a58 100644
--- a/pmd-visualforce/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/rule/security/VfUnescapeElRule.java
+++ b/pmd-visualforce/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/rule/security/VfUnescapeElRule.java
@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@ public class VfUnescapeElRule extends AbstractVfRule {
 
     private void processElInScriptContext(ASTElExpression elExpression, ASTText prevText, Object data) {
         boolean quoted = false;
+        boolean jsonParse = false;
 
         if (prevText != null) {
+            jsonParse = isJsonParse(prevText);
             if (isUnbalanced(prevText.getImage(), '\'') || isUnbalanced(prevText.getImage(), '\"')) {
                 quoted = true;
             }
@@ -90,12 +92,21 @@ public class VfUnescapeElRule extends AbstractVfRule {
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            if (!(startsWithSafeResource(elExpression) || containsSafeFields(elExpression))) {
+            if (!(jsonParse || startsWithSafeResource(elExpression) || containsSafeFields(elExpression))) {
                 addViolation(data, elExpression);
             }
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean isJsonParse(ASTText prevText) {
+        if (prevText.getImage().endsWith("JSON.parse(") || prevText.getImage().endsWith("jQuery.parseJSON(")
+                || prevText.getImage().endsWith("$.parseJSON(")) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     private boolean isUnbalanced(String image, char pattern) {
         char[] array = image.toCharArray();
 
diff --git a/pmd-visualforce/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/rule/security/xml/VfUnescapeEl.xml b/pmd-visualforce/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/rule/security/xml/VfUnescapeEl.xml
index cd698c2bca..b0757b5234 100644
--- a/pmd-visualforce/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/rule/security/xml/VfUnescapeEl.xml
+++ b/pmd-visualforce/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/rule/security/xml/VfUnescapeEl.xml
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ Safe unquoted followed by safe quoted
 ]]></code>
 		<source-type>vf</source-type>
 	</test-code>
+
 	<test-code>
 		<description><![CDATA[
 NOT method evaluates to safe boolean
@@ -572,5 +573,21 @@ NOT method evaluates to safe boolean
 		<source-type>vf</source-type>
 	</test-code>
 
+	<test-code>
+		<description><![CDATA[
+JSON.parse method evaluates to safe JSON
+     ]]></description>
+		<expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+		<code><![CDATA[
+<apex:page>
+	<script>
+		var x = JSON.parse({!yes});
+		jQuery.parseJSON({!yes});
+		$.parseJSON({!yes});
+	</script>
+</apex:page>
+]]></code>
+		<source-type>vf</source-type>
+	</test-code>
 
 </test-data>