diff --git a/apache-geode-extensions/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/pdx/PdxInstanceWrapper.java b/apache-geode-extensions/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/pdx/PdxInstanceWrapper.java
index 3ab006ba..7158330c 100644
--- a/apache-geode-extensions/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/pdx/PdxInstanceWrapper.java
+++ b/apache-geode-extensions/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/pdx/PdxInstanceWrapper.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class PdxInstanceWrapper implements PdxInstance, Sendable {
 	 * never {@literal null}.
 	 * @see org.apache.geode.pdx.PdxInstance
 	 */
-	protected PdxInstance getDelegate() {
+	public PdxInstance getDelegate() {
 		return this.delegate;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-geode/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/data/json/converter/support/JSONFormatterJsonToPdxConverter.java b/spring-geode/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/data/json/converter/support/JSONFormatterJsonToPdxConverter.java
index 61b5b4ec..bdefcbba 100644
--- a/spring-geode/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/data/json/converter/support/JSONFormatterJsonToPdxConverter.java
+++ b/spring-geode/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/data/json/converter/support/JSONFormatterJsonToPdxConverter.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import org.apache.geode.pdx.JSONFormatter;
 import org.apache.geode.pdx.PdxInstance;
 
 import org.springframework.geode.data.json.converter.JsonToPdxConverter;
+import org.springframework.geode.pdx.PdxInstanceWrapper;
 import org.springframework.lang.NonNull;
 
 /**
@@ -42,14 +43,41 @@ public class JSONFormatterJsonToPdxConverter implements JsonToPdxConverter {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Converts the given JSON to {@link PdxInstance PDX}.
+	 * Converts the given {@link String JSON} to {@link PdxInstance PDX}.
 	 *
 	 * @param json {@link String} containing JSON to convert to PDX; must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return JSON for the given {@link PdxInstance PDX}.
+	 * @see org.springframework.geode.pdx.PdxInstanceWrapper#from(PdxInstance)
+	 * @see org.apache.geode.pdx.JSONFormatter#fromJSON(String)
+	 * @see org.apache.geode.pdx.PdxInstance
+	 * @see #jsonFormatterFromJson(String)
+	 * @see #wrap(PdxInstance)
+	 */
+	protected @NonNull PdxInstance convertJsonToPdx(@NonNull String json) {
+		return wrap(jsonFormatterFromJson(json));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Converts {@link String JSON} into {@link PdxInstance PDX} using {@link JSONFormatter#fromJSON(String)}.
+	 *
+	 * @param json {@link String JSON} to convert to {@link PdxInstance PDX}; must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return {@link PdxInstance PDX} generated from the given, required {@link String JSON}; never {@literal null}.
 	 * @see org.apache.geode.pdx.JSONFormatter#fromJSON(String)
 	 * @see org.apache.geode.pdx.PdxInstance
 	 */
-	protected @NonNull PdxInstance convertJsonToPdx(@NonNull String json) {
+	protected @NonNull PdxInstance jsonFormatterFromJson(@NonNull String json) {
 		return JSONFormatter.fromJSON(json);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Wraps the given {@link PdxInstance} in a new instance of {@link PdxInstanceWrapper}.
+	 *
+	 * @param pdxInstance {@link PdxInstance} to wrap.
+	 * @return a new instance of {@link PdxInstanceWrapper} wrapping the given {@link PdxInstance}.
+	 * @see org.springframework.geode.pdx.PdxInstanceWrapper
+	 * @see org.apache.geode.pdx.PdxInstance
+	 */
+	protected @NonNull PdxInstanceWrapper wrap(@NonNull PdxInstance pdxInstance) {
+		return PdxInstanceWrapper.from(pdxInstance);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-geode/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/data/json/converter/support/JSONFormatterJsonToPdxConverterUnitTests.java b/spring-geode/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/data/json/converter/support/JSONFormatterJsonToPdxConverterUnitTests.java
index 5304b330..cf1084d5 100644
--- a/spring-geode/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/data/json/converter/support/JSONFormatterJsonToPdxConverterUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-geode/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/data/json/converter/support/JSONFormatterJsonToPdxConverterUnitTests.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 
 import org.apache.geode.pdx.PdxInstance;
 
+import org.springframework.geode.pdx.PdxInstanceWrapper;
+
 /**
  * Unit Tests for {@link JSONFormatterJsonToPdxConverter}.
  *
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ import org.apache.geode.pdx.PdxInstance;
  * @see org.mockito.Mockito
  * @see org.apache.geode.pdx.PdxInstance
  * @see org.springframework.geode.data.json.converter.support.JSONFormatterJsonToPdxConverter
+ * @see org.springframework.geode.pdx.PdxInstanceWrapper
  * @since 1.3.0
  */
 public class JSONFormatterJsonToPdxConverterUnitTests {
@@ -48,10 +51,15 @@ public class JSONFormatterJsonToPdxConverterUnitTests {
 
 		JSONFormatterJsonToPdxConverter converter = spy(new JSONFormatterJsonToPdxConverter());
 
-		doReturn(mockPdxInstance).when(converter).convertJsonToPdx(json);
+		doReturn(mockPdxInstance).when(converter).jsonFormatterFromJson(json);
 
-		assertThat(converter.convert(json)).isEqualTo(mockPdxInstance);
+		PdxInstance pdx = converter.convert(json);
+
+		assertThat(pdx).isInstanceOf(PdxInstanceWrapper.class);
+		assertThat(((PdxInstanceWrapper) pdx).getDelegate()).isEqualTo(mockPdxInstance);
 
 		verify(converter, times(1)).convertJsonToPdx(eq(json));
+		verify(converter, times(1)).jsonFormatterFromJson(eq(json));
+		verify(converter, times(1)).wrap(eq(mockPdxInstance));
 	}
 }