diff --git a/nodepool/status.py b/nodepool/status.py
index d9a3fa39b..1283d358f 100644
--- a/nodepool/status.py
+++ b/nodepool/status.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+import json
 import time
 
 from nodepool import nodedb
@@ -61,6 +62,20 @@ def dib_image_list(zk):
     return str(t)
 
 
+def dib_image_list_json(zk):
+    objs = []
+    for image_name in zk.getImageNames():
+        for build_no in zk.getBuildNumbers(image_name):
+            build = zk.getBuild(image_name, build_no)
+            objs.append({'id' : '-'.join([image_name, build_no]),
+                         'image': image_name,
+                         'builder': build.builder,
+                         'formats': build.formats,
+                         'state': build.state,
+                         'age': int(build.state_time)
+            })
+    return json.dumps(objs)
+
 def image_list(zk):
     t = PrettyTable(["Build ID", "Upload ID", "Provider", "Image",
                      "Provider Image Name", "Provider Image ID", "State",
diff --git a/nodepool/tests/test_webapp.py b/nodepool/tests/test_webapp.py
index 9a2671385..3038547b6 100644
--- a/nodepool/tests/test_webapp.py
+++ b/nodepool/tests/test_webapp.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import json
 import logging
 import urllib2
 
@@ -37,5 +38,32 @@ class TestWebApp(tests.DBTestCase):
         req = urllib2.Request(
             "http://localhost:%s/image-list" % port)
         f = urllib2.urlopen(req)
+        self.assertEqual(f.info().getheader('Content-Type'),
+                         'application/text')
         data = f.read()
         self.assertTrue('fake-image' in data)
+
+    def test_dib_image_list_json(self):
+        configfile = self.setup_config('node.yaml')
+        pool = self.useNodepool(configfile, watermark_sleep=1)
+        self._useBuilder(configfile)
+        pool.start()
+        webapp = self.useWebApp(pool, port=0)
+        webapp.start()
+        port = webapp.server.socket.getsockname()[1]
+
+        self.waitForImage('fake-provider', 'fake-image')
+        self.waitForNodes(pool)
+
+        req = urllib2.Request(
+            "http://localhost:%s/dib-image-list.json" % port)
+        f = urllib2.urlopen(req)
+        self.assertEqual(f.info().getheader('Content-Type'),
+                         'application/json')
+        data = f.read()
+        objs = json.loads(data)
+        # make sure this is valid json and has some of the
+        # non-changing keys
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset({'id': 'fake-image-0000000001',
+                                       'formats': ['qcow2'],
+                                       'state': 'ready'}, objs[0])
diff --git a/nodepool/webapp.py b/nodepool/webapp.py
index b827834cc..9da0cd5dc 100644
--- a/nodepool/webapp.py
+++ b/nodepool/webapp.py
@@ -75,21 +75,28 @@ class WebApp(threading.Thread):
         if result:
             return result
         if path == '/image-list':
-            table = status.image_list(self.nodepool.getZK())
+            output = status.image_list(self.nodepool.getZK())
         elif path == '/dib-image-list':
-            table = status.dib_image_list(self.nodepool.getZK())
+            output = status.dib_image_list(self.nodepool.getZK())
+        elif path == '/dib-image-list.json':
+            output = status.dib_image_list_json(self.nodepool.getZK())
         else:
             return None
-        return self.cache.put(path, table)
+        return self.cache.put(path, output)
 
     def app(self, request):
         result = self.get_cache(request.path)
         if result is None:
             raise webob.exc.HTTPNotFound()
-        last_modified, table = result
+        last_modified, output = result
 
-        response = webob.Response(body=table,
-                                  content_type='text/plain')
+        if request.path.endswith('.json'):
+            content_type = 'application/json'
+        else:
+            content_type = 'application/text'
+
+        response = webob.Response(body=output,
+                                  content_type=content_type)
         response.headers['Access-Control-Allow-Origin'] = '*'
 
         response.cache_control.public = True