diff --git a/libr/core/cmd_anal.c b/libr/core/cmd_anal.c
index aebb7a9cb8..b8b362477e 100644
--- a/libr/core/cmd_anal.c
+++ b/libr/core/cmd_anal.c
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ static const char *help_msg_ax[] = {
 	"axc", " addr [at]", "add code jmp ref // unused?",
 	"axC", " addr [at]", "add code call ref",
 	"axg", " [addr]", "show xrefs graph to reach current function",
+	"axgj", " [addr]", "show xrefs graph to reach current function in json format",
 	"axd", " addr [at]", "add data ref",
 	"axq", "", "list refs in quiet/human-readable format",
 	"axj", "", "list refs in json format",
@@ -4897,12 +4898,13 @@ static void cmd_anal_syscall(RCore *core, const char *input) {
 	}
 }
 
-static void anal_axg (RCore *core, const char *input, int level, Sdb *db) {
+static void anal_axg (RCore *core, const char *input, int level, Sdb *db, int opts) {
 	char arg[32], pre[128];
 	RList *xrefs;
 	RListIter *iter;
 	RAnalRef *ref;
 	ut64 addr = core->offset;
+	int is_json = opts & R_CORE_ANAL_JSON;
 	if (input && *input) {
 		addr = r_num_math (core->num, input);
 	}
@@ -4917,31 +4919,78 @@ static void anal_axg (RCore *core, const char *input, int level, Sdb *db) {
 	if (!r_list_empty (xrefs)) {
 		RAnalFunction *fcn = r_anal_get_fcn_in (core->anal, addr, -1);
 		if (fcn) {
-			//if (sdb_add (db, fcn->name, "1", 0)) {
+			if (is_json) {
+				r_cons_printf ("{\"%"PFMT64d"\":{\"type\":\"fcn\"," 
+					"\"fcn_addr\":%"PFMT64d",\"name\":\"%s\",\"refs\":[",
+					addr, fcn->addr, fcn->name);
+			} else {
+				//if (sdb_add (db, fcn->name, "1", 0)) {
 				r_cons_printf ("%s0x%08"PFMT64x" fcn 0x%08"PFMT64x" %s\n",
 					pre + 2, addr, fcn->addr, fcn->name);
-			//}
+				//}
+			}
 		} else {
+			if (is_json) {
+				r_cons_printf ("{\"%"PFMT64d"\":{\"refs\":[", addr);
+			} else {
 			//snprintf (arg, sizeof (arg), "0x%08"PFMT64x, addr);
 			//if (sdb_add (db, arg, "1", 0)) {
 				r_cons_printf ("%s0x%08"PFMT64x"\n", pre+2, addr);
 			//}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	r_list_foreach (xrefs, iter, ref) {
 		RAnalFunction *fcn = r_anal_get_fcn_in (core->anal, ref->addr, -1);
 		if (fcn) {
-			r_cons_printf ("%s0x%08"PFMT64x" fcn 0x%08"PFMT64x" %s\n", pre, ref->addr, fcn->addr, fcn->name);
+			if (is_json) {
+				if (level == 0) {
+					r_cons_printf ("{\"%"PFMT64d"\":{\"type\":\"fcn\",\"fcn_addr\": %"PFMT64d",\"name\":\"%s\",\"refs\":[", ref->addr, fcn->addr, fcn->name);
+				} else {
+					r_cons_printf ("]}},{\"%"PFMT64d"\":{\"type\":\"fcn\",\"fcn_addr\": %"PFMT64d",\"name\":\"%s\",\"refs\":[", ref->addr, fcn->addr, fcn->name);
+
+				}
+			} else {
+				r_cons_printf ("%s0x%08"PFMT64x" fcn 0x%08"PFMT64x" %s\n", pre, ref->addr, fcn->addr, fcn->name);
+			}
 			if (sdb_add (db, fcn->name, "1", 0)) {
 				snprintf (arg, sizeof (arg), "0x%08"PFMT64x, fcn->addr);
-				anal_axg (core, arg, level+1, db);
+				anal_axg (core, arg, level+1, db, opts);
+			} else {
+				if (is_json) {
+					r_cons_printf("]}}");
+				}
+			}
+			if (is_json) {
+				if (iter->n) {
+					r_cons_printf (",");
+				}
 			}
 		} else {
-			r_cons_printf ("%s0x%08"PFMT64x" ???\n", pre, ref->addr);
+			if (is_json) {
+				r_cons_printf ("{\"%"PFMT64d"\":{\"type\":\"???\",\"refs\":[", ref->addr);
+			} else {
+				r_cons_printf ("%s0x%08"PFMT64x" ???\n", pre, ref->addr);
+			}
 			snprintf (arg, sizeof (arg), "0x%08"PFMT64x, ref->addr);
 			if (sdb_add (db, arg, "1", 0)) {
-				anal_axg (core, arg, level +1, db);
+				anal_axg (core, arg, level +1, db, opts);
+			} else {
+				if (is_json) {
+					r_cons_printf("]}}");
+				}
 			}
+			if (is_json) {
+				if (iter->n) {
+					r_cons_printf (",");
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if (is_json) {
+		r_cons_printf("]}}");
+		if (level == 0) {
+			r_cons_printf("\n");
 		}
 	}
 	r_list_free (xrefs);
@@ -4999,7 +5048,11 @@ static bool cmd_anal_refs(RCore *core, const char *input) {
 	case 'g': // "axg"
 		{
 			Sdb *db = sdb_new0 ();
-			anal_axg (core, input[1] ? input + 2 : NULL, 0, db);
+			if(input[1] == '\0') {
+				anal_axg (core, input[1] ? input + 2 : NULL, 0, db, 0);
+			} else if(input[1] == 'j') {
+				anal_axg (core, input[1] ? input + 2 : NULL, 0, db, R_CORE_ANAL_JSON);
+			}
 			sdb_free (db);
 		}
 		break;