diff --git a/integration-tests/__tests__/import-formats.spec.js b/integration-tests/__tests__/import-formats.spec.js
index d78b824b3..7bfcc905c 100644
--- a/integration-tests/__tests__/import-formats.spec.js
+++ b/integration-tests/__tests__/import-formats.spec.js
@@ -89,8 +89,34 @@ test('JSON array import test', async () => {
   const rows = await getReaderRows(reader);
 
   expect(rows.length).toEqual(2);
-  expect(rows[0]).toEqual({
-    id: 1,
-    val: 'v1',
-  });
+  expect(rows).toEqual([
+    { id: 1, val: 'v1' },
+    { id: 2, val: 'v2' },
+  ]);
+});
+
+test('JSON object import test', async () => {
+  const jsonFileName = tmp.tmpNameSync();
+
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    jsonFileName,
+    JSON.stringify({
+      k1: { id: 1, val: 'v1' },
+      k2: { id: 2, val: 'v2' },
+    })
+  );
+
+  const reader = await dbgateApi.jsonReader({
+    fileName: jsonFileName,
+    jsonStyle: 'object',
+    keyField: 'mykey',
+  });
+
+  const rows = await getReaderRows(reader);
+
+  expect(rows.length).toEqual(2);
+  expect(rows).toEqual([
+    { mykey: 'k1', id: 1, val: 'v1' },
+    { mykey: 'k2', id: 2, val: 'v2' },
+  ]);
 });
diff --git a/packages/api/src/shell/jsonReader.js b/packages/api/src/shell/jsonReader.js
index b54b94717..74a76ceeb 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/shell/jsonReader.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/shell/jsonReader.js
@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@ const logger = getLogger('jsonReader');
 const { parser } = require('stream-json');
 const { pick } = require('stream-json/filters/Pick');
 const { streamArray } = require('stream-json/streamers/StreamArray');
+const { streamObject } = require('stream-json/streamers/StreamObject');
 
 class ParseStream extends stream.Transform {
-  constructor({ limitRows }) {
+  constructor({ limitRows, jsonStyle, keyField }) {
     super({ objectMode: true });
     this.wasHeader = false;
     this.limitRows = limitRows;
+    this.jsonStyle = jsonStyle;
+    this.keyField = keyField;
     this.rowsWritten = 0;
   }
   _transform(chunk, encoding, done) {
@@ -24,14 +27,22 @@ class ParseStream extends stream.Transform {
       this.wasHeader = true;
     }
     if (!this.limitRows || this.rowsWritten < this.limitRows) {
-      this.push(chunk.value);
+      if (this.jsonStyle === 'object') {
+        this.push({
+          ...chunk.value,
+          [this.keyField]: chunk.key,
+        });
+      } else {
+        this.push(chunk.value);
+      }
+
       this.rowsWritten += 1;
     }
     done();
   }
 }
 
-async function jsonReader({ fileName, encoding = 'utf-8', limitRows = undefined }) {
+async function jsonReader({ fileName, jsonStyle, keyField = '_key', encoding = 'utf-8', limitRows = undefined }) {
   logger.info(`Reading file ${fileName}`);
 
   const fileStream = fs.createReadStream(
@@ -42,14 +53,17 @@ async function jsonReader({ fileName, encoding = 'utf-8', limitRows = undefined
   const parseJsonStream = parser();
   fileStream.pipe(parseJsonStream);
 
-  const { streamArray } = require('stream-json/streamers/StreamArray');
-  const streamArrayStream = streamArray();
+  const parseStream = new ParseStream({ limitRows, jsonStyle, keyField });
 
-  parseJsonStream.pipe(streamArrayStream);
-
-  const parseStream = new ParseStream({ limitRows });
-
-  streamArrayStream.pipe(parseStream);
+  if (jsonStyle === 'object') {
+    const tramsformer = streamObject();
+    parseJsonStream.pipe(tramsformer);
+    tramsformer.pipe(parseStream);
+  } else {
+    const tramsformer = streamArray();
+    parseJsonStream.pipe(tramsformer);
+    tramsformer.pipe(parseStream);
+  }
 
   return parseStream;
 }