diff --git a/id.go b/id.go
index e13ad15..90b7d56 100644
--- a/id.go
+++ b/id.go
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ func (id *ID) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 		*id = nilID
 		return nil
 	}
-	// Check the slice length to prevent panic on passing it to UnmarshalText()
-	if len(b) < 2 {
+	// Only JSON strings can contain an encoded ID.
+	if len(b) < 2 || b[0] != '"' || b[len(b)-1] != '"' {
 		return ErrInvalidID
 	}
 	return id.UnmarshalText(b[1 : len(b)-1])
diff --git a/id_test.go b/id_test.go
index a88522a..2298068 100644
--- a/id_test.go
+++ b/id_test.go
@@ -510,7 +510,6 @@ func TestID_IsZero(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-
 func TestNilID(t *testing.T) {
 	got := ID{}
 	if want := NilID(); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
@@ -622,3 +621,24 @@ func TestSort(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fail()
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIDJSONRejectsNonStringValues(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, input := range []string{
+		`1111111111111111111101`,
+		`[11111111111111111110]`,
+	} {
+		t.Run(input, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if !json.Valid([]byte(input)) {
+				t.Fatal("test input must be valid JSON")
+			}
+			original := IDs[0].id
+			got := original
+			if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(input), &got); err != ErrInvalidID {
+				t.Errorf("got error %v, want %v", err, ErrInvalidID)
+			}
+			if got != original {
+				t.Errorf("invalid JSON type changed ID: got %v, want %v", got, original)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}