diff --git a/c_src/decoder.c b/c_src/decoder.c
index ad3e8d3..f39575a 100644
--- a/c_src/decoder.c
+++ b/c_src/decoder.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ typedef struct {
     size_t          bytes_per_iter;
     int             is_partial;
     int             return_maps;
-    int             use_nil;
+    ERL_NIF_TERM    null_term;
 
     char*           p;
     unsigned char*  u;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ dec_new(ErlNifEnv* env)
     d->bytes_per_iter = DEFAULT_BYTES_PER_ITER;
     d->is_partial = 0;
     d->return_maps = 0;
-    d->use_nil = 0;
+    d->null_term = d->atoms->atom_null;
 
     d->p = NULL;
     d->u = NULL;
@@ -711,7 +711,9 @@ decode_init(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[])
             return enif_make_badarg(env);
 #endif
         } else if(enif_compare(val, d->atoms->atom_use_nil) == 0) {
-            d->use_nil = 1;
+            d->null_term = d->atoms->atom_nil;
+        } else if(get_null_term(env, val, &(d->null_term))) {
+            continue;
         } else {
             return enif_make_badarg(env);
         }
@@ -783,7 +785,7 @@ decode_iter(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[])
                             ret = dec_error(d, "invalid_literal");
                             goto done;
                         }
-                        val = d->use_nil ? d->atoms->atom_nil : d->atoms->atom_null;
+                        val = d->null_term;
                         dec_pop(d, st_value);
                         d->i += 4;
                         break;
diff --git a/c_src/encoder.c b/c_src/encoder.c
index 471cfcc..59b1b52 100644
--- a/c_src/encoder.c
+++ b/c_src/encoder.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ typedef struct {
     int             uescape;
     int             pretty;
     int             use_nil;
+    int             escape_forward_slashes;
 
     int             shiftcnt;
     int             count;
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ enc_new(ErlNifEnv* env)
     e->uescape = 0;
     e->pretty = 0;
     e->use_nil = 0;
+    e->escape_forward_slashes = 0;
     e->shiftcnt = 0;
     e->count = 0;
 
@@ -281,6 +283,12 @@ enc_string(Encoder* e, ERL_NIF_TERM val)
                 esc_extra += 1;
                 i++;
                 continue;
+            case '/':
+                if(e->escape_forward_slashes) {
+                    esc_extra += 1;
+                    i++;
+                    continue;
+                }
             default:
                 if(data[i] < 0x20) {
                     esc_extra += 5;
@@ -348,6 +356,13 @@ enc_string(Encoder* e, ERL_NIF_TERM val)
                 e->p[e->i++] = 't';
                 i++;
                 continue;
+            case '/':
+                if(e->escape_forward_slashes) {
+                    e->p[e->i++] = '\\';
+                    e->u[e->i++] = data[i];
+                    i++;
+                    continue;
+                }
             default:
                 if(data[i] < 0x20) {
                     ulen = unicode_uescape(data[i], &(e->p[e->i]));
@@ -591,6 +606,8 @@ encode_init(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[])
             e->uescape = 1;
         } else if(enif_compare(val, e->atoms->atom_pretty) == 0) {
             e->pretty = 1;
+        } else if(enif_compare(val, e->atoms->atom_escape_forward_slashes) == 0) {
+            e->escape_forward_slashes = 1;
         } else if(enif_compare(val, e->atoms->atom_use_nil) == 0) {
             e->use_nil = 1;
         } else if(enif_compare(val, e->atoms->atom_force_utf8) == 0) {
diff --git a/c_src/jiffy.c b/c_src/jiffy.c
index 31aa854..9048f5e 100644
--- a/c_src/jiffy.c
+++ b/c_src/jiffy.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ load(ErlNifEnv* env, void** priv, ERL_NIF_TERM info)
     st->atom_return_maps = make_atom(env, "return_maps");
     st->atom_nil = make_atom(env, "nil");
     st->atom_use_nil = make_atom(env, "use_nil");
+    st->atom_null_term = make_atom(env, "null_term");
+    st->atom_escape_forward_slashes = make_atom(env, "escape_forward_slashes");
 
     // Markers used in encoding
     st->ref_object = make_atom(env, "$object_ref$");
diff --git a/c_src/jiffy.h b/c_src/jiffy.h
index 6d869a5..7a2b7d5 100644
--- a/c_src/jiffy.h
+++ b/c_src/jiffy.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ typedef struct {
     ERL_NIF_TERM    atom_return_maps;
     ERL_NIF_TERM    atom_nil;
     ERL_NIF_TERM    atom_use_nil;
+    ERL_NIF_TERM    atom_null_term;
+    ERL_NIF_TERM    atom_escape_forward_slashes;
 
     ERL_NIF_TERM    ref_object;
     ERL_NIF_TERM    ref_array;
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ ERL_NIF_TERM make_error(jiffy_st* st, ErlNifEnv* env, const char* error);
 ERL_NIF_TERM make_obj_error(jiffy_st* st, ErlNifEnv* env, const char* error,
         ERL_NIF_TERM obj);
 int get_bytes_per_iter(ErlNifEnv* env, ERL_NIF_TERM val, size_t* bpi);
+int get_null_term(ErlNifEnv* env, ERL_NIF_TERM val, ERL_NIF_TERM *null_term);
 int should_yield(size_t used, size_t limit);
 int consume_timeslice(ErlNifEnv* env, size_t used, size_t limit);
 
diff --git a/c_src/util.c b/c_src/util.c
index c30a6d7..f05e1e8 100644
--- a/c_src/util.c
+++ b/c_src/util.c
@@ -62,6 +62,34 @@ get_bytes_per_iter(ErlNifEnv* env, ERL_NIF_TERM val, size_t* bpi)
     return 1;
 }
 
+int
+get_null_term(ErlNifEnv* env, ERL_NIF_TERM val, ERL_NIF_TERM *null_term)
+{
+    jiffy_st* st = (jiffy_st*) enif_priv_data(env);
+    const ERL_NIF_TERM* tuple;
+    int arity;
+
+    if(!enif_get_tuple(env, val, &arity, &tuple)) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    if(arity != 2) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    if(enif_compare(tuple[0], st->atom_null_term) != 0) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    if(!enif_is_atom(env, tuple[1])) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    *null_term = tuple[1];
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
 int
 should_yield(size_t used, size_t limit)
 {
diff --git a/test/jiffy_02_literal_tests.erl b/test/jiffy_02_literal_tests.erl
index 98b163c..2699199 100644
--- a/test/jiffy_02_literal_tests.erl
+++ b/test/jiffy_02_literal_tests.erl
@@ -31,3 +31,14 @@ nil_test_() ->
         {"Decode", ?_assertEqual(nil, jiffy:decode(<<"null">>, [use_nil]))},
         {"Encode", ?_assertEqual(<<"null">>, jiffy:encode(nil, [use_nil]))}
     ]}.
+
+null_term_test_() ->
+    T = [
+        {undefined, [{null_term, undefined}]},
+        {whatever, [{null_term, whatever}]},
+        {undefined, [use_nil, {null_term, undefined}]},
+        {nil, [{null_term, undefined}, use_nil]},
+        {whatever, [{null_term, undefined}, {null_term, whatever}]}
+    ],
+    {"null_term",
+        [?_assertEqual(R, jiffy:decode(<<"null">>, O)) || {R, O} <- T]}.
diff --git a/test/jiffy_04_string_tests.erl b/test/jiffy_04_string_tests.erl
index f2136d8..0d642d5 100644
--- a/test/jiffy_04_string_tests.erl
+++ b/test/jiffy_04_string_tests.erl
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ string_error_test_() ->
 string_utf8_test_() ->
     [gen(utf8, Case) || Case <- cases(utf8)].
 
+string_escaped_slashes_test_() ->
+    [gen(escaped_slashes, Case) || Case <- cases(escaped_slashes)].
 
 gen(ok, {J, E}) ->
     gen(ok, {J, E, J});
@@ -50,8 +52,13 @@ gen(utf8, {Case, Fixed}) ->
         ?_assertThrow({error, {invalid_string, _}}, jiffy:encode(Case)),
         ?_assertEqual(Fixed2, jiffy:encode(Case, [force_utf8])),
         ?_assertThrow({error, {_, invalid_string}}, jiffy:decode(Case2))
-    ]}.
+    ]};
 
+gen(escaped_slashes, {J, E}) ->
+    {msg("escaped_slashes - ~s", [J]), [
+        {"Decode", ?_assertEqual(E, dec(J))},
+        {"Encode", ?_assertEqual(J, enc(E, [escape_forward_slashes]))}
+    ]}.
 
 cases(ok) ->
     [
@@ -143,4 +150,9 @@ cases(utf8) ->
         {<<16#F8, 16#84, 16#80, 16#80, 16#80>>, <<16#EF, 16#BF, 16#BD>>},
         {<<16#FC, 16#80, 16#80, 16#80, 16#80, 16#80>>, <<16#EF, 16#BF, 16#BD>>},
         {<<16#FC, 16#82, 16#80, 16#80, 16#80, 16#80>>, <<16#EF, 16#BF, 16#BD>>}
+    ];
+
+cases(escaped_slashes) ->
+    [
+        {<<"\"\\/\"">>, <<"/">>}
     ].