diff --git a/internal/cobraext/flags.go b/internal/cobraext/flags.go
index 2441040f45..ad0c1fdc5d 100644
--- a/internal/cobraext/flags.go
+++ b/internal/cobraext/flags.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ const (
 	ProfileFormatFlagDescription = "format of the profiles list (table | json)"
 
 	ReportFormatFlagName        = "report-format"
-	ReportFormatFlagDescription = "format of test report, eg: human, xUnit"
+	ReportFormatFlagDescription = "format of test report, eg: human, xUnit, json"
 
 	ReportFullFlagName        = "full"
 	ReportFullFlagDescription = "whether to show the full report or a summary"
diff --git a/internal/testrunner/reporters/formats/json.go b/internal/testrunner/reporters/formats/json.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e8f424731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/testrunner/reporters/formats/json.go
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+// Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+// or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+
+package formats
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/elastic/elastic-package/internal/testrunner"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	testrunner.RegisterReporterFormat(ReportFormatJSON, reportJSONFormat)
+}
+
+const (
+	// ReportFormatJSON reports test results in a JSON format
+	ReportFormatJSON testrunner.TestReportFormat = "json"
+)
+
+type jsonResult struct {
+	Package        string `json:"package"`
+	DataStream     string `json:"data_stream,omitempty"`
+	TestType       string `json:"test_type"`
+	Name           string `json:"name"`
+	Result         string `json:"result"`
+	TimeElapsed    string `json:"time_elapsed"`
+	FailureDetails string `json:"failure_details,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func reportJSONFormat(results []testrunner.TestResult) (string, error) {
+	if len(results) == 0 {
+		return "No test results", nil
+	}
+
+	jsonReport := make([]jsonResult, 0, len(results))
+	for _, r := range results {
+		jsonResult := jsonResult{
+			Package:     r.Package,
+			DataStream:  r.DataStream,
+			TestType:    string(r.TestType),
+			Name:        r.Name,
+			TimeElapsed: r.TimeElapsed.String(),
+		}
+
+		if r.FailureMsg != "" {
+			jsonResult.FailureDetails = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s %s:\n%s\n", r.Package, r.DataStream, r.Name, r.FailureDetails)
+		}
+
+		var result string
+		if r.ErrorMsg != "" {
+			result = fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: %s", r.ErrorMsg)
+		} else if r.FailureMsg != "" {
+			result = fmt.Sprintf("FAIL: %s", r.FailureMsg)
+		} else if r.Skipped != nil {
+			result = fmt.Sprintf("SKIPPED: %s", r.Skipped)
+		} else {
+			result = "PASS"
+		}
+		jsonResult.Result = result
+
+		jsonReport = append(jsonReport, jsonResult)
+	}
+
+	b, err := json.Marshal(jsonReport)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("marshaling test results to JSON: %w", err)
+	}
+	return string(b), nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/testrunner/reporters/outputs/file.go b/internal/testrunner/reporters/outputs/file.go
index 4588357e56..bf04cfbc90 100644
--- a/internal/testrunner/reporters/outputs/file.go
+++ b/internal/testrunner/reporters/outputs/file.go
@@ -39,8 +39,11 @@ func reportToFile(pkg, report string, testType testrunner.TestType, format testr
 	}
 
 	ext := "txt"
-	if format == formats.ReportFormatXUnit {
+	switch format {
+	case formats.ReportFormatXUnit:
 		ext = "xml"
+	case formats.ReportFormatJSON:
+		ext = "json"
 	}
 
 	fileName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s-%d.%s", pkg, testType, time.Now().UnixNano(), ext)