diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/node/ArrayNodeTest.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/node/ArrayNodeTest.java
index f451066d83..e1f21ea354 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/node/ArrayNodeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/node/ArrayNodeTest.java
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ public void testParser() throws Exception
         p.setCodec(null);
         assertNull(p.getCodec());
         assertNotNull(p.getParsingContext());
+//        assertTrue(p.getParsingContext().inRoot());
         assertNotNull(p.getTokenLocation());
         assertNotNull(p.getCurrentLocation());
         assertNull(p.getEmbeddedObject());
@@ -268,6 +269,8 @@ public void testParser() throws Exception
         //assertNull(p.getNumberType());
 
         assertToken(JsonToken.START_ARRAY, p.nextToken());
+        assertNotNull(p.getParsingContext());
+        assertTrue(p.getParsingContext().inArray());
         p.skipChildren();
         assertToken(JsonToken.END_ARRAY, p.getCurrentToken());
         p.close();
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/failing/ParsingContext2525Test.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/failing/ParsingContext2525Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c9a628eab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/failing/ParsingContext2525Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+package com.fasterxml.jackson.failing;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonPointer;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonToken;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.*;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.TokenBuffer;
+
+public class ParsingContext2525Test extends BaseMapTest
+{
+    private final ObjectMapper MAPPER = sharedMapper();
+
+    private final String MINIMAL_ARRAY_DOC = "[ 42 ]";
+    
+    private final String MINIMAL_OBJECT_DOC = "{\"answer\" : 42 }";
+
+    private final String FULL_DOC = aposToQuotes("{'a':123,'array':[1,2,[3],5,{'obInArray':4}],"
+            +"'ob':{'first':[false,true],'second':{'sub':37}},'b':true}");
+
+    /*
+    /**********************************************************************
+    /* Baseline sanity check first
+    /**********************************************************************
+     */
+
+    public void testAllWithRegularParser() throws Exception
+    {
+        try (JsonParser p = MAPPER.getFactory().createParser(MINIMAL_ARRAY_DOC)) {
+            _testSimpleArrayUsingPathAsPointer(p);
+        }
+        try (JsonParser p = MAPPER.getFactory().createParser(MINIMAL_OBJECT_DOC)) {
+            _testSimpleObjectUsingPathAsPointer(p);
+        }
+        try (JsonParser p = MAPPER.getFactory().createParser(FULL_DOC)) {
+            _testFullDocUsingPathAsPointer(p);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+    /**********************************************************************
+    /* Then TokenBuffer-backed tests
+    /**********************************************************************
+     */
+
+    // 25-Oct-2019, tatu: These appear more problematic than I thought, wrt
+    //   parent contexts...
+
+    public void testSimpleArrayWithBuffer() throws Exception
+    {
+        try (TokenBuffer buf = _readAsTokenBuffer(MINIMAL_ARRAY_DOC)) {
+            _testSimpleArrayUsingPathAsPointer(buf.asParser());
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void testSimpleObjectWithBuffer() throws Exception
+    {
+        try (TokenBuffer buf = _readAsTokenBuffer(MINIMAL_OBJECT_DOC)) {
+            _testSimpleObjectUsingPathAsPointer(buf.asParser());
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void testFullDocWithBuffer() throws Exception
+    {
+        try (TokenBuffer buf = _readAsTokenBuffer(FULL_DOC)) {
+            _testFullDocUsingPathAsPointer(buf.asParser());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private TokenBuffer _readAsTokenBuffer(String doc) throws IOException
+    {
+        try (JsonParser p = MAPPER.getFactory().createParser(doc)) {
+            p.nextToken();
+            return TokenBuffer.asCopyOfValue(p)
+                    .overrideParentContext(null);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /*
+    /**********************************************************************
+    /* And Tree-backed tests
+    /**********************************************************************
+     */
+
+    public void testSimpleArrayWithTree() throws Exception
+    {
+        JsonNode root = MAPPER.readTree(MINIMAL_ARRAY_DOC);
+        try (JsonParser p = root.traverse(null)) {
+            _testSimpleArrayUsingPathAsPointer(p);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void testSimpleObjectWithTree() throws Exception
+    {
+        JsonNode root = MAPPER.readTree(MINIMAL_OBJECT_DOC);
+        try (JsonParser p = root.traverse(null)) {
+            _testSimpleObjectUsingPathAsPointer(p);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void testFullDocWithTree() throws Exception
+    {
+        JsonNode root = MAPPER.readTree(FULL_DOC);
+        try (JsonParser p = root.traverse(null)) {
+            _testFullDocUsingPathAsPointer(p);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+    /**********************************************************************
+    /* Shared helper methods
+    /**********************************************************************
+     */
+    
+    private void _testSimpleArrayUsingPathAsPointer(JsonParser p) throws Exception
+    {
+        assertSame(JsonPointer.empty(), p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer());
+
+        assertToken(JsonToken.START_ARRAY, p.nextToken());
+        assertSame(JsonPointer.empty(), p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer());
+
+        assertToken(JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT, p.nextToken());
+        assertEquals("/0", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        
+        assertToken(JsonToken.END_ARRAY, p.nextToken());
+        assertSame(JsonPointer.empty(), p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer());
+
+        assertNull(p.nextToken());
+    }
+
+    private void _testSimpleObjectUsingPathAsPointer(JsonParser p) throws Exception
+    {
+        assertSame(JsonPointer.empty(), p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer());
+
+        assertToken(JsonToken.START_OBJECT, p.nextToken());
+        assertSame(JsonPointer.empty(), p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer());
+
+        assertToken(JsonToken.FIELD_NAME, p.nextToken());
+        assertEquals("/answer", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT, p.nextToken());
+        assertEquals(42, p.getIntValue());
+        assertEquals("/answer", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        
+        assertToken(JsonToken.END_OBJECT, p.nextToken());
+        assertSame(JsonPointer.empty(), p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer());
+
+        assertNull(p.nextToken());
+    }
+    
+    private void _testFullDocUsingPathAsPointer(JsonParser p) throws Exception
+    {
+        // by default should just get "empty"
+        assertSame(JsonPointer.empty(), p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer());
+
+        // let's just traverse, then:
+        assertToken(JsonToken.START_OBJECT, p.nextToken());
+        assertSame(JsonPointer.empty(), p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer());
+
+        assertToken(JsonToken.FIELD_NAME, p.nextToken()); // a
+        assertEquals("/a", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+
+        assertToken(JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT, p.nextToken());
+        assertEquals("/a", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+
+        assertToken(JsonToken.FIELD_NAME, p.nextToken()); // array
+        assertEquals("/array", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.START_ARRAY, p.nextToken());
+        assertEquals("/array", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT, p.nextToken()); // 1
+        assertEquals("/array/0", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT, p.nextToken()); // 2
+        assertEquals("/array/1", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.START_ARRAY, p.nextToken());
+        assertEquals("/array/2", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT, p.nextToken()); // 3
+        assertEquals("/array/2/0", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.END_ARRAY, p.nextToken());
+        assertEquals("/array/2", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT, p.nextToken()); // 5
+        assertEquals("/array/3", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.START_OBJECT, p.nextToken());
+        assertEquals("/array/4", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.FIELD_NAME, p.nextToken()); // obInArray
+        assertEquals("/array/4/obInArray", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT, p.nextToken()); // 4
+        assertEquals("/array/4/obInArray", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.END_OBJECT, p.nextToken());
+        assertEquals("/array/4", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.END_ARRAY, p.nextToken()); // /array
+        assertEquals("/array", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+
+        assertToken(JsonToken.FIELD_NAME, p.nextToken()); // ob
+        assertEquals("/ob", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.START_OBJECT, p.nextToken());
+        assertEquals("/ob", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.FIELD_NAME, p.nextToken()); // first
+        assertEquals("/ob/first", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.START_ARRAY, p.nextToken());
+        assertEquals("/ob/first", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.VALUE_FALSE, p.nextToken());
+        assertEquals("/ob/first/0", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.VALUE_TRUE, p.nextToken());
+        assertEquals("/ob/first/1", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.END_ARRAY, p.nextToken());
+        assertEquals("/ob/first", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.FIELD_NAME, p.nextToken()); // second
+        assertEquals("/ob/second", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.START_OBJECT, p.nextToken());
+        assertEquals("/ob/second", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.FIELD_NAME, p.nextToken()); // sub
+        assertEquals("/ob/second/sub", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT, p.nextToken()); // 37
+        assertEquals("/ob/second/sub", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.END_OBJECT, p.nextToken());
+        assertEquals("/ob/second", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.END_OBJECT, p.nextToken()); // /ob
+        assertEquals("/ob", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+
+        assertToken(JsonToken.FIELD_NAME, p.nextToken()); // b
+        assertEquals("/b", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+        assertToken(JsonToken.VALUE_TRUE, p.nextToken());
+        assertEquals("/b", p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer().toString());
+
+        assertToken(JsonToken.END_OBJECT, p.nextToken());
+        assertSame(JsonPointer.empty(), p.getParsingContext().pathAsPointer());
+
+        assertNull(p.nextToken());
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/failing/TestUnknownProperty426.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/failing/TestUnknownProperty426.java
index b3c66895e2..09b3226b7f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/failing/TestUnknownProperty426.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/failing/TestUnknownProperty426.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public void setUserId(Integer v) {
 
     private final ObjectMapper MAPPER = new ObjectMapper();
 
+    // Aside from [databind#426], also relevant: [databind#1044]?
     public void testIssue426() throws Exception
     {
         final String JSON = aposToQuotes("{'userId': 9, 'firstName': 'Mike' }");