diff --git a/prog/sensors/chips.c b/prog/sensors/chips.c
index 272e7092..b66e5904 100644
--- a/prog/sensors/chips.c
+++ b/prog/sensors/chips.c
@@ -99,11 +99,27 @@ void print_chip_json(const sensors_chip_name *name)
 		}
 		if (cnt++)
 			printf(",");
-		printf("\"%s\":{", label);
+		subCnt = 0;
+		if (new_json) {
+			printf("\"%s\":{", feature->name);
+			if (strcmp(label, feature->name)) {
+				if (subCnt++)
+					printf(",");
+				printf("\"label\":\"%s\"", label);
+			}
+		} else
+			printf("\"%s\":{", label);
 
 		b = 0;
-		subCnt = 0;
 		while ((sub = sensors_get_all_subfeatures(name, feature, &b))) {
+			char *fname = sub->name;
+			if (new_json) {
+				if (strlen(feature->name) < strlen(sub->name)) {
+					fname += strlen(feature->name);
+					if (*fname == '_') /* FIXME some sensors use other separator */
+						fname++;
+				}
+			}
 			if (sub->flags & SENSORS_MODE_R) {
 				is_temp = !strcmp("°C", sensors_get_quantity(sub->type)->unit);
 
@@ -118,13 +134,50 @@ void print_chip_json(const sensors_chip_name *name)
 						printf(",");
 					if (is_temp && fahrenheit)
 						val = deg_ctof(val);
-					printf("\"%s\":%.3f", sub->name, val);
+					if (new_json) {
+						const char *unit = sensors_get_quantity(sub->type)->unit;
+						const char *quantity = sensors_get_quantity(sub->type)->quantity;
+						int quaCnt = 0;
+
+						printf("\"%s\":{", fname);
+
+						if (is_temp && fahrenheit)
+							unit = "°F";
+						if (strrchr(quantity, ' '))
+							quantity = strrchr(quantity, ' ') + 1;
+
+						if (sub->type == SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_TEMP_TYPE) {
+							if (quaCnt++)
+								printf(",");
+							printf("\"label\":\"%s\"", sensors_temp_type_name(val));
+						}
+
+						if (strlen(quantity)) {
+							if (quaCnt++)
+								printf(",");
+							printf("\"quantity\":\"%s\"", quantity);
+						}
+
+						if (strlen(unit)) {
+							if (quaCnt++)
+								printf(",");
+							printf("\"unit\":\"%s\"", unit);
+						}
+
+						if (quaCnt++)
+							printf(",");
+						printf("\"value\":%.16g", val);
+						printf("}");
+
+					} else {
+						printf("\"%s\":%f", fname, val);
+					}
 				}
 
 			} else {
 				if (subCnt++)
 					printf(",");
-				printf("\"%s\":NaN", sub->name);
+				printf("\"%s\":NaN", fname);
 			}
 		}
 		free(label);
diff --git a/prog/sensors/main.c b/prog/sensors/main.c
index a68fe446..0031eb66 100644
--- a/prog/sensors/main.c
+++ b/prog/sensors/main.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #define VERSION			LM_VERSION
 
 static int do_sets, do_raw, do_json, hide_adapter;
+int new_json;
 
 int fahrenheit;
 char degstr[5]; /* store the correct string to print degrees */
@@ -296,12 +297,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	do_raw = 0;
 	do_json = 0;
+	new_json = 0;
 	do_sets = 0;
 	do_bus_list = 0;
 	hide_adapter = 0;
 	allow_no_sensors = 0;
 	while (1) {
-		c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hsvfAc:ujn", long_opts, NULL);
+		c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hsvfAc:ujJn", long_opts, NULL);
 		if (c == EOF)
 			break;
 		switch(c) {
@@ -333,6 +335,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		case 'j':
 			do_json = 1;
 			break;
+		case 'J':
+			do_json = 1;
+			new_json = 1;
+			break;
 		case 'B':
 			do_bus_list = 1;
 			break;
diff --git a/prog/sensors/main.h b/prog/sensors/main.h
index 7b608f0c..d53f1e64 100644
--- a/prog/sensors/main.h
+++ b/prog/sensors/main.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define PROG_SENSORS_MAIN_H
 
 extern int fahrenheit;
+extern int new_json;
 extern char degstr[5];
 
 #endif /* PROG_SENSORS_MAIN_H */
diff --git a/prog/sensors/sensors.1 b/prog/sensors/sensors.1
index d207aa1b..67c1b97b 100644
--- a/prog/sensors/sensors.1
+++ b/prog/sensors/sensors.1
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ of the output by scripts. It is also useful when writing a configuration
 file because it shows the raw input names which must be referenced in the
 configuration file.
 .IP -j
-Json output. This mode is suitable for post-processing of the output by scripts.
+Json output.
+.IP -J
+New json output. This mode is suitable for post-processing of the output by scripts.
 .IP "-v, --version"
 Print the program version and exit.
 .IP "-f, --fahrenheit"