diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/qcow2.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/qcow2.py
index 0910e6ac07..77ca59cc66 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/qcow2.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/qcow2.py
@@ -26,16 +26,19 @@ from qcow2_format import (
 )
 
 
+is_json = False
+
+
 def cmd_dump_header(fd):
     h = QcowHeader(fd)
-    h.dump()
+    h.dump(is_json)
     print()
-    h.dump_extensions()
+    h.dump_extensions(is_json)
 
 
 def cmd_dump_header_exts(fd):
     h = QcowHeader(fd)
-    h.dump_extensions()
+    h.dump_extensions(is_json)
 
 
 def cmd_set_header(fd, name, value):
@@ -151,11 +154,14 @@ def main(filename, cmd, args):
 
 
 def usage():
-    print("Usage: %s <file> <cmd> [<arg>, ...]" % sys.argv[0])
+    print("Usage: %s <file> <cmd> [<arg>, ...] [<key>, ...]" % sys.argv[0])
     print("")
     print("Supported commands:")
     for name, handler, num_args, desc in cmds:
         print("    %-20s - %s" % (name, desc))
+    print("")
+    print("Supported keys:")
+    print("    %-20s - %s" % ('-j', 'Dump in JSON format'))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
@@ -163,4 +169,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         usage()
         sys.exit(1)
 
+    is_json = '-j' in sys.argv
+    if is_json:
+        sys.argv.remove('-j')
+
     main(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3:])
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/qcow2_format.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/qcow2_format.py
index 574249bc46..de0adcbf9d 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/qcow2_format.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/qcow2_format.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class Qcow2Struct(metaclass=Qcow2StructMeta):
         self.__dict__ = dict((field[2], values[i])
                              for i, field in enumerate(self.fields))
 
-    def dump(self):
+    def dump(self, is_json=False):
         for f in self.fields:
             value = self.__dict__[f[2]]
             if isinstance(f[1], str):
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ class QcowHeader(Qcow2Struct):
         buf = buf[0:header_bytes-1]
         fd.write(buf)
 
-    def dump_extensions(self):
+    def dump_extensions(self, is_json=False):
         for ex in self.extensions:
             print('Header extension:')
             ex.dump()