diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 308e90b43..ee362efe0 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ type (
 
 	// Log contains configuration for logging.
 	Log struct {
-		Level string `mapstructure:"level"` // Logging level
+		Level  string `mapstructure:"level"`  // Logging level
+		Output string `mapstructure:"output"` // Logging output format, e.g., text, json
 	}
 
 	// Tracer contains configuration for distributed tracing.
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/flags/serve.go b/pkg/cmd/flags/serve.go
index 055e8d8b4..7abcfe71e 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/flags/serve.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/flags/serve.go
@@ -138,6 +138,14 @@ func RegisterServeFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	flags.String("log-output", conf.Log.Output, "logger output valid values json, text")
+	if err = viper.BindPFlag("logger.output", flags.Lookup("log-output")); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	if err = viper.BindEnv("logger.output", "PERMIFY_LOG_OUTPUT"); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
 	// AUTHN
 	flags.Bool("authn-enabled", conf.Authn.Enabled, "enable server authentication")
 	if err = viper.BindPFlag("authn.enabled", flags.Lookup("authn-enabled")); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/serve.go b/pkg/cmd/serve.go
index 04ccde835..a0a36c34c 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/serve.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/serve.go
@@ -89,9 +89,21 @@ func serve() func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		red := color.New(color.FgGreen)
 		_, _ = red.Printf(internal.Banner, internal.Version)
 
-		logger := slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stdout, &slog.HandlerOptions{
-			Level: getLogLevel(cfg.Log.Level),
-		}))
+		var handler slog.Handler
+		switch cfg.Log.Output {
+		case "json":
+			handler = slog.NewJSONHandler(os.Stdout, &slog.HandlerOptions{
+				Level: getLogLevel(cfg.Log.Level),
+			})
+		case "text":
+			handler = slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stdout, &slog.HandlerOptions{
+				Level: getLogLevel(cfg.Log.Level),
+			})
+		default:
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid log output: %s", cfg.Log.Output)
+		}
+
+		logger := slog.New(handler)
 
 		slog.SetDefault(logger)