diff --git a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/json_iterator-inl.h b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/json_iterator-inl.h
index 6e5d66ca..cf28e4ed 100644
--- a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/json_iterator-inl.h
+++ b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/json_iterator-inl.h
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ simdjson_really_inline json_iterator &json_iterator::operator=(json_iterator &&o
 }
 
 simdjson_really_inline json_iterator::json_iterator(const uint8_t *buf, ondemand::parser *_parser) noexcept
-  : token(buf, _parser->dom_parser->structural_indexes.get()),
+  : token(buf, _parser->implementation->structural_indexes.get()),
     parser{_parser},
     _string_buf_loc{parser->string_buf.get()},
-    _depth{1}
+    _depth{0}
 {
   // Release the string buf so it can be reused by the next document
+  descend_to(1);
   logger::log_headers();
 }
 
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_really_inline error_code json_iterator::skip_child
   }
 
   // Now that we've considered the first value, we only increment/decrement for arrays/objects
-  auto end = &parser->dom_parser->structural_indexes[parser->dom_parser->n_structural_indexes];
+  auto end = &parser->implementation->structural_indexes[parser->implementation->n_structural_indexes];
   while (token.index <= end) {
     switch (*advance()) {
       case '[': case '{':
@@ -102,19 +103,19 @@ simdjson_really_inline bool json_iterator::at_root() const noexcept {
 }
 
 simdjson_really_inline token_position json_iterator::root_checkpoint() const noexcept {
-  return parser->dom_parser->structural_indexes.get();
+  return parser->implementation->structural_indexes.get();
 }
 
 simdjson_really_inline void json_iterator::assert_at_root() const noexcept {
   SIMDJSON_ASSUME( _depth == 1 );
   // Visual Studio Clang treats unique_ptr.get() as "side effecting."
 #ifndef SIMDJSON_CLANG_VISUAL_STUDIO
-  SIMDJSON_ASSUME( token.index == parser->dom_parser->structural_indexes.get() );
+  SIMDJSON_ASSUME( token.index == parser->implementation->structural_indexes.get() );
 #endif
 }
 
 simdjson_really_inline bool json_iterator::at_eof() const noexcept {
-  return token.index == &parser->dom_parser->structural_indexes[parser->dom_parser->n_structural_indexes];
+  return token.index == &parser->implementation->structural_indexes[parser->implementation->n_structural_indexes];
 }
 
 simdjson_really_inline bool json_iterator::is_alive() const noexcept {
@@ -153,9 +154,13 @@ simdjson_really_inline void json_iterator::ascend_to(depth_t parent_depth) noexc
 }
 
 simdjson_really_inline void json_iterator::descend_to(depth_t child_depth) noexcept {
+  descend_to(child_depth, token.index);
+}
+simdjson_really_inline void json_iterator::descend_to(depth_t child_depth, token_position start_position) noexcept {
   SIMDJSON_ASSUME(child_depth >= 1 && child_depth < INT32_MAX);
   SIMDJSON_ASSUME(_depth == child_depth - 1);
   _depth = child_depth;
+  parser->start_positions[_depth] = start_position;
 }
 
 simdjson_really_inline depth_t json_iterator::depth() const noexcept {
@@ -179,6 +184,9 @@ simdjson_really_inline token_position json_iterator::position() const noexcept {
 simdjson_really_inline void json_iterator::set_position(token_position target_checkpoint) noexcept {
   token.set_position(target_checkpoint);
 }
+simdjson_really_inline token_position json_iterator::nested_start_position(depth_t depth) const noexcept {
+  return parser->start_positions[depth];
+}
 
 
 simdjson_really_inline error_code json_iterator::optional_error(error_code _error, const char *message) noexcept {
diff --git a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/json_iterator.h b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/json_iterator.h
index c28c1491..ceeb0b3b 100644
--- a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/json_iterator.h
+++ b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/json_iterator.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ public:
    * @param child_depth the expected child depth.
    */
   simdjson_really_inline void descend_to(depth_t parent_depth) noexcept;
+  simdjson_really_inline void descend_to(depth_t parent_depth, token_position start_position) noexcept;
 
   /**
    * Get current depth.
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ public:
 
   simdjson_really_inline token_position position() const noexcept;
   simdjson_really_inline void set_position(token_position target_checkpoint) noexcept;
+  simdjson_really_inline token_position nested_start_position(depth_t depth) const noexcept;
 
 protected:
   simdjson_really_inline json_iterator(const uint8_t *buf, ondemand::parser *parser) noexcept;
diff --git a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/parser-inl.h b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/parser-inl.h
index 1ffc6209..369f148d 100644
--- a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/parser-inl.h
+++ b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/parser-inl.h
@@ -3,32 +3,29 @@ namespace SIMDJSON_IMPLEMENTATION {
 namespace ondemand {
 
 simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_really_inline error_code parser::allocate(size_t new_capacity, size_t new_max_depth) noexcept {
-  if (string_buf && new_capacity == _capacity && new_max_depth == _max_depth) { return SUCCESS; }
+  if (string_buf && new_capacity == capacity() && new_max_depth == max_depth()) { return SUCCESS; }
 
   // string_capacity copied from document::allocate
-  _capacity = 0;
-  _max_depth = 0;
   size_t string_capacity = SIMDJSON_ROUNDUP_N(5 * new_capacity / 3 + SIMDJSON_PADDING, 64);
   string_buf.reset(new (std::nothrow) uint8_t[string_capacity]);
-  if (dom_parser) {
-    SIMDJSON_TRY( dom_parser->set_capacity(new_capacity) );
-    SIMDJSON_TRY( dom_parser->set_max_depth(new_max_depth) );
+  start_positions.reset(new (std::nothrow) token_position[new_max_depth]);
+  if (implementation) {
+    SIMDJSON_TRY( implementation->set_capacity(new_capacity) );
+    SIMDJSON_TRY( implementation->set_max_depth(new_max_depth) );
   } else {
-    SIMDJSON_TRY( simdjson::active_implementation->create_dom_parser_implementation(new_capacity, new_max_depth, dom_parser) );
+    SIMDJSON_TRY( simdjson::active_implementation->create_dom_parser_implementation(new_capacity, new_max_depth, implementation) );
   }
-  _capacity = new_capacity;
-  _max_depth = new_max_depth;
   return SUCCESS;
 }
 
 simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_really_inline simdjson_result<document> parser::iterate(const padded_string &buf) & noexcept {
   // Allocate if needed
-  if (_capacity < buf.size() || !string_buf) {
-    SIMDJSON_TRY( allocate(buf.size(), _max_depth) );
+  if (capacity() < buf.size() || !string_buf) {
+    SIMDJSON_TRY( allocate(buf.size(), max_depth()) );
   }
 
   // Run stage 1.
-  SIMDJSON_TRY( dom_parser->stage1(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(buf.data()), buf.size(), false) );
+  SIMDJSON_TRY( implementation->stage1(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(buf.data()), buf.size(), false) );
   return document::start({ reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(buf.data()), this });
 }
 
@@ -41,15 +38,23 @@ simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_really_inline simdjson_result<document> parser::it
 
 simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_really_inline simdjson_result<json_iterator> parser::iterate_raw(const padded_string &buf) & noexcept {
   // Allocate if needed
-  if (_capacity < buf.size()) {
-    SIMDJSON_TRY( allocate(buf.size(), _max_depth) );
+  if (capacity() < buf.size()) {
+    SIMDJSON_TRY( allocate(buf.size(), max_depth()) );
   }
 
   // Run stage 1.
-  SIMDJSON_TRY( dom_parser->stage1(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(buf.data()), buf.size(), false) );
+  SIMDJSON_TRY( implementation->stage1(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(buf.data()), buf.size(), false) );
   return json_iterator(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(buf.data()), this);
 }
 
+simdjson_really_inline size_t parser::capacity() const noexcept {
+  return implementation ? implementation->capacity() : 0;
+}
+simdjson_really_inline size_t parser::max_depth() const noexcept {
+  return implementation ? implementation->max_depth() : DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH;
+}
+
+
 } // namespace ondemand
 } // namespace SIMDJSON_IMPLEMENTATION
 } // namespace simdjson
diff --git a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/parser.h b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/parser.h
index 291d5141..41bb107e 100644
--- a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/parser.h
+++ b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/parser.h
@@ -103,12 +103,14 @@ public:
    */
   simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_result<json_iterator> iterate_raw(const padded_string &json) & noexcept;
 
+  simdjson_really_inline size_t capacity() const noexcept;
+  simdjson_really_inline size_t max_depth() const noexcept;
+
 private:
   /** @private [for benchmarking access] The implementation to use */
-  std::unique_ptr<internal::dom_parser_implementation> dom_parser{};
-  size_t _capacity{0};
-  size_t _max_depth{0};
+  std::unique_ptr<internal::dom_parser_implementation> implementation{};
   std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> string_buf{};
+  std::unique_ptr<token_position[]> start_positions{};
 
   /**
    * Ensure this parser has enough memory to process JSON documents up to `capacity` bytes in length
diff --git a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/value_iterator-inl.h b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/value_iterator-inl.h
index d16819b1..c61e10f5 100644
--- a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/value_iterator-inl.h
+++ b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/value_iterator-inl.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_really_inline bool value_iterator::started_object(
     _json_iter->ascend_to(depth()-1);
     return false;
   }
-  _json_iter->descend_to(depth()+1);
+  _json_iter->descend_to(depth()+1); //, _start_position+3); // skip {"key":
   logger::log_start_value(*_json_iter, "object");
   return true;
 }
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_really_inline simdjson_result<bool> value_iterator
       _json_iter->ascend_to(depth()-1);
       return false;
     case ',':
-      _json_iter->descend_to(depth()+1);
+      _json_iter->descend_to(depth()+1); //, _json_iter->token.index+2); // index+2 skips "key":
       return true;
     default:
       return _json_iter->report_error(TAPE_ERROR, "Missing comma between object fields");
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_really_inline simdjson_result<bool> value_iterator
   //    ```
   //
   } else {
+    // if (_json_iter->nested_start_position(depth()) != _start_position+1) { return OUT_OF_ORDER_ITERATION; }
     if ((error = skip_child() )) { abandon(); return error; }
     if ((error = has_next_field().get(has_value) )) { abandon(); return error; }
   }
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_really_inline simdjson_result<bool> value_iterator
   //    ```
   //
   } else {
+    // if (_json_iter->nested_start_position(depth()) != _start_position) { return OUT_OF_ORDER_ITERATION; }
     // Finish the previous value and see if , or } is next
     if ((error = skip_child() )) { abandon(); return error; }
     if ((error = has_next_field().get(has_value) )) { abandon(); return error; }
@@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_really_inline simdjson_result<bool> value_iterator
   // (We have already run through the object before, so we've already validated its structure. We
   // don't check errors in this bit.)
   _json_iter->set_position(_start_position + 1);
-  _json_iter->descend_to(_depth);
+  _json_iter->descend_to(depth()); // , _start_position);
 
   has_value = started_object();
   while (_json_iter->position() < search_start) {
diff --git a/tests/ondemand/ondemand_object_tests.cpp b/tests/ondemand/ondemand_object_tests.cpp
index bbcf5e91..e844413c 100644
--- a/tests/ondemand/ondemand_object_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/ondemand/ondemand_object_tests.cpp
@@ -508,8 +508,11 @@ namespace object_tests {
     SUBTEST("ondemand::value", test_ondemand_doc(json, [&](auto doc_result) {
       ondemand::value object;
       ASSERT_SUCCESS( doc_result["outer"].get(object) );
-      ASSERT_EQUAL( object["a"].get_uint64().value_unsafe(), 1 );
-      ASSERT_EQUAL( object["b"].get_uint64().value_unsafe(), 2 );
+      uint64_t v;
+      ASSERT_SUCCESS( object["a"].get(v) );
+      ASSERT_EQUAL( v, 1 );
+      ASSERT_SUCCESS( object["b"].get(v) );
+      ASSERT_EQUAL( v, 2 );
       ASSERT_EQUAL( object["c/d"].get_uint64().value_unsafe(), 3 );
 
       ASSERT_EQUAL( object["a"].get_uint64().value_unsafe(), 1 );