diff --git a/src/core/Akka.FSharp/FsApi.fs b/src/core/Akka.FSharp/FsApi.fs
index fdc46b9569d..056af07ff5e 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.FSharp/FsApi.fs
+++ b/src/core/Akka.FSharp/FsApi.fs
@@ -240,6 +240,20 @@ module Actors =
                         member __.Unstash() = (this :> IWithUnboundedStash).Stash.Unstash()
                         member __.UnstashAll() = (this :> IWithUnboundedStash).Stash.UnstashAll() }
     
+        // these three static guys are hacks around issue with unresolved 
+        // final type from Newtonsoft.Json serialization of some types
+        static let jobjectType = Type.GetType("Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject, Newtonsoft.Json") 
+        static let toObjectMethod = jobjectType.GetMethod("ToObject", [|typeof<System.Type>|])
+        static let (|JObj|_|) o =
+            let t = typeof<'Message>
+            if o <> null && o.GetType().Equals jobjectType 
+            then 
+                try
+                    Some (toObjectMethod.Invoke(o, [|t|]) :?> 'Message)
+                with
+                | _ -> None // type conversion failed (passed JSON is not of expected type)
+            else None
+    
         new(actor : Expr<Actor<'Message> -> Cont<'Message, 'Returned>>) = FunActor(actor.Compile () ())
         member __.Sender() : IActorRef = base.Sender
         member __.Unhandled msg = base.Unhandled msg
@@ -247,7 +261,8 @@ module Actors =
             match state with
             | Func f -> 
                 match msg with
-                | :? 'Message as matched -> state <- f matched
+                | :? 'Message as m -> state <- f m
+                | JObj m -> state <- f m 
                 | _ -> x.Unhandled msg
             | Return _ -> x.PostStop()
         override x.PostStop() =
diff --git a/src/core/Akka.Persistence.FSharp/FsApi.fs b/src/core/Akka.Persistence.FSharp/FsApi.fs
index 082c194bb37..178a63f449e 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.Persistence.FSharp/FsApi.fs
+++ b/src/core/Akka.Persistence.FSharp/FsApi.fs
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ open Akka.Actor
 open Akka.FSharp
 open Akka.Persistence
 
+let private jobjectType = Type.GetType("Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject, Newtonsoft.Json") 
+let private toObjectMethod = jobjectType.GetMethod("ToObject", [|typeof<System.Type>|])
+
 type PersistenceId = string
 
 [<Interface>]
@@ -142,16 +145,38 @@ type FunPersistentActor<'Command, 'Event, 'State>(aggregate: Aggregate<'Command,
             member __.SaveSnapshot state = this.SaveSnapshot(state)
             member __.DeleteSnapshot seqNr timestamp = this.DeleteSnapshot(seqNr, timestamp)
             member __.DeleteSnapshots criteria = this.DeleteSnapshots(criteria) }
-      
+
+    static let (|JObjCommand|_|) o =
+        let t = typeof<'Command>
+        if o <> null && o.GetType().Equals jobjectType 
+        then 
+            try
+                Some (toObjectMethod.Invoke(o, [|t|]) :?> 'Message)
+            with
+            | _ -> None // type conversion failed (passed JSON is not of expected type)
+        else None
+
+    static let (|JObjEvent|_|) o =
+        let t = typeof<'Event>
+        if o <> null && o.GetType().Equals jobjectType 
+        then 
+            try
+                Some (toObjectMethod.Invoke(o, [|t|]) :?> 'Message)
+            with
+            | _ -> None // type conversion failed (passed JSON is not of expected type)
+        else None
+
     member __.Sender() : IActorRef = base.Sender
     member __.Unhandled msg = base.Unhandled msg
     override x.OnCommand (msg: obj) = 
         match msg with
         | :? 'Command as cmd -> aggregate.exec mailbox state cmd
+        | JObjCommand cmd -> aggregate.exec mailbox state cmd
         | _ -> ()   // ignore?
     override x.OnRecover (msg: obj) = 
         match msg with
         | :? 'Event as e -> state <- aggregate.apply mailbox state e
+        | JObjEvent e -> state <- aggregate.apply mailbox state e
         | _ -> ()   // ignore?        
     override x.PostStop () =
         base.PostStop ()
@@ -259,11 +284,24 @@ type FunPersistentView<'Event, 'State>(perspective: Perspective<'Event, 'State>,
             member __.DeleteSnapshot seqNr timestamp = this.DeleteSnapshot(seqNr, timestamp)
             member __.DeleteSnapshots criteria = this.DeleteSnapshots(criteria) }
       
+    static let (|JObjEvent|_|) o =
+        let t = typeof<'Event>
+        if o <> null && o.GetType().Equals jobjectType 
+        then 
+            try
+                Some (toObjectMethod.Invoke(o, [|t|]) :?> 'Message)
+            with
+            | _ -> None // type conversion failed (passed JSON is not of expected type)
+        else None
+
     member __.Sender() : IActorRef = base.Sender
     member __.Unhandled msg = base.Unhandled msg
     override x.Receive (msg: obj): bool = 
         match msg with
         | :? 'Event as e -> 
+            state <- perspective.apply mailbox state e
+            true            
+        | JObjEvent e -> 
             state <- perspective.apply mailbox state e
             true
         | _ -> false   // ignore?        
@@ -330,16 +368,38 @@ type Deliverer<'Command, 'Event, 'State>(aggregate: DeliveryAggregate<'Command,
             member __.SetDeliverySnapshot snap = this.SetDeliverySnapshot snap
             member __.UnconfirmedCount() = this.UnconfirmedCount }
       
+    static let (|JObjCommand|_|) o =
+        let t = typeof<'Command>
+        if o <> null && o.GetType().Equals jobjectType 
+        then 
+            try
+                Some (toObjectMethod.Invoke(o, [|t|]) :?> 'Message)
+            with
+            | _ -> None // type conversion failed (passed JSON is not of expected type)
+        else None
+
+    static let (|JObjEvent|_|) o =
+        let t = typeof<'Event>
+        if o <> null && o.GetType().Equals jobjectType 
+        then 
+            try
+                Some (toObjectMethod.Invoke(o, [|t|]) :?> 'Message)
+            with
+            | _ -> None // type conversion failed (passed JSON is not of expected type)
+        else None
+
     member __.Sender() : IActorRef = base.Sender
     member __.Unhandled msg = base.Unhandled msg
     override x.ReceiveCommand (msg: obj) = 
         match msg with
         | :? 'Command as cmd -> aggregate.exec mailbox state cmd
+        | JObjCommand cmd -> aggregate.exec mailbox state cmd
         | _ -> ()   // ignore?
         true
     override x.ReceiveRecover (msg: obj) = 
         match msg with
         | :? 'Event as e -> state <- aggregate.apply mailbox state e
+        | JObjEvent e -> state <- aggregate.apply mailbox state e
         | _ -> ()   // ignore?        
         true
     override x.PostStop () =