diff --git a/c_src/encoder.c b/c_src/encoder.c
index 2b67273..fcacf81 100644
--- a/c_src/encoder.c
+++ b/c_src/encoder.c
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ enc_object_element(Encoder* e, int first, ERL_NIF_TERM curr, ERL_NIF_TERM* stack
     if(first && !enc_start_object(e)) {
         return enc_error(e, "internal_error");
     }
+next_object_elt:
     if(enif_is_empty_list(env, curr)) {
         if(!enc_end_object(e)) {
             return enc_error(e, "internal_error");
@@ -595,6 +596,22 @@ enc_object_element(Encoder* e, int first, ERL_NIF_TERM curr, ERL_NIF_TERM* stack
     if(arity != 2) {
         return enc_obj_error(e, "invalid_object_member_arity", item);
     }
+    if(enif_compare(tuple[0], e->atoms->atom_partial_object) == 0) {
+        ErlNifBinary bin;
+        if(!enif_inspect_binary(env, tuple[1], &bin)) {
+            return enc_error(e, "internal_error");
+        }
+        if(bin.size > 0) {
+            if(!first && !enc_comma(e)) {
+                return enc_error(e, "internal_error");
+            }
+            if(!enc_unknown(e, tuple[1])) {
+                return enc_error(e, "internal_error");
+            }
+            first = 0;
+        }
+        goto next_object_elt;
+    }
     if(!first && !enc_comma(e)) {
         return enc_error(e, "internal_error");
     }
@@ -617,10 +634,14 @@ enc_array_element(Encoder* e, int first, ERL_NIF_TERM curr, ERL_NIF_TERM* stackp
     ErlNifEnv* env = e->env;
     ERL_NIF_TERM stack = *stackp;
     ERL_NIF_TERM item;
+    const ERL_NIF_TERM* tuple;
+    int arity;
+    ErlNifBinary bin;
 
     if(first && !enc_start_array(e)) {
         return enc_error(e, "internal_error");
     }
+next_array_elt:
     if(enif_is_empty_list(env, curr)) {
         if(!enc_end_array(e)) {
             return enc_error(e, "internal_error");
@@ -630,6 +651,21 @@ enc_array_element(Encoder* e, int first, ERL_NIF_TERM curr, ERL_NIF_TERM* stackp
     if(!enif_get_list_cell(env, curr, &item, &curr)) {
         return enc_error(e, "internal_error");
     }
+    if(enif_get_tuple(env, item, &arity, &tuple) &&
+       (arity == 2) &&
+       (enif_compare(tuple[0], e->atoms->atom_partial_array) == 0) &&
+       enif_inspect_binary(env, tuple[1], &bin)) {
+        if (bin.size > 0) {
+            if(!first && !enc_comma(e)) {
+                return enc_error(e, "internal_error");
+            }
+            if(!enc_unknown(e, tuple[1])) {
+                return enc_error(e, "internal_error");
+            }
+            first = 0;
+        }
+        goto next_array_elt;
+    }
     if(!first && !enc_comma(e)) {
         return enc_error(e, "internal_error");
     }
diff --git a/c_src/jiffy.c b/c_src/jiffy.c
index 03ded3e..1178aaf 100644
--- a/c_src/jiffy.c
+++ b/c_src/jiffy.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ load(ErlNifEnv* env, void** priv, ERL_NIF_TERM info)
     st->atom_null = make_atom(env, "null");
     st->atom_true = make_atom(env, "true");
     st->atom_false = make_atom(env, "false");
+    st->atom_partial_object = make_atom(env, "$partial_object$");
+    st->atom_partial_array = make_atom(env, "$partial_array$");
     st->atom_bignum = make_atom(env, "bignum");
     st->atom_bignum_e = make_atom(env, "bignum_e");
     st->atom_bigdbl = make_atom(env, "bigdbl");
diff --git a/c_src/jiffy.h b/c_src/jiffy.h
index ef03a06..d78a7ff 100644
--- a/c_src/jiffy.h
+++ b/c_src/jiffy.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ typedef struct {
     ERL_NIF_TERM    atom_null;
     ERL_NIF_TERM    atom_true;
     ERL_NIF_TERM    atom_false;
+    ERL_NIF_TERM    atom_partial_object;
+    ERL_NIF_TERM    atom_partial_array;
     ERL_NIF_TERM    atom_bignum;
     ERL_NIF_TERM    atom_bignum_e;
     ERL_NIF_TERM    atom_bigdbl;
diff --git a/src/jiffy.erl b/src/jiffy.erl
index 88c1925..c807ef8 100644
--- a/src/jiffy.erl
+++ b/src/jiffy.erl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 % See the LICENSE file for more information.
 
 -module(jiffy).
--export([decode/1, decode/2, encode/1, encode/2]).
+-export([decode/1, decode/2, encode/1, encode/2, partial_encode/2]).
 -define(NOT_LOADED, not_loaded(?LINE)).
 
 -compile([no_native]).
@@ -19,17 +19,20 @@
                     | json_array()
                     | json_preencoded().
 
--type json_array()  :: [json_value()].
+-type json_array()  :: [json_value()|json_partial_array()].
 -type json_string() :: atom() | binary().
 -type json_number() :: integer() | float().
 
+-type json_partial_array() :: {'$partial_array$', iodata()}.
+-type json_partial_object() :: {'$partial_object$', iodata()}.
+
 -ifdef(JIFFY_NO_MAPS).
 
--type json_object() :: {[{json_string(),json_value()}]}.
+-type json_object() :: {[({json_string(),json_value()})|json_partial_object()]}.
 
 -else.
 
--type json_object() :: {[{json_string(),json_value()}]}
+-type json_object() :: {[({json_string(),json_value()})|json_partial_object()]}
                         | #{json_string() => json_value()}.
 
 -endif.
@@ -109,6 +112,16 @@ encode(Data, Options) ->
     end.
 
 
+-spec partial_encode(json_array(), encode_options()) -> json_partial_array();
+                    (json_object(), encode_options()) -> json_partial_object().
+partial_encode(Data, Options) when is_list(Data) ->
+    Json = iolist_to_binary(encode(Data, Options)),
+    {'$partial_array$', binary_part(Json, 1, byte_size(Json) - 2)};
+partial_encode(Data, Options) when is_tuple(Data) ->
+    Json = iolist_to_binary(encode(Data, Options)),
+    {'$partial_object$', binary_part(Json, 1, byte_size(Json) - 2)}.
+
+
 finish_decode({bignum, Value}) ->
     list_to_integer(binary_to_list(Value));
 finish_decode({bignum_e, Value}) ->
diff --git a/test/jiffy_18_preencode_tests.erl b/test/jiffy_18_preencode_tests.erl
index 5bc36bf..950c726 100644
--- a/test/jiffy_18_preencode_tests.erl
+++ b/test/jiffy_18_preencode_tests.erl
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ gen(ok, {E1, J, E2}) ->
     {msg("~p", [E1]), [
         {"Encode", ?_assertEqual(J, enc(E1))},
         {"Decode", ?_assertEqual(E2, dec(J))}
+    ]};
+
+gen(ok, {E, J}) ->
+    {msg("~p", [E]), [
+        {"Encode", ?_assertEqual(J, enc(E))}
     ]}.
 
 %% gen(error, E) ->
@@ -45,7 +50,46 @@ cases(ok) ->
         , { [ {json, JSON}, {json, JSON} ], <<"[[1,\"a\"],[1,\"a\"]]">>, [ EJSON, EJSON ]}
         , { {[ {<<"a">>, {json, JSON}} ]}, <<"{\"a\":[1,\"a\"]}">>, {[ {<<"a">>, EJSON} ]}}
         ],
-    TopTests ++ BuriedTests.
+
+    PartialArray1 = jiffy:partial_encode([ 2, 3 ], []),
+    PartialArray2 = jiffy:partial_encode([], []),
+    PartialArray3 = jiffy:partial_encode([ 5 ], []),
+    PartialArrayTests =
+        [ {[ PartialArray1 ], <<"[2,3]">>}
+        , {[ 1, PartialArray1 ], <<"[1,2,3]">>}
+        , {[ PartialArray1, 4 ], <<"[2,3,4]">>}
+        , {[ 1, PartialArray1, 4 ], <<"[1,2,3,4]">>}
+        , {[ PartialArray2 ], <<"[]">>}
+        , {[ 1, PartialArray2 ], <<"[1]">>}
+        , {[ PartialArray2, 4 ], <<"[4]">>}
+        , {[ 1, PartialArray2, 4 ], <<"[1,4]">>}
+        , {[ PartialArray1, PartialArray2 ], <<"[2,3]">>}
+        , {[ PartialArray2, PartialArray1 ], <<"[2,3]">>}
+        , {[ PartialArray1, PartialArray1 ], <<"[2,3,2,3]">>}
+        , {[ PartialArray2, PartialArray2 ], <<"[]">>}
+        , {[ PartialArray1, PartialArray3 ], <<"[2,3,5]">>}
+        , {[ 1, PartialArray1, 4, PartialArray3, 6 ], <<"[1,2,3,4,5,6]">>}
+        ],
+
+    PartialObject1 = jiffy:partial_encode({[ {<<"ii">>, <<"two">>}, {<<"iii">>, 3} ]}, []),
+    PartialObject2 = jiffy:partial_encode({[]}, []),
+    PartialObject3 = jiffy:partial_encode({[ {<<"v">>, [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]} ]}, []),
+    PartialObjectTests =
+        [ {{[ PartialObject1 ]}, <<"{\"ii\":\"two\",\"iii\":3}">>}
+        , {{[ {<<"i">>, 1}, PartialObject1 ]}, <<"{\"i\":1,\"ii\":\"two\",\"iii\":3}">>}
+        , {{[ PartialObject1, {<<"iv">>, 4} ]}, <<"{\"ii\":\"two\",\"iii\":3,\"iv\":4}">>}
+        , {{[ {<<"i">>, 1}, PartialObject1, {<<"iv">>, 4} ]}, <<"{\"i\":1,\"ii\":\"two\",\"iii\":3,\"iv\":4}">>}
+        , {{[ PartialObject2 ]}, <<"{}">>}
+        , {{[ {<<"i">>, 1}, PartialObject2 ]}, <<"{\"i\":1}">>}
+        , {{[ PartialObject2, {<<"iv">>, 4} ]}, <<"{\"iv\":4}">>}
+        , {{[ {<<"i">>, 1}, PartialObject2, {<<"iv">>, 4} ]}, <<"{\"i\":1,\"iv\":4}">>}
+        , {{[ PartialObject1, PartialObject2 ]}, <<"{\"ii\":\"two\",\"iii\":3}">>}
+        , {{[ PartialObject2, PartialObject1 ]}, <<"{\"ii\":\"two\",\"iii\":3}">>}
+        , {{[ PartialObject2, PartialObject2 ]}, <<"{}">>}
+        , {{[ PartialObject1, PartialObject3 ]}, <<"{\"ii\":\"two\",\"iii\":3,\"v\":[1,2,3,4,5]}">>}
+        ],
+
+    TopTests ++ BuriedTests ++ PartialArrayTests ++ PartialObjectTests.
 
 %% cases(error) ->
 %%     [ {json, true}