diff --git a/ParserHelpers.cpp b/ParserHelpers.cpp
index 0d37976..1595fb8 100644
--- a/ParserHelpers.cpp
+++ b/ParserHelpers.cpp
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ stringOfItem::stringOfItem(std::istream& theStream)
 
 	if (next == "{")
 	{
+		bool inQuotes = false;
 		auto braceDepth = 1;
 		while (true)
 		{
@@ -493,11 +494,22 @@ stringOfItem::stringOfItem(std::istream& theStream)
 
 			theString += inputChar;
 
-			if (inputChar == '{')
+			if (inputChar == '\"')
+			{
+				if (!inQuotes)
+				{
+					inQuotes = true;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					inQuotes = false;
+				}
+			}
+			if (inputChar == '{' && !inQuotes)
 			{
 				braceDepth++;
 			}
-			else if (inputChar == '}')
+			else if (inputChar == '}' && !inQuotes)
 			{
 				braceDepth--;
 				if (braceDepth == 0)
diff --git a/tests/ParserHelperTests.cpp b/tests/ParserHelperTests.cpp
index 0e9abbd..f75d157 100644
--- a/tests/ParserHelperTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/ParserHelperTests.cpp
@@ -766,6 +766,15 @@ TEST(ParserHelper_Tests, SingleStringGetsQuotedStringAfterEquals)
 	ASSERT_EQ("foo", theString.getString());
 }
 
+TEST(ParserHelper_Tests, SingleStringGetsQuotedCurly)
+{
+	std::stringstream input{" = \"{\" "};
+
+	const commonItems::singleString theString(input);
+
+	ASSERT_EQ("{", theString.getString());
+}
+
 
 TEST(ParserHelper_Tests, StringOfObjectConvertsBracedObjectsToStrings)
 {
@@ -801,6 +810,33 @@ TEST(ParserHelper_Tests, StringOfItemConvertsBracedObjectsToStrings)
 	ASSERT_EQ(input.str(), theItem.getString());
 }
 
+TEST(ParserHelper_Tests, StringOfItemHandlesQuotedCurlyBracesInString)
+{
+	std::stringstream input;
+	input >> std::noskipws;
+	input << "= \"blah { blah \"";
+
+	const commonItems::stringOfItem theItem(input);
+
+	ASSERT_EQ(input.str(), theItem.getString());
+}
+
+TEST(ParserHelper_Tests, StringOfItemHandlesNestedQuotedCurlyBraces)
+{
+	std::stringstream input;
+	input >> std::noskipws;
+	input << "= {\n";
+	input << "\t{\n";
+	input << "\t\tid = \"{\"\n";
+	input << "\t\ttype = 46\n";
+	input << "\t} bla\n";
+	input << "}";
+
+	const commonItems::stringOfItem theItem(input);
+
+	ASSERT_EQ(input.str(), theItem.getString());
+}
+
 
 TEST(ParserHelper_Tests, StringOfItemGetsStringAfterEquals)
 {
@@ -849,6 +885,21 @@ TEST(ParserHelper_Tests, StringOfItemNamesConvertsItemNamesWithinBracesToStrings
 	ASSERT_EQ(expectedStrings, theItemNames.getStrings());
 }
 
+TEST(ParserHelper_Tests, StringOfItemNamesIgnoresQuotedCurlyBraceValues)
+{
+	std::stringstream input;
+	input >> std::noskipws;
+	input << "= {\n";
+	input << "\tfoo = \"{\" \n";
+	input << "\tbar = baz\n";
+	input << "}";
+
+	const commonItems::stringsOfItemNames theItemNames(input);
+
+	const auto expectedStrings = std::vector<std::string>{"foo", "bar"};
+	ASSERT_EQ(expectedStrings, theItemNames.getStrings());
+}
+
 
 TEST(ParserHelper_Tests, AssignmentItemsWithinBracesToKeyValuePairs)
 {