diff --git a/spring-test/spring-test.gradle b/spring-test/spring-test.gradle
index a7e09611ba1f..cfe5e5913a62 100644
--- a/spring-test/spring-test.gradle
+++ b/spring-test/spring-test.gradle
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ dependencies {
 	optional("org.apache.groovy:groovy")
 	optional("org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core")
 	optional("org.aspectj:aspectjweaver")
+	optional("org.assertj:assertj-core")
 	optional("org.hamcrest:hamcrest")
 	optional("org.htmlunit:htmlunit") {
 		exclude group: "commons-logging", module: "commons-logging"
diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/json/JsonContent.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/json/JsonContent.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5725ac9bb171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/json/JsonContent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.test.json;
+
+import org.assertj.core.api.AssertProvider;
+
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * JSON content usually created from a JSON tester. Generally used only to
+ * {@link AssertProvider provide} {@link JsonContentAssert} to AssertJ
+ * {@code assertThat} calls.
+ *
+ * @author Phillip Webb
+ * @author Diego Berrueta
+ * @since 6.2
+ */
+public final class JsonContent implements AssertProvider<JsonContentAssert> {
+
+	private final String json;
+
+	@Nullable
+	private final Class<?> resourceLoadClass;
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new {@link JsonContent} instance.
+	 * @param json the actual JSON content
+	 * @param resourceLoadClass the source class used to load resources
+	 */
+	JsonContent(String json, @Nullable Class<?> resourceLoadClass) {
+		Assert.notNull(json, "JSON must not be null");
+		this.json = json;
+		this.resourceLoadClass = resourceLoadClass;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Use AssertJ's {@link org.assertj.core.api.Assertions#assertThat assertThat}
+	 * instead.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public JsonContentAssert assertThat() {
+		return new JsonContentAssert(this.json, this.resourceLoadClass, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the actual JSON content string.
+	 * @return the JSON content
+	 */
+	public String getJson() {
+		return this.json;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return "JsonContent " + this.json;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/json/JsonContentAssert.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/json/JsonContentAssert.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a606ce940a2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/json/JsonContentAssert.java
@@ -0,0 +1,367 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.test.json;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.charset.Charset;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+
+import org.assertj.core.api.AbstractAssert;
+import org.skyscreamer.jsonassert.JSONCompare;
+import org.skyscreamer.jsonassert.JSONCompareMode;
+import org.skyscreamer.jsonassert.JSONCompareResult;
+import org.skyscreamer.jsonassert.comparator.JSONComparator;
+
+import org.springframework.core.io.ByteArrayResource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.FileSystemResource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.InputStreamResource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.util.function.ThrowingBiFunction;
+
+/**
+ * AssertJ {@link org.assertj.core.api.Assert assertions} that can be applied
+ * to a {@link CharSequence} representation of a json document, mostly to
+ * compare the json document against a target, using {@linkplain JSONCompare
+ * JSON Assert}.
+ *
+ * @author Phillip Webb
+ * @author Andy Wilkinson
+ * @author Diego Berrueta
+ * @author Camille Vienot
+ * @author Stephane Nicoll
+ * @since 6.2
+ */
+public class JsonContentAssert extends AbstractAssert<JsonContentAssert, CharSequence> {
+
+	private final JsonLoader loader;
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new {@link JsonContentAssert} instance that will load resources
+	 * relative to the given {@code resourceLoadClass}, using the given
+	 * {@code charset}.
+	 * @param json the actual JSON content
+	 * @param resourceLoadClass the source class used to load resources
+	 * @param charset the charset of the JSON resources
+	 */
+	public JsonContentAssert(@Nullable CharSequence json, @Nullable Class<?> resourceLoadClass,
+			@Nullable Charset charset) {
+
+		super(json, JsonContentAssert.class);
+		this.loader = new JsonLoader(resourceLoadClass, charset);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new {@link JsonContentAssert} instance that will load resources
+	 * relative to the given {@code resourceLoadClass}, using {@code UTF-8}.
+	 * @param json the actual JSON content
+	 * @param resourceLoadClass the source class used to load resources
+	 */
+	public JsonContentAssert(@Nullable CharSequence json, @Nullable Class<?> resourceLoadClass) {
+		this(json, resourceLoadClass, null);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Verify that the actual value is equal to the given JSON. The
+	 * {@code expected} value can contain the JSON itself or, if it ends with
+	 * {@code .json}, the name of a resource to be loaded from the classpath.
+	 * @param expected the expected JSON or the name of a resource containing
+	 * the expected JSON
+	 * @param compareMode the compare mode used when checking
+	 */
+	public JsonContentAssert isEqualTo(@Nullable CharSequence expected, JSONCompareMode compareMode) {
+		String expectedJson = this.loader.getJson(expected);
+		return assertNotFailed(compare(expectedJson, compareMode));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verify that the actual value is equal to the given JSON {@link Resource}.
+	 * <p>The resource abstraction allows to provide several input types:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * <li>a {@code byte} array, using {@link ByteArrayResource}</li>
+	 * <li>a {@code classpath} resource, using {@link ClassPathResource}</li>
+	 * <li>a {@link File} or {@link Path}, using {@link FileSystemResource}</li>
+	 * <li>an {@link InputStream}, using {@link InputStreamResource}</li>
+	 * </ul>
+	 * @param expected a resource containing the expected JSON
+	 * @param compareMode the compare mode used when checking
+	 */
+	public JsonContentAssert isEqualTo(Resource expected, JSONCompareMode compareMode) {
+		String expectedJson = this.loader.getJson(expected);
+		return assertNotFailed(compare(expectedJson, compareMode));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verify that the actual value is equal to the given JSON. The
+	 * {@code expected} value can contain the JSON itself or, if it ends with
+	 * {@code .json}, the name of a resource to be loaded from the classpath.
+	 * @param expected the expected JSON or the name of a resource containing
+	 * the expected JSON
+	 * @param comparator the comparator used when checking
+	 */
+	public JsonContentAssert isEqualTo(@Nullable CharSequence expected, JSONComparator comparator) {
+		String expectedJson = this.loader.getJson(expected);
+		return assertNotFailed(compare(expectedJson, comparator));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verify that the actual value is equal to the given JSON {@link Resource}.
+	 * <p>The resource abstraction allows to provide several input types:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * <li>a {@code byte} array, using {@link ByteArrayResource}</li>
+	 * <li>a {@code classpath} resource, using {@link ClassPathResource}</li>
+	 * <li>a {@link File} or {@link Path}, using {@link FileSystemResource}</li>
+	 * <li>an {@link InputStream}, using {@link InputStreamResource}</li>
+	 * </ul>
+	 * @param expected a resource containing the expected JSON
+	 * @param comparator the comparator used when checking
+	 */
+	public JsonContentAssert isEqualTo(Resource expected, JSONComparator comparator) {
+		String expectedJson = this.loader.getJson(expected);
+		return assertNotFailed(compare(expectedJson, comparator));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verify that the actual value is {@link JSONCompareMode#LENIENT leniently}
+	 * equal to the given JSON. The {@code expected} value can contain the JSON
+	 * itself or, if it ends with {@code .json}, the name of a resource to be
+	 * loaded from the classpath.
+	 * @param expected the expected JSON or the name of a resource containing
+	 * the expected JSON
+	 */
+	public JsonContentAssert isLenientlyEqualTo(@Nullable CharSequence expected) {
+		return isEqualTo(expected, JSONCompareMode.LENIENT);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verify that the actual value is {@link JSONCompareMode#LENIENT leniently}
+	 * equal to the given JSON {@link Resource}.
+	 * <p>The resource abstraction allows to provide several input types:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * <li>a {@code byte} array, using {@link ByteArrayResource}</li>
+	 * <li>a {@code classpath} resource, using {@link ClassPathResource}</li>
+	 * <li>a {@link File} or {@link Path}, using {@link FileSystemResource}</li>
+	 * <li>an {@link InputStream}, using {@link InputStreamResource}</li>
+	 * </ul>
+	 * @param expected a resource containing the expected JSON
+	 */
+	public JsonContentAssert isLenientlyEqualTo(Resource expected) {
+		return isEqualTo(expected, JSONCompareMode.LENIENT);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verify that the actual value is {@link JSONCompareMode#STRICT strictly}
+	 * equal to the given JSON. The {@code expected} value can contain the JSON
+	 * itself or, if it ends with {@code .json}, the name of a resource to be
+	 * loaded from the classpath.
+	 * @param expected the expected JSON or the name of a resource containing
+	 * the expected JSON
+	 */
+	public JsonContentAssert isStrictlyEqualTo(@Nullable CharSequence expected) {
+		return isEqualTo(expected, JSONCompareMode.STRICT);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verify that the actual value is {@link JSONCompareMode#STRICT strictly}
+	 * equal to the given JSON {@link Resource}.
+	 * <p>The resource abstraction allows to provide several input types:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * <li>a {@code byte} array, using {@link ByteArrayResource}</li>
+	 * <li>a {@code classpath} resource, using {@link ClassPathResource}</li>
+	 * <li>a {@link File} or {@link Path}, using {@link FileSystemResource}</li>
+	 * <li>an {@link InputStream}, using {@link InputStreamResource}</li>
+	 * </ul>
+	 * @param expected a resource containing the expected JSON
+	 */
+	public JsonContentAssert isStrictlyEqualTo(Resource expected) {
+		return isEqualTo(expected, JSONCompareMode.STRICT);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verify that the actual value is not equal to the given JSON. The
+	 * {@code expected} value can contain the JSON itself or, if it ends with
+	 * {@code .json}, the name of a resource to be loaded from the classpath.
+	 * @param expected the expected JSON or the name of a resource containing
+	 * the expected JSON
+	 * @param compareMode the compare mode used when checking
+	 */
+	public JsonContentAssert isNotEqualTo(@Nullable CharSequence expected, JSONCompareMode compareMode) {
+		String expectedJson = this.loader.getJson(expected);
+		return assertNotPassed(compare(expectedJson, compareMode));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verify that the actual value is not equal to the given JSON {@link Resource}.
+	 * <p>The resource abstraction allows to provide several input types:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * <li>a {@code byte} array, using {@link ByteArrayResource}</li>
+	 * <li>a {@code classpath} resource, using {@link ClassPathResource}</li>
+	 * <li>a {@link File} or {@link Path}, using {@link FileSystemResource}</li>
+	 * <li>an {@link InputStream}, using {@link InputStreamResource}</li>
+	 * </ul>
+	 * @param expected a resource containing the expected JSON
+	 * @param compareMode the compare mode used when checking
+	 */
+	public JsonContentAssert isNotEqualTo(Resource expected, JSONCompareMode compareMode) {
+		String expectedJson = this.loader.getJson(expected);
+		return assertNotPassed(compare(expectedJson, compareMode));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verify that the actual value is not equal to the given JSON. The
+	 * {@code expected} value can contain the JSON itself or, if it ends with
+	 * {@code .json}, the name of a resource to be loaded from the classpath.
+	 * @param expected the expected JSON or the name of a resource containing
+	 * the expected JSON
+	 * @param comparator the comparator used when checking
+	 */
+	public JsonContentAssert isNotEqualTo(@Nullable CharSequence expected, JSONComparator comparator) {
+		String expectedJson = this.loader.getJson(expected);
+		return assertNotPassed(compare(expectedJson, comparator));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verify that the actual value is not equal to the given JSON {@link Resource}.
+	 * <p>The resource abstraction allows to provide several input types:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * <li>a {@code byte} array, using {@link ByteArrayResource}</li>
+	 * <li>a {@code classpath} resource, using {@link ClassPathResource}</li>
+	 * <li>a {@link File} or {@link Path}, using {@link FileSystemResource}</li>
+	 * <li>an {@link InputStream}, using {@link InputStreamResource}</li>
+	 * </ul>
+	 * @param expected a resource containing the expected JSON
+	 * @param comparator the comparator used when checking
+	 */
+	public JsonContentAssert isNotEqualTo(Resource expected, JSONComparator comparator) {
+		String expectedJson = this.loader.getJson(expected);
+		return assertNotPassed(compare(expectedJson, comparator));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verify that the actual value is not {@link JSONCompareMode#LENIENT
+	 * leniently} equal to the given JSON. The {@code expected} value can
+	 * contain the JSON itself or, if it ends with {@code .json}, the name of a
+	 * resource to be loaded from the classpath.
+	 * @param expected the expected JSON or the name of a resource containing
+	 * the expected JSON
+	 */
+	public JsonContentAssert isNotLenientlyEqualTo(@Nullable CharSequence expected) {
+		return isNotEqualTo(expected, JSONCompareMode.LENIENT);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verify that the actual value is not {@link JSONCompareMode#LENIENT
+	 * leniently} equal to the given JSON {@link Resource}.
+	 * <p>The resource abstraction allows to provide several input types:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * <li>a {@code byte} array, using {@link ByteArrayResource}</li>
+	 * <li>a {@code classpath} resource, using {@link ClassPathResource}</li>
+	 * <li>a {@link File} or {@link Path}, using {@link FileSystemResource}</li>
+	 * <li>an {@link InputStream}, using {@link InputStreamResource}</li>
+	 * </ul>
+	 * @param expected a resource containing the expected JSON
+	 */
+	public JsonContentAssert isNotLenientlyEqualTo(Resource expected) {
+		return isNotEqualTo(expected, JSONCompareMode.LENIENT);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verify that the actual value is not {@link JSONCompareMode#STRICT
+	 * strictly} equal to the given JSON. The {@code expected} value can
+	 * contain the JSON itself or, if it ends with {@code .json}, the name of a
+	 * resource to be loaded from the classpath.
+	 * @param expected the expected JSON or the name of a resource containing
+	 * the expected JSON
+	 */
+	public JsonContentAssert isNotStrictlyEqualTo(@Nullable CharSequence expected) {
+		return isNotEqualTo(expected, JSONCompareMode.STRICT);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verify that the actual value is not {@link JSONCompareMode#STRICT
+	 * strictly} equal to the given JSON {@link Resource}.
+	 * <p>The resource abstraction allows to provide several input types:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * <li>a {@code byte} array, using {@link ByteArrayResource}</li>
+	 * <li>a {@code classpath} resource, using {@link ClassPathResource}</li>
+	 * <li>a {@link File} or {@link Path}, using {@link FileSystemResource}</li>
+	 * <li>an {@link InputStream}, using {@link InputStreamResource}</li>
+	 * </ul>
+	 * @param expected a resource containing the expected JSON
+	 */
+	public JsonContentAssert isNotStrictlyEqualTo(Resource expected) {
+		return isNotEqualTo(expected, JSONCompareMode.STRICT);
+	}
+
+
+	private JSONCompareResult compare(@Nullable CharSequence expectedJson, JSONCompareMode compareMode) {
+		return compare(this.actual, expectedJson, (actualJsonString, expectedJsonString) ->
+				JSONCompare.compareJSON(expectedJsonString, actualJsonString, compareMode));
+	}
+
+	private JSONCompareResult compare(@Nullable CharSequence expectedJson, JSONComparator comparator) {
+		return compare(this.actual, expectedJson, (actualJsonString, expectedJsonString) ->
+				JSONCompare.compareJSON(expectedJsonString, actualJsonString, comparator));
+	}
+
+	private JSONCompareResult compare(@Nullable CharSequence actualJson, @Nullable CharSequence expectedJson,
+			ThrowingBiFunction<String, String, JSONCompareResult> comparator) {
+
+		if (actualJson == null) {
+			return compareForNull(expectedJson);
+		}
+		if (expectedJson == null) {
+			return compareForNull(actualJson.toString());
+		}
+		try {
+			return comparator.applyWithException(actualJson.toString(), expectedJson.toString());
+		}
+		catch (Exception ex) {
+			if (ex instanceof RuntimeException runtimeException) {
+				throw runtimeException;
+			}
+			throw new IllegalStateException(ex);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private JSONCompareResult compareForNull(@Nullable CharSequence expectedJson) {
+		JSONCompareResult result = new JSONCompareResult();
+		result.passed();
+		if (expectedJson != null) {
+			result.fail("Expected null JSON");
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	private JsonContentAssert assertNotFailed(JSONCompareResult result) {
+		if (result.failed()) {
+			failWithMessage("JSON Comparison failure: %s", result.getMessage());
+		}
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	private JsonContentAssert assertNotPassed(JSONCompareResult result) {
+		if (result.passed()) {
+			failWithMessage("JSON Comparison failure: %s", result.getMessage());
+		}
+		return this;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/json/JsonLoader.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/json/JsonLoader.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8fc0efb650d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/json/JsonLoader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.test.json;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.nio.charset.Charset;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+
+import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.util.FileCopyUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Internal helper used to load JSON from various sources.
+ *
+ * @author Phillip Webb
+ * @author Andy Wilkinson
+ * @author Stephane Nicoll
+ * @since 6.2
+ */
+class JsonLoader {
+
+	@Nullable
+	private final Class<?> resourceLoadClass;
+
+	private final Charset charset;
+
+	JsonLoader(@Nullable Class<?> resourceLoadClass, @Nullable Charset charset) {
+		this.resourceLoadClass = resourceLoadClass;
+		this.charset = (charset != null ? charset : StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+	}
+
+	@Nullable
+	String getJson(@Nullable CharSequence source) {
+		if (source == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		if (source.toString().endsWith(".json")) {
+			return getJson(new ClassPathResource(source.toString(), this.resourceLoadClass));
+		}
+		return source.toString();
+	}
+
+	String getJson(Resource source) {
+		try {
+			return getJson(source.getInputStream());
+		}
+		catch (IOException ex) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to load JSON from " + source, ex);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private String getJson(InputStream source) throws IOException {
+		return FileCopyUtils.copyToString(new InputStreamReader(source, this.charset));
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/json/package-info.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/json/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cf1085f3b403
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/json/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/**
+ * Testing support for JSON.
+ */
+@NonNullApi
+@NonNullFields
+package org.springframework.test.json;
+
+import org.springframework.lang.NonNullApi;
+import org.springframework.lang.NonNullFields;
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/json/JsonContentAssertTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/json/JsonContentAssertTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..02c839bd8e03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/json/JsonContentAssertTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,479 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.test.json;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+import org.assertj.core.api.AssertProvider;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.TestInstance;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.TestInstance.Lifecycle;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.Arguments;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.MethodSource;
+import org.skyscreamer.jsonassert.JSONCompareMode;
+import org.skyscreamer.jsonassert.comparator.DefaultComparator;
+import org.skyscreamer.jsonassert.comparator.JSONComparator;
+
+import org.springframework.core.io.ByteArrayResource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.FileSystemResource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.InputStreamResource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.util.FileCopyUtils;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalStateException;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for {@link JsonContentAssert}.
+ *
+ * @author Stephane Nicoll
+ * @author Phillip Webb
+ */
+@TestInstance(Lifecycle.PER_CLASS)
+class JsonContentAssertTests {
+
+	private static final String SOURCE = loadJson("source.json");
+
+	private static final String LENIENT_SAME = loadJson("lenient-same.json");
+
+	private static final String DIFFERENT = loadJson("different.json");
+
+	private static final JSONComparator COMPARATOR = new DefaultComparator(JSONCompareMode.LENIENT);
+
+	@Test
+	void isEqualToWhenStringIsMatchingShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isEqualTo(SOURCE);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isEqualToWhenNullActualShouldFail() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class).isThrownBy(() ->
+				assertThat(forJson(null)).isEqualTo(SOURCE));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isEqualToWhenExpectedIsNotAStringShouldFail() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isEqualTo(SOURCE.getBytes()));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isEqualToWhenExpectedIsNullShouldFail() {
+		CharSequence actual = null;
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isEqualTo(actual, JSONCompareMode.LENIENT));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isEqualToWhenStringIsMatchingAndLenientShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isEqualTo(LENIENT_SAME, JSONCompareMode.LENIENT);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isEqualToWhenStringIsNotMatchingAndLenientShouldFail() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isEqualTo(DIFFERENT, JSONCompareMode.LENIENT));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isEqualToWhenResourcePathIsMatchingAndLenientShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isEqualTo("lenient-same.json", JSONCompareMode.LENIENT);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isEqualToWhenResourcePathIsNotMatchingAndLenientShouldFail() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isEqualTo("different.json", JSONCompareMode.LENIENT));
+	}
+
+	Stream<Arguments> source() {
+		return Stream.of(
+				Arguments.of(new ClassPathResource("source.json", JsonContentAssertTests.class)),
+				Arguments.of(new ByteArrayResource(SOURCE.getBytes())),
+				Arguments.of(new FileSystemResource(createFile(SOURCE))),
+				Arguments.of(new InputStreamResource(createInputStream(SOURCE))));
+	}
+
+	Stream<Arguments> lenientSame() {
+		return Stream.of(
+				Arguments.of(new ClassPathResource("lenient-same.json", JsonContentAssertTests.class)),
+				Arguments.of(new ByteArrayResource(LENIENT_SAME.getBytes())),
+				Arguments.of(new FileSystemResource(createFile(LENIENT_SAME))),
+				Arguments.of(new InputStreamResource(createInputStream(LENIENT_SAME))));
+	}
+
+	Stream<Arguments> different() {
+		return Stream.of(
+				Arguments.of(new ClassPathResource("different.json", JsonContentAssertTests.class)),
+				Arguments.of(new ByteArrayResource(DIFFERENT.getBytes())),
+				Arguments.of(new FileSystemResource(createFile(DIFFERENT))),
+				Arguments.of(new InputStreamResource(createInputStream(DIFFERENT))));
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@MethodSource("lenientSame")
+	void isEqualToWhenResourceIsMatchingAndLenientSameShouldPass(Resource expected) {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isEqualTo(expected, JSONCompareMode.LENIENT);
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@MethodSource("different")
+	void isEqualToWhenResourceIsNotMatchingAndLenientShouldFail(Resource expected) {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class).isThrownBy(
+				() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isEqualTo(expected, JSONCompareMode.LENIENT));
+	}
+
+
+	@Test
+	void isEqualToWhenStringIsMatchingAndComparatorShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isEqualTo(LENIENT_SAME, COMPARATOR);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isEqualToWhenStringIsNotMatchingAndComparatorShouldFail() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isEqualTo(DIFFERENT, COMPARATOR));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isEqualToWhenResourcePathIsMatchingAndComparatorShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isEqualTo("lenient-same.json", COMPARATOR);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isEqualToWhenResourcePathIsNotMatchingAndComparatorShouldFail() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isEqualTo("different.json", COMPARATOR));
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@MethodSource("lenientSame")
+	void isEqualToWhenResourceIsMatchingAndComparatorShouldPass(Resource expected) {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isEqualTo(expected, COMPARATOR);
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@MethodSource("different")
+	void isEqualToWhenResourceIsNotMatchingAndComparatorShouldFail(Resource expected) {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isEqualTo(expected, COMPARATOR));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isLenientlyEqualToWhenStringIsMatchingShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isLenientlyEqualTo(LENIENT_SAME);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isLenientlyEqualToWhenNullActualShouldFail() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(null)).isLenientlyEqualTo(SOURCE));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isLenientlyEqualToWhenStringIsNotMatchingShouldFail() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isLenientlyEqualTo(DIFFERENT));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isLenientlyEqualToWhenExpectedDoesNotExistShouldFail() {
+		assertThatIllegalStateException()
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isLenientlyEqualTo("does-not-exist.json"))
+				.withMessage("Unable to load JSON from class path resource [org/springframework/test/json/does-not-exist.json]");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isLenientlyEqualToWhenResourcePathIsMatchingShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isLenientlyEqualTo("lenient-same.json");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isLenientlyEqualToWhenResourcePathIsNotMatchingShouldFail() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isLenientlyEqualTo("different.json"));
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@MethodSource("lenientSame")
+	void isLenientlyEqualToWhenResourceIsMatchingShouldPass(Resource expected) {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isLenientlyEqualTo(expected);
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@MethodSource("different")
+	void isLenientlyEqualToWhenResourceIsNotMatchingShouldFail(Resource expected) {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isLenientlyEqualTo(expected));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isStrictlyEqualToWhenStringIsMatchingShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isStrictlyEqualTo(SOURCE);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isStrictlyEqualToWhenStringIsNotMatchingShouldFail() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isStrictlyEqualTo(LENIENT_SAME));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isStrictlyEqualToWhenResourcePathIsMatchingShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isStrictlyEqualTo("source.json");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isStrictlyEqualToWhenResourcePathIsNotMatchingShouldFail() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isStrictlyEqualTo("lenient-same.json"));
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@MethodSource("source")
+	void isStrictlyEqualToWhenResourceIsMatchingShouldPass(Resource expected) {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isStrictlyEqualTo(expected);
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@MethodSource("lenientSame")
+	void isStrictlyEqualToWhenResourceIsNotMatchingShouldFail(Resource expected) {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isStrictlyEqualTo(expected));
+	}
+
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotEqualToWhenStringIsMatchingShouldFail() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotEqualTo(SOURCE));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotEqualToWhenNullActualShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(null)).isNotEqualTo(SOURCE);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotEqualToWhenStringIsNotMatchingShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotEqualTo(DIFFERENT);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotEqualToAsObjectWhenExpectedIsNotAStringShouldNotFail() {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotEqualTo(SOURCE.getBytes());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotEqualToWhenStringIsMatchingAndLenientShouldFail() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotEqualTo(LENIENT_SAME, JSONCompareMode.LENIENT));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotEqualToWhenStringIsNotMatchingAndLenientShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotEqualTo(DIFFERENT, JSONCompareMode.LENIENT);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotEqualToWhenResourcePathIsMatchingAndLenientShouldFail() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class).isThrownBy(
+				() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotEqualTo("lenient-same.json", JSONCompareMode.LENIENT));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotEqualToWhenResourcePathIsNotMatchingAndLenientShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotEqualTo("different.json", JSONCompareMode.LENIENT);
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@MethodSource("lenientSame")
+	void isNotEqualToWhenResourceIsMatchingAndLenientShouldFail(Resource expected) {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class).isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE))
+				.isNotEqualTo(expected, JSONCompareMode.LENIENT));
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@MethodSource("different")
+	void isNotEqualToWhenResourceIsNotMatchingAndLenientShouldPass(Resource expected) {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotEqualTo(expected, JSONCompareMode.LENIENT);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotEqualToWhenStringIsMatchingAndComparatorShouldFail() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotEqualTo(LENIENT_SAME, COMPARATOR));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotEqualToWhenStringIsNotMatchingAndComparatorShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotEqualTo(DIFFERENT, COMPARATOR);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotEqualToWhenResourcePathIsMatchingAndComparatorShouldFail() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotEqualTo("lenient-same.json", COMPARATOR));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotEqualToWhenResourcePathIsNotMatchingAndComparatorShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotEqualTo("different.json", COMPARATOR);
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@MethodSource("lenientSame")
+	void isNotEqualToWhenResourceIsMatchingAndComparatorShouldFail(Resource expected) {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class).isThrownBy(
+				() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotEqualTo(expected, COMPARATOR));
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@MethodSource("different")
+	void isNotEqualToWhenResourceIsNotMatchingAndComparatorShouldPass(Resource expected) {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotEqualTo(expected, COMPARATOR);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotEqualToWhenResourceIsMatchingAndComparatorShouldFail() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotEqualTo(createResource(LENIENT_SAME), COMPARATOR));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotEqualToWhenResourceIsNotMatchingAndComparatorShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotEqualTo(createResource(DIFFERENT), COMPARATOR);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotLenientlyEqualToWhenNullActualShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(null)).isNotLenientlyEqualTo(SOURCE);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotLenientlyEqualToWhenStringIsNotMatchingShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotLenientlyEqualTo(DIFFERENT);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotLenientlyEqualToWhenResourcePathIsMatchingShouldFail() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotLenientlyEqualTo("lenient-same.json"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotLenientlyEqualToWhenResourcePathIsNotMatchingShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotLenientlyEqualTo("different.json");
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@MethodSource("lenientSame")
+	void isNotLenientlyEqualToWhenResourceIsMatchingShouldFail(Resource expected) {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotLenientlyEqualTo(expected));
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@MethodSource("different")
+	void isNotLenientlyEqualToWhenResourceIsNotMatchingShouldPass(Resource expected) {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotLenientlyEqualTo(expected);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotStrictlyEqualToWhenStringIsMatchingShouldFail() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotStrictlyEqualTo(SOURCE));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotStrictlyEqualToWhenStringIsNotMatchingShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotStrictlyEqualTo(LENIENT_SAME);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotStrictlyEqualToWhenResourcePathIsMatchingShouldFail() {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotStrictlyEqualTo("source.json"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNotStrictlyEqualToWhenResourcePathIsNotMatchingShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotStrictlyEqualTo("lenient-same.json");
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@MethodSource("source")
+	void isNotStrictlyEqualToWhenResourceIsMatchingShouldFail(Resource expected) {
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotStrictlyEqualTo(expected));
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@MethodSource("lenientSame")
+	void isNotStrictlyEqualToWhenResourceIsNotMatchingShouldPass(Resource expected) {
+		assertThat(forJson(SOURCE)).isNotStrictlyEqualTo(expected);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void isNullWhenActualIsNullShouldPass() {
+		assertThat(forJson(null)).isNull();
+	}
+
+	private Path createFile(String content) {
+		try {
+			Path temp = Files.createTempFile("file", ".json");
+			Files.writeString(temp, content);
+			return temp;
+		}
+		catch (IOException ex) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException(ex);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private InputStream createInputStream(String content) {
+		return new ByteArrayInputStream(content.getBytes());
+	}
+
+	private Resource createResource(String content) {
+		return new ByteArrayResource(content.getBytes());
+	}
+
+	private static String loadJson(String path) {
+		try {
+			ClassPathResource resource = new ClassPathResource(path, JsonContentAssertTests.class);
+			return new String(FileCopyUtils.copyToByteArray(resource.getInputStream()));
+		}
+		catch (Exception ex) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException(ex);
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	private AssertProvider<JsonContentAssert> forJson(@Nullable String json) {
+		return () -> new JsonContentAssert(json, JsonContentAssertTests.class);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/json/JsonContentTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/json/JsonContentTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6e4131c46f66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/json/JsonContentTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.test.json;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalArgumentException;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for {@link JsonContent}.
+ *
+ * @author Phillip Webb
+ */
+class JsonContentTests {
+
+	private static final String JSON = "{\"name\":\"spring\", \"age\":100}";
+
+	@Test
+	void createWhenJsonIsNullShouldThrowException() {
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
+				.isThrownBy(
+						() -> new JsonContent(null, null))
+				.withMessageContaining("JSON must not be null");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+	void assertThatShouldReturnJsonContentAssert() {
+		JsonContent content = new JsonContent(JSON, getClass());
+		assertThat(content.assertThat()).isInstanceOf(JsonContentAssert.class);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void getJsonShouldReturnJson() {
+		JsonContent content = new JsonContent(JSON, getClass());
+		assertThat(content.getJson()).isEqualTo(JSON);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void toStringShouldReturnString() {
+		JsonContent content = new JsonContent(JSON, getClass());
+		assertThat(content.toString()).isEqualTo("JsonContent " + JSON);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/different.json b/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/different.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d641ea86e155
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/different.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "gnirps": [
+    "boot",
+    "framework"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/example.json b/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/example.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cb218493f63a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/example.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "name": "Spring",
+  "age": 123
+}
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/lenient-same.json b/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/lenient-same.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..89367f7bf4a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/lenient-same.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "spring": [
+    "framework",
+    "boot"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/nulls.json b/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/nulls.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1c1d3078254a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/nulls.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "valuename": "spring",
+  "nullname": null
+}
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/simpsons.json b/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/simpsons.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1117d6864e17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/simpsons.json
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{
+  "familyMembers": [
+    {
+      "name": "Homer"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Marge"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Bart"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Lisa"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Maggie"
+    }
+  ],
+  "indexedFamilyMembers": {
+    "father": {
+      "name": "Homer"
+    },
+    "mother": {
+      "name": "Marge"
+    },
+    "son": {
+      "name": "Bart"
+    },
+    "daughter": {
+      "name": "Lisa"
+    },
+    "baby": {
+      "name": "Maggie"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/source.json b/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/source.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1b179b925301
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/source.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "spring": [
+    "boot",
+    "framework"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/types.json b/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/types.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dd2dda3f1901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/resources/org/springframework/test/json/types.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "str": "foo",
+  "num": 5,
+  "pi": 3.1415926,
+  "bool": true,
+  "arr": [
+    42
+  ],
+  "colorMap": {
+    "red": "rojo"
+  },
+  "whitespace": "    ",
+  "emptyString": "",
+  "emptyArray": [
+  ],
+  "emptyMap": {
+  }
+}