diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index dbb7e89..55221cc 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -28,17 +28,18 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	client         container.Client
-	scheduleSpec   string
-	cleanup        bool
-	noRestart      bool
-	monitorOnly    bool
-	enableLabel    bool
-	notifier       t.Notifier
-	timeout        time.Duration
-	lifecycleHooks bool
-	rollingRestart bool
-	scope          string
+	client              container.Client
+	scheduleSpec        string
+	cleanup             bool
+	noRestart           bool
+	monitorOnly         bool
+	enableLabel         bool
+	enableJsonFormatter bool
+	notifier            t.Notifier
+	timeout             time.Duration
+	lifecycleHooks      bool
+	rollingRestart      bool
+	scope               string
 )
 
 var rootCmd = NewRootCommand()
@@ -96,6 +97,11 @@ func PreRun(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 		log.SetLevel(logLevel)
 	}
 
+	enableJsonFormatter, _ = f.GetBool("json-logging")
+	if enableJsonFormatter {
+		log.SetFormatter(&log.JSONFormatter{})
+	}
+
 	scheduleSpec, _ = f.GetString("schedule")
 
 	flags.GetSecretsFromFiles(cmd)
diff --git a/docs/arguments.md b/docs/arguments.md
index d0e46ae..0b24c36 100644
--- a/docs/arguments.md
+++ b/docs/arguments.md
@@ -107,6 +107,17 @@ Environment Variable: WATCHTOWER_LOG_LEVEL
              Default: info
 ```
 
+## JSON Logging
+
+Enables the JSON log formatter for logging, changing the log output to JSON format. By default, the log output follows the standard text-based format.
+
+```text
+            Argument: --json-logging
+Environment Variable: WATCHTOWER_JSON_LOGGING
+                Type: Boolean
+             Default: false
+```
+
 ## ANSI colors
 Disable ANSI color escape codes in log output.
 
diff --git a/internal/flags/flags.go b/internal/flags/flags.go
index 5428b95..12665fe 100644
--- a/internal/flags/flags.go
+++ b/internal/flags/flags.go
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ func RegisterSystemFlags(rootCmd *cobra.Command) {
 		viper.GetBool("WATCHTOWER_LABEL_ENABLE"),
 		"Watch containers where the com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.enable label is true")
 
+	flags.BoolP(
+		"json-logging",
+		"j",
+		viper.GetBool("WATCHTOWER_JSON_LOGGING"),
+		"Enables the JSON log formatter for logging")
+
 	flags.BoolP(
 		"debug",
 		"d",
diff --git a/internal/flags/flags_test.go b/internal/flags/flags_test.go
index ca6f4ae..d102e07 100644
--- a/internal/flags/flags_test.go
+++ b/internal/flags/flags_test.go
@@ -183,6 +183,28 @@ func TestProcessFlagAliasesLogLevelFromEnvironment(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, `debug`, logLevel)
 }
 
+func TestJSONLoggingFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := new(cobra.Command)
+
+	SetDefaults()
+	RegisterDockerFlags(cmd)
+	RegisterSystemFlags(cmd)
+
+	// Ensure the default value is false
+	enableJsonFormatter, err := cmd.PersistentFlags().GetBool("json-logging")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, false, enableJsonFormatter)
+
+	// Test with the argument
+	require.NoError(t, cmd.ParseFlags([]string{`--json-logging`}))
+	flags := cmd.Flags()
+	enableJsonFormatter, _ = flags.GetBool("json-logging")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, true, enableJsonFormatter)
+
+}
+
 func TestProcessFlagAliasesSchedAndInterval(t *testing.T) {
 	logrus.StandardLogger().ExitFunc = func(_ int) { panic(`FATAL`) }
 	cmd := new(cobra.Command)