diff --git a/.changelog/16478.txt b/.changelog/16478.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f86be827e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/16478.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+cli: Added `-json` flag to `quota inspect` command
+```
diff --git a/api/util_test.go b/api/util_test.go
index 76830693b..792dcfc82 100644
--- a/api/util_test.go
+++ b/api/util_test.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func testNamespace() *Namespace {
 
 func testQuotaSpec() *QuotaSpec {
 	return &QuotaSpec{
-		Name:        "test-namespace",
+		Name:        "test-quota",
 		Description: "Testing namespaces",
 		Limits: []*QuotaLimit{
 			{
diff --git a/command/quota_inspect.go b/command/quota_inspect.go
index 1f0e7144e..483ce00b4 100644
--- a/command/quota_inspect.go
+++ b/command/quota_inspect.go
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ General Options:
 
 Inspect Options:
 
+  -json
+    Output the latest quota information in a JSON format.
+
   -t
-    Format and display the namespaces using a Go template.
+    Format and display quota information using a Go template.
 `
 
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
@@ -43,7 +46,8 @@ Inspect Options:
 func (c *QuotaInspectCommand) AutocompleteFlags() complete.Flags {
 	return mergeAutocompleteFlags(c.Meta.AutocompleteFlags(FlagSetClient),
 		complete.Flags{
-			"-t": complete.PredictAnything,
+			"-t":    complete.PredictAnything,
+			"-json": complete.PredictNothing,
 		})
 }
 
@@ -58,9 +62,11 @@ func (c *QuotaInspectCommand) Synopsis() string {
 func (c *QuotaInspectCommand) Name() string { return "quota inspect" }
 
 func (c *QuotaInspectCommand) Run(args []string) int {
+	var json bool
 	var tmpl string
 	flags := c.Meta.FlagSet(c.Name(), FlagSetClient)
 	flags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Output(c.Help()) }
+	flags.BoolVar(&json, "json", false, "")
 	flags.StringVar(&tmpl, "t", "", "")
 
 	if err := flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
@@ -97,6 +103,17 @@ func (c *QuotaInspectCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
+	if json || len(tmpl) > 0 {
+		out, err := Format(json, tmpl, spec)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
+			return 1
+		}
+
+		c.Ui.Output(out)
+		return 0
+	}
+
 	// Get the quota usages
 	usages, failures := quotaUsages(spec, quotas)
 
@@ -111,7 +128,8 @@ func (c *QuotaInspectCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		Failures: failuresConverted,
 	}
 
-	out, err := Format(len(tmpl) == 0, tmpl, data)
+	ftr := JSONFormat{}
+	out, err := ftr.TransformData(data)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1
diff --git a/command/quota_inspect_test.go b/command/quota_inspect_test.go
index 73c941e07..e3f502133 100644
--- a/command/quota_inspect_test.go
+++ b/command/quota_inspect_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/ci"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
 	"github.com/posener/complete"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/shoenig/test/must"
 )
 
 func TestQuotaInspectCommand_Implements(t *testing.T) {
@@ -24,24 +24,20 @@ func TestQuotaInspectCommand_Fails(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd := &QuotaInspectCommand{Meta: Meta{Ui: ui}}
 
 	// Fails on misuse
-	if code := cmd.Run([]string{"some", "bad", "args"}); code != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected exit code 1, got: %d", code)
-	}
-	if out := ui.ErrorWriter.String(); !strings.Contains(out, commandErrorText(cmd)) {
-		t.Fatalf("expected help output, got: %s", out)
-	}
+	code = cmd.Run([]string{"some", "bad", "args"})
+	must.One(t, code)
+
+	must.StrContains(t, ui.ErrorWriter.String(), commandErrorText(cmd))
 	ui.ErrorWriter.Reset()
 
-	if code := cmd.Run([]string{"-address=nope", "foo"}); code != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected exit code 1, got: %d", code)
-	}
-	if out := ui.ErrorWriter.String(); !strings.Contains(out, "retrieving quota") {
-		t.Fatalf("connection error, got: %s", out)
-	}
+	code = cmd.Run([]string{"-address=nope", "foo"})
+	must.One(t, code)
+
+	must.StrContains(t, ui.ErrorWriter.String(), "retrieving quota")
 	ui.ErrorWriter.Reset()
 }
 
-func TestQuotaInspectCommand_Good(t *testing.T) {
+func TestQuotaInspectCommand_Run(t *testing.T) {
 	ci.Parallel(t)
 
 	// Create a server
@@ -54,17 +50,34 @@ func TestQuotaInspectCommand_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create a quota to delete
 	qs := testQuotaSpec()
 	_, err := client.Quotas().Register(qs, nil)
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	must.NoError(t, err)
 
-	// Delete a namespace
-	if code := cmd.Run([]string{"-address=" + url, qs.Name}); code != 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected exit 0, got: %d; %v", code, ui.ErrorWriter.String())
-	}
+	// Delete a quota
+	code := cmd.Run([]string{"-address=" + url, qs.Name})
+	must.Zero(t, code)
 
 	out := ui.OutputWriter.String()
 	if !strings.Contains(out, "Usages") || !strings.Contains(out, qs.Name) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected quota, got: %s", out)
 	}
+
+	// List json
+	must.Zero(t, cmd.Run([]string{"-address=" + url, "-json", allocID}))
+
+	outJson := *api.Quotas{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(ui.OutputWriter.Bytes(), &outJson)
+	must.NoError(t, err)
+
+	ui.OutputWriter.Reset()
+
+	// Go template to format the output
+	code = cmd.Run([]string{"-address=" + url, "-t", "{{ .Name }}", allocID})
+	must.Zero(t, code)
+
+	out = ui.OutputWriter.String()
+	must.StrContains(t, out, "test-quota")
+
+	ui.OutputWriter.Reset()
 }
 
 func TestQuotaInspectCommand_AutocompleteArgs(t *testing.T) {
@@ -80,12 +93,12 @@ func TestQuotaInspectCommand_AutocompleteArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create a quota
 	qs := testQuotaSpec()
 	_, err := client.Quotas().Register(qs, nil)
-	assert.Nil(err)
+	must.NoError(t, err)
 
 	args := complete.Args{Last: "t"}
 	predictor := cmd.AutocompleteArgs()
 
 	res := predictor.Predict(args)
-	assert.Equal(1, len(res))
-	assert.Equal(qs.Name, res[0])
+	must.One(t, len(res))
+	must.StrContains(t, qs.Name, res[0])
 }
diff --git a/website/content/docs/commands/quota/inspect.mdx b/website/content/docs/commands/quota/inspect.mdx
index a2239ceb0..97aaa16bb 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/commands/quota/inspect.mdx
+++ b/website/content/docs/commands/quota/inspect.mdx
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ capability and access to any namespaces that the quota is applied to.
 
 ## Inspect Options
 
-- `-t` : Format and display the quota using a Go template.
+- `-json`: Output the quota specifications in a JSON format.
+
+- `-t`: Format and display the quota using a Go template.
 
 ## Examples
 
@@ -88,3 +90,34 @@ $ nomad quota inspect default-quota
     }
 }
 ```
+
+The `-json` flag can be used to get the quota specs in json format:
+```shell-session
+$ nomad quota inspect -json default-quota
+
+{
+    "CreateIndex": 8,
+    "Description": "Limit the shared default namespace",
+    "Limits": [
+        {
+            "Hash": "NLOoV2WBU8ieJIrYXXx8NRb5C2xU61pVVWRDLEIMxlU=",
+            "Region": "global",
+            "RegionLimit": {
+                "CPU": 2500,
+                "DiskMB": 0,
+                "MemoryMB": 2000,
+                "Networks": null
+            }
+        }
+    ],
+    "ModifyIndex": 56,
+    "Name": "default-quota"
+}
+```
+
+Or use the `-t` flag to format and display the quota specs using a Go template:
+```shell-session
+$ nomad quota inspect -t {{ .Description }} default-quota
+
+Limit the shared default namespace
+```