diff --git a/decode_test.go b/decode_test.go
index fc7a16587..e0bfecb2d 100644
--- a/decode_test.go
+++ b/decode_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//go:build amd64
 // +build amd64
 
 /*
@@ -34,12 +35,13 @@ import (
     `strings`
     `testing`
     `time`
-    `unsafe`
     `unicode/utf8`
+    `unsafe`
 
     `github.com/bytedance/sonic/decoder`
     `github.com/bytedance/sonic/internal/native/types`
     `github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew`
+    `github.com/stretchr/testify/assert`
 )
 
 type T struct {
@@ -1732,11 +1734,14 @@ func TestEmptyString(t *testing.T) {
         Number2 int `json:",string"`
     }
     data := `{"Number1":"1", "Number2":""}`
-    var t2 T2
+    var t2, t3 T2
     err := Unmarshal([]byte(data), &t2)
     if err == nil {
         t.Fatal("Decode: did not return error")
     }
+    err2 := json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &t3)
+    assert.Equal(t, err == nil, err2 == nil)
+    assert.Equal(t, t2, t3)
     if t2.Number1 != 1 {
         t.Fatal("Decode: did not set Number1")
     }
diff --git a/decoder/decoder.go b/decoder/decoder.go
index 16c8592d7..5ff92234a 100644
--- a/decoder/decoder.go
+++ b/decoder/decoder.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
     `encoding/json`
     `reflect`
     `runtime`
+    `unsafe`
 
     `github.com/bytedance/sonic/internal/native`
     `github.com/bytedance/sonic/internal/native/types`
@@ -95,11 +96,25 @@ func (self *Decoder) Decode(val interface{}) error {
     if vp == nil || vv.Type.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
         return &json.InvalidUnmarshalError{Type: vv.Type.Pack()}
     }
+    initalized := (vv.Type.Pack().Elem().Kind() == reflect.Ptr) && (*(*unsafe.Pointer)(vp) != nil)
 
     /* create a new stack, and call the decoder */
     sb, etp := newStack(), rt.PtrElem(vv.Type)
     nb, err := decodeTypedPointer(self.s, self.i, etp, vp, sb, self.f)
 
+    if err != nil {
+        // clear val memory when decode failed,
+        // not including MismatcheTypeError
+        if _, ok := err.(*MismatchTypeError); !ok {
+            ev := reflect.ValueOf(val).Elem()
+            if initalized {
+                ev.Elem().Set(reflect.Zero(ev.Elem().Type()))
+            } else {
+                ev.Set(reflect.Zero(ev.Type()))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /* return the stack back */
     self.i = nb
     freeStack(sb)
diff --git a/decoder/decoder_test.go b/decoder/decoder_test.go
index be6eef666..d834c2841 100644
--- a/decoder/decoder_test.go
+++ b/decoder/decoder_test.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 
-func TestSkipError(t *testing.T) {
+func TestSkipMismatchTypeError(t *testing.T) {
     println("TestSkipError")
     type skiptype struct {
         A int `json:"a"`
@@ -132,6 +132,62 @@ func TestSkipError(t *testing.T) {
     }
 }
 
+type testStruct struct {
+    A int `json:"a"`
+    B string `json:"b"`
+}
+
+func TestClearMemWhenError(t *testing.T) {
+    var data = `{"a":1,"b":"1"]`
+    var v, v2 testStruct
+    _, err := decode(data, &v, false)
+    err2 := json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &v2)
+    assert.Equal(t, err2 == nil, err == nil)
+    assert.Equal(t, v2, v)
+
+    var z, z2 = new(testStruct), new(testStruct)
+    _, err = decode(data, z, false)
+    err2 = json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), z2)
+    assert.Equal(t, err2 == nil, err == nil)
+    assert.Equal(t, z2, z)
+
+    var y, y2 *testStruct
+    _, err = decode(data, &y, false)
+    err2 = json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &y2)
+    assert.Equal(t, err2 == nil, err == nil)
+    assert.Equal(t, y2, y)
+
+    var x, x2 = new(testStruct), new(testStruct)
+    _, err = decode(data, &x, false)
+    err2 = json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &x2)
+    assert.Equal(t, err2 == nil, err == nil)
+    assert.Equal(t, x2, x)
+
+    var a, a2 interface{}
+    _, err = decode(data, &a, false)
+    err2 = json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &a2)
+    assert.Equal(t, err2 == nil, err == nil)
+    assert.Equal(t, a2, a)
+    
+    var b, b2 = new(interface{}), new(interface{})
+    _, err = decode(data, b, false)
+    err2 = json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), b2)
+    assert.Equal(t, err2 == nil, err == nil)
+    assert.Equal(t, b2, b)
+
+    var c, c2 *interface{}
+    _, err = decode(data, &c, false)
+    err2 = json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &c2)
+    assert.Equal(t, err2 == nil, err == nil)
+    assert.Equal(t, c2, c)
+
+    var d, d2 = new(interface{}), new(interface{})
+    _, err = decode(data, &d, false)
+    err2 = json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &d2)
+    assert.Equal(t, err2 == nil, err == nil)
+    assert.Equal(t, d2, d)
+}
+
 func TestDecodeCorrupt(t *testing.T) {
     var ds = []string{
         `{,}`,