diff --git a/dvc/utils/serialize/__init__.py b/dvc/utils/serialize/__init__.py
index 1dd1e92778..8b0b5490b4 100644
--- a/dvc/utils/serialize/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/utils/serialize/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 from collections import defaultdict
 
 from ._common import *  # noqa, pylint: disable=wildcard-import
+from ._json import *  # noqa, pylint: disable=wildcard-import
 from ._toml import *  # noqa, pylint: disable=wildcard-import
 from ._yaml import *  # noqa, pylint: disable=wildcard-import
 
 LOADERS = defaultdict(lambda: load_yaml)  # noqa: F405
-LOADERS.update({".toml": load_toml})  # noqa: F405
+LOADERS.update({".toml": load_toml, ".json": load_json})  # noqa: F405
 
 MODIFIERS = defaultdict(lambda: modify_yaml)  # noqa: F405
-MODIFIERS.update({".toml": modify_toml})  # noqa: F405
+MODIFIERS.update({".toml": modify_toml, ".json": modify_json})  # noqa: F405
diff --git a/dvc/utils/serialize/_json.py b/dvc/utils/serialize/_json.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c247e85af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dvc/utils/serialize/_json.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import json
+
+from funcy import contextmanager, reraise
+
+from ._common import ParseError, _dump_data, _load_data, _modify_data
+
+
+class JSONFileCorruptedError(ParseError):
+    def __init__(self, path):
+        super().__init__(path, "JSON file structure is corrupted")
+
+
+def load_json(path, tree=None):
+    return _load_data(path, parser=parse_json, tree=tree)
+
+
+def parse_json(text, path):
+    with reraise(json.JSONDecodeError, JSONFileCorruptedError(path)):
+        return json.loads(text) or {}
+
+
+def dump_json(path, data, tree=None):
+    return _dump_data(path, data, dumper=json.dump, tree=tree)
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def modify_json(path, tree=None):
+    with _modify_data(path, parse_json, dump_json, tree=tree) as d:
+        yield d