diff --git a/src/reader/_cli.py b/src/reader/_cli.py
index 0c7c5ee2..e19c3763 100644
--- a/src/reader/_cli.py
+++ b/src/reader/_cli.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import functools
+import json
 import logging
 import os.path
 import shutil
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
 import click
 
 import reader
+from reader._hash_utils import _json_default
 
 from . import make_reader
 from . import StorageError
@@ -376,25 +378,38 @@ def list_cmd():
 
 
 @list_cmd.command()
+@click.option(
+    '--json',
+    'json_output',
+    is_flag=True,
+    help='Output as JSON.',
+)
 @pass_reader
-def feeds(reader):
+def feeds(reader, json_output):
     """List all the feeds."""
     for feed in reader.get_feeds():
-        click.echo(feed.url)
+        if json_output:
+            click.echo(json.dumps(feed, default=_json_default))
+        else:
+            click.echo(feed.url)
 
 
 @list_cmd.command()
+@click.option(
+    '--json',
+    'json_output',
+    is_flag=True,
+    help='Output as JSON.',
+)
 @pass_reader
-def entries(reader):
-    """List all the entries.
-
-    Outputs one line per entry in the following format:
-
-        <feed URL> <entry link or id>
-
-    """
+def entries(reader, json_output):
+    """List all the entries."""
     for entry in reader.get_entries():
-        click.echo(f"{entry.feed.url} {entry.link or entry.id}")
+        if json_output:
+            entry = entry._replace(_sequence=None)
+            click.echo(json.dumps(entry, default=_json_default))
+        else:
+            click.echo(f"{entry.feed.url} {entry.link or entry.id}")
 
 
 @cli.group()
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index aef2a667..58c8ca81 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import json as _json
 import logging
 import os
 import pathlib
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ def test_cli(db_path, data_dir, monkeypatch):
     expected = {'url_base': url_base, 'rel_base': rel_base}
     exec(data_dir.joinpath(feed_filename + '.py').read_text(), expected)
 
-    runner = CliRunner(catch_exceptions=False)
+    runner = CliRunner()  # remove deprecated catch_exceptions argument
 
     def invoke(*args):
         return runner.invoke(cli, ('--db', db_path, '--feed-root', '') + args)
@@ -116,6 +117,19 @@ def invoke(*args):
         (feed_path, e.link or e.id) for e in expected['entries']
     }
 
+    result = invoke('list', 'feeds', '--json')
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    feeds = list(map(_json.loads, result.output.splitlines()))
+    assert len(feeds) == 1
+    assert feeds[0]['url'] == feed_path
+
+    result = invoke('list', 'entries', '--json')
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    entries_data = list(map(_json.loads, result.output.splitlines()))
+    assert {
+        (item['feed']['url'], item['link'] or item['id']) for item in entries_data
+    } == {(feed_path, e.link or e.id) for e in expected['entries']}
+
     result = invoke('search', 'status')
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     assert 'search: disabled' in result.output
@@ -174,7 +188,7 @@ def raise_exception_plugin(thing):
 def test_cli_plugin(db_path, monkeypatch, tests_dir):
     monkeypatch.syspath_prepend(tests_dir)
 
-    runner = CliRunner()
+    runner = CliRunner(catch_exceptions=False)
 
     with pytest.raises(PluginError):
         result = runner.invoke(