diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 84ab876bc7..9a8ef94268 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -78,3 +78,12 @@ http_archive(
     strip_prefix = "benchmark-1.5.0",
     urls = ["https://github.com/google/benchmark/archive/v1.5.0.tar.gz"],
 )
+
+http_archive(
+    name = "github_nlohmann_json",
+    sha256 = "69cc88207ce91347ea530b227ff0776db82dcb8de6704e1a3d74f4841bc651cf",
+    urls = [
+        "https://github.com/nlohmann/json/releases/download/v3.6.1/include.zip",
+    ],
+    build_file = "//third_party:nlohmann_json.BUILD",
+)
diff --git a/third_party/json/BUILD b/third_party/json/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ef196cd85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/third_party/json/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+exports_files(["LICENSE"])
diff --git a/third_party/json/nlohmann_json.BUILD b/third_party/json/nlohmann_json.BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd2d93eef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/third_party/json/nlohmann_json.BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+licenses(["notice"])  # 3-Clause BSD
+
+exports_files(["LICENSE.MIT"])
+
+cc_library(
+    name = "json",
+    hdrs = glob([
+        "include/**/*.hpp",
+    ]),
+    includes = ["include"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    alwayslink = 1,
+)
+