diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 81cc8c6a..fae2fef3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ http://demo.dataverse.org/api/datasets/389608/versions/1
 
 `public async getMetricByCountry(datasetId: string, metricType: DataverseMetricType, countryCode?: string, yearMonth?: string) {`
 
-`public async replaceFile(fileId: string, filename: string, fileBuffer: Buffer): Promise<any> {`
+`public async replaceFile(fileId: string, filename: string, fileBuffer: Buffer, jsonData: object = {}): Promise<any> {`
 
 `public async publishDataset(datasetId: string, versionUpgradeType: DatasetVersionUpgradeType = DatasetVersionUpgradeType.MAJOR): Promise<AxiosResponse> {`
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 07f5ceab..5c7fdd69 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "js-dataverse",
-  "version": "1.0.33",
+  "version": "1.0.34",
   "description": "A Dataverse module for JavaScript/TypeScript",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/dataverseClient.ts b/src/dataverseClient.ts
index 40938cf3..8be9e3b6 100644
--- a/src/dataverseClient.ts
+++ b/src/dataverseClient.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export class DataverseClient {
     return this.getRequest(url)
   }
 
-  public async replaceFile(fileId: string, filename: string, fileBuffer: Buffer): Promise<any> {
+  public async replaceFile(fileId: string, filename: string, fileBuffer: Buffer, jsonData: object = {}): Promise<any> {
     const url = `${this.host}/api/files/${fileId}/replace`
 
     const options = {
@@ -155,14 +155,15 @@ export class DataverseClient {
           value: fileBuffer,
           options: {
             filename: filename
-          }
-        }
+          },
+        },
+        jsonData: JSON.stringify(jsonData)
       },
       resolveWithFullResponse: true
     }
 
     return request.post(options).catch(error => {
-      throw new DataverseException(error.response.statusCode, error.response.body ? JSON.parse(error.response.body).message : '')
+      throw new DataverseException(error.response.statusCode, error.response.body ? error.response.body.message : '')
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/test/dataverseClient.spec.ts b/test/dataverseClient.spec.ts
index 3fc7adde..3b9c422d 100644
--- a/test/dataverseClient.spec.ts
+++ b/test/dataverseClient.spec.ts
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ describe('DataverseClient', () => {
       await client.searchOnlyPublished({ query: mockQuery, type, dataverseAlias: mockDataverseAlias })
 
       assert.calledOnce(searchStub)
-      assert.calledWithExactly(searchStub, expectedOptions, {'X-Dataverse-key': ''})
+      assert.calledWithExactly(searchStub, expectedOptions, { 'X-Dataverse-key': '' })
     })
   })
 
@@ -1147,10 +1147,15 @@ describe('DataverseClient', () => {
     const testFile = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../test/assets/test-file.csv'), 'base64')
     const fileBuffer = Buffer.from(testFile, 'base64')
 
-    it('should call request with expected url', async () => {
-      const mockFileId: string = random.number().toString()
-      const mockFilename: string = system.fileName()
+    let mockFileId: string
+    let mockFilename: string
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      mockFileId = random.number().toString()
+      mockFilename = system.fileName()
+    })
 
+    it('should call request with expected input', async () => {
       const expectedRequest = {
         url: `${host}/api/files/${mockFileId}/replace`,
         headers: { 'X-Dataverse-key': apiToken },
@@ -1160,7 +1165,8 @@ describe('DataverseClient', () => {
             options: {
               filename: mockFilename
             }
-          }
+          },
+          jsonData: JSON.stringify({})
         },
         resolveWithFullResponse: true
       }
@@ -1171,9 +1177,39 @@ describe('DataverseClient', () => {
       assert.calledWithExactly(requestPostStub, expectedRequest)
     })
 
+    describe('with json data', () => {
+      it('should call request with expected input', async () => {
+        const mockDescription: string = random.words()
+
+        const expectedRequest = {
+          url: `${host}/api/files/${mockFileId}/replace`,
+          headers: { 'X-Dataverse-key': apiToken },
+          formData: {
+            file: {
+              value: fileBuffer,
+              options: {
+                filename: mockFilename
+              }
+            },
+            jsonData: JSON.stringify({
+              forceReplace: true,
+              description: mockDescription
+            })
+          },
+          resolveWithFullResponse: true
+        }
+
+        await client.replaceFile(mockFileId, mockFilename, fileBuffer, {
+          forceReplace: true,
+          description: mockDescription
+        })
+
+        assert.calledOnce(requestPostStub)
+        assert.calledWithExactly(requestPostStub, expectedRequest)
+      })
+    })
+
     it('should return expected response', async () => {
-      const mockFileId: string = random.number().toString()
-      const mockFilename: string = system.fileName()
       const randomValue = random.word()
       const expectedResponse = {
         ...mockResponse,
@@ -1189,7 +1225,8 @@ describe('DataverseClient', () => {
             options: {
               filename: mockFilename
             }
-          }
+          },
+          jsonData: JSON.stringify({})
         },
         resolveWithFullResponse: true
       }
@@ -1202,11 +1239,9 @@ describe('DataverseClient', () => {
     })
 
     it('should throw expected error', async () => {
-      const mockFileId: string = random.number().toString()
-      const mockFilename: string = system.fileName()
       const errorMessage = random.words()
       const errorCode = random.number()
-      requestPostStub.rejects({ response: { statusCode: errorCode, body: JSON.stringify({ message: errorMessage }) } })
+      requestPostStub.rejects({ response: { statusCode: errorCode, body: { message: errorMessage } } })
 
       let error: DataverseException = undefined