diff --git a/develop/detail/macro_scope.hpp b/develop/detail/macro_scope.hpp
index 8316c077d6..9c583bb14e 100644
--- a/develop/detail/macro_scope.hpp
+++ b/develop/detail/macro_scope.hpp
@@ -41,9 +41,21 @@
     #define JSON_TRY try
     #define JSON_CATCH(exception) catch(exception)
 #else
-    #define JSON_THROW(exception) std::abort()
-    #define JSON_TRY if(true)
-    #define JSON_CATCH(exception) if(false)
+    #if !defined(JSON_THROW)
+        #define JSON_THROW(exception) std::abort()
+    #else
+        #define JSON_THROW_USER_PROVIDED
+    #endif
+    #if !defined(JSON_TRY)
+        #define JSON_TRY if(true)
+    #else
+        #define JSON_TRY_USER_PROVIDED
+    #endif
+    #if !defined(JSON_CATCH)
+        #define JSON_CATCH(exception) if(false)
+    #else
+        #define JSON_CATCH_USER_PROVIDED
+    #endif
 #endif
 
 // manual branch prediction
diff --git a/develop/detail/macro_unscope.hpp b/develop/detail/macro_unscope.hpp
index 99a0abdf3b..036743eeaf 100644
--- a/develop/detail/macro_unscope.hpp
+++ b/develop/detail/macro_unscope.hpp
@@ -9,9 +9,21 @@
 #endif
 
 // clean up
-#undef JSON_CATCH
-#undef JSON_THROW
-#undef JSON_TRY
+#if !defined(JSON_CATCH_USER_PROVIDED)
+    #undef JSON_CATCH
+#else
+    #undef JSON_CATCH_USER_PROVIDED
+#endif
+#if !defined(JSON_THROW_USER_PROVIDED)
+    #undef JSON_THROW
+#else
+    #undef JSON_THROW_USER_PROVIDED
+#endif
+#if !defined(JSON_TRY_USER_PROVIDED)
+    #undef JSON_TRY
+#else
+    #undef JSON_TRY_USER_PROVIDED
+#endif
 #undef JSON_LIKELY
 #undef JSON_UNLIKELY
 #undef JSON_DEPRECATED
diff --git a/src/json.hpp b/src/json.hpp
index e12904a889..871c25c224 100644
--- a/src/json.hpp
+++ b/src/json.hpp
@@ -151,9 +151,21 @@ using json = basic_json<>;
     #define JSON_TRY try
     #define JSON_CATCH(exception) catch(exception)
 #else
-    #define JSON_THROW(exception) std::abort()
-    #define JSON_TRY if(true)
-    #define JSON_CATCH(exception) if(false)
+    #if !defined(JSON_THROW)
+        #define JSON_THROW(exception) std::abort()
+    #else
+        #define JSON_THROW_USER_PROVIDED
+    #endif
+    #if !defined(JSON_TRY)
+        #define JSON_TRY if(true)
+    #else
+        #define JSON_TRY_USER_PROVIDED
+    #endif
+    #if !defined(JSON_CATCH)
+        #define JSON_CATCH(exception) if(false)
+    #else
+        #define JSON_CATCH_USER_PROVIDED
+    #endif
 #endif
 
 // manual branch prediction
@@ -17131,9 +17143,21 @@ inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator "" _json_pointer(const char* s, std
 #endif
 
 // clean up
-#undef JSON_CATCH
-#undef JSON_THROW
-#undef JSON_TRY
+#if !defined(JSON_CATCH_USER_PROVIDED)
+    #undef JSON_CATCH
+#else
+    #undef JSON_CATCH_USER_PROVIDED
+#endif
+#if !defined(JSON_THROW_USER_PROVIDED)
+    #undef JSON_THROW
+#else
+    #undef JSON_THROW_USER_PROVIDED
+#endif
+#if !defined(JSON_TRY_USER_PROVIDED)
+    #undef JSON_TRY
+#else
+    #undef JSON_TRY_USER_PROVIDED
+#endif
 #undef JSON_LIKELY
 #undef JSON_UNLIKELY
 #undef JSON_DEPRECATED