diff --git a/gjson.go b/gjson.go
index 6b873bd..9ffd77d 100644
--- a/gjson.go
+++ b/gjson.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 	"unicode/utf16"
 	"unicode/utf8"
-	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/tidwall/match"
 )
@@ -1385,64 +1384,14 @@ func Get(json, path string) Result {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if len(c.value.Raw) > 0 && !c.calcd {
-		jhdr := *(*reflect.StringHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&json))
-		rhdr := *(*reflect.StringHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&(c.value.Raw)))
-		c.value.Index = int(rhdr.Data - jhdr.Data)
-		if c.value.Index < 0 || c.value.Index >= len(json) {
-			c.value.Index = 0
-		}
-	}
+	fillIndex(json, c)
 	return c.value
 }
-func fromBytesGet(result Result) Result {
-	// safely get the string headers
-	rawhi := *(*reflect.StringHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&result.Raw))
-	strhi := *(*reflect.StringHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&result.Str))
-	// create byte slice headers
-	rawh := reflect.SliceHeader{Data: rawhi.Data, Len: rawhi.Len}
-	strh := reflect.SliceHeader{Data: strhi.Data, Len: strhi.Len}
-	if strh.Data == 0 {
-		// str is nil
-		if rawh.Data == 0 {
-			// raw is nil
-			result.Raw = ""
-		} else {
-			// raw has data, safely copy the slice header to a string
-			result.Raw = string(*(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&rawh)))
-		}
-		result.Str = ""
-	} else if rawh.Data == 0 {
-		// raw is nil
-		result.Raw = ""
-		// str has data, safely copy the slice header to a string
-		result.Str = string(*(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&strh)))
-	} else if strh.Data >= rawh.Data &&
-		int(strh.Data)+strh.Len <= int(rawh.Data)+rawh.Len {
-		// Str is a substring of Raw.
-		start := int(strh.Data - rawh.Data)
-		// safely copy the raw slice header
-		result.Raw = string(*(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&rawh)))
-		// substring the raw
-		result.Str = result.Raw[start : start+strh.Len]
-	} else {
-		// safely copy both the raw and str slice headers to strings
-		result.Raw = string(*(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&rawh)))
-		result.Str = string(*(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&strh)))
-	}
-	return result
-}
 
 // GetBytes searches json for the specified path.
 // If working with bytes, this method preferred over Get(string(data), path)
 func GetBytes(json []byte, path string) Result {
-	var result Result
-	if json != nil {
-		// unsafe cast to string
-		result = Get(*(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&json)), path)
-		result = fromBytesGet(result)
-	}
-	return result
+	return getBytes(json, path)
 }
 
 // runeit returns the rune from the the \uXXXX
diff --git a/gjson_gae.go b/gjson_gae.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbe2ab4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gjson_gae.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//+build appengine
+
+package gjson
+
+func getBytes(json []byte, path string) Result {
+	return Get(string(json), path)
+}
+func fillIndex(json string, c *parseContext) {
+	// noop. Use zero for the Index value.
+}
diff --git a/gjson_ngae.go b/gjson_ngae.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff313a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gjson_ngae.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+//+build !appengine
+
+package gjson
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+// getBytes casts the input json bytes to a string and safely returns the
+// results as uniquely allocated data. This operation is intended to minimize
+// copies and allocations for the large json string->[]byte.
+func getBytes(json []byte, path string) Result {
+	var result Result
+	if json != nil {
+		// unsafe cast to string
+		result = Get(*(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&json)), path)
+		result = fromBytesGet(result)
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+func fromBytesGet(result Result) Result {
+	// safely get the string headers
+	rawhi := *(*reflect.StringHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&result.Raw))
+	strhi := *(*reflect.StringHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&result.Str))
+	// create byte slice headers
+	rawh := reflect.SliceHeader{Data: rawhi.Data, Len: rawhi.Len}
+	strh := reflect.SliceHeader{Data: strhi.Data, Len: strhi.Len}
+	if strh.Data == 0 {
+		// str is nil
+		if rawh.Data == 0 {
+			// raw is nil
+			result.Raw = ""
+		} else {
+			// raw has data, safely copy the slice header to a string
+			result.Raw = string(*(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&rawh)))
+		}
+		result.Str = ""
+	} else if rawh.Data == 0 {
+		// raw is nil
+		result.Raw = ""
+		// str has data, safely copy the slice header to a string
+		result.Str = string(*(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&strh)))
+	} else if strh.Data >= rawh.Data &&
+		int(strh.Data)+strh.Len <= int(rawh.Data)+rawh.Len {
+		// Str is a substring of Raw.
+		start := int(strh.Data - rawh.Data)
+		// safely copy the raw slice header
+		result.Raw = string(*(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&rawh)))
+		// substring the raw
+		result.Str = result.Raw[start : start+strh.Len]
+	} else {
+		// safely copy both the raw and str slice headers to strings
+		result.Raw = string(*(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&rawh)))
+		result.Str = string(*(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&strh)))
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+// fillIndex finds the position of Raw data and assigns it to the Index field
+// of the resulting value. If the position cannot be found then Index zero is
+// used instead.
+func fillIndex(json string, c *parseContext) {
+	if len(c.value.Raw) > 0 && !c.calcd {
+		jhdr := *(*reflect.StringHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&json))
+		rhdr := *(*reflect.StringHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&(c.value.Raw)))
+		c.value.Index = int(rhdr.Data - jhdr.Data)
+		if c.value.Index < 0 || c.value.Index >= len(json) {
+			c.value.Index = 0
+		}
+	}
+}