diff --git a/serde_json/serde_json.ml b/serde_json/serde_json.ml
index 2da91f6..7004484 100644
--- a/serde_json/serde_json.ml
+++ b/serde_json/serde_json.ml
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ module Deserializer = struct
     Ok v
 
   let deserialize_element self s de =
+    Parser.skip_space s.reader;
     match Parser.peek s.reader with
     | Some ']' -> Ok None
     | _ ->
diff --git a/serde_json/serde_json_test.ml b/serde_json/serde_json_test.ml
index 16469d2..9a4cfea 100644
--- a/serde_json/serde_json_test.ml
+++ b/serde_json/serde_json_test.ml
@@ -510,6 +510,36 @@ let _serde_json_parse_test_no_key =
         (error "Failed!");
       assert false
 
+type list_of_record = { records : hello list } [@@deriving deserialize]
+
+let _serde_json_parse_test_list_of_records =
+  let str = {| { "records": [ { "hello": "just one element" } ] } |} in
+  let parsed = Serde_json.of_string deserialize_list_of_record str in
+  match parsed with
+  | Ok parsed ->
+      let _ = (List.hd parsed.records).hello in
+      Format.printf "serde_json.ser/de test %S %s\r\n%!" "parsed with no key"
+        (keyword "OK")
+  | Error _ ->
+      Format.printf "serde_json.ser/de test %S %s\r\n%!" "parsed with no key"
+        (error "Failed!");
+      assert false
+
+let _serde_json_parse_test_list_of_records_with_space =
+  let str =
+    {| { "records": [ { "hello": "two elements: one" } , { "hello": "two elements: two" }] } |}
+  in
+  let parsed = Serde_json.of_string deserialize_list_of_record str in
+  match parsed with
+  | Ok parsed ->
+      let _ = (List.hd parsed.records).hello in
+      Format.printf "serde_json.ser/de test %S %s\r\n%!" "parsed with no key"
+        (keyword "OK")
+  | Error _ ->
+      Format.printf "serde_json.ser/de test %S %s\r\n%!" "parsed with no key"
+        (error "Failed!");
+      assert false
+
 type with_default = {
   greeting : string;
   count_with_default : int; [@serde { default = 5 }]