diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0248028..2b94caa 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  * #88: Fix declared pykwalify compatibility version range in setup.py to prevent use of ancient
    versions of pykwalify with large version numbers.
  * #89: Pass --show-rc option to Borg when at highest verbosity level.
+ * #94: Add --json option for --create option.
 
 1.2.2
  * #85: Fix compatibility issue between pykwalify and ruamel.yaml 0.15.52, which manifested in
diff --git a/borgmatic/borg/create.py b/borgmatic/borg/create.py
index e048bd4..fb2fff9 100644
--- a/borgmatic/borg/create.py
+++ b/borgmatic/borg/create.py
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ def _make_exclude_flags(location_config, exclude_filename=None):
 
 
 def create_archive(
-    dry_run, repository, location_config, storage_config, local_path='borg', remote_path=None,
-):
+        dry_run, repository, location_config, storage_config, local_path='borg', remote_path=None, json=False):
     '''
     Given vebosity/dry-run flags, a local or remote repository path, a location config dict, and a
     storage config dict, create a Borg archive.
@@ -154,6 +153,7 @@ def create_archive(
         + (('--stats',) if not dry_run and logger.isEnabledFor(logging.INFO) else ())
         + (('--debug', '--show-rc') if logger.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG) else ())
         + (('--dry-run',) if dry_run else ())
+        + (('--json',) if json else ())
     )
 
     logger.debug(' '.join(full_command))
diff --git a/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py b/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
index 8d99b31..f1af922 100644
--- a/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
+++ b/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ def parse_arguments(*arguments):
 
     args = parser.parse_args(arguments)
 
-    if args.json and not (args.list or args.info):
-        raise ValueError('The --json option can only be used with the --list or --info options')
+    if args.json and not (args.create or args.list or args.info):
+        raise ValueError('The --json option can only be used with the --create, --list or --info  options')
 
     if args.json and args.list and args.info:
         raise ValueError(
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ def _run_commands_on_repository(
             consistency,
             local_path=local_path,
             remote_path=remote_path,
+            json=args.json
         )
     if args.list:
         logger.info('{}: Listing archives'.format(repository))
diff --git a/borgmatic/tests/unit/borg/test_create.py b/borgmatic/tests/unit/borg/test_create.py
index 29df124..22c0e69 100644
--- a/borgmatic/tests/unit/borg/test_create.py
+++ b/borgmatic/tests/unit/borg/test_create.py
@@ -609,6 +609,26 @@ def test_create_archive_with_lock_wait_calls_borg_with_lock_wait_parameters():
     )
 
 
+def test_create_archive_with_json_calls_borg_with_json_parameter():
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('_expand_directories').and_return(('foo', 'bar')).and_return(())
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_pattern_flags').and_return(())
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('_make_exclude_flags').and_return(())
+    insert_subprocess_mock(CREATE_COMMAND + ('--json',))
+
+    module.create_archive(
+        dry_run=False,
+        repository='repo',
+        location_config={
+            'source_directories': ['foo', 'bar'],
+            'repositories': ['repo'],
+            'exclude_patterns': None,
+        },
+        storage_config={},
+        json=True
+    )
+
+
 def test_create_archive_with_source_directories_glob_expands():
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_expand_directories').and_return(('foo', 'food')).and_return(())
     flexmock(module).should_receive('_write_pattern_file').and_return(None)