diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Nodes/JsonArray.cs b/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Nodes/JsonArray.cs
index b4ca86f070d6..c43ee004e5ef 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Nodes/JsonArray.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System/Text/Json/Nodes/JsonArray.cs
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ public override void WriteTo(Utf8JsonWriter writer, JsonSerializerOptions? optio
             }
             else
             {
+                CreateNodes();
                 Debug.Assert(_list != null);
 
                 options ??= JsonSerializerOptions.s_defaultOptions;
@@ -198,7 +199,9 @@ private void CreateNodes()
 
                     foreach (JsonElement element in jElement.EnumerateArray())
                     {
-                        list.Add(JsonNodeConverter.Create(element, Options));
+                        JsonNode? node = JsonNodeConverter.Create(element, Options);
+                        node?.AssignParent(this);
+                        list.Add(node);
                     }
 
                     // Clear since no longer needed.
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/tests/System.Text.Json.Tests/JsonNode/JsonArrayTests.cs b/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/tests/System.Text.Json.Tests/JsonNode/JsonArrayTests.cs
index 607d841fd0e4..b451ff0bc224 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/tests/System.Text.Json.Tests/JsonNode/JsonArrayTests.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/tests/System.Text.Json.Tests/JsonNode/JsonArrayTests.cs
@@ -42,19 +42,20 @@ public static void WriteTo_Validation()
             Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => new JsonArray().WriteTo(null));
         }
 
-        [Fact]
-        public static void WriteTo()
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("[]")]
+        [InlineData("[42]")]
+        [InlineData("[42,43]")]
+        public static void WriteTo(string json)
         {
-            const string Json = "[42]";
-
-            JsonArray jArray = JsonNode.Parse(Json).AsArray();
+            JsonArray jArray = JsonNode.Parse(json).AsArray();
             var stream = new MemoryStream();
             var writer = new Utf8JsonWriter(stream);
             jArray.WriteTo(writer);
             writer.Flush();
 
-            string json = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(stream.ToArray());
-            Assert.Equal(Json, json);
+            string result = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(stream.ToArray());
+            Assert.Equal(json, result);
         }
 
         [Fact]
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/tests/System.Text.Json.Tests/JsonNode/ParentPathRootTests.cs b/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/tests/System.Text.Json.Tests/JsonNode/ParentPathRootTests.cs
index eae1aa36987a..d9c1a80fa953 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/tests/System.Text.Json.Tests/JsonNode/ParentPathRootTests.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Text.Json/tests/System.Text.Json.Tests/JsonNode/ParentPathRootTests.cs
@@ -16,20 +16,32 @@ public static void GetPathAndRoot()
             Assert.Equal("$", node.GetPath());
             Assert.Same(node, node.Root);
 
+            node = JsonValue.Parse(node.ToJsonString());
+            Assert.Equal("$", node.GetPath());
+
             node = new JsonObject();
             Assert.Equal("$", node.GetPath());
             Assert.Same(node, node.Root);
 
+            node = JsonValue.Parse(node.ToJsonString());
+            Assert.Equal("$", node.GetPath());
+
             node = new JsonArray();
             Assert.Equal("$", node.GetPath());
             Assert.Same(node, node.Root);
 
+            node = JsonValue.Parse(node.ToJsonString());
+            Assert.Equal("$", node.GetPath());
+
             node = new JsonObject
             {
                 ["Child"] = 1
             };
             Assert.Equal("$.Child", node["Child"].GetPath());
 
+            node = JsonValue.Parse(node.ToJsonString());
+            Assert.Equal("$.Child", node["Child"].GetPath());
+
             node = new JsonObject
             {
                 ["Child"] = new JsonArray { 1, 2, 3 }
@@ -37,6 +49,9 @@ public static void GetPathAndRoot()
             Assert.Equal("$.Child[1]", node["Child"][1].GetPath());
             Assert.Same(node, node["Child"][1].Root);
 
+            node = JsonValue.Parse(node.ToJsonString());
+            Assert.Equal("$.Child[1]", node["Child"][1].GetPath());
+
             node = new JsonObject
             {
                 ["Child"] = new JsonArray { 1, 2, 3 }
@@ -44,6 +59,9 @@ public static void GetPathAndRoot()
             Assert.Equal("$.Child[2]", node["Child"][2].GetPath());
             Assert.Same(node, node["Child"][2].Root);
 
+            node = JsonValue.Parse(node.ToJsonString());
+            Assert.Equal("$.Child[2]", node["Child"][2].GetPath());
+
             node = new JsonArray
             {
                 new JsonObject
@@ -53,6 +71,9 @@ public static void GetPathAndRoot()
             };
             Assert.Equal("$[0].Child", node[0]["Child"].GetPath());
             Assert.Same(node, node[0]["Child"].Root);
+
+            node = JsonValue.Parse(node.ToJsonString());
+            Assert.Equal("$[0].Child", node[0]["Child"].GetPath());
         }
 
         [Fact]