diff --git a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/JacksonHttpMessageConverter.java b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/BindingJacksonHttpMessageConverter.java
similarity index 70%
rename from org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/JacksonHttpMessageConverter.java
rename to org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/BindingJacksonHttpMessageConverter.java
index fcabf37d6bd..b3450bf1cfa 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/JacksonHttpMessageConverter.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/BindingJacksonHttpMessageConverter.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.http.converter.json;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.codehaus.jackson.JsonEncoding;
 import org.codehaus.jackson.JsonFactory;
@@ -34,10 +35,19 @@ import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageNotWritableException;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
+ * Implementation of {@link org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter HttpMessageConverter} that can read
+ * and write JSON using <a href="http://jackson.codehaus.org/">Jackson's</a> {@link ObjectMapper}.
+ *
+ * <p>This converter can be used to bind to typed beans, or untyped {@link java.util.HashMap HashMap} instances. 
+ *
+ * <p>By default, this converter supports {@code application/json}. This can be overridden by setting the {@link
+ * #setSupportedMediaTypes(List) supportedMediaTypes} property, and overriding the {@link #getContentType(Object)}
+ * method.
+ *
  * @author Arjen Poutsma
  * @since 3.0
  */
-public class JacksonHttpMessageConverter<T> extends AbstractHttpMessageConverter<T> {
+public class BindingJacksonHttpMessageConverter<T> extends AbstractHttpMessageConverter<T> {
 
 	private ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
 
@@ -45,20 +55,31 @@ public class JacksonHttpMessageConverter<T> extends AbstractHttpMessageConverter
 
 	private JsonEncoding encoding = JsonEncoding.UTF8;
 
-	public JacksonHttpMessageConverter() {
+	/**
+	 * Construct a new {@code BindingJacksonHttpMessageConverter},
+	 */
+	public BindingJacksonHttpMessageConverter() {
 		super(new MediaType("application", "json"));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the {@code ObjectMapper} for this converter. By default, a default {@link ObjectMapper#ObjectMapper()
+	 * ObjectMapper} is used.
+	 */
 	public void setObjectMapper(ObjectMapper objectMapper) {
 		Assert.notNull(objectMapper, "'objectMapper' must not be null");
 		this.objectMapper = objectMapper;
 	}
 
+	/** Sets the {@code JsonFactory} for this converter. By default, a {@link MappingJsonFactory} is used. */
 	public void setJsonFactory(JsonFactory jsonFactory) {
 		Assert.notNull(jsonFactory, "'jsonFactory' must not be null");
 		this.jsonFactory = jsonFactory;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the {@code JsonEncoding} for this converter. By default, {@linkplain JsonEncoding#UTF8 UTF-8} is used.
+	 */
 	public void setEncoding(JsonEncoding encoding) {
 		this.encoding = encoding;
 	}
diff --git a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/xml/MarshallingHttpMessageConverter.java b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/xml/MarshallingHttpMessageConverter.java
index e28d055e476..46e87c67cda 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/xml/MarshallingHttpMessageConverter.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/xml/MarshallingHttpMessageConverter.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @author Arjen Poutsma
  * @since 3.0
  */
-
 public class MarshallingHttpMessageConverter extends AbstractXmlHttpMessageConverter<Object>
 		implements InitializingBean {
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/JacksonHttpMessageConverterTest.java b/org.springframework.web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/BindingJacksonHttpMessageConverterTest.java
similarity index 72%
rename from org.springframework.web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/JacksonHttpMessageConverterTest.java
rename to org.springframework.web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/BindingJacksonHttpMessageConverterTest.java
index 0c93e1ff883..717484103f0 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/JacksonHttpMessageConverterTest.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/converter/json/BindingJacksonHttpMessageConverterTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ package org.springframework.http.converter.json;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -28,17 +31,22 @@ import org.springframework.http.MockHttpInputMessage;
 import org.springframework.http.MockHttpOutputMessage;
 
 /** @author Arjen Poutsma */
-public class JacksonHttpMessageConverterTest {
+public class BindingJacksonHttpMessageConverterTest {
 
-	private JacksonHttpMessageConverter<MyBean> converter;
+	private BindingJacksonHttpMessageConverter<MyBean> converter;
 
 	@Before
 	public void setUp() {
-		converter = new JacksonHttpMessageConverter<MyBean>();
+		converter = new BindingJacksonHttpMessageConverter<MyBean>();
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void supports() {
+		assertTrue(converter.supports(MyBean.class));
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void read() throws IOException {
+	public void readTyped() throws IOException {
 		String body =
 				"{\"bytes\":\"AQI=\",\"array\":[\"Foo\",\"Bar\"],\"number\":42,\"string\":\"Foo\",\"bool\":true,\"fraction\":42.0}";
 		MockHttpInputMessage inputMessage = new MockHttpInputMessage(body.getBytes("UTF-8"));
@@ -52,6 +60,26 @@ public class JacksonHttpMessageConverterTest {
 		assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0x1, 0x2}, result.getBytes());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
+	public void readUntyped() throws IOException {
+		BindingJacksonHttpMessageConverter<HashMap> converter = new BindingJacksonHttpMessageConverter<HashMap>();
+		String body =
+				"{\"bytes\":\"AQI=\",\"array\":[\"Foo\",\"Bar\"],\"number\":42,\"string\":\"Foo\",\"bool\":true,\"fraction\":42.0}";
+		MockHttpInputMessage inputMessage = new MockHttpInputMessage(body.getBytes("UTF-8"));
+		inputMessage.getHeaders().setContentType(new MediaType("application", "json"));
+		HashMap<String,Object> result = converter.read(HashMap.class, inputMessage);
+		assertEquals("Foo", result.get("string"));
+		assertEquals(42, result.get("number"));
+		assertEquals(42D, (Double)result.get("fraction"), 0D);
+		List array = new ArrayList();
+		array.add("Foo");
+		array.add("Bar");
+		assertEquals(array, result.get("array"));
+		assertEquals(Boolean.TRUE, result.get("bool"));
+		assertEquals("AQI=", result.get("bytes"));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void write() throws IOException {
 		MockHttpOutputMessage outputMessage = new MockHttpOutputMessage();