diff --git a/text-serializer-gson/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/ClickEventActionSerializer.java b/text-serializer-gson/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/ClickEventActionSerializer.java
index 3132914c0..271bf4129 100644
--- a/text-serializer-gson/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/ClickEventActionSerializer.java
+++ b/text-serializer-gson/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/ClickEventActionSerializer.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.event.ClickEvent;
 
 final class ClickEventActionSerializer {
-  static final TypeAdapter<ClickEvent.Action> INSTANCE = IndexedSerializer.of("click action", ClickEvent.Action.NAMES);
+  static final TypeAdapter<ClickEvent.Action> INSTANCE = IndexedSerializer.lenient("click action", ClickEvent.Action.NAMES);
 
   private ClickEventActionSerializer() {
   }
diff --git a/text-serializer-gson/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/HoverEventActionSerializer.java b/text-serializer-gson/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/HoverEventActionSerializer.java
index 829223471..f94bdce35 100644
--- a/text-serializer-gson/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/HoverEventActionSerializer.java
+++ b/text-serializer-gson/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/HoverEventActionSerializer.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.event.HoverEvent;
 
 final class HoverEventActionSerializer {
-  static final TypeAdapter<HoverEvent.Action<?>> INSTANCE = IndexedSerializer.of("hover action", HoverEvent.Action.NAMES);
+  static final TypeAdapter<HoverEvent.Action<?>> INSTANCE = IndexedSerializer.lenient("hover action", HoverEvent.Action.NAMES);
 
   private HoverEventActionSerializer() {
   }
diff --git a/text-serializer-gson/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/IndexedSerializer.java b/text-serializer-gson/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/IndexedSerializer.java
index c9e895a72..232b75652 100644
--- a/text-serializer-gson/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/IndexedSerializer.java
+++ b/text-serializer-gson/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/IndexedSerializer.java
@@ -33,14 +33,20 @@
 final class IndexedSerializer<E> extends TypeAdapter<E> {
   private final String name;
   private final Index<String, E> map;
+  private final boolean throwOnUnknownKey;
 
-  public static <E> TypeAdapter<E> of(final String name, final Index<String, E> map) {
-    return new IndexedSerializer<>(name, map).nullSafe();
+  public static <E> TypeAdapter<E> strict(final String name, final Index<String, E> map) {
+    return new IndexedSerializer<>(name, map, true).nullSafe();
   }
 
-  private IndexedSerializer(final String name, final Index<String, E> map) {
+  public static <E> TypeAdapter<E> lenient(final String name, final Index<String, E> map) {
+    return new IndexedSerializer<>(name, map, false).nullSafe();
+  }
+
+  private IndexedSerializer(final String name, final Index<String, E> map, final boolean throwOnUnknownKey) {
     this.name = name;
     this.map = map;
+    this.throwOnUnknownKey = throwOnUnknownKey;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -54,8 +60,10 @@ public E read(final JsonReader in) throws IOException {
     final E value = this.map.value(string);
     if (value != null) {
       return value;
-    } else {
+    } else if (this.throwOnUnknownKey) {
       throw new JsonParseException("invalid " + this.name + ":  " + string);
+    } else {
+      return null;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/text-serializer-gson/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/TextDecorationSerializer.java b/text-serializer-gson/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/TextDecorationSerializer.java
index adf9de36a..b8a9f72b2 100644
--- a/text-serializer-gson/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/TextDecorationSerializer.java
+++ b/text-serializer-gson/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/TextDecorationSerializer.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.TextDecoration;
 
 final class TextDecorationSerializer {
-  static final TypeAdapter<TextDecoration> INSTANCE = IndexedSerializer.of("text decoration", TextDecoration.NAMES);
+  static final TypeAdapter<TextDecoration> INSTANCE = IndexedSerializer.strict("text decoration", TextDecoration.NAMES);
 
   private TextDecorationSerializer() {
   }
diff --git a/text-serializer-gson/src/test/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/Issue788Test.java b/text-serializer-gson/src/test/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/Issue788Test.java
index 42ed4436d..a9b51296d 100644
--- a/text-serializer-gson/src/test/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/Issue788Test.java
+++ b/text-serializer-gson/src/test/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/Issue788Test.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 
+// https://github.com/KyoriPowered/adventure/issues/788
 class Issue788Test {
   @Test
   void test() {
diff --git a/text-serializer-gson/src/test/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/Issue792Test.java b/text-serializer-gson/src/test/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/Issue792Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55c6d5884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/text-serializer-gson/src/test/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/serializer/gson/Issue792Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of adventure, licensed under the MIT License.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2022 KyoriPowered
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.gson;
+
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+
+// https://github.com/KyoriPowered/adventure/issues/792
+class Issue792Test {
+  @Test
+  void test() {
+    final String input = "[\"\",{\"text\":\"\",\"extra\":[{\"text\":\"\",\"color\":\"white\"},{\"text\":\"{marriagemaster_heart}\",\"color\":\"white\",\"clickEvent\":{\"action\":\"\",\"value\":\"\"},\"hoverEvent\":{\"action\":\"show_text\",\"value\":{\"text\":\"\",\"extra\":[{\"text\":\"\"}]}}},{\"text\":\" \",\"color\":\"white\"},{\"text\":\"{vault_prefix}\",\"color\":\"white\",\"clickEvent\":{\"action\":\"\",\"value\":\"\"},\"hoverEvent\":{\"action\":\"show_text\",\"value\":{\"text\":\"\",\"extra\":[{\"text\":\"\"}]}}},{\"text\":\"\",\"color\":\"white\"},{\"text\":\"{player_displayname}\",\"color\":\"white\",\"clickEvent\":{\"action\":\"\",\"value\":\"\"},\"hoverEvent\":{\"action\":\"show_text\",\"value\":{\"text\":\"\",\"extra\":[{\"text\":\"\"}]}}},{\"text\":\"\",\"color\":\"white\"},{\"text\":\"{vault_suffix}\",\"color\":\"white\",\"clickEvent\":{\"action\":\"\",\"value\":\"\"},\"hoverEvent\":{\"action\":\"show_text\",\"value\":{\"text\":\"\",\"extra\":[{\"text\":\"\"}]}}},{\"text\":\" \",\"color\":\"white\"},{\"text\":\"»\",\"color\":\"gray\"}]},{\"text\":\"\",\"color\":\"white\"},{\"text\":\" f\",\"color\":\"white\"},{\"text\":\" [✓]\",\"color\":\"red\",\"clickEvent\":{\"action\":\"run_command\",\"value\":\"/vchatgui .DoctorMad9952 Global 421783436\"},\"hoverEvent\":{\"action\":\"show_text\",\"value\":{\"text\":\"\",\"extra\":[{\"text\":\"Open Moderation GUI\",\"color\":\"red\"}]}}}]";
+    final Component component = GsonComponentSerializer.gson().deserialize(input);
+    assertNotNull(component);
+  }
+}