diff --git a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/stream/JsonReader.java b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/stream/JsonReader.java
index 50f50ec5..2cc4b124 100644
--- a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/stream/JsonReader.java
+++ b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/stream/JsonReader.java
@@ -1225,7 +1225,11 @@ public class JsonReader implements Closeable {
   public void skipValue() throws IOException {
     int count = 0;
     do {
-      int p = doPeek();
+      int p = peeked;
+      if (p == PEEKED_NONE) {
+        p = doPeek();
+      }
+
       if (p == PEEKED_BEGIN_ARRAY) {
         push(JsonScope.EMPTY_ARRAY);
         count++;
diff --git a/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/stream/JsonReaderTest.java b/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/stream/JsonReaderTest.java
index cb2376da..dd7bb574 100644
--- a/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/stream/JsonReaderTest.java
+++ b/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/stream/JsonReaderTest.java
@@ -71,6 +71,38 @@ public final class JsonReaderTest extends TestCase {
     assertEquals(JsonToken.END_DOCUMENT, reader.peek());
   }
 
+  public void testSkipArray() throws IOException {
+    JsonReader reader = new JsonReader(reader(
+        "{\"a\": [\"one\", \"two\", \"three\"], \"b\": 123}"));
+    reader.beginObject();
+    assertEquals("a", reader.nextName());
+    reader.skipValue();
+    assertEquals("b", reader.nextName());
+    assertEquals(123, reader.nextInt());
+    reader.endObject();
+    assertEquals(JsonToken.END_DOCUMENT, reader.peek());
+  }
+
+  public void testSkipArrayAfterPeek() throws Exception {
+    JsonReader reader = new JsonReader(reader(
+        "{\"a\": [\"one\", \"two\", \"three\"], \"b\": 123}"));
+    reader.beginObject();
+    assertEquals("a", reader.nextName());
+    assertEquals(BEGIN_ARRAY, reader.peek());
+    reader.skipValue();
+    assertEquals("b", reader.nextName());
+    assertEquals(123, reader.nextInt());
+    reader.endObject();
+    assertEquals(JsonToken.END_DOCUMENT, reader.peek());
+  }
+
+  public void testSkipTopLevelObject() throws Exception {
+    JsonReader reader = new JsonReader(reader(
+        "{\"a\": [\"one\", \"two\", \"three\"], \"b\": 123}"));
+    reader.skipValue();
+    assertEquals(JsonToken.END_DOCUMENT, reader.peek());
+  }
+
   public void testSkipObject() throws IOException {
     JsonReader reader = new JsonReader(reader(
         "{\"a\": { \"c\": [], \"d\": [true, true, {}] }, \"b\": \"banana\"}"));
@@ -83,6 +115,23 @@ public final class JsonReaderTest extends TestCase {
     assertEquals(JsonToken.END_DOCUMENT, reader.peek());
   }
 
+  public void testSkipObjectAfterPeek() throws Exception {
+    String json = "{" + "  \"one\": { \"num\": 1 }"
+        + ", \"two\": { \"num\": 2 }" + ", \"three\": { \"num\": 3 }" + "}";
+    JsonReader reader = new JsonReader(reader(json));
+    reader.beginObject();
+    assertEquals("one", reader.nextName());
+    assertEquals(BEGIN_OBJECT, reader.peek());
+    reader.skipValue();
+    assertEquals("two", reader.nextName());
+    assertEquals(BEGIN_OBJECT, reader.peek());
+    reader.skipValue();
+    assertEquals("three", reader.nextName());
+    reader.skipValue();
+    reader.endObject();
+    assertEquals(JsonToken.END_DOCUMENT, reader.peek());
+  }
+
   public void testSkipInteger() throws IOException {
     JsonReader reader = new JsonReader(reader(
         "{\"a\":123456789,\"b\":-123456789}"));