diff --git a/AK/JsonValue.cpp b/AK/JsonValue.cpp
index 55f58f7a32..62b43d28ce 100644
--- a/AK/JsonValue.cpp
+++ b/AK/JsonValue.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <AK/Function.h>
 #include <AK/JsonArray.h>
 #include <AK/JsonObject.h>
 #include <AK/JsonValue.h>
@@ -175,4 +176,170 @@ String JsonValue::serialized() const
     return builder.to_string();
 }
 
+static bool is_whitespace(char ch)
+{
+    return ch == ' ' || ch == '\n' || ch == '\t' || ch == '\v' || ch == '\r';
+}
+
+JsonValue JsonValue::from_string(const StringView& input)
+{
+    int index = 0;
+
+    auto peek = [&] {
+        return input[index];
+    };
+
+    auto consume = [&]() -> char {
+        if (index < input.length())
+            return input[index++];
+        return '\0';
+    };
+
+    auto consume_while = [&](auto condition) {
+        while (condition(peek()))
+            consume();
+    };
+
+    auto extract_while = [&](auto condition) {
+        StringBuilder builder;
+        while (condition(peek()))
+            builder.append(consume());
+        return builder.to_string();
+    };
+
+    auto consume_whitespace = [&] {
+        consume_while([](char ch) { return is_whitespace(ch); });
+    };
+
+    auto consume_specific = [&](char expected_ch) {
+        char consumed_ch = consume();
+        ASSERT(consumed_ch == expected_ch);
+    };
+
+    Function<JsonValue()> parse;
+
+    auto parse_object_member = [&](JsonObject& object) {
+        consume_whitespace();
+        consume_specific('"');
+        auto name = extract_while([](char ch) { return ch != '"'; });
+        consume_specific('"');
+        consume_whitespace();
+        consume_specific(':');
+        consume_whitespace();
+        auto value = parse();
+        object.set(name, value);
+    };
+
+    auto parse_object = [&]() -> JsonValue {
+        JsonObject object;
+        consume_specific('{');
+        for (;;) {
+            consume_whitespace();
+            if (peek() == '}')
+                break;
+            parse_object_member(object);
+            consume_whitespace();
+            if (peek() == '}')
+                break;
+            consume_specific(',');
+        }
+        consume_specific('}');
+        return object;
+    };
+
+    auto parse_array = [&]() -> JsonValue {
+        JsonArray array;
+        consume_specific('[');
+        for (;;) {
+            consume_whitespace();
+            if (peek() == ']')
+                break;
+            array.append(parse());
+            consume_whitespace();
+            if (peek() == ']')
+                break;
+            consume_specific(',');
+        }
+        consume_whitespace();
+        consume_specific(']');
+        return array;
+    };
+
+    auto parse_string = [&]() -> JsonValue {
+        consume_specific('"');
+        auto string = extract_while([](char ch) { return ch != '"'; });
+        consume_specific('"');
+        return JsonValue(string);
+    };
+
+    auto parse_number = [&]() -> JsonValue {
+        auto number_string = extract_while([](char ch) { return ch == '-' || (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9'); });
+        bool ok;
+        auto value = JsonValue(number_string.to_int(ok));
+        ASSERT(ok);
+        return value;
+    };
+
+    auto consume_string = [&](const char* str) {
+        for (size_t i = 0, length = strlen(str); i < length; ++i)
+            consume_specific(str[i]);
+    };
+
+    auto parse_true = [&]() -> JsonValue {
+        consume_string("true");
+        return JsonValue(true);
+    };
+
+    auto parse_false = [&]() -> JsonValue {
+        consume_string("false");
+        return JsonValue(false);
+    };
+
+    auto parse_null = [&]() -> JsonValue {
+        consume_string("null");
+        return JsonValue(JsonValue::Type::Null);
+    };
+
+    auto parse_undefined = [&]() -> JsonValue {
+        consume_string("undefined");
+        return JsonValue(JsonValue::Type::Undefined);
+    };
+
+    parse = [&]() -> JsonValue {
+        consume_whitespace();
+        auto type_hint = peek();
+        switch (type_hint) {
+        case '{':
+            return parse_object();
+        case '[':
+            return parse_array();
+        case '"':
+            return parse_string();
+        case '-':
+        case '0':
+        case '1':
+        case '2':
+        case '3':
+        case '4':
+        case '5':
+        case '6':
+        case '7':
+        case '8':
+        case '9':
+            return parse_number();
+        case 'f':
+            return parse_false();
+        case 't':
+            return parse_true();
+        case 'n':
+            return parse_null();
+        case 'u':
+            return parse_undefined();
+        }
+        ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+    };
+
+    return parse();
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/AK/JsonValue.h b/AK/JsonValue.h
index 211086d2d1..439429d9d7 100644
--- a/AK/JsonValue.h
+++ b/AK/JsonValue.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ public:
         Object,
     };
 
+    static JsonValue from_string(const StringView&);
+
     explicit JsonValue(Type = Type::Null);
     ~JsonValue() { clear(); }