diff --git a/lib/fluent/command/plugin_config_formatter.rb b/lib/fluent/command/plugin_config_formatter.rb
index a23657391a..af39ea7c0d 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/command/plugin_config_formatter.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/command/plugin_config_formatter.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 class FluentPluginConfigFormatter
 
-  AVAILABLE_FORMATS = [:txt, :markdown]
+  AVAILABLE_FORMATS = [:txt, :markdown, :json]
 
   def initialize(argv = ARGV)
     @argv = argv
@@ -42,15 +42,29 @@ def initialize(argv = ARGV)
   def call
     parse_options!
     init_engine
-    plugin = Fluent::Plugin.__send__("new_#{@plugin_type}", @plugin_name)
-    if @format == :markdown
-      helpers = "### Plugin_helpers\n\n"
-      plugin.class.plugin_helpers.each do |helper|
-        helpers << "* #{helper}\n"
-      end
-      puts "#{helpers}\n"
+    @plugin = Fluent::Plugin.__send__("new_#{@plugin_type}", @plugin_name)
+    @plugin_helpers = @plugin.class.plugin_helpers
+    __send__("dump_#{@format}")
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def dump_txt
+    puts "helpers: #{@plugin_helpers.join(',')}"
+    dump_body
+  end
+
+  def dump_markdown
+    helpers = "### Plugin_helpers\n\n"
+    @plugin_helpers.each do |helper|
+      helpers << "* #{helper}\n"
     end
-    plugin.class.ancestors.reverse_each do |plugin_class|
+    puts "#{helpers}\n"
+    dump_body
+  end
+
+  def dump_body
+    @plugin.class.ancestors.reverse_each do |plugin_class|
       next unless plugin_class.respond_to?(:dump)
       next if plugin_class == Fluent::Plugin::Base
       unless @verbose
@@ -61,7 +75,19 @@ def call
     end
   end
 
-  private
+  def dump_json
+    dumped_config = {}
+    dumped_config[:plugin_helpers] = @plugin_helpers
+    @plugin.class.ancestors.reverse_each do |plugin_class|
+      next unless plugin_class.respond_to?(:dump)
+      next if plugin_class == Fluent::Plugin::Base
+      unless @verbose
+        next if plugin_class.name =~ /::PluginHelper::/
+      end
+      dumped_config[plugin_class.name] = plugin_class.dump(0, @options)
+    end
+    puts dumped_config.to_json
+  end
 
   def usage(message = nil)
     puts @paser.to_s
diff --git a/lib/fluent/config/configure_proxy.rb b/lib/fluent/config/configure_proxy.rb
index d649b5e6d2..59e4af0853 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/config/configure_proxy.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/config/configure_proxy.rb
@@ -384,6 +384,30 @@ def dump_markdown(level = 0, options = {})
         dumped_config
       end
 
+      def dump_json(level = 0, options = {})
+        dumped_config = {}
+        @params.each do |name, config|
+          dumped_config[name] = {
+            type: config[1][:type],
+            required: required,
+            default: @defaults[name],
+            deprecated: config[1][:deprecated],
+            obsoleted: config[1][:obsoleted]
+          }
+          if config[1][:type] == :enum
+            dumped_config[name][:list] = config[1][:list]
+          end
+        end
+        @sections.each do |section_name, sub_proxy|
+          if dumped_config.key?(section_name)
+            dumped_config[section_name].merge(sub_proxy.dump(level + 1, options))
+          else
+            dumped_config[section_name] = sub_proxy.dump(level + 1, options)
+          end
+        end
+        dumped_config
+      end
+
       private
 
       def overwrite?(other, attribute_name)