diff --git a/karborclient/osc/v1/scheduled_operations.py b/karborclient/osc/v1/scheduled_operations.py
index cde4c80..6b24060 100644
--- a/karborclient/osc/v1/scheduled_operations.py
+++ b/karborclient/osc/v1/scheduled_operations.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 """Data protection V1 scheduled_operations action implementations"""
 
+import functools
+import json
 import six
 
 from oslo_utils import uuidutils
@@ -24,6 +26,15 @@ from karborclient.common.apiclient import exceptions
 from karborclient.i18n import _
 
 
+def format_scheduledoperation(scheduledoperation_info):
+    for key in ('operation_definition', ):
+        if key not in scheduledoperation_info:
+            continue
+        scheduledoperation_info[key] = json.dumps(scheduledoperation_info[key],
+                                                  indent=2, sort_keys=True)
+    scheduledoperation_info.pop("links", None)
+
+
 class ListScheduledOperations(command.Lister):
     _description = _("List scheduled_operations.")
 
@@ -104,16 +115,17 @@ class ListScheduledOperations(command.Lister):
             search_opts=search_opts, marker=parsed_args.marker,
             limit=parsed_args.limit, sort=parsed_args.sort)
 
-        column_headers = ['Id', 'Name', 'OperationType', 'TriggerId',
-                          'OperationDefinition']
+        column_headers = ['Id', 'Name', 'Operation Type', 'Trigger Id',
+                          'Operation Definition']
 
-        scheduled_operations = []
-        for s in data:
-            scheduled_operation = (s.id, s.name, s.operation_type,
-                                   s.trigger_id, s.operation_definition)
-            scheduled_operations.append(scheduled_operation)
-
-        return (column_headers, scheduled_operations)
+        json_dumps = functools.partial(json.dumps, indent=2, sort_keys=True)
+        formatters = {
+            "Operation Definition": json_dumps,
+        }
+        return (column_headers,
+                list(osc_utils.get_item_properties(
+                    s, column_headers, formatters=formatters,
+                ) for s in data))
 
 
 class ShowScheduledOperation(command.ShowOne):
@@ -133,7 +145,7 @@ class ShowScheduledOperation(command.ShowOne):
         so = osc_utils.find_resource(client.scheduled_operations,
                                      parsed_args.scheduledoperation)
 
-        so._info.pop("links", None)
+        format_scheduledoperation(so._info)
         return zip(*sorted(six.iteritems(so._info)))
 
 
@@ -173,7 +185,7 @@ class CreateScheduledOperation(command.ShowOne):
             parsed_args.name, parsed_args.operation_type,
             parsed_args.trigger_id, parsed_args.operation_definition)
 
-        so._info.pop("links", None)
+        format_scheduledoperation(so._info)
         return zip(*sorted(six.iteritems(so._info)))
 
 
diff --git a/karborclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_scheduledoperations.py b/karborclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_scheduledoperations.py
index 46be062..61836d4 100644
--- a/karborclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_scheduledoperations.py
+++ b/karborclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_scheduledoperations.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import copy
+import json
 
 from karborclient.osc.v1 import scheduled_operations as osc_so
 from karborclient.tests.unit.osc.v1 import fakes
@@ -61,21 +62,23 @@ class TestListScheduledOperations(TestScheduledOperations):
 
         # Check that columns are correct
         expected_columns = (
-            ['Id', 'Name', 'OperationType', 'TriggerId',
-             'OperationDefinition'])
+            ['Id', 'Name', 'Operation Type', 'Trigger Id',
+             'Operation Definition'])
         self.assertEqual(expected_columns, columns)
 
+        operation_definition = {
+            "provider_id": "2a9ce1f3-cc1a-4516-9435-0ebb13caa399",
+            "plan_id": "2a9ce1f3-cc1a-4516-9435-0ebb13caa398"
+        }
+
         # Check that data is correct
         expected_data = [("1a2c0c3d-f402-4cd8-b5db-82e85cb51fad",
                           "My scheduled operation",
                           "protect",
                           "23902b02-5666-4ee6-8dfe-962ac09c3995",
-                          {
-                              "provider_id":
-                                  "2a9ce1f3-cc1a-4516-9435-0ebb13caa399",  # noqa
-                              "plan_id":
-                                  "2a9ce1f3-cc1a-4516-9435-0ebb13caa398"
-                          })]
+                          json.dumps(operation_definition,
+                                     indent=2, sort_keys=True)
+                          )]
         self.assertEqual(expected_data, data)