diff --git a/include/benchmark/reporter.h b/include/benchmark/reporter.h
index b66854c0..3d573d83 100644
--- a/include/benchmark/reporter.h
+++ b/include/benchmark/reporter.h
@@ -88,11 +88,24 @@ class ConsoleReporter : public BenchmarkReporter {
  public:
   virtual bool ReportContext(const Context& context);
   virtual void ReportRuns(const std::vector<Run>& reports);
- private:
+protected:
   virtual void PrintRunData(const Run& report);
 
   size_t name_field_width_;
 };
 
+class JSONReporter : public BenchmarkReporter {
+public:
+  JSONReporter() : first_report_(true) {}
+  virtual bool ReportContext(const Context& context);
+  virtual void ReportRuns(const std::vector<Run>& reports);
+  virtual void Finalize();
+
+private:
+  void PrintRunData(const Run& report);
+
+  bool first_report_;
+};
+
 } // end namespace benchmark
 #endif // BENCHMARK_REPORTER_H_
diff --git a/src/benchmark.cc b/src/benchmark.cc
index 69562fff..36d1d841 100644
--- a/src/benchmark.cc
+++ b/src/benchmark.cc
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ DEFINE_int32(benchmark_repetitions, 1,
              "The number of runs of each benchmark. If greater than 1, the "
              "mean and standard deviation of the runs will be reported.");
 
+DEFINE_string(benchmark_format, "tabular",
+              "The format to use for console output. Valid values are "
+              "'tabular' or 'json'.");
+
 DEFINE_bool(color_print, true, "Enables colorized logging.");
 
 DEFINE_int32(v, 0, "The level of verbose logging to output");
@@ -807,19 +811,35 @@ void RunMatchingBenchmarks(const std::string& spec,
   }
 }
 
+std::unique_ptr<BenchmarkReporter> GetDefaultReporter() {
+  typedef std::unique_ptr<BenchmarkReporter> PtrType;
+  if (FLAGS_benchmark_format == "tabular") {
+    return PtrType(new ConsoleReporter);
+  }
+  else if (FLAGS_benchmark_format == "json") {
+    return PtrType(new JSONReporter);
+  } else {
+    std::cerr << "Unexpected format: '" << FLAGS_benchmark_format << "'\n";
+    std::exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
 } // end namespace internal
 
 void RunSpecifiedBenchmarks() {
   RunSpecifiedBenchmarks(nullptr);
 }
 
-void RunSpecifiedBenchmarks(BenchmarkReporter* provided_reporter) {
+void RunSpecifiedBenchmarks(BenchmarkReporter* reporter) {
   std::string spec = FLAGS_benchmark_filter;
   if (spec.empty() || spec == "all")
     spec = ".";  // Regexp that matches all benchmarks
-  ConsoleReporter default_reporter;
-  BenchmarkReporter* reporter = provided_reporter ? provided_reporter
-                                                  : &default_reporter;
+
+  std::unique_ptr<BenchmarkReporter> default_reporter;
+  if (!reporter) {
+    default_reporter = internal::GetDefaultReporter();
+    reporter = default_reporter.get();
+  }
   internal::RunMatchingBenchmarks(spec, reporter);
   reporter->Finalize();
 }
@@ -833,6 +853,7 @@ void PrintUsageAndExit() {
           "          [--benchmark_iterations=<iterations>]\n"
           "          [--benchmark_min_time=<min_time>]\n"
           "          [--benchmark_repetitions=<num_repetitions>]\n"
+          "          [--benchmark_format=<tabular|json>]\n"
           "          [--color_print={true|false}]\n"
           "          [--v=<verbosity>]\n");
   exit(0);
@@ -850,6 +871,8 @@ void ParseCommandLineFlags(int* argc, const char** argv) {
                         &FLAGS_benchmark_min_time) ||
         ParseInt32Flag(argv[i], "benchmark_repetitions",
                        &FLAGS_benchmark_repetitions) ||
+        ParseStringFlag(argv[i], "benchmark_format",
+                        &FLAGS_benchmark_format) ||
         ParseBoolFlag(argv[i], "color_print",
                        &FLAGS_color_print) ||
         ParseInt32Flag(argv[i], "v", &FLAGS_v)) {
@@ -861,6 +884,10 @@ void ParseCommandLineFlags(int* argc, const char** argv) {
       PrintUsageAndExit();
     }
   }
+  if (FLAGS_benchmark_format != "tabular" &&
+      FLAGS_benchmark_format != "json") {
+    PrintUsageAndExit();
+  }
 }
 
 } // end namespace internal
diff --git a/src/reporter.cc b/src/reporter.cc
index 27258c22..d97321dc 100644
--- a/src/reporter.cc
+++ b/src/reporter.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstdlib>
+#include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -188,4 +189,145 @@ void ConsoleReporter::PrintRunData(const Run& result) {
               result.report_label.c_str());
 }
 
+namespace {
+
+std::string FormatKV(std::string const& key, std::string const& value) {
+  return StringPrintF("\"%s\": \"%s\"", key.c_str(), value.c_str());
+}
+
+std::string FormatKV(std::string const& key, const char* value) {
+  return StringPrintF("\"%s\": \"%s\"", key.c_str(), value);
+}
+
+std::string FormatKV(std::string const& key, bool value) {
+  return StringPrintF("\"%s\": %s", key.c_str(), value ? "true" : "false");
+}
+
+std::string FormatKV(std::string const& key, int64_t value) {
+  std::stringstream ss;
+  ss << '"' << key << "\": " << value;
+  return ss.str();
+}
+
+std::string FormatKV(std::string const& key, std::size_t value) {
+  std::stringstream ss;
+  ss << '"' << key << "\": " << value;
+  return ss.str();
+}
+
+int64_t RoundDouble(double v) {
+    return static_cast<int64_t>(v + 0.5);
+}
+
+} // end namespace
+
+bool JSONReporter::ReportContext(const Context& context) {
+  std::ostream& out = std::cout;
+
+  out << "{\n";
+  std::string inner_indent(2, ' ');
+
+  // Open context block and print context information.
+  out << inner_indent << "\"context\": {\n";
+  std::string indent(4, ' ');
+  int remainder_us;
+  std::string walltime_value = walltime::Print(
+                                    walltime::Now(), "%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S",
+                                    true,  // use local timezone
+                                    &remainder_us);
+  out << indent << FormatKV("date", walltime_value) << ",\n";
+
+  out << indent
+      << FormatKV("num_cpus", static_cast<int64_t>(context.num_cpus))
+      << ",\n";
+  out << indent
+      << FormatKV("mhz_per_cpu", RoundDouble(context.mhz_per_cpu))
+      << ",\n";
+  out << indent
+      << FormatKV("cpu_scaling_enabled", context.cpu_scaling_enabled)
+      << ",\n";
+
+#if defined(NDEBUG)
+  const char* build_type = "release";
+#else
+  const char* build_type = "debug";
+#endif
+  out << indent << FormatKV("build_type", build_type) << "\n";
+  // Close context block and open the list of benchmarks.
+  out << inner_indent << "},\n";
+  out << inner_indent << "\"benchmarks\": [\n";
+  return true;
+}
+
+void JSONReporter::ReportRuns(std::vector<Run> const& reports) {
+  if (reports.empty()) {
+    return;
+  }
+  std::string indent(4, ' ');
+  std::ostream& out = std::cout;
+  if (!first_report_) {
+    out << ",\n";
+  }
+  first_report_ = false;
+  std::vector<Run> reports_cp = reports;
+  if (reports.size() >= 2) {
+    Run mean_data;
+    Run stddev_data;
+    ComputeStats(reports, &mean_data, &stddev_data);
+    reports_cp.push_back(mean_data);
+    reports_cp.push_back(stddev_data);
+  }
+  for (auto it = reports_cp.begin(); it != reports_cp.end(); ++it) {
+     out << indent << "{\n";
+     PrintRunData(*it);
+     out << indent << '}';
+     auto it_cp = it;
+     if (++it_cp != reports_cp.end()) {
+         out << ',';
+     }
+  }
+}
+
+void JSONReporter::Finalize() {
+    // Close the list of benchmarks and the top level object.
+    std::cout << "\n  ]\n}\n";
+}
+
+void JSONReporter::PrintRunData(Run const& run) {
+    double const multiplier = 1e9; // nano second multiplier
+    double cpu_time = run.cpu_accumulated_time * multiplier;
+    double real_time = run.real_accumulated_time * multiplier;
+    if (run.iterations != 0) {
+        real_time = real_time / static_cast<double>(run.iterations);
+        cpu_time = cpu_time / static_cast<double>(run.iterations);
+    }
+
+    std::string indent(6, ' ');
+    std::ostream& out = std::cout;
+    out << indent
+        << FormatKV("name", run.benchmark_name)
+        << ",\n";
+    out << indent
+        << FormatKV("iterations", run.iterations)
+        << ",\n";
+    out << indent
+        << FormatKV("real_time", RoundDouble(real_time))
+        << ",\n";
+    out << indent
+        << FormatKV("cpu_time", RoundDouble(cpu_time));
+    if (run.bytes_per_second > 0.0) {
+        out << ",\n" << indent
+            << FormatKV("bytes_per_second", RoundDouble(run.bytes_per_second));
+    }
+    if (run.items_per_second > 0.0) {
+        out << ",\n" << indent
+            << FormatKV("items_per_second", RoundDouble(run.items_per_second));
+    }
+    if (!run.report_label.empty()) {
+        out << ",\n" << indent
+            << FormatKV("label", run.report_label);
+    }
+    out << '\n';
+}
+
 } // end namespace benchmark