diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 63658ade..f4718480 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -11,6 +11,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "android-tzdata"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e999941b234f3131b00bc13c22d06e8c5ff726d1b6318ac7eb276997bbb4fef0"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "android_system_properties"
+version = "0.1.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "819e7219dbd41043ac279b19830f2efc897156490d7fd6ea916720117ee66311"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ansi_term"
 version = "0.12.1"
@@ -83,6 +98,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "wait-timeout",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "autocfg"
+version = "1.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f1fdabc7756949593fe60f30ec81974b613357de856987752631dea1e3394c80"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
 version = "1.3.2"
@@ -106,6 +127,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bumpalo"
+version = "3.16.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "79296716171880943b8470b5f8d03aa55eb2e645a4874bdbb28adb49162e012c"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cc"
+version = "1.0.95"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d32a725bc159af97c3e629873bb9f88fb8cf8a4867175f76dc987815ea07c83b"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
 version = "1.0.0"
@@ -118,6 +151,20 @@ version = "0.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fd16c4719339c4530435d38e511904438d07cce7950afa3718a84ac36c10e89e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "chrono"
+version = "0.4.38"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a21f936df1771bf62b77f047b726c4625ff2e8aa607c01ec06e5a05bd8463401"
+dependencies = [
+ "android-tzdata",
+ "iana-time-zone",
+ "js-sys",
+ "num-traits",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.4",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
 version = "4.5.4"
@@ -260,6 +307,7 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "assert_cmd",
+ "chrono",
  "clap",
  "clap_complete",
  "clap_mangen",
@@ -271,6 +319,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rayon",
  "regex",
  "serde",
+ "serde_json",
  "stfu8",
  "sysinfo",
  "tempfile",
@@ -328,6 +377,29 @@ version = "0.3.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d231dfb89cfffdbc30e7fc41579ed6066ad03abda9e567ccafae602b97ec5024"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "iana-time-zone"
+version = "0.1.60"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e7ffbb5a1b541ea2561f8c41c087286cc091e21e556a4f09a8f6cbf17b69b141"
+dependencies = [
+ "android_system_properties",
+ "core-foundation-sys",
+ "iana-time-zone-haiku",
+ "js-sys",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "windows-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "iana-time-zone-haiku"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f31827a206f56af32e590ba56d5d2d085f558508192593743f16b2306495269f"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "io-lifetimes"
 version = "1.0.11"
@@ -339,6 +411,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "itoa"
+version = "1.0.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "49f1f14873335454500d59611f1cf4a4b0f786f9ac11f4312a78e4cf2566695b"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "js-sys"
+version = "0.3.69"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "29c15563dc2726973df627357ce0c9ddddbea194836909d655df6a75d2cf296d"
+dependencies = [
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
 version = "0.2.153"
@@ -368,6 +455,12 @@ version = "0.4.13"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "01cda141df6706de531b6c46c3a33ecca755538219bd484262fa09410c13539c"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "log"
+version = "0.4.21"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "90ed8c1e510134f979dbc4f070f87d4313098b704861a105fe34231c70a3901c"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lscolors"
 version = "0.13.0"
@@ -415,6 +508,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "num-traits"
+version = "0.2.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "da0df0e5185db44f69b44f26786fe401b6c293d1907744beaa7fa62b2e5a517a"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "once_cell"
 version = "1.19.0"
@@ -574,6 +676,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ryu"
+version = "1.0.17"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e86697c916019a8588c99b5fac3cead74ec0b4b819707a682fd4d23fa0ce1ba1"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
 version = "1.0.197"
@@ -594,6 +702,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_json"
+version = "1.0.116"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3e17db7126d17feb94eb3fad46bf1a96b034e8aacbc2e775fe81505f8b0b2813"
+dependencies = [
+ "itoa",
+ "ryu",
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "stfu8"
 version = "0.2.7"
@@ -728,6 +847,60 @@ version = "0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9c8d87e72b64a3b4db28d11ce29237c246188f4f51057d65a7eab63b7987e423"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen"
+version = "0.2.92"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4be2531df63900aeb2bca0daaaddec08491ee64ceecbee5076636a3b026795a8"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "wasm-bindgen-macro",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-backend"
+version = "0.2.92"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "614d787b966d3989fa7bb98a654e369c762374fd3213d212cfc0251257e747da"
+dependencies = [
+ "bumpalo",
+ "log",
+ "once_cell",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+ "wasm-bindgen-shared",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-macro"
+version = "0.2.92"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a1f8823de937b71b9460c0c34e25f3da88250760bec0ebac694b49997550d726"
+dependencies = [
+ "quote",
+ "wasm-bindgen-macro-support",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-macro-support"
+version = "0.2.92"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e94f17b526d0a461a191c78ea52bbce64071ed5c04c9ffe424dcb38f74171bb7"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+ "wasm-bindgen-backend",
+ "wasm-bindgen-shared",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-shared"
+version = "0.2.92"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "af190c94f2773fdb3729c55b007a722abb5384da03bc0986df4c289bf5567e96"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi"
 version = "0.3.9"
@@ -759,6 +932,15 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-core"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "33ab640c8d7e35bf8ba19b884ba838ceb4fba93a4e8c65a9059d08afcfc683d9"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets 0.52.4",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.48.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6e341c3d..2ec8c62e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ stfu8 = "0.2"
 regex = "1"
 config-file = "0.2"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0"
 directories = "4"
 sysinfo = "0.27"
 ctrlc = "3.4"
+chrono = "0.4"
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
 winapi-util = "0.1"
diff --git a/completions/_dust b/completions/_dust
index ecf51508..1d7a817e 100644
--- a/completions/_dust
+++ b/completions/_dust
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ _dust() {
 '(-F --only-file -t --file_types)--only-dir[Only directories will be displayed.]' \
 '(-D --only-dir)-F[Only files will be displayed. (Finds your largest files)]' \
 '(-D --only-dir)--only-file[Only files will be displayed. (Finds your largest files)]' \
+'-j[Output the directory tree as json to the current directory]' \
+'--output-json[Output the directory tree as json to the current directory]' \
 '-h[Print help]' \
 '--help[Print help]' \
 '-V[Print version]' \
diff --git a/completions/_dust.ps1 b/completions/_dust.ps1
index 484d20e5..a2e01c57 100644
--- a/completions/_dust.ps1
+++ b/completions/_dust.ps1
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ Register-ArgumentCompleter -Native -CommandName 'dust' -ScriptBlock {
             [CompletionResult]::new('--only-dir', 'only-dir', [CompletionResultType]::ParameterName, 'Only directories will be displayed.')
             [CompletionResult]::new('-F', 'F ', [CompletionResultType]::ParameterName, 'Only files will be displayed. (Finds your largest files)')
             [CompletionResult]::new('--only-file', 'only-file', [CompletionResultType]::ParameterName, 'Only files will be displayed. (Finds your largest files)')
+            [CompletionResult]::new('-j', 'j', [CompletionResultType]::ParameterName, 'Output the directory tree as json to the current directory')
+            [CompletionResult]::new('--output-json', 'output-json', [CompletionResultType]::ParameterName, 'Output the directory tree as json to the current directory')
             [CompletionResult]::new('-h', 'h', [CompletionResultType]::ParameterName, 'Print help')
             [CompletionResult]::new('--help', 'help', [CompletionResultType]::ParameterName, 'Print help')
             [CompletionResult]::new('-V', 'V ', [CompletionResultType]::ParameterName, 'Print version')
diff --git a/completions/dust.bash b/completions/dust.bash
index b3324555..f2bcb554 100644
--- a/completions/dust.bash
+++ b/completions/dust.bash
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ _dust() {
 
     case "${cmd}" in
         dust)
-            opts="-d -n -p -X -I -L -x -s -r -c -C -b -B -z -R -f -i -v -e -t -w -P -D -F -o -S -h -V --depth --number-of-lines --full-paths --ignore-directory --ignore-all-in-file --dereference-links --limit-filesystem --apparent-size --reverse --no-colors --force-colors --no-percent-bars --bars-on-right --min-size --screen-reader --skip-total --filecount --ignore_hidden --invert-filter --filter --file_types --terminal_width --no-progress --only-dir --only-file --output-format --stack-size --help --version [params]..."
+            opts="-d -n -p -X -I -L -x -s -r -c -C -b -B -z -R -f -i -v -e -t -w -P -D -F -o -S -j -h -V --depth --number-of-lines --full-paths --ignore-directory --ignore-all-in-file --dereference-links --limit-filesystem --apparent-size --reverse --no-colors --force-colors --no-percent-bars --bars-on-right --min-size --screen-reader --skip-total --filecount --ignore_hidden --invert-filter --filter --file_types --terminal_width --no-progress --only-dir --only-file --output-format --stack-size --output-json --help --version [params]..."
             if [[ ${cur} == -* || ${COMP_CWORD} -eq 1 ]] ; then
                 COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "${opts}" -- "${cur}") )
                 return 0
diff --git a/completions/dust.elv b/completions/dust.elv
index 921c4e98..8d546bb2 100644
--- a/completions/dust.elv
+++ b/completions/dust.elv
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ set edit:completion:arg-completer[dust] = {|@words|
             cand --only-dir 'Only directories will be displayed.'
             cand -F 'Only files will be displayed. (Finds your largest files)'
             cand --only-file 'Only files will be displayed. (Finds your largest files)'
+            cand -j 'Output the directory tree as json to the current directory'
+            cand --output-json 'Output the directory tree as json to the current directory'
             cand -h 'Print help'
             cand --help 'Print help'
             cand -V 'Print version'
diff --git a/completions/dust.fish b/completions/dust.fish
index 4b092926..82843d60 100644
--- a/completions/dust.fish
+++ b/completions/dust.fish
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ complete -c dust -s t -l file_types -d 'show only these file types'
 complete -c dust -s P -l no-progress -d 'Disable the progress indication.'
 complete -c dust -s D -l only-dir -d 'Only directories will be displayed.'
 complete -c dust -s F -l only-file -d 'Only files will be displayed. (Finds your largest files)'
+complete -c dust -s j -l output-json -d 'Output the directory tree as json to the current directory'
 complete -c dust -s h -l help -d 'Print help'
 complete -c dust -s V -l version -d 'Print version'
diff --git a/man-page/dust.1 b/man-page/dust.1
index 74232d8d..7b787ef1 100644
--- a/man-page/dust.1
+++ b/man-page/dust.1
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 .SH NAME
 Dust \- Like du but more intuitive
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-\fBdust\fR [\fB\-d\fR|\fB\-\-depth\fR] [\fB\-n\fR|\fB\-\-number\-of\-lines\fR] [\fB\-p\fR|\fB\-\-full\-paths\fR] [\fB\-X\fR|\fB\-\-ignore\-directory\fR] [\fB\-I\fR|\fB\-\-ignore\-all\-in\-file\fR] [\fB\-L\fR|\fB\-\-dereference\-links\fR] [\fB\-x\fR|\fB\-\-limit\-filesystem\fR] [\fB\-s\fR|\fB\-\-apparent\-size\fR] [\fB\-r\fR|\fB\-\-reverse\fR] [\fB\-c\fR|\fB\-\-no\-colors\fR] [\fB\-C\fR|\fB\-\-force\-colors\fR] [\fB\-b\fR|\fB\-\-no\-percent\-bars\fR] [\fB\-B\fR|\fB\-\-bars\-on\-right\fR] [\fB\-z\fR|\fB\-\-min\-size\fR] [\fB\-R\fR|\fB\-\-screen\-reader\fR] [\fB\-\-skip\-total\fR] [\fB\-f\fR|\fB\-\-filecount\fR] [\fB\-i\fR|\fB\-\-ignore_hidden\fR] [\fB\-v\fR|\fB\-\-invert\-filter\fR] [\fB\-e\fR|\fB\-\-filter\fR] [\fB\-t\fR|\fB\-\-file_types\fR] [\fB\-w\fR|\fB\-\-terminal_width\fR] [\fB\-P\fR|\fB\-\-no\-progress\fR] [\fB\-D\fR|\fB\-\-only\-dir\fR] [\fB\-F\fR|\fB\-\-only\-file\fR] [\fB\-o\fR|\fB\-\-output\-format\fR] [\fB\-S\fR|\fB\-\-stack\-size\fR] [\fB\-h\fR|\fB\-\-help\fR] [\fB\-V\fR|\fB\-\-version\fR] [\fIparams\fR] 
+\fBdust\fR [\fB\-d\fR|\fB\-\-depth\fR] [\fB\-n\fR|\fB\-\-number\-of\-lines\fR] [\fB\-p\fR|\fB\-\-full\-paths\fR] [\fB\-X\fR|\fB\-\-ignore\-directory\fR] [\fB\-I\fR|\fB\-\-ignore\-all\-in\-file\fR] [\fB\-L\fR|\fB\-\-dereference\-links\fR] [\fB\-x\fR|\fB\-\-limit\-filesystem\fR] [\fB\-s\fR|\fB\-\-apparent\-size\fR] [\fB\-r\fR|\fB\-\-reverse\fR] [\fB\-c\fR|\fB\-\-no\-colors\fR] [\fB\-C\fR|\fB\-\-force\-colors\fR] [\fB\-b\fR|\fB\-\-no\-percent\-bars\fR] [\fB\-B\fR|\fB\-\-bars\-on\-right\fR] [\fB\-z\fR|\fB\-\-min\-size\fR] [\fB\-R\fR|\fB\-\-screen\-reader\fR] [\fB\-\-skip\-total\fR] [\fB\-f\fR|\fB\-\-filecount\fR] [\fB\-i\fR|\fB\-\-ignore_hidden\fR] [\fB\-v\fR|\fB\-\-invert\-filter\fR] [\fB\-e\fR|\fB\-\-filter\fR] [\fB\-t\fR|\fB\-\-file_types\fR] [\fB\-w\fR|\fB\-\-terminal_width\fR] [\fB\-P\fR|\fB\-\-no\-progress\fR] [\fB\-D\fR|\fB\-\-only\-dir\fR] [\fB\-F\fR|\fB\-\-only\-file\fR] [\fB\-o\fR|\fB\-\-output\-format\fR] [\fB\-S\fR|\fB\-\-stack\-size\fR] [\fB\-j\fR|\fB\-\-output\-json\fR] [\fB\-h\fR|\fB\-\-help\fR] [\fB\-V\fR|\fB\-\-version\fR] [\fIparams\fR] 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 Like du but more intuitive
 .SH OPTIONS
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ Changes output display size. si will print sizes in powers of 1000. b/bytes kb k
 \fB\-S\fR, \fB\-\-stack\-size\fR
 Specify memory to use as stack size \- use if you see: \*(Aqfatal runtime error: stack overflow\*(Aq (default low memory=1048576, high memory=1073741824)
 .TP
+\fB\-j\fR, \fB\-\-output\-json\fR
+Output the directory tree as json to the current directory
+.TP
 \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
 Print help
 .TP
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 1e2f0d07..7472733e 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -208,6 +208,13 @@ pub fn build_cli() -> Command {
                 .value_parser(value_parser!(usize))
                 .help("Specify memory to use as stack size - use if you see: 'fatal runtime error: stack overflow' (default low memory=1048576, high memory=1073741824)"),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::new("output_json")
+                .short('j')
+                .long("output-json")
+                .action(clap::ArgAction::SetTrue)
+                .help("Output the directory tree as json to the current directory"),
+        )
         .arg(Arg::new("params").num_args(1..)
             .value_parser(value_parser!(String)))
 }
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index e1cd75b6..450d0367 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub depth: Option<usize>,
     pub bars_on_right: Option<bool>,
     pub stack_size: Option<usize>,
+    pub output_json: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 impl Config {
@@ -117,6 +118,9 @@ impl Config {
             from_cmd_line.copied()
         }
     }
+    pub fn get_output_json(&self, options: &ArgMatches) -> bool {
+        Some(true) == self.output_json || options.get_flag("output_json")
+    }
 }
 
 fn convert_min_size(input: &str) -> Option<usize> {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ff0ddfff..863d545f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ use terminal_size::{terminal_size, Height, Width};
 use utils::get_filesystem_devices;
 use utils::simplify_dir_names;
 
+use crate::node::Node;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::Write;
+use chrono::Local;
+
 static DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_LINES: usize = 30;
 static DEFAULT_TERMINAL_WIDTH: usize = 80;
 
@@ -228,6 +233,16 @@ fn main() {
 
     let top_level_nodes = walk_it(simplified_dirs, &walk_data);
 
+    if config.get_output_json(&options) {
+        let datetime = Local::now().format("%Y%m%d%H%M%S").to_string();
+        let output_filename = format!("node-{}.json", datetime);
+        let result = output_json(&output_filename, &top_level_nodes);
+        match result {
+            Ok(..) => {}
+            Err(err) => { eprintln!("Error: {}", err) }
+        }
+    }
+
     let tree = match summarize_file_types {
         true => get_all_file_types(&top_level_nodes, number_of_lines),
         false => {
@@ -325,3 +340,10 @@ fn init_rayon(stack_size: &Option<usize>) {
         }
     }
 }
+
+fn output_json(output_filename: &str, top_level_nodes: &Vec<Node>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    let serialized: String = serde_json::to_string(&top_level_nodes).unwrap();
+    let mut file = File::create(output_filename)?;
+    file.write_all(serialized.as_bytes())?;
+    Ok(())
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/node.rs b/src/node.rs
index 78ecbf06..11c22972 100644
--- a/src/node.rs
+++ b/src/node.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ use crate::utils::is_filtered_out_due_to_regex;
 use regex::Regex;
 use std::cmp::Ordering;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use serde::Serialize;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Eq, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Eq, Clone, Serialize)]
 pub struct Node {
     pub name: PathBuf,
     pub size: u64,