diff --git a/lib/tests/FSharp.Core.dll b/lib/tests/FSharp.Core.dll
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b9afb668
Binary files /dev/null and b/lib/tests/FSharp.Core.dll differ
diff --git a/src/ServiceStack.Text.sln b/src/ServiceStack.Text.sln
index fb9dbbad6..18d55d173 100644
--- a/src/ServiceStack.Text.sln
+++ b/src/ServiceStack.Text.sln
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "ServiceStack.Text", "Servic
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "ServiceStack.Text.Tests", "..\tests\ServiceStack.Text.Tests\ServiceStack.Text.Tests.csproj", "{9770BD40-AA3B-4785-B5E0-F4C470F9F14E}"
 EndProject
+Project("{F2A71F9B-5D33-465A-A702-920D77279786}") = "ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests", "..\tests\ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests\ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests.fsproj", "{1F03048A-D5B2-4950-9FAD-632A5DE78C94}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
-		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
 		MonoTouch|Any CPU = MonoTouch|Any CPU
+		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
 		{579B3FDB-CDAD-44E1-8417-885C38E49A0E}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -29,8 +31,15 @@ Global
 		{9770BD40-AA3B-4785-B5E0-F4C470F9F14E}.MonoTouch|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = MonoTouch|Any CPU
 		{9770BD40-AA3B-4785-B5E0-F4C470F9F14E}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{9770BD40-AA3B-4785-B5E0-F4C470F9F14E}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{1F03048A-D5B2-4950-9FAD-632A5DE78C94}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{1F03048A-D5B2-4950-9FAD-632A5DE78C94}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{1F03048A-D5B2-4950-9FAD-632A5DE78C94}.MonoTouch|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{1F03048A-D5B2-4950-9FAD-632A5DE78C94}.MonoTouch|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{1F03048A-D5B2-4950-9FAD-632A5DE78C94}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{1F03048A-D5B2-4950-9FAD-632A5DE78C94}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
-	GlobalSection(NestedProjects) = preSolution
+	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
+		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(MonoDevelopProperties) = preSolution
 		StartupItem = ServiceStack.Text\ServiceStack.Text.csproj
@@ -42,7 +51,4 @@ Global
 		$2.Text = 
 		$2.IncludeInNewFiles = True
 	EndGlobalSection
-	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
-		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
-	EndGlobalSection
 EndGlobal
diff --git a/src/ServiceStack.Text.suo b/src/ServiceStack.Text.suo
index 28605b110..60b077e17 100644
Binary files a/src/ServiceStack.Text.suo and b/src/ServiceStack.Text.suo differ
diff --git a/src/ServiceStack.Text/Common/DeserializeType.cs b/src/ServiceStack.Text/Common/DeserializeType.cs
index 32867ca49..f7476d899 100644
--- a/src/ServiceStack.Text/Common/DeserializeType.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceStack.Text/Common/DeserializeType.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public static ParseStringDelegate GetParseMethod(Type type)
 		}
 
 		private static object StringToType(Type type, string strType, 
-           EmptyCtorDelegate ctorFn,
+		   EmptyCtorDelegate ctorFn,
 		   IDictionary<string, SetPropertyDelegate> setterMap,
 		   IDictionary<string, ParseStringDelegate> parseStringFnMap)
 		{
@@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ private static object StringToType(Type type, string strType,
 
 				var propertyValueString = Serializer.EatValue(strType, ref index);
 
-                if (!parseStringFnMap.TryGetValue(propertyName, out parseStringFn))
-                {
-                    // try changing case of the first character
-                    var p2 = propertyName.ToggleFirstChar();
-                    if (p2 != null && parseStringFnMap.TryGetValue(p2, out parseStringFn))
-                    {
-                        propertyName = p2;
-                    }
-                }
+				if (!parseStringFnMap.TryGetValue(propertyName, out parseStringFn))
+				{
+					// try changing case of the first character
+					var p2 = propertyName.ToggleFirstChar();
+					if (p2 != null && parseStringFnMap.TryGetValue(p2, out parseStringFn))
+					{
+						propertyName = p2;
+					}
+				}
 
 				if (parseStringFn != null)
 				{
@@ -106,10 +106,34 @@ private static object StringToType(Type type, string strType,
 			return instance;
 		}
 
+		private static SetPropertyDelegate FSharpRecordSetPropertyPolicy(PropertyInfo property)
+		{
+			string propertyName = property.Name;
+			string fieldName = propertyName.EndsWith("@") ? propertyName : propertyName + "@";
+			FieldInfo fi = property.DeclaringType.GetField(fieldName, BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
+			if (fi == null) return null;
+			return GetSetFieldMethod(property.DeclaringType, fi);
+		}
+
+		public static SetPropertyDelegate GetSetFieldMethod(Type type, FieldInfo fieldInfo)
+		{
+			var oInstanceParam = Expression.Parameter(typeof(object), "oInstanceParam");
+			var oValueParam = Expression.Parameter(typeof(object), "oValueParam");
+			var instanceParam = Expression.Convert(oInstanceParam, type);
+			var useType = fieldInfo.FieldType;
+			var valueParam = Expression.Convert(oValueParam, useType);
+			return Expression.Lambda<SetPropertyDelegate>(
+				Expression.Assign(Expression.Field(instanceParam, fieldInfo), valueParam),
+				oInstanceParam,
+				oValueParam)
+				.Compile();
+		}
+
 		public static SetPropertyDelegate GetSetPropertyMethod(Type type, PropertyInfo propertyInfo)
 		{
 			var setMethodInfo = propertyInfo.GetSetMethod(true);
-			if (setMethodInfo == null) return null;
+			// if there's no setter, let's see if we can try the F# policy of a private field suffixed by @.
+            if (setMethodInfo == null) return FSharpRecordSetPropertyPolicy(propertyInfo);
 			
 #if SILVERLIGHT || MONOTOUCH
 			return (instance, value) => setMethodInfo.Invoke(instance, new[] {value});
diff --git a/src/ServiceStack.Text/ServiceStack.Text.csproj b/src/ServiceStack.Text/ServiceStack.Text.csproj
index 4d8f3aa5e..81e57117c 100644
--- a/src/ServiceStack.Text/ServiceStack.Text.csproj
+++ b/src/ServiceStack.Text/ServiceStack.Text.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>ServiceStack.Text</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>ServiceStack.Text</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v3.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <FileUpgradeFlags>
     </FileUpgradeFlags>
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     <IsWebBootstrapper>false</IsWebBootstrapper>
     <UseApplicationTrust>false</UseApplicationTrust>
     <BootstrapperEnabled>true</BootstrapperEnabled>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
diff --git a/tests/ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests/Records.fs b/tests/ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests/Records.fs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8eea2bd1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests/Records.fs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+namespace ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests
+
+type Coordinate = {X:double; Y:double}
+
+type Line = {Start:Coordinate; End:Coordinate}
+
diff --git a/tests/ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests/ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests.fsproj b/tests/ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests/ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests.fsproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e621a3797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests/ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests.fsproj
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
+    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
+    <ProductVersion>8.0.30703</ProductVersion>
+    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
+    <ProjectGuid>{1f03048a-d5b2-4950-9fad-632a5de78c94}</ProjectGuid>
+    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
+    <RootNamespace>ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests</RootNamespace>
+    <AssemblyName>ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests</AssemblyName>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <Name>ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests</Name>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
+    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
+    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
+    <Tailcalls>false</Tailcalls>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <WarningLevel>3</WarningLevel>
+    <DocumentationFile>
+    </DocumentationFile>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
+    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
+    <Tailcalls>true</Tailcalls>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <WarningLevel>3</WarningLevel>
+    <DocumentationFile>
+    </DocumentationFile>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="mscorlib" />
+    <Reference Include="FSharp.Core" />
+    <Reference Include="System" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="Records.fs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\FSharp\1.0\Microsoft.FSharp.Targets" Condition="!Exists('$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.Build.Tasks.v4.0.dll')" />
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\..\Microsoft F#\v4.0\Microsoft.FSharp.Targets" Condition=" Exists('$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.Build.Tasks.v4.0.dll')" />
+  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
+	     Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
+	<Target Name="BeforeBuild">
+	</Target>
+	<Target Name="AfterBuild">
+	</Target>
+	-->
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests/JsonTests/BasicJsonTests.cs b/tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests/JsonTests/BasicJsonTests.cs
index 4236052cb..3b07d56da 100644
--- a/tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests/JsonTests/BasicJsonTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests/JsonTests/BasicJsonTests.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,24 @@ public IntIntDictionary()
             public IDictionary<int,int> Dictionary { get; set; }
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void Can_deserialize_simple_fsharp_record()
+        {
+            var s = JsonSerializer.DeserializeFromString<ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests.Coordinate>("{\"X\":1.0,\"Y\":2.0}");
+            Assert.AreEqual(1.0, s.X);
+            Assert.AreEqual(2.0, s.Y);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Can_deserialize_nested_fsharp_record()
+        {
+            var s = JsonSerializer.DeserializeFromString<ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests.Line>("{\"Start\":{\"X\":1.0,\"Y\":2.0},\"End\":{\"X\":3.0,\"Y\":4.0}}");
+            Assert.AreEqual(1.0, s.Start.X);
+            Assert.AreEqual(2.0, s.Start.Y);
+            Assert.AreEqual(3.0, s.End.X);
+            Assert.AreEqual(4.0, s.End.Y);
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void Serialize_skips_null_values_by_default()
         {
diff --git a/tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests.csproj b/tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests.csproj
index 0d89d6aaf..5c062e677 100644
--- a/tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>ServiceStack.Text.Tests</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>ServiceStack.Text.Tests</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v3.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <FileUpgradeFlags>
     </FileUpgradeFlags>
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     <IsWebBootstrapper>false</IsWebBootstrapper>
     <UseApplicationTrust>false</UseApplicationTrust>
     <BootstrapperEnabled>true</BootstrapperEnabled>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
@@ -61,6 +62,9 @@
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="FSharp.Core, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\..\lib\tests\FSharp.Core.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations">
       <RequiredTargetFramework>3.5</RequiredTargetFramework>
@@ -206,6 +210,10 @@
       <Project>{579B3FDB-CDAD-44E1-8417-885C38E49A0E}</Project>
       <Name>ServiceStack.Text</Name>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests\ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests.fsproj">
+      <Project>{1F03048A-D5B2-4950-9FAD-632A5DE78C94}</Project>
+      <Name>ServiceStack.Text.FSharp.Tests</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it.