diff --git a/json_formatter.go b/json_formatter.go
index 098a21a06..ba7f23711 100644
--- a/json_formatter.go
+++ b/json_formatter.go
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ type JSONFormatter struct {
 	// DisableTimestamp allows disabling automatic timestamps in output
 	DisableTimestamp bool
 
+	// DisableHTMLEscape allows disabling html escaping in output
+	DisableHTMLEscape bool
+
 	// DataKey allows users to put all the log entry parameters into a nested dictionary at a given key.
 	DataKey string
 
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@ func (f *JSONFormatter) Format(entry *Entry) ([]byte, error) {
 	}
 
 	encoder := json.NewEncoder(b)
+	encoder.SetEscapeHTML(!f.DisableHTMLEscape)
 	if f.PrettyPrint {
 		encoder.SetIndent("", "  ")
 	}
diff --git a/json_formatter_test.go b/json_formatter_test.go
index 695c36e54..7a48f2dc6 100644
--- a/json_formatter_test.go
+++ b/json_formatter_test.go
@@ -344,3 +344,29 @@ func TestJSONEnableTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Timestamp not present", s)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestJSONDisableHTMLEscape(t *testing.T) {
+	formatter := &JSONFormatter{DisableHTMLEscape: true}
+
+	b, err := formatter.Format(&Entry{Message: "& < >"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unable to format entry: ", err)
+	}
+	s := string(b)
+	if !strings.Contains(s, "& < >") {
+		t.Error("Message should not be HTML escaped", s)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestJSONEnableHTMLEscape(t *testing.T) {
+	formatter := &JSONFormatter{}
+
+	b, err := formatter.Format(&Entry{Message: "& < >"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unable to format entry: ", err)
+	}
+	s := string(b)
+	if !(strings.Contains(s, "u0026") && strings.Contains(s, "u003e") && strings.Contains(s, "u003c")) {
+		t.Error("Message should be HTML escaped", s)
+	}
+}