diff --git a/cJSON.c b/cJSON.c
index 321e82c..a54d7f7 100644
--- a/cJSON.c
+++ b/cJSON.c
@@ -2892,7 +2892,6 @@ CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_bool) cJSON_IsRaw(const cJSON * const item)
 CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_Configuration) cJSON_CreateConfiguration(const cJSON * const json, const cJSON_Allocators * const allocators, void *allocator_userdata)
 {
     internal_configuration *configuration = NULL;
-    cJSON *option = NULL;
     const cJSON_Allocators *local_allocators = &global_configuration.allocators;
 
     if (allocators != NULL)
@@ -2927,18 +2926,6 @@ CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_Configuration) cJSON_CreateConfiguration(const cJSON * const
         return configuration;
     }
 
-    /* then overwrite with other options if they exist */
-
-    option = get_object_item(json, "allow_data_after_json", &global_configuration);
-    if (cJSON_IsTrue(option))
-    {
-        configuration->allow_data_after_json = true;
-    }
-    else if (cJSON_IsFalse(option))
-    {
-        configuration->allow_data_after_json = false;
-    }
-
     return (cJSON_Configuration)configuration;
 
 fail:
@@ -3032,6 +3019,17 @@ CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_Configuration) cJSON_ConfigurationChangeCaseSensitivity(cJSON
     return configuration;
 }
 
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_Configuration) cJSON_ConfigurationChangeAllowDataAfterJson(cJSON_Configuration configuration, cJSON_bool allow_data_after_json)
+{
+    if (configuration == NULL)
+    {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ((internal_configuration*)configuration)->allow_data_after_json = allow_data_after_json;
+    return configuration;
+}
+
 static cJSON_bool compare(const cJSON * const a, const cJSON * const b, const internal_configuration * const configuration)
 {
     if ((a == NULL) || (b == NULL) || ((a->type & 0xFF) != (b->type & 0xFF)) || cJSON_IsInvalid(a))
diff --git a/cJSON.h b/cJSON.h
index 6ad1759..21a6a43 100644
--- a/cJSON.h
+++ b/cJSON.h
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ typedef enum { CJSON_FORMAT_MINIFIED = 0, CJSON_FORMAT_DEFAULT = 1 } cJSON_Forma
 CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_Configuration) cJSON_ConfigurationChangeFormat(cJSON_Configuration configuration, cJSON_Format format);
 /* Change the case sensitivity */
 CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_Configuration) cJSON_ConfigurationChangeCaseSensitivity(cJSON_Configuration configuration, cJSON_bool case_sensitive);
+/* Change if data is allowed after the JSON */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_Configuration) cJSON_ConfigurationChangeAllowDataAfterJson(cJSON_Configuration configuration, cJSON_bool allow_data_after_json);
 
 /* Supply malloc and free functions to cJSON globally */
 CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_InitHooks(cJSON_Hooks* hooks);
diff --git a/tests/configuration_tests.c b/tests/configuration_tests.c
index f2f4f3e..1587e8e 100644
--- a/tests/configuration_tests.c
+++ b/tests/configuration_tests.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static void create_configuration_should_create_a_configuration(void)
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_MESSAGE(configuration->buffer_size, 256, "buffer_size has an incorrect value.");
     TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE(configuration->format, "format has an incorrect value.");
     TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE(configuration->case_sensitive, "case_sensitive has an incorrect value.");
-    TEST_ASSERT_FALSE_MESSAGE(configuration->allow_data_after_json, "allow_data_after_json has an incorrect value.");
+    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE(configuration->allow_data_after_json, "allow_data_after_json has an incorrect value.");
     TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE(configuration->userdata == &userdata, "Incorrect userdata");
     TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE(global_allocate_wrapper == configuration->allocators.allocate, "Wrong malloc.");
     TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE(global_reallocate_wrapper == configuration->allocators.reallocate, "Wrong realloc.");
@@ -197,6 +197,19 @@ static void configuration_change_case_sensitivity_should_change_case_sensitivity
     free(configuration);
 }
 
+static void configuration_change_allow_data_after_json_should_change_allow_data_after_json(void)
+{
+    internal_configuration *configuration = (internal_configuration*)cJSON_CreateConfiguration(NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(configuration);
+
+    configuration = (internal_configuration*)cJSON_ConfigurationChangeAllowDataAfterJson(configuration, false);
+    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(configuration);
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_FALSE_MESSAGE(configuration->allow_data_after_json, "Didn't set allow_data_after_json property correctly.");
+
+    free(configuration);
+}
+
 int main(void)
 {
     UNITY_BEGIN();
@@ -211,6 +224,7 @@ int main(void)
     RUN_TEST(configuration_change_prebuffer_size_should_not_allow_empty_sizes);
     RUN_TEST(configuration_change_format_should_change_format);
     RUN_TEST(configuration_change_case_sensitivity_should_change_case_sensitivity);
+    RUN_TEST(configuration_change_allow_data_after_json_should_change_allow_data_after_json);
 
     return UNITY_END();
 }