diff --git a/dvc/command/ls/__init__.py b/dvc/command/ls/__init__.py
index a44877f037..369eae681a 100644
--- a/dvc/command/ls/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/command/ls/__init__.py
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ def run(self):
                 dvc_only=self.args.dvc_only,
             )
             if self.args.show_json:
-                import json
-
-                ui.write(json.dumps(entries))
+                ui.write_json(entries)
             elif entries:
                 entries = _prettify(entries, with_color=True)
                 ui.write("\n".join(entries))
diff --git a/dvc/ui/__init__.py b/dvc/ui/__init__.py
index fd55858b33..b266a1db56 100644
--- a/dvc/ui/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/ui/__init__.py
@@ -74,6 +74,20 @@ def error_write(
             styled=styled,
         )
 
+    def write_json(
+        self,
+        data: Any,
+        indent: int = 2,
+    ) -> None:
+        if sys.stdout.isatty():
+            from rich.json import JSON
+
+            j = JSON.from_data(data, indent=indent)
+            return self.write(j, styled=True)
+        import json
+
+        return self.write(json.dumps(data))
+
     def write(
         self,
         *objects: Any,
diff --git a/requirements/default.txt b/requirements/default.txt
index b97a691a84..a64b8e98bd 100644
--- a/requirements/default.txt
+++ b/requirements/default.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ tabulate>=0.8.7
 pygtrie>=2.3.2
 dpath>=2.0.2,<3
 shtab>=1.3.4,<2
-rich>=10.0.0
+rich>=10.9.0
 dictdiffer>=0.8.1
 python-benedict>=0.21.1
 pyparsing==2.4.7