diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 70480c12..b5be2647 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -45,8 +45,22 @@ val previousVersion: Option[String] = Some("3.1.0-M1")
 // Do not check for previous JS artifacts for upgrade to Scala.js 1.0 because no sjs1 artifacts exist
 def playJsonMimaSettings = Seq(
   mimaPreviousArtifacts := previousVersion.map(organization.value %%% moduleName.value % _).toSet,
-  mimaBinaryIssueFilters ++= Seq(
-  ),
+  mimaBinaryIssueFilters ++= {
+    val missingMethodInOld: ProblemFilter = {
+      case ReversedAbstractMethodProblem(_) | ReversedMissingMethodProblem(_) =>
+        false
+
+      case DirectMissingMethodProblem(old)         => old.nonAccessible
+      case InheritedNewAbstractMethodProblem(_, _) => false
+      case IncompatibleResultTypeProblem(old, _)   => old.nonAccessible
+      case IncompatibleMethTypeProblem(old, _)     => old.nonAccessible
+      case MissingClassProblem(old)                => !old.isPublic
+      case AbstractClassProblem(old)               => !old.isPublic
+      case _                                       => true
+    }
+
+    Seq(missingMethodInOld)
+  }
 )
 
 val javacSettings = Seq(
diff --git a/play-json/shared/src/main/scala/play/api/libs/json/Json.scala b/play-json/shared/src/main/scala/play/api/libs/json/Json.scala
index a6425ee8..96c9d78b 100644
--- a/play-json/shared/src/main/scala/play/api/libs/json/Json.scala
+++ b/play-json/shared/src/main/scala/play/api/libs/json/Json.scala
@@ -4,33 +4,46 @@
 
 package play.api.libs.json
 
+import java.io.InputStream
+
 import scala.collection.mutable.{ Builder => MBuilder }
 
-import java.io.InputStream
+import scala.util.Try
 
 /**
  * @define jsonParam @param json the JsValue to convert
- * @define returnStringRepr A String with the json representation
+ * @define parseDescription Parses the input JSON, and returns it as a [[JsValue]]
+ * @define stringRepr String with the json representation
  */
 sealed trait JsonFacade {
 
   /**
-   * Parses a String representing a JSON input, and returns it as a [[JsValue]].
+   * $parseDescription (use `tryParse` to be safe).
    *
-   * @param input the String to parse
+   * @param input the $stringRepr
    */
   def parse(input: String): JsValue
 
   /**
-   * Parses a stream representing a JSON input, and returns it as a [[JsValue]].
+   * $parseDescription.
+   * @param input the $stringRepr
+   */
+  def tryParse(input: String): Try[JsValue]
+
+  /**
+   * $parseDescription (use `tryParse` to be safe).
    *
    * @param input the InputStream to parse
    */
   def parse(input: InputStream): JsValue
 
   /**
-   * Parses some bytes representing a JSON input,
-   * and returns it as a [[JsValue]].
+   * $parseDescription.
+   */
+  def tryParse(input: InputStream): Try[JsValue]
+
+  /**
+   * $parseDescription (use `tryParse` to be safe).
    *
    * The character encoding used will be automatically detected as UTF-8,
    * UTF-16 or UTF-32, as per the heuristics in RFC-4627.
@@ -39,6 +52,11 @@ sealed trait JsonFacade {
    */
   def parse(input: Array[Byte]): JsValue
 
+  /**
+   * $parseDescription.
+   */
+  def tryParse(input: Array[Byte]): Try[JsValue]
+
   /**
    * Converts a [[JsValue]] to its string representation.
    *
@@ -88,7 +106,7 @@ sealed trait JsonFacade {
    * }}}
    *
    * $jsonParam
-   * $returnStringRepr with all non-ascii characters escaped.
+   * @return A $stringRepr with all non-ascii characters escaped.
    */
   def asciiStringify(json: JsValue): String
 
@@ -118,7 +136,7 @@ sealed trait JsonFacade {
    * }}}
    *
    * $jsonParam
-   * $returnStringRepr.
+   * @return A $stringRepr.
    */
   def prettyPrint(json: JsValue): String
 
@@ -174,10 +192,16 @@ sealed trait JsonFacade {
 object Json extends JsonFacade with JsMacros with JsValueMacros {
   def parse(input: String): JsValue = StaticBinding.parseJsValue(input)
 
+  def tryParse(input: String): Try[JsValue] = Try(StaticBinding.parseJsValue(input))
+
   def parse(input: InputStream): JsValue = StaticBinding.parseJsValue(input)
 
+  def tryParse(input: InputStream): Try[JsValue] = Try(StaticBinding.parseJsValue(input))
+
   def parse(input: Array[Byte]): JsValue = StaticBinding.parseJsValue(input)
 
+  def tryParse(input: Array[Byte]): Try[JsValue] = Try(StaticBinding.parseJsValue(input))
+
   def stringify(json: JsValue): String =
     StaticBinding.generateFromJsValue(json, false)
 
@@ -321,10 +345,20 @@ object Json extends JsonFacade with JsMacros with JsValueMacros {
 
     def this() = this(JsonConfiguration.default)
 
-    @inline def parse(input: String): JsValue       = Json.parse(input)
-    @inline def parse(input: InputStream): JsValue  = Json.parse(input)
-    @inline def parse(input: Array[Byte]): JsValue  = Json.parse(input)
-    @inline def stringify(json: JsValue): String    = Json.stringify(json)
+    @inline def parse(input: String): JsValue = Json.parse(input)
+
+    @inline def tryParse(input: String): Try[JsValue] = Json.tryParse(input)
+
+    @inline def parse(input: InputStream): JsValue = Json.parse(input)
+
+    @inline def tryParse(input: InputStream): Try[JsValue] = Json.tryParse(input)
+
+    @inline def parse(input: Array[Byte]): JsValue = Json.parse(input)
+
+    @inline def tryParse(input: Array[Byte]): Try[JsValue] = Json.tryParse(input)
+
+    @inline def stringify(json: JsValue): String = Json.stringify(json)
+
     @inline def toBytes(json: JsValue): Array[Byte] = Json.toBytes(json)
 
     @inline def asciiStringify(json: JsValue): String =
diff --git a/play-json/shared/src/test/scala/play/api/libs/json/JsonSharedSpec.scala b/play-json/shared/src/test/scala/play/api/libs/json/JsonSharedSpec.scala
index bdcba06a..939c8bdf 100644
--- a/play-json/shared/src/test/scala/play/api/libs/json/JsonSharedSpec.scala
+++ b/play-json/shared/src/test/scala/play/api/libs/json/JsonSharedSpec.scala
@@ -9,10 +9,16 @@ import play.api.libs.functional.syntax._
 import scala.collection.immutable.ListMap
 
 import org.scalacheck.Gen
+
 import org.scalatest.matchers.must.Matchers
 import org.scalatest.wordspec.AnyWordSpec
 
-class JsonSharedSpec extends AnyWordSpec with Matchers with org.scalatestplus.scalacheck.ScalaCheckPropertyChecks {
+class JsonSharedSpec
+    extends AnyWordSpec
+    with Matchers
+    with org.scalatest.TryValues
+    with org.scalatestplus.scalacheck.ScalaCheckPropertyChecks {
+
   case class User(id: Long, name: String, friends: List[User])
 
   implicit val UserFormat: Format[User] = (
@@ -159,12 +165,18 @@ class JsonSharedSpec extends AnyWordSpec with Matchers with org.scalatestplus.sc
                             |  "price": "2.5 €"
                             |}
         """.stripMargin)
+
       val bytes      = js.toBytes(json)
       val string     = new String(bytes, "UTF-8")
-      val parsedJson = js.parse(string)
+      val parsedJson = js.tryParse(string)
+
+      parsedJson.isSuccess.mustEqual(true)
 
-      (parsedJson \ "symbol").mustEqual(JsDefined(JsString("☕")))
-      (parsedJson \ "price").mustEqual(JsDefined(JsString("2.5 €")))
+      val success = parsedJson.success.value
+
+      (success \ "symbol").mustEqual(JsDefined(JsString("☕")))
+
+      (success \ "price").mustEqual(JsDefined(JsString("2.5 €")))
     }
   }
 
@@ -175,6 +187,7 @@ class JsonSharedSpec extends AnyWordSpec with Matchers with org.scalatestplus.sc
       val jsonM = js.toJson(m)
 
       (jsonM \ "timestamp").as[Long].mustEqual(t)
+
       jsonM.toString.mustEqual("""{"timestamp":1330950829160}""")
     }