diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/320_unsafe_text.yml b/changelogs/fragments/320_unsafe_text.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aa0621d0858
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/320_unsafe_text.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- json_query - handle ``AnsibleUnicode`` and ``AnsibleUnsafeText`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/320).
diff --git a/plugins/filter/json_query.py b/plugins/filter/json_query.py
index 123d929bbaf..972109a0458 100644
--- a/plugins/filter/json_query.py
+++ b/plugins/filter/json_query.py
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ def json_query(data, expr):
         raise AnsibleError('You need to install "jmespath" prior to running '
                            'json_query filter')
 
+    # Hack to handle Ansible String Types
+    # See issue: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/320
+    jmespath.functions.REVERSE_TYPES_MAP['string'] = jmespath.functions.REVERSE_TYPES_MAP['string'] + ('AnsibleUnicode', 'AnsibleUnsafeText', )
     try:
         return jmespath.search(expr, data)
     except jmespath.exceptions.JMESPathError as e: