diff --git a/jodd-json/src/main/java/jodd/json/JsonParser.java b/jodd-json/src/main/java/jodd/json/JsonParser.java
index 943f5c747..32200d6b0 100644
--- a/jodd-json/src/main/java/jodd/json/JsonParser.java
+++ b/jodd-json/src/main/java/jodd/json/JsonParser.java
@@ -122,6 +122,16 @@ public JsonParser looseMode(final boolean looseMode) {
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Defines how JSON parser works. In non-lazy mode, the whole JSON is parsed as it is.
+	 * In the lazy mode, not everything is parsed, but some things are left lazy.
+	 * This way we gain some performances, especially on partial usage of the whole JSON.
+	 */
+	public JsonParser lazy(final boolean lazy) {
+		this.mapSupplier = lazy ? LAZYMAP_SUPPLIER : HASMAP_SUPPLIER;
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	// ---------------------------------------------------------------- mappings
 
 	protected Map<Path, Class> mappings;
diff --git a/jodd-json/src/main/java/jodd/json/JsonParserBase.java b/jodd-json/src/main/java/jodd/json/JsonParserBase.java
index 552c4470b..db86876e0 100644
--- a/jodd-json/src/main/java/jodd/json/JsonParserBase.java
+++ b/jodd-json/src/main/java/jodd/json/JsonParserBase.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 /**
  * Just a base class of {@link jodd.json.JsonParser} that contains
@@ -46,6 +47,11 @@
  */
 public abstract class JsonParserBase {
 
+	protected static final Supplier<Map> HASMAP_SUPPLIER = HashMap::new;
+	protected static final Supplier<Map> LAZYMAP_SUPPLIER = LazyMap::new;
+
+	protected Supplier<Map> mapSupplier = HASMAP_SUPPLIER;
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates new instance of {@link jodd.json.MapToBean}.
 	 */
@@ -88,7 +94,7 @@ protected Object newObjectInstance(final Class targetType) {
 		if (targetType == null ||
 			targetType == Map.class) {
 
-			return new HashMap();
+			return mapSupplier.get();
 		}
 
 		ClassDescriptor cd = ClassIntrospector.get().lookup(targetType);
@@ -99,6 +105,7 @@ protected Object newObjectInstance(final Class targetType) {
 		}
 
 		try {
+//			return ClassUtil.newInstance(targetType);
 			return ctorDescriptor.getConstructor().newInstance();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			throw new JsonException(e);
diff --git a/jodd-json/src/main/java/jodd/json/LazyMap.java b/jodd-json/src/main/java/jodd/json/LazyMap.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..942dd074a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jodd-json/src/main/java/jodd/json/LazyMap.java
@@ -0,0 +1,299 @@
+//  Copyright 2015 Richard Hightower
+//
+//   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+//   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+//   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+//   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+//   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+//   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+//   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+//   limitations under the License.
+
+package jodd.json;
+
+import jodd.util.collection.MapEntry;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Array;
+import java.util.AbstractMap;
+import java.util.AbstractSet;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+
+/**
+ * This maps only builds once you ask for a key for the first time.
+ * It is designed to not incur the overhead of creating a map unless needed.
+ *
+ * Taken from Boon project (https://github.com/boonproject/boon)
+ */
+public class LazyMap extends AbstractMap {
+
+	private final boolean delayMap;
+	private Map map;
+	private int size;
+	private Object[] keys;
+	private Object[] values;
+
+	public LazyMap() {
+		keys = new Object[5];
+		values = new Object[5];
+		this.delayMap = false;
+	}
+
+	public LazyMap(final int initialSize) {
+		keys = new Object[initialSize];
+		values = new Object[initialSize];
+		this.delayMap = false;
+	}
+
+	public LazyMap(final int initialSize, final boolean delayMap) {
+		keys = new Object[initialSize];
+		values = new Object[initialSize];
+		this.delayMap = delayMap;
+	}
+
+	public LazyMap(final List keys, final List values, final boolean delayMap) {
+		this.keys = array(Object.class, keys);
+		this.values = array(Object.class, values);
+		this.size = this.keys.length;
+		this.delayMap = delayMap;
+
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Object put(final Object key, final Object value) {
+		if (map == null) {
+			keys[size] = key;
+			values[size] = value;
+			size++;
+			if (size == keys.length) {
+				keys = grow(keys);
+				values = grow(values);
+			}
+			return null;
+		}
+		return map.put(key, value);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Set<Entry<Object, Object>> entrySet() {
+		if (map != null) map.entrySet();
+
+		if (delayMap) {
+
+			return new FakeMapEntrySet(size, keys, values);
+		}
+		buildIfNeeded();
+		return map.entrySet();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int size() {
+		if (map == null) {
+			return size;
+		}
+		return map.size();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isEmpty() {
+		if (map == null) {
+			return size == 0;
+		}
+		return map.isEmpty();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean containsValue(final Object value) {
+		if (map == null) {
+			throw new RuntimeException("wrong type of map");
+		}
+		return map.containsValue(value);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean containsKey(final Object key) {
+		buildIfNeeded();
+		return map.containsKey(key);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Object get(final Object key) {
+		buildIfNeeded();
+		return map.get(key);
+	}
+
+	private void buildIfNeeded() {
+		if (map == null) {
+
+			map = new HashMap<>();
+
+			for (int index = 0; index < size; index++) {
+				map.put(keys[index], values[index]);
+			}
+			this.keys = null;
+			this.values = null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Object remove(final Object key) {
+
+		buildIfNeeded();
+		return map.remove(key);
+
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void putAll(final Map m) {
+		buildIfNeeded();
+		map.putAll(m);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void clear() {
+		if (map == null) {
+			size = 0;
+		} else {
+			map.clear();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Set keySet() {
+		if (map == null) {
+			return set(size, keys);
+		}
+		return map.keySet();
+
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Collection values() {
+		if (map == null) {
+			return Arrays.asList(values);
+		}
+		return map.values();
+
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(final Object o) {
+		buildIfNeeded();
+		return map.equals(o);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+		buildIfNeeded();
+		return map.hashCode();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		buildIfNeeded();
+		return map.toString();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected Object clone() {
+		if (map == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		if (map instanceof LinkedHashMap) {
+			return ((LinkedHashMap) map).clone();
+		}
+		return copy(this);
+	}
+
+	public LazyMap clearAndCopy() {
+		final LazyMap map = new LazyMap(size);
+		for (int index = 0; index < size; index++) {
+			map.put(keys[index], values[index]);
+		}
+		size = 0;
+		return map;
+	}
+
+	public static <K, V> Map<K, V> copy(final Map<K, V> map) {
+		if (map instanceof LinkedHashMap) {
+			return new LinkedHashMap<>(map);
+		}
+		if (map instanceof ConcurrentHashMap) {
+			return new ConcurrentHashMap<>(map);
+		}
+		return new HashMap<>(map);
+	}
+
+
+	// ---------------------------------------------------------------- utils
+
+	private static <V> Set<V> set(final int size, final V... array) {
+		int index = 0;
+		final Set<V> set = new HashSet<>();
+
+		for (final V v : array) {
+			set.add(v);
+			index++;
+			if (index == size) {
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		return set;
+	}
+
+	private static <V> V[] array(final Class<V> cls, final Collection<V> collection) {
+		final Object newInstance = Array.newInstance(cls, collection.size());
+		return collection.toArray((V[]) newInstance);
+	}
+
+	private static <V> V[] grow(final V[] array) {
+		final Object newArray = Array.newInstance(array.getClass().getComponentType(), array.length * 2);
+		System.arraycopy(array, 0, newArray, 0, array.length);
+		return (V[]) newArray;
+	}
+
+	private static <V> List<V> list(final V... array) {
+		final int length = array.length;
+		final List<V> list = new ArrayList<>();
+		for (int index = 0; index < length; index++) {
+			list.add((V) Array.get(array, index));
+		}
+		return list;
+	}
+
+	private static class FakeMapEntrySet extends AbstractSet<Entry<Object, Object>> {
+		Map.Entry<Object, Object>[] array;
+
+		public FakeMapEntrySet(final int size, final Object[] keys, final Object[] values) {
+			array = new Map.Entry[size];
+
+			for (int index = 0; index < size; index++) {
+				array[index] = new MapEntry(keys[index], values[index]);
+			}
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public Iterator<Entry<Object, Object>> iterator() {
+			return list(this.array).iterator();
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public int size() {
+			return array.length;
+		}
+
+	}
+
+}
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