diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a4a654d29..7b36cd736 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.avaje.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-annotation</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2</version>
+      <version>1.3</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java
index 0036f68af..d11fe0494 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ public class BeanDescriptor<T> implements MetaBeanInfo, BeanType<T> {
 
   private final boolean draftableElement;
 
+  private final BeanProperty unmappedJson;
+
   private final BeanProperty draft;
 
   private final BeanProperty draftDirty;
@@ -462,6 +464,7 @@ public class BeanDescriptor<T> implements MetaBeanInfo, BeanType<T> {
     this.softDelete = (softDeleteProperty != null);
     this.idProperty = listHelper.getId();
     this.versionProperty = listHelper.getVersionProperty();
+    this.unmappedJson = listHelper.getUnmappedJson();
     this.draft = listHelper.getDraft();
     this.draftDirty = listHelper.getDraftDirty();
     this.propMap = listHelper.getPropertyMap();
@@ -474,7 +477,6 @@ public class BeanDescriptor<T> implements MetaBeanInfo, BeanType<T> {
     this.propertiesMutable = listHelper.getMutable();
     this.unidirectional = listHelper.getUnidirectional();
     this.propertiesOne = listHelper.getOnes();
-    //this.propertiesOneExported = listHelper.getOneExported();
     this.propertiesOneExportedSave = listHelper.getOneExportedSave();
     this.propertiesOneExportedDelete = listHelper.getOneExportedDelete();
     this.propertiesOneImported = listHelper.getOneImported();
@@ -2468,6 +2470,12 @@ public class BeanDescriptor<T> implements MetaBeanInfo, BeanType<T> {
     return draftableElement;
   }
 
+  public void setUnmappedJson(EntityBean bean, Map<String, Object> unmappedProperties) {
+    if( unmappedJson != null) {
+      unmappedJson.setValueIntercept(bean, unmappedProperties);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Set the draft to true for this entity bean instance.
    * This bean is being loaded via asDraft() query.
@@ -2597,6 +2605,13 @@ public class BeanDescriptor<T> implements MetaBeanInfo, BeanType<T> {
     return propMap.values();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return the property that holds unmapped JSON content.
+   */
+  public BeanProperty propertyUnmappedJson() {
+    return unmappedJson;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return the non transient non id properties.
    */
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptorJsonHelp.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptorJsonHelp.java
index 6dbf2e357..bdc79731d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptorJsonHelp.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptorJsonHelp.java
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ public class BeanDescriptorJsonHelp<T> {
 
     } while (true);
 
+    if (unmappedProperties != null) {
+      desc.setUnmappedJson(bean, unmappedProperties);
+    }
     Object contextBean = null;
     Object id = desc.beanId(bean);
     if (id != null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java
index 780c574e9..fa8b70bc5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ public class BeanProperty implements ElPropertyValue, Property {
   int deployOrder;
 
   final boolean jsonSerialize;
-
   final boolean jsonDeserialize;
+  final boolean unmappedJson;
 
   final boolean draft;
 
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ public class BeanProperty implements ElPropertyValue, Property {
     this.dbInsertable = deploy.isDbInsertable();
     this.dbUpdatable = deploy.isDbUpdateable();
     this.excludedFromHistory = deploy.isExcludedFromHistory();
+    this.unmappedJson = deploy.isUnmappedJson();
     this.draft = deploy.isDraft();
     this.draftDirty = deploy.isDraftDirty();
     this.draftOnly = deploy.isDraftOnly();
@@ -426,6 +427,7 @@ public class BeanProperty implements ElPropertyValue, Property {
     this.propertyType = source.getPropertyType();
     this.field = source.getField();
     this.docOptions = source.docOptions;
+    this.unmappedJson = source.unmappedJson;
 
     this.elPrefix = override.replace(source.elPrefix, source.dbColumn);
     this.elPlaceHolder = override.replace(source.elPlaceHolder, source.dbColumn);
@@ -1201,6 +1203,13 @@ public class BeanProperty implements ElPropertyValue, Property {
     return !excludedFromHistory && descriptor.isHistorySupport();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return true if this property hold unmapped JSON.
+   */
+  public boolean isUnmappedJson() {
+    return unmappedJson;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return true if this property only exists on the draft table.
    */
@@ -1302,6 +1311,10 @@ public class BeanProperty implements ElPropertyValue, Property {
     }
   }
 
+  public boolean isJsonSerialize() {
+    return jsonSerialize;
+  }
+
   @SuppressWarnings(value = "unchecked")
   public void jsonWrite(WriteJson writeJson, EntityBean bean) throws IOException {
     if (!jsonSerialize) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanProperty.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanProperty.java
index a0aa3f45e..9cb0532c0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanProperty.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanProperty.java
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ public class DeployBeanProperty {
   private boolean draftReset;
 
   private boolean softDelete;
+  private boolean unmappedJson;
 
   private String dbComment;
 
@@ -939,6 +940,15 @@ public class DeployBeanProperty {
     return softDelete;
   }
 
+  public void setUnmappedJson() {
+    this.unmappedJson = true;
+    this.isTransient = true;
+  }
+
+  public boolean isUnmappedJson() {
+    return unmappedJson;
+  }
+
   public void setDbComment(String dbComment) {
     this.dbComment = dbComment;
   }
@@ -966,4 +976,5 @@ public class DeployBeanProperty {
   public String getDbColumnDefault() {
     return dbColumnDefault;
   }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanPropertyLists.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanPropertyLists.java
index 3c055d507..cdee51e94 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanPropertyLists.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanPropertyLists.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public class DeployBeanPropertyLists {
 
   private BeanProperty versionProperty;
 
+  private BeanProperty unmappedJson;
+
   private BeanProperty draft;
 
   private BeanProperty draftDirty;
@@ -167,6 +169,9 @@ public class DeployBeanPropertyLists {
       if (prop.isDraft()) {
         draft = prop;
       }
+      if (prop.isUnmappedJson()) {
+        unmappedJson = prop;
+      }
       return;
     }
     if (prop.isId()) {
@@ -205,8 +210,7 @@ public class DeployBeanPropertyLists {
           if (versionProperty == null) {
             versionProperty = prop;
           } else {
-            logger.warn("Multiple @Version properties - property " + prop.getFullBeanName()
-                + " not treated as a version property");
+            logger.warn("Multiple @Version properties - property " + prop.getFullBeanName() + " not treated as a version property");
           }
         } else if (prop.isDraftDirty()) {
           draftDirty = prop;
@@ -326,6 +330,10 @@ public class DeployBeanPropertyLists {
     return draftDirty;
   }
 
+  public BeanProperty getUnmappedJson() {
+    return unmappedJson;
+  }
+
   public BeanProperty getDraft() {
     return draft;
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationFields.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationFields.java
index edfdac0a4..92334ace4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationFields.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationFields.java
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.generatedproperty.GeneratedProperty
 import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.meta.DeployBeanProperty;
 import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.meta.DeployBeanPropertyAssoc;
 import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.meta.DeployBeanPropertyAssocOne;
-import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.meta.DeployBeanPropertyCompound;
-import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.lib.util.StringHelper;
-import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.type.CtCompoundType;
 import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.type.DataEncryptSupport;
 import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.type.ScalarType;
 import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.type.ScalarTypeBytesBase;
@@ -26,7 +23,6 @@ import javax.persistence.*;
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 import javax.validation.constraints.Size;
 import java.sql.Types;
-import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
@@ -364,6 +360,9 @@ public class AnnotationFields extends AnnotationParser {
       prop.setJsonSerialize(jsonIgnore.serialize());
       prop.setJsonDeserialize(jsonIgnore.deserialize());
     }
+    if (get(prop, UnmappedJson.class) != null) {
+      prop.setUnmappedJson();
+    }
   }
 
   private boolean hasRelationshipItem(DeployBeanProperty prop) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/text/json/WriteJson.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/text/json/WriteJson.java
index f7713cd4c..8f69d4b60 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/text/json/WriteJson.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/text/json/WriteJson.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.text.json;
 import com.avaje.ebean.FetchPath;
 import com.avaje.ebean.bean.EntityBean;
 import com.avaje.ebean.config.JsonConfig;
+import com.avaje.ebean.text.json.EJson;
 import com.avaje.ebean.text.json.JsonIOException;
 import com.avaje.ebean.text.json.JsonWriteBeanVisitor;
 import com.avaje.ebean.text.json.JsonWriter;
@@ -465,7 +466,9 @@ public class WriteJson implements JsonWriter {
     }
 
     private boolean isIncludeTransientProperty(BeanProperty prop) {
-      if (!explicitAllProps && currentIncludeProps != null) {
+      if (prop.isUnmappedJson()) {
+        return false;
+      } else if (!explicitAllProps && currentIncludeProps != null) {
         // explicitly controlled by pathProperties
         return currentIncludeProps.contains(prop.getName());
       } else {
@@ -501,6 +504,18 @@ public class WriteJson implements JsonWriter {
           }
         }
 
+        BeanProperty unmappedJson = desc.propertyUnmappedJson();
+        if (unmappedJson != null && unmappedJson.isJsonSerialize()) {
+          Map<String,Object> map = (Map<String,Object>)unmappedJson.getValue(currentBean);
+          if (map != null) {
+            // write to JSON at the current level
+            for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : map.entrySet()) {
+              writeJson.writeFieldName(entry.getKey());
+              EJson.write(entry.getValue(), writeJson.generator);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
         if (visitor != null) {
           visitor.visit(currentBean, writeJson);
         }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/json/TestUnmappedProperties.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/json/TestUnmappedProperties.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86a9f53ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/json/TestUnmappedProperties.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package com.avaje.tests.json;
+
+import com.avaje.ebean.BaseTestCase;
+import com.avaje.ebean.Ebean;
+import com.avaje.tests.model.json.EBasicJsonUnmapped;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+public class TestUnmappedProperties extends BaseTestCase {
+
+  @Test
+  public void toJson() {
+
+    Map<String,Object> nested = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+    nested.put("alpha", "aa");
+    nested.put("beta", "bb");
+
+
+    Map<String,Object> unmapped = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+    unmapped.put("one", 42);
+    unmapped.put("nested", nested);
+
+    EBasicJsonUnmapped bean = new EBasicJsonUnmapped();
+    bean.setName("someName");
+    bean.setUnmapped(unmapped);
+
+
+    String asJson = Ebean.json().toJson(bean);
+
+    assertThat(asJson).contains("{\"name\":\"someName\",\"one\":42,\"nested\":{\"alpha\":\"aa\",\"beta\":\"bb\"}}");
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void fromJson() {
+
+    String json = "{\"name\":\"someName\",\"one\":42,\"nested\":{\"alpha\":\"aa\",\"beta\":\"bb\"}}";
+
+    EBasicJsonUnmapped bean = Ebean.json().toBean(EBasicJsonUnmapped.class, json);
+
+    assertThat(bean.getName()).isEqualTo("someName");
+    assertThat(bean.getUnmapped().get("one")).isEqualTo(42L);
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    Map<String,Object> fromNested = (Map<String,Object>)bean.getUnmapped().get("nested");
+    assertThat(fromNested).containsKeys("alpha", "beta");
+    assertThat(fromNested).containsValues("aa", "bb");
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/json/EBasicJsonUnmapped.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/json/EBasicJsonUnmapped.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e2f0e411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/json/EBasicJsonUnmapped.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package com.avaje.tests.model.json;
+
+import com.avaje.ebean.annotation.UnmappedJson;
+
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.Version;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+@Entity
+public class EBasicJsonUnmapped {
+
+  @Id
+  Long id;
+
+  @Version
+  Long version;
+
+  String name;
+
+  @UnmappedJson
+  Map<String, Object> unmapped;
+
+  public Long getId() {
+    return id;
+  }
+
+  public void setId(Long id) {
+    this.id = id;
+  }
+
+  public Long getVersion() {
+    return version;
+  }
+
+  public void setVersion(Long version) {
+    this.version = version;
+  }
+
+  public String getName() {
+    return name;
+  }
+
+  public void setName(String name) {
+    this.name = name;
+  }
+
+  public Map<String, Object> getUnmapped() {
+    return unmapped;
+  }
+
+  public void setUnmapped(Map<String, Object> unmapped) {
+    this.unmapped = unmapped;
+  }
+}