diff --git a/integration-tests/__tests__/import-formats.spec.js b/integration-tests/__tests__/import-formats.spec.js
index ea55ebd43..5cd7871c0 100644
--- a/integration-tests/__tests__/import-formats.spec.js
+++ b/integration-tests/__tests__/import-formats.spec.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ const CSV_DATA = `Issue Number; Title; Github URL; Labels; State; Created At; Up
 `;
 
 test('csv import test', async () => {
-  expect(1).toEqual(1);
   const dbgatePluginCsv = requirePlugin('dbgate-plugin-csv');
 
   const csvFileName = tmp.tmpNameSync();
@@ -63,3 +62,36 @@ test('csv import test', async () => {
     Assignee: '',
   });
 });
+
+test('JSON array import test', async () => {
+  const jsonFileName = tmp.tmpNameSync();
+  const jsonLinesFileName = tmp.tmpNameSync();
+
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    jsonFileName,
+    JSON.stringify([
+      { id: 1, val: 'v1' },
+      { id: 2, val: 'v2' },
+    ])
+  );
+
+  const reader = await dbgateApi.jsonReader({
+    fileName: jsonFileName,
+  });
+
+  const writer = await dbgateApi.jsonLinesWriter({
+    fileName: jsonLinesFileName,
+  });
+  await dbgateApi.copyStream(reader, writer);
+
+  const jsonData = fs.readFileSync(jsonLinesFileName, 'utf-8');
+  const rows = jsonData
+    .split('\n')
+    .filter(x => x.trim() !== '')
+    .map(x => JSON.parse(x));
+  expect(rows.length).toEqual(2);
+  expect(rows[0]).toEqual({
+    id: 1,
+    val: 'v1',
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/api/src/shell/index.js b/packages/api/src/shell/index.js
index 253bb053a..82513088d 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/shell/index.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/shell/index.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const modifyJsonLinesReader = require('./modifyJsonLinesReader');
 const dataDuplicator = require('./dataDuplicator');
 const dbModelToJson = require('./dbModelToJson');
 const jsonToDbModel = require('./jsonToDbModel');
+const jsonReader = require('./jsonReader');
 
 const dbgateApi = {
   queryReader,
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ const dbgateApi = {
   dataDuplicator,
   dbModelToJson,
   jsonToDbModel,
+  jsonReader,
 };
 
 requirePlugin.initializeDbgateApi(dbgateApi);
diff --git a/packages/api/src/shell/jsonReader.js b/packages/api/src/shell/jsonReader.js
index e29187738..b54b94717 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/shell/jsonReader.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/shell/jsonReader.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ class ParseStream extends stream.Transform {
     this.rowsWritten = 0;
   }
   _transform(chunk, encoding, done) {
-    const obj = JSON.parse(chunk);
     if (!this.wasHeader) {
       this.push({
         __isStreamHeader: true,
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ class ParseStream extends stream.Transform {
       this.wasHeader = true;
     }
     if (!this.limitRows || this.rowsWritten < this.limitRows) {
-      this.push(obj.value);
+      this.push(chunk.value);
       this.rowsWritten += 1;
     }
     done();