diff --git a/command/formatter/container.go b/command/formatter/container.go
index ceef75890f..094bc85447 100644
--- a/command/formatter/container.go
+++ b/command/formatter/container.go
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ type containerContext struct {
 	c     types.Container
 }
 
+func (c *containerContext) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return marshalJSON(c)
+}
+
 func (c *containerContext) ID() string {
 	c.AddHeader(containerIDHeader)
 	if c.trunc {
diff --git a/command/formatter/container_test.go b/command/formatter/container_test.go
index 1ef48ae2d2..4b520f94ba 100644
--- a/command/formatter/container_test.go
+++ b/command/formatter/container_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package formatter
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -323,3 +324,49 @@ func TestContainerContextWriteWithNoContainers(t *testing.T) {
 		out.Reset()
 	}
 }
+
+func TestContainerContextWriteJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	unix := time.Now().Add(-65 * time.Second).Unix()
+	containers := []types.Container{
+		{ID: "containerID1", Names: []string{"/foobar_baz"}, Image: "ubuntu", Created: unix},
+		{ID: "containerID2", Names: []string{"/foobar_bar"}, Image: "ubuntu", Created: unix},
+	}
+	expectedCreated := time.Unix(unix, 0).String()
+	expectedJSONs := []map[string]interface{}{
+		{"Command": "\"\"", "CreatedAt": expectedCreated, "ID": "containerID1", "Image": "ubuntu", "Labels": "", "LocalVolumes": "0", "Mounts": "", "Names": "foobar_baz", "Ports": "", "RunningFor": "About a minute", "Size": "0 B", "Status": ""},
+		{"Command": "\"\"", "CreatedAt": expectedCreated, "ID": "containerID2", "Image": "ubuntu", "Labels": "", "LocalVolumes": "0", "Mounts": "", "Names": "foobar_bar", "Ports": "", "RunningFor": "About a minute", "Size": "0 B", "Status": ""},
+	}
+	out := bytes.NewBufferString("")
+	err := ContainerWrite(Context{Format: "{{json .}}", Output: out}, containers)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	for i, line := range strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(out.String()), "\n") {
+		t.Logf("Output: line %d: %s", i, line)
+		var m map[string]interface{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(line), &m); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		assert.DeepEqual(t, m, expectedJSONs[i])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestContainerContextWriteJSONField(t *testing.T) {
+	containers := []types.Container{
+		{ID: "containerID1", Names: []string{"/foobar_baz"}, Image: "ubuntu"},
+		{ID: "containerID2", Names: []string{"/foobar_bar"}, Image: "ubuntu"},
+	}
+	out := bytes.NewBufferString("")
+	err := ContainerWrite(Context{Format: "{{json .ID}}", Output: out}, containers)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	for i, line := range strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(out.String()), "\n") {
+		t.Logf("Output: line %d: %s", i, line)
+		var s string
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(line), &s); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, s, containers[i].ID)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/command/formatter/network.go b/command/formatter/network.go
index d808fdc22d..7fbad7d2ab 100644
--- a/command/formatter/network.go
+++ b/command/formatter/network.go
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ type networkContext struct {
 	n     types.NetworkResource
 }
 
+func (c *networkContext) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return marshalJSON(c)
+}
+
 func (c *networkContext) ID() string {
 	c.AddHeader(networkIDHeader)
 	if c.trunc {
diff --git a/command/formatter/network_test.go b/command/formatter/network_test.go
index 28f078548f..b40a534eed 100644
--- a/command/formatter/network_test.go
+++ b/command/formatter/network_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package formatter
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -160,3 +161,48 @@ foobar_bar
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestNetworkContextWriteJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	networks := []types.NetworkResource{
+		{ID: "networkID1", Name: "foobar_baz"},
+		{ID: "networkID2", Name: "foobar_bar"},
+	}
+	expectedJSONs := []map[string]interface{}{
+		{"Driver": "", "ID": "networkID1", "IPv6": "false", "Internal": "false", "Labels": "", "Name": "foobar_baz", "Scope": ""},
+		{"Driver": "", "ID": "networkID2", "IPv6": "false", "Internal": "false", "Labels": "", "Name": "foobar_bar", "Scope": ""},
+	}
+
+	out := bytes.NewBufferString("")
+	err := NetworkWrite(Context{Format: "{{json .}}", Output: out}, networks)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	for i, line := range strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(out.String()), "\n") {
+		t.Logf("Output: line %d: %s", i, line)
+		var m map[string]interface{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(line), &m); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		assert.DeepEqual(t, m, expectedJSONs[i])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNetworkContextWriteJSONField(t *testing.T) {
+	networks := []types.NetworkResource{
+		{ID: "networkID1", Name: "foobar_baz"},
+		{ID: "networkID2", Name: "foobar_bar"},
+	}
+	out := bytes.NewBufferString("")
+	err := NetworkWrite(Context{Format: "{{json .ID}}", Output: out}, networks)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	for i, line := range strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(out.String()), "\n") {
+		t.Logf("Output: line %d: %s", i, line)
+		var s string
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(line), &s); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, s, networks[i].ID)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/command/formatter/reflect.go b/command/formatter/reflect.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1d8737d21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/formatter/reflect.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package formatter
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+	"unicode"
+)
+
+func marshalJSON(x interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
+	m, err := marshalMap(x)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return json.Marshal(m)
+}
+
+// marshalMap marshals x to map[string]interface{}
+func marshalMap(x interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	val := reflect.ValueOf(x)
+	if val.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected a pointer to a struct, got %v", val.Kind())
+	}
+	if val.IsNil() {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expxected a pointer to a struct, got nil pointer")
+	}
+	valElem := val.Elem()
+	if valElem.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected a pointer to a struct, got a pointer to %v", valElem.Kind())
+	}
+	typ := val.Type()
+	m := make(map[string]interface{})
+	for i := 0; i < val.NumMethod(); i++ {
+		k, v, err := marshalForMethod(typ.Method(i), val.Method(i))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if k != "" {
+			m[k] = v
+		}
+	}
+	return m, nil
+}
+
+var unmarshallableNames = map[string]struct{}{"FullHeader": {}}
+
+// marshalForMethod returns the map key and the map value for marshalling the method.
+// It returns ("", nil, nil) for valid but non-marshallable parameter. (e.g. "unexportedFunc()")
+func marshalForMethod(typ reflect.Method, val reflect.Value) (string, interface{}, error) {
+	if val.Kind() != reflect.Func {
+		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("expected func, got %v", val.Kind())
+	}
+	name, numIn, numOut := typ.Name, val.Type().NumIn(), val.Type().NumOut()
+	_, blackListed := unmarshallableNames[name]
+	// FIXME: In text/template, (numOut == 2) is marshallable,
+	//        if the type of the second param is error.
+	marshallable := unicode.IsUpper(rune(name[0])) && !blackListed &&
+		numIn == 0 && numOut == 1
+	if !marshallable {
+		return "", nil, nil
+	}
+	result := val.Call(make([]reflect.Value, numIn))
+	intf := result[0].Interface()
+	return name, intf, nil
+}
diff --git a/command/formatter/reflect_test.go b/command/formatter/reflect_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e547b18411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/formatter/reflect_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package formatter
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type dummy struct {
+}
+
+func (d *dummy) Func1() string {
+	return "Func1"
+}
+
+func (d *dummy) func2() string {
+	return "func2(should not be marshalled)"
+}
+
+func (d *dummy) Func3() (string, int) {
+	return "Func3(should not be marshalled)", -42
+}
+
+func (d *dummy) Func4() int {
+	return 4
+}
+
+type dummyType string
+
+func (d *dummy) Func5() dummyType {
+	return dummyType("Func5")
+}
+
+func (d *dummy) FullHeader() string {
+	return "FullHeader(should not be marshalled)"
+}
+
+var dummyExpected = map[string]interface{}{
+	"Func1": "Func1",
+	"Func4": 4,
+	"Func5": dummyType("Func5"),
+}
+
+func TestMarshalMap(t *testing.T) {
+	d := dummy{}
+	m, err := marshalMap(&d)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(dummyExpected, m) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %+v, got %+v",
+			dummyExpected, m)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMarshalMapBad(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, err := marshalMap(nil); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected an error (argument is nil)")
+	}
+	if _, err := marshalMap(dummy{}); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected an error (argument is non-pointer)")
+	}
+	x := 42
+	if _, err := marshalMap(&x); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected an error (argument is a pointer to non-struct)")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/command/formatter/service.go b/command/formatter/service.go
index a92326e75d..71ee4d656a 100644
--- a/command/formatter/service.go
+++ b/command/formatter/service.go
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ type serviceInspectContext struct {
 	subContext
 }
 
+func (ctx *serviceInspectContext) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return marshalJSON(ctx)
+}
+
 func (ctx *serviceInspectContext) ID() string {
 	return ctx.Service.ID
 }
diff --git a/command/formatter/volume.go b/command/formatter/volume.go
index 7bc3537573..b76c8ba039 100644
--- a/command/formatter/volume.go
+++ b/command/formatter/volume.go
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ type volumeContext struct {
 	v types.Volume
 }
 
+func (c *volumeContext) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return marshalJSON(c)
+}
+
 func (c *volumeContext) Name() string {
 	c.AddHeader(nameHeader)
 	return c.v.Name
diff --git a/command/formatter/volume_test.go b/command/formatter/volume_test.go
index 8c715b3438..4e1c8d3ab9 100644
--- a/command/formatter/volume_test.go
+++ b/command/formatter/volume_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package formatter
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -142,3 +143,47 @@ foobar_bar
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestVolumeContextWriteJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	volumes := []*types.Volume{
+		{Driver: "foo", Name: "foobar_baz"},
+		{Driver: "bar", Name: "foobar_bar"},
+	}
+	expectedJSONs := []map[string]interface{}{
+		{"Driver": "foo", "Labels": "", "Links": "N/A", "Mountpoint": "", "Name": "foobar_baz", "Scope": "", "Size": "N/A"},
+		{"Driver": "bar", "Labels": "", "Links": "N/A", "Mountpoint": "", "Name": "foobar_bar", "Scope": "", "Size": "N/A"},
+	}
+	out := bytes.NewBufferString("")
+	err := VolumeWrite(Context{Format: "{{json .}}", Output: out}, volumes)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	for i, line := range strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(out.String()), "\n") {
+		t.Logf("Output: line %d: %s", i, line)
+		var m map[string]interface{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(line), &m); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		assert.DeepEqual(t, m, expectedJSONs[i])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVolumeContextWriteJSONField(t *testing.T) {
+	volumes := []*types.Volume{
+		{Driver: "foo", Name: "foobar_baz"},
+		{Driver: "bar", Name: "foobar_bar"},
+	}
+	out := bytes.NewBufferString("")
+	err := VolumeWrite(Context{Format: "{{json .Name}}", Output: out}, volumes)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	for i, line := range strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(out.String()), "\n") {
+		t.Logf("Output: line %d: %s", i, line)
+		var s string
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(line), &s); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, s, volumes[i].Name)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/command/service/inspect_test.go b/command/service/inspect_test.go
index 8e73a70efa..04a65080c7 100644
--- a/command/service/inspect_test.go
+++ b/command/service/inspect_test.go
@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@ package service
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/swarm"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli/command/formatter"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/testutil/assert"
 )
 
-func TestPrettyPrintWithNoUpdateConfig(t *testing.T) {
+func formatServiceInspect(t *testing.T, format formatter.Format, now time.Time) string {
 	b := new(bytes.Buffer)
 
 	endpointSpec := &swarm.EndpointSpec{
@@ -29,8 +31,8 @@ func TestPrettyPrintWithNoUpdateConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		ID: "de179gar9d0o7ltdybungplod",
 		Meta: swarm.Meta{
 			Version:   swarm.Version{Index: 315},
-			CreatedAt: time.Now(),
-			UpdatedAt: time.Now(),
+			CreatedAt: now,
+			UpdatedAt: now,
 		},
 		Spec: swarm.ServiceSpec{
 			Annotations: swarm.Annotations{
@@ -73,14 +75,14 @@ func TestPrettyPrintWithNoUpdateConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		UpdateStatus: swarm.UpdateStatus{
-			StartedAt:   time.Now(),
-			CompletedAt: time.Now(),
+			StartedAt:   now,
+			CompletedAt: now,
 		},
 	}
 
 	ctx := formatter.Context{
 		Output: b,
-		Format: formatter.NewServiceFormat("pretty"),
+		Format: format,
 	}
 
 	err := formatter.ServiceInspectWrite(ctx, []string{"de179gar9d0o7ltdybungplod"}, func(ref string) (interface{}, []byte, error) {
@@ -89,8 +91,39 @@ func TestPrettyPrintWithNoUpdateConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
+	return b.String()
+}
 
-	if strings.Contains(b.String(), "UpdateStatus") {
+func TestPrettyPrintWithNoUpdateConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	s := formatServiceInspect(t, formatter.NewServiceFormat("pretty"), time.Now())
+	if strings.Contains(s, "UpdateStatus") {
 		t.Fatal("Pretty print failed before parsing UpdateStatus")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestJSONFormatWithNoUpdateConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	// s1: [{"ID":..}]
+	// s2: {"ID":..}
+	s1 := formatServiceInspect(t, formatter.NewServiceFormat(""), now)
+	t.Log("// s1")
+	t.Logf("%s", s1)
+	s2 := formatServiceInspect(t, formatter.NewServiceFormat("{{json .}}"), now)
+	t.Log("// s2")
+	t.Logf("%s", s2)
+	var m1Wrap []map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(s1), &m1Wrap); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(m1Wrap) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("strange s1=%s", s1)
+	}
+	m1 := m1Wrap[0]
+	t.Logf("m1=%+v", m1)
+	var m2 map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(s2), &m2); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Logf("m2=%+v", m2)
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, m2, m1)
+}