diff --git a/src/project/Project.js b/src/project/Project.js
index 43f873e7..0932a174 100644
--- a/src/project/Project.js
+++ b/src/project/Project.js
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ var Project = PaperScopeItem.extend(/** @lends Project# */{
 	// DOCS: Figure out a way to group these together with importSVG / exportSVG
 
 	importJSON: function(json) {
+		json = typeof json === 'string' ? JSON.parse(json) : json;
+		// Unbox project data, as we don't want to create a new project object.
+		if (json[0] === 'Project')
+			json = json[1];
 		return Base.importJSON(json);
 	},