diff --git a/pkg/commands/scan/command.go b/pkg/commands/scan/command.go
index 0b4b922c..10ae111a 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/scan/command.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/scan/command.go
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ func Command() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&command.preprocessors, "pre-process", nil, "JMESPath expression used to pre process payload")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&command.policies, "policy", nil, "Path to kyverno-json policies")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&command.selectors, "labels", nil, "Labels selectors for policies")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&command.output, "output", "text", "Output format (text or json)")
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/pkg/commands/scan/options.go b/pkg/commands/scan/options.go
index 14b7177b..d8579b12 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/scan/options.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/scan/options.go
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ type options struct {
 	preprocessors []string
 	policies      []string
 	selectors     []string
+	output        string
 }
 
 func (c *options) run(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
-	out := cmd.OutOrStdout()
-	fmt.Fprintln(out, "Loading policies ...")
+	out := newOutput(cmd.OutOrStdout(), c.output)
+	out.println("Loading policies ...")
 	policies, err := policy.Load(c.policies...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ func (c *options) run(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		}
 		policies = filteredPolicies
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintln(out, "Loading payload ...")
+	out.println("Loading payload ...")
 	payload, err := payload.Load(c.payload)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func (c *options) run(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	if payload == nil {
 		return errors.New("payload is `null`")
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintln(out, "Pre processing ...")
+	out.println("Pre processing ...")
 	for _, preprocessor := range c.preprocessors {
 		result, err := template.Execute(context.Background(), preprocessor, payload, nil)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ func (c *options) run(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	} else {
 		resources = append(resources, payload)
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintln(out, "Running", "(", "evaluating", len(resources), pluralize.Pluralize(len(resources), "resource", "resources"), "against", len(policies), pluralize.Pluralize(len(policies), "policy", "policies"), ")", "...")
+	out.println("Running", "(", "evaluating", len(resources), pluralize.Pluralize(len(resources), "resource", "resources"), "against", len(policies), pluralize.Pluralize(len(policies), "policy", "policies"), ")", "...")
 	e := jsonengine.New()
 	responses := e.Run(context.Background(), jsonengine.Request{
 		Resources: resources,
@@ -80,14 +81,14 @@ func (c *options) run(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	})
 	for _, response := range responses {
 		if response.Result == jsonengine.StatusFail {
-			fmt.Fprintln(out, "-", response.PolicyName, "/", response.RuleName, "/", response.Identifier, "FAILED:", response.Message)
+			out.println("-", response.PolicyName, "/", response.RuleName, "/", response.Identifier, "FAILED:", response.Message)
 		} else if response.Result == jsonengine.StatusError {
-			fmt.Fprintln(out, "-", response.PolicyName, "/", response.RuleName, "/", response.Identifier, "ERROR:", response.Message)
+			out.println("-", response.PolicyName, "/", response.RuleName, "/", response.Identifier, "ERROR:", response.Message)
 		} else {
 			// TODO: handle skip, warn
-			fmt.Fprintln(out, "-", response.PolicyName, "/", response.RuleName, "/", response.Identifier, "PASSED")
+			out.println("-", response.PolicyName, "/", response.RuleName, "/", response.Identifier, "PASSED")
 		}
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintln(out, "Done")
+	out.println("Done")
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/commands/scan/output.go b/pkg/commands/scan/output.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80ab8d54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/commands/scan/output.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package scan
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+
+	jsonengine "github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/pkg/json-engine"
+)
+
+type output interface {
+	println(args ...any)
+	responses(responses ...jsonengine.RuleResponse)
+}
+
+type textOutput struct {
+	out io.Writer
+}
+
+func (t *textOutput) println(args ...any) {
+	fmt.Fprintln(t.out, args...)
+}
+
+func (t *textOutput) responses(responses ...jsonengine.RuleResponse) {
+}
+
+type jsonOutput struct {
+	out io.Writer
+}
+
+func (t *jsonOutput) println(args ...any) {
+}
+
+func (t *jsonOutput) responses(responses ...jsonengine.RuleResponse) {
+	payload, err := json.MarshalIndent(&jsonengine.Response{Results: responses}, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(t.out, err)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Fprintln(t.out, string(payload))
+	}
+}
+
+func newOutput(out io.Writer, format string) output {
+	if format == "json" {
+		return &jsonOutput{out: out}
+	}
+	return &textOutput{out: out}
+}
diff --git a/website/docs/cli/commands/kyverno-json_scan.md b/website/docs/cli/commands/kyverno-json_scan.md
index f3daddf6..1aef9f72 100644
--- a/website/docs/cli/commands/kyverno-json_scan.md
+++ b/website/docs/cli/commands/kyverno-json_scan.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ kyverno-json scan [flags]
 ```
   -h, --help                  help for scan
       --labels strings        Labels selectors for policies
+      --output string         Output format (text or json) (default "text")
       --payload string        Path to payload (json or yaml file)
       --policy strings        Path to kyverno-json policies
       --pre-process strings   JMESPath expression used to pre process payload