diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5e28be8..1326f4d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ app.use(minify(
     less_match: /less/,
     stylus_match: /stylus/,
     coffee_match: /coffeescript/,
+    json_match: /json/,
     cache: false
 }));
 ```
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ app.use(minify(
   
   matches CoffeeScript content-type.
 
+- `json_match`: `RegExp`
+  
+  matches JSON content-type.
+
 - `cache`: `String | false`
   
   the directory for cache storage (must be writeable). Pass `false` to cache in the memory (not recommended).
diff --git a/minify.js b/minify.js
index 8f6cf88..1a4415f 100755
--- a/minify.js
+++ b/minify.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ var TYPE_SASS = 3;
 var TYPE_LESS = 4;
 var TYPE_STYLUS = 5;
 var TYPE_COFFEE = 6;
+var TYPE_JSON = 7;
 
 function precompileError(err, type) {
     return JSON.stringify(err);
@@ -40,10 +41,6 @@ function minifyIt(type, options, content, callback) {
                     result = uglifyjs.minify(result, opt).code;
                 }
             } catch(err) {
-                try {
-                    result = JSON.minify(content);
-                } catch(err) {
-                }
             }
             callback(result);
             break;
@@ -134,6 +131,16 @@ function minifyIt(type, options, content, callback) {
             }
             callback(result);
             break;
+        case TYPE_JSON:
+            var result = content;
+            try {
+                if (!options.noMinify) {
+                    result = JSON.minify(content);
+                }
+            } catch(err) {
+            }
+            callback(result);
+            break;
         default:
             callback(content);
             break;
@@ -205,6 +212,7 @@ module.exports = function express_minify(options) {
     var less_match = options.less_match || /less/;
     var stylus_match = options.stylus_match || /stylus/;
     var coffee_match = options.coffee_match || /coffeescript/;
+    var json_match = options.json_match || /json/;
     var cache = options.cache || false;
 
     var cache_get = cacheGetMem;
@@ -266,6 +274,8 @@ module.exports = function express_minify(options) {
             } else if (coffee_match.test(contentType)) {
                 type = TYPE_COFFEE;
                 res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/javascript');
+            } else if (json_match.test(contentType)) {
+                type = TYPE_JSON;
             } else if (js_match.test(contentType)) {
                 type = TYPE_JS;
             } else if (css_match.test(contentType)) {