diff --git a/dnf5/commands/repo/repo_list.cpp b/dnf5/commands/repo/repo_list.cpp
index 3a7bc9389..e688712b8 100644
--- a/dnf5/commands/repo/repo_list.cpp
+++ b/dnf5/commands/repo/repo_list.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ along with libdnf.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 #include "repo_list.hpp"
 
+#include <dnf5/shared_options.hpp>
 #include <libdnf5-cli/output/adapters/repo.hpp>
 #include <libdnf5-cli/output/repolist.hpp>
 
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ void RepoListCommand::set_argument_parser() {
     all->get_arg()->add_conflict_argument(*enabled->get_arg());
     all->get_arg()->add_conflict_argument(*disabled->get_arg());
     enabled->get_arg()->add_conflict_argument(*disabled->get_arg());
+
+    create_json_option(*this);
 }
 
 void RepoListCommand::run() {
@@ -82,7 +85,12 @@ void RepoListCommand::print(const libdnf5::repo::RepoQuery & query, bool with_st
         cli_repos.emplace_back(new libdnf5::cli::output::RepoAdapter<libdnf5::repo::RepoWeakPtr>(repo));
     }
 
-    libdnf5::cli::output::print_repolist_table(cli_repos, with_status, libdnf5::cli::output::COL_REPO_ID);
+    auto & ctx = get_context();
+    if (ctx.get_json_output_requested()) {
+        libdnf5::cli::output::print_repolist_json(cli_repos);
+    } else {
+        libdnf5::cli::output::print_repolist_table(cli_repos, with_status, libdnf5::cli::output::COL_REPO_ID);
+    }
 }
 
 }  // namespace dnf5
diff --git a/dnf5/context.cpp b/dnf5/context.cpp
index 3ebebb22f..6415db577 100644
--- a/dnf5/context.cpp
+++ b/dnf5/context.cpp
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ class Context::Impl {
     void set_should_store_offline(bool should_store_offline) { this->should_store_offline = should_store_offline; }
     bool get_should_store_offline() const { return should_store_offline; }
 
+    void set_json_output_requested(bool json_output) { this->json_output = json_output; }
+    bool get_json_output_requested() const { return json_output; }
+
     libdnf5::Base & get_base() { return base; };
 
     std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> & get_setopts() { return setopts; }
@@ -206,6 +209,7 @@ class Context::Impl {
     const char * comment{nullptr};
 
     bool should_store_offline = false;
+    bool json_output = false;
 
     bool quiet{false};
     bool dump_main_config{false};
@@ -658,6 +662,14 @@ bool Context::get_should_store_offline() const {
     return p_impl->get_should_store_offline();
 }
 
+void Context::set_json_output_requested(bool json_output) {
+    p_impl->set_json_output_requested(json_output);
+}
+
+bool Context::get_json_output_requested() const {
+    return p_impl->get_json_output_requested();
+}
+
 libdnf5::Base & Context::get_base() {
     return p_impl->get_base();
 };
diff --git a/dnf5/include/dnf5/context.hpp b/dnf5/include/dnf5/context.hpp
index e1448fdb1..cf1c530a3 100644
--- a/dnf5/include/dnf5/context.hpp
+++ b/dnf5/include/dnf5/context.hpp
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ class Context : public libdnf5::cli::session::Session {
     void set_should_store_offline(bool should_store_offline);
     bool get_should_store_offline() const;
 
+    void set_json_output_requested(bool json_output);
+    bool get_json_output_requested() const;
+
     libdnf5::Base & get_base();
 
     std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> & get_setopts();
diff --git a/dnf5/include/dnf5/shared_options.hpp b/dnf5/include/dnf5/shared_options.hpp
index 49e2b36dc..522794006 100644
--- a/dnf5/include/dnf5/shared_options.hpp
+++ b/dnf5/include/dnf5/shared_options.hpp
@@ -63,10 +63,12 @@ void create_downloadonly_option(dnf5::Command & command);
 /// The value is stored in Context::transaction_store_path.
 void create_store_option(dnf5::Command & command);
 
-
 /// Create the `--offline` option for a command provided as an argument.
 void create_offline_option(dnf5::Command & command);
 
+/// Create the `--json` option for a command provided as an argument.
+void create_json_option(dnf5::Command & command);
+
 }  // namespace dnf5
 
 #endif  // DNF5_COMMANDS_SHARED_OPTIONS_HPP
diff --git a/dnf5/shared_options.cpp b/dnf5/shared_options.cpp
index 59ffa0dcd..4042fe1ec 100644
--- a/dnf5/shared_options.cpp
+++ b/dnf5/shared_options.cpp
@@ -139,5 +139,22 @@ void create_store_option(dnf5::Command & command) {
     });
 }
 
+void create_json_option(dnf5::Command & command) {
+    auto & ctx = command.get_context();
+    auto & parser = command.get_context().get_argument_parser();
+    auto json = parser.add_new_named_arg("json");
+    json->set_long_name("json");
+    json->set_description("Request json output format");
+    json->set_const_value("true");
+    json->set_parse_hook_func([&ctx](
+                                  [[maybe_unused]] libdnf5::cli::ArgumentParser::NamedArg * arg,
+                                  [[maybe_unused]] const char * option,
+                                  [[maybe_unused]] const char * value) {
+        ctx.set_json_output_requested(true);
+        return true;
+    });
+    command.get_argument_parser_command()->register_named_arg(json);
+}
+
 
 }  // namespace dnf5
diff --git a/include/libdnf5-cli/output/repolist.hpp b/include/libdnf5-cli/output/repolist.hpp
index f0401d1ff..45680b0d2 100644
--- a/include/libdnf5-cli/output/repolist.hpp
+++ b/include/libdnf5-cli/output/repolist.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace libdnf5::cli::output {
 enum { COL_REPO_ID, COL_REPO_NAME, COL_REPO_STATUS };
 
 void print_repolist_table(const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<IRepo>> & repos, bool with_status, size_t sort_column);
+void print_repolist_json(const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<IRepo>> & repos);
 
 }  // namespace libdnf5::cli::output
 
diff --git a/libdnf5-cli/CMakeLists.txt b/libdnf5-cli/CMakeLists.txt
index 8cfa9d1e0..8025730db 100644
--- a/libdnf5-cli/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libdnf5-cli/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ pkg_check_modules(SMARTCOLS REQUIRED smartcols)
 list(APPEND LIBDNF5_CLI_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${SMARTCOLS_MODULE_NAME}")
 target_link_libraries(libdnf5-cli PRIVATE ${SMARTCOLS_LIBRARIES})
 
+pkg_check_modules(JSONC REQUIRED json-c)
+include_directories(${JSONC_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+target_link_libraries(libdnf5-cli PRIVATE ${JSONC_LIBRARIES})
+
 
 # sort the pkg-config requires and concatenate them into a string
 list(SORT LIBDNF5_CLI_PC_REQUIRES)
diff --git a/libdnf5-cli/output/repolist.cpp b/libdnf5-cli/output/repolist.cpp
index d03b97803..ff215f8ee 100644
--- a/libdnf5-cli/output/repolist.cpp
+++ b/libdnf5-cli/output/repolist.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ along with libdnf.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 #include "libdnf5-cli/tty.hpp"
 
+#include <json.h>
 #include <libsmartcols/libsmartcols.h>
 
 namespace libdnf5::cli::output {
@@ -75,4 +76,18 @@ void print_repolist_table(const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<IRepo>> & repos, boo
     scols_unref_table(table);
 }
 
+
+void print_repolist_json([[maybe_unused]] const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<IRepo>> & repos) {
+    json_object * json_repos = json_object_new_array();
+    for (const auto & repo : repos) {
+        json_object * json_repo = json_object_new_object();
+        json_object_object_add(json_repo, "id", json_object_new_string(repo->get_id().c_str()));
+        json_object_object_add(json_repo, "name", json_object_new_string(repo->get_name().c_str()));
+        json_object_object_add(json_repo, "is_enabled", json_object_new_boolean(repo->is_enabled()));
+        json_object_array_add(json_repos, json_repo);
+    }
+    std::cout << json_object_to_json_string_ext(json_repos, JSON_C_TO_STRING_PRETTY) << std::endl;
+    json_object_put(json_repos);
+}
+
 }  // namespace libdnf5::cli::output