diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index 8316ff6..39ed9ab 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ New in SVN
         representable using an Int64, or asDouble() combined with minInt64 and
         maxInt64 to figure out whether it is approximately representable.
 
+* Bug fixes
+  - Patch #3539678: Copy constructor does not initialize allocated_ for stringValue
+    (contributed by rmongia).
+
+		
 
   New in JsonCpp 0.6.0:
   ---------------------
diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp
index 91f312e..4f2e216 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp
@@ -470,7 +470,10 @@ Value::Value( const Value &other )
          allocated_ = true;
       }
       else
+      {
          value_.string_ = 0;
+         allocated_ = false;
+      }
       break;
 #ifndef JSON_VALUE_USE_INTERNAL_MAP
    case arrayValue: