diff --git a/src/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.CSharp/CSharpTypeResolver.cs b/src/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.CSharp/CSharpTypeResolver.cs
index 5a39604c1..a38e866c7 100644
--- a/src/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.CSharp/CSharpTypeResolver.cs
+++ b/src/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.CSharp/CSharpTypeResolver.cs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public string Resolve(JsonSchema4 schema, bool isNullable, string typeNameHint,
             if (type.HasFlag(JsonObjectType.String) && !schema.ActualTypeSchema.IsEnumeration)
                 return ResolveString(schema.ActualTypeSchema, isNullable, typeNameHint);
 
-            if (type.HasFlag(JsonObjectType.File))
+            if (schema.IsBinary)
                 return "byte[]";
 
             // Type generating schemas
diff --git a/src/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.CSharp/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.CSharp.csproj b/src/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.CSharp/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.CSharp.csproj
index 9a9951a52..8e1e37ee4 100644
--- a/src/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.CSharp/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.CSharp.csproj
+++ b/src/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.CSharp/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.CSharp.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.3;netstandard2.0;net451</TargetFrameworks>
     <Description>JSON Schema reader, generator and validator for .NET</Description>
-    <Version>9.13.23</Version>
+    <Version>9.13.24</Version>
     <PackageTags>json schema validation generator .net</PackageTags>
     <Copyright>Copyright © Rico Suter, 2018</Copyright>
     <PackageLicenseUrl>https://github.com/rsuter/NJsonSchema/blob/master/LICENSE.md</PackageLicenseUrl>
diff --git a/src/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.TypeScript/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.TypeScript.csproj b/src/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.TypeScript/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.TypeScript.csproj
index 9dbe51e2e..f9766a8a7 100644
--- a/src/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.TypeScript/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.TypeScript.csproj
+++ b/src/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.TypeScript/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.TypeScript.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.3;netstandard2.0;net451</TargetFrameworks>
     <Description>JSON Schema reader, generator and validator for .NET</Description>
-    <Version>9.13.23</Version>
+    <Version>9.13.24</Version>
     <PackageTags>json schema validation generator .net</PackageTags>
     <Copyright>Copyright © Rico Suter, 2018</Copyright>
     <PackageLicenseUrl>https://github.com/rsuter/NJsonSchema/blob/master/LICENSE.md</PackageLicenseUrl>
diff --git a/src/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.TypeScript/TypeScriptTypeResolver.cs b/src/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.TypeScript/TypeScriptTypeResolver.cs
index e9468bd57..4424501a0 100644
--- a/src/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.TypeScript/TypeScriptTypeResolver.cs
+++ b/src/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.TypeScript/TypeScriptTypeResolver.cs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ private string Resolve(JsonSchema4 schema, string typeNameHint, bool addInterfac
             if (type.HasFlag(JsonObjectType.String) && !schema.ActualTypeSchema.IsEnumeration)
                 return ResolveString(schema.ActualTypeSchema, typeNameHint);
 
-            if (type.HasFlag(JsonObjectType.File))
+            if (schema.IsBinary)
                 return "any";
 
             // Type generating schemas
diff --git a/src/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.csproj b/src/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.csproj
index 527878918..cb631e9df 100644
--- a/src/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.csproj
+++ b/src/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration/NJsonSchema.CodeGeneration.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.3;netstandard2.0;net451</TargetFrameworks>
     <Description>JSON Schema reader, generator and validator for .NET</Description>
-    <Version>9.13.23</Version>
+    <Version>9.13.24</Version>
     <PackageTags>json schema validation generator .net</PackageTags>
     <Copyright>Copyright © Rico Suter, 2018</Copyright>
     <PackageLicenseUrl>https://github.com/rsuter/NJsonSchema/blob/master/LICENSE.md</PackageLicenseUrl>
diff --git a/src/NJsonSchema.Tests/Generation/PrimitiveTypeGenerationTests.cs b/src/NJsonSchema.Tests/Generation/PrimitiveTypeGenerationTests.cs
index 034f4a2c8..b002fe099 100644
--- a/src/NJsonSchema.Tests/Generation/PrimitiveTypeGenerationTests.cs
+++ b/src/NJsonSchema.Tests/Generation/PrimitiveTypeGenerationTests.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public class Foo
 
             public OffsetDateTime OffsetDateTime { get; set; }
 
+            public Instant Instant { get; set; }
+
             public Duration Duration { get; set; }
         }
 
@@ -128,6 +130,20 @@ public async Task When_property_is_offsetdatetime_then_schema_type_is_string()
             Assert.Equal(JsonFormatStrings.DateTime, schema.Properties["OffsetDateTime"].Format);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task When_property_is_instant_then_schema_type_is_string()
+        {
+            //// Arrange
+
+
+            //// Act
+            var schema = await JsonSchema4.FromTypeAsync<Foo>();
+
+            //// Assert
+            Assert.Equal(JsonObjectType.String, schema.Properties["Instant"].Type);
+            Assert.Equal(JsonFormatStrings.DateTime, schema.Properties["Instant"].Format);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task When_property_is_duration_then_schema_type_is_string()
         {
diff --git a/src/NJsonSchema.Yaml/NJsonSchema.Yaml.csproj b/src/NJsonSchema.Yaml/NJsonSchema.Yaml.csproj
index 2b6af2e84..ad46da1b5 100644
--- a/src/NJsonSchema.Yaml/NJsonSchema.Yaml.csproj
+++ b/src/NJsonSchema.Yaml/NJsonSchema.Yaml.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.3;netstandard2.0;net45</TargetFrameworks>
     <Description>JSON Schema reader, generator and validator for .NET</Description>
-    <Version>9.13.23</Version>
+    <Version>9.13.24</Version>
     <PackageTags>json schema validation generator .net</PackageTags>
     <Copyright>Copyright © Rico Suter, 2018</Copyright>
     <PackageLicenseUrl>https://github.com/rsuter/NJsonSchema/blob/master/LICENSE.md</PackageLicenseUrl>
diff --git a/src/NJsonSchema/Generation/DefaultReflectionService.cs b/src/NJsonSchema/Generation/DefaultReflectionService.cs
index 827a451e0..c16496f76 100644
--- a/src/NJsonSchema/Generation/DefaultReflectionService.cs
+++ b/src/NJsonSchema/Generation/DefaultReflectionService.cs
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ public virtual JsonTypeDescription GetDescription(Type type, IEnumerable<Attribu
                 type == typeof(DateTimeOffset) ||
                 type.FullName == "NodaTime.OffsetDateTime" ||
                 type.FullName == "NodaTime.LocalDateTime" ||
-                type.FullName == "NodaTime.ZonedDateTime")
+                type.FullName == "NodaTime.ZonedDateTime" ||
+                type.FullName == "NodaTime.Instant")
                 return JsonTypeDescription.Create(type, JsonObjectType.String, false, JsonFormatStrings.DateTime);
 
             if (type == typeof(TimeSpan) ||
@@ -127,8 +128,17 @@ public virtual JsonTypeDescription GetDescription(Type type, IEnumerable<Attribu
                 return JsonTypeDescription.Create(type, JsonObjectType.None, isNullable, null);
             }
 
-            if (IsFileType(type, parentAttributes))
-                return JsonTypeDescription.Create(type, JsonObjectType.File, isNullable, null);
+            if (IsBinary(type, parentAttributes))
+            {
+                if (settings.SchemaType == SchemaType.Swagger2)
+                {
+                    return JsonTypeDescription.Create(type, JsonObjectType.File, isNullable, null);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    return JsonTypeDescription.Create(type, JsonObjectType.String, isNullable, JsonFormatStrings.Binary);
+                }
+            }
 
             var contract = settings.ResolveContract(type);
             if (IsDictionaryType(type, parentAttributes) && contract is JsonDictionaryContract)
@@ -179,11 +189,11 @@ public virtual bool IsNullable(Type type, IEnumerable<Attribute> parentAttribute
             return isValueType == false && settings.DefaultReferenceTypeNullHandling == ReferenceTypeNullHandling.Null;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>Checks whether the given type is a file type.</summary>
+        /// <summary>Checks whether the given type is a file/binary type.</summary>
         /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
         /// <param name="parentAttributes">The parent attributes.</param>
         /// <returns>true or false.</returns>
-        protected virtual bool IsFileType(Type type, IEnumerable<Attribute> parentAttributes)
+        protected virtual bool IsBinary(Type type, IEnumerable<Attribute> parentAttributes)
         {
             // TODO: Move all file handling to NSwag. How?
 
diff --git a/src/NJsonSchema/JsonFormatStrings.cs b/src/NJsonSchema/JsonFormatStrings.cs
index 705102f70..59a71f969 100644
--- a/src/NJsonSchema/JsonFormatStrings.cs
+++ b/src/NJsonSchema/JsonFormatStrings.cs
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ public static class JsonFormatStrings
 
         /// <summary>Format for a byte if used with numeric type or for base64 encoded value otherwise.</summary>
         public const string Byte = "byte";
+        
+        /// <summary>Format for a binary value.</summary>
+        public const string Binary = "binary";
 
         /// <summary>Format for a hostname (DNS name).</summary>
         public const string Hostname = "hostname";
diff --git a/src/NJsonSchema/JsonSchema4.cs b/src/NJsonSchema/JsonSchema4.cs
index 57f266974..f6ca032ec 100644
--- a/src/NJsonSchema/JsonSchema4.cs
+++ b/src/NJsonSchema/JsonSchema4.cs
@@ -202,6 +202,17 @@ internal static JsonSchema4 FromJsonWithoutReferenceHandling(string data)
             return schema;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>Gets a value indicating whether the schema is binary (file or binary format).</summary>
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        public bool IsBinary
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return Type.HasFlag(JsonObjectType.File) ||
+                    (Type.HasFlag(JsonObjectType.String) && Format == JsonFormatStrings.Binary);
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>Gets the inherited/parent schema (most probable base schema in allOf).</summary>
         /// <remarks>Used for code generation.</remarks>
         [JsonIgnore]
diff --git a/src/NJsonSchema/NJsonSchema.csproj b/src/NJsonSchema/NJsonSchema.csproj
index 765bed8f8..1f798bff4 100644
--- a/src/NJsonSchema/NJsonSchema.csproj
+++ b/src/NJsonSchema/NJsonSchema.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.0;netstandard2.0;net40;net45</TargetFrameworks>
     <Description>JSON Schema reader, generator and validator for .NET</Description>
-    <Version>9.13.23</Version>
+    <Version>9.13.24</Version>
     <PackageTags>json schema validation generator .net</PackageTags>
     <Copyright>Copyright © Rico Suter, 2018</Copyright>
     <PackageLicenseUrl>https://github.com/rsuter/NJsonSchema/blob/master/LICENSE.md</PackageLicenseUrl>