diff --git a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/Gson.java b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/Gson.java
index f8469e63..bbf423fb 100644
--- a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/Gson.java
+++ b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/Gson.java
@@ -881,15 +881,19 @@ public final class Gson {
       writer.write(DefaultConfig.JSON_NON_EXECUTABLE_PREFIX);
     }
     JsonWriter jsonWriter = new JsonWriter(writer);
-    jsonWriter.setFormattingStyle(formattingStyle);
-    jsonWriter.setHtmlSafe(htmlSafe);
-    jsonWriter.setLenient(lenient);
-    jsonWriter.setOmitQuotes(omitQuotes);
-    jsonWriter.setSerializeNulls(serializeNulls);
-    jsonWriter.setSerializeSpecialFloatingPointValues(serializeSpecialFloatingPointValues);
+    configure(jsonWriter);
     return jsonWriter;
   }
 
+  public void configure(JsonWriter writer) {
+    writer.setFormattingStyle(formattingStyle);
+    writer.setHtmlSafe(htmlSafe);
+    writer.setLenient(lenient);
+    writer.setOmitQuotes(omitQuotes);
+    writer.setSerializeNulls(serializeNulls);
+    writer.setSerializeSpecialFloatingPointValues(serializeSpecialFloatingPointValues);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns a new JSON reader configured for the settings on this Gson instance.
    *
@@ -900,11 +904,15 @@ public final class Gson {
    */
   public JsonReader newJsonReader(Reader reader) {
     JsonReader jsonReader = new JsonReader(reader);
-    jsonReader.setLenient(lenient);
-    jsonReader.setSerializeSpecialFloatingPointValues(serializeSpecialFloatingPointValues);
+    configure(jsonReader);
     return jsonReader;
   }
 
+  public void configure(JsonReader reader) {
+    reader.setLenient(lenient);
+    reader.setSerializeSpecialFloatingPointValues(serializeSpecialFloatingPointValues);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Writes the JSON for {@code jsonElement} to {@code writer}.
    *