diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_ls_integration_test.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_ls_integration_test.go
index b9d565364..c0008c586 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_ls_integration_test.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_ls_integration_test.go
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/restic"
 	rtest "github.com/restic/restic/internal/test"
 )
 
@@ -101,3 +103,65 @@ func TestRunLsSort(t *testing.T) {
 		rtest.Equals(t, test.expected, fileList, fmt.Sprintf("mismatch for mode %v", test.mode))
 	}
 }
+
+// JSON lines test
+func TestRunLsJson(t *testing.T) {
+	pathList := []string{
+		"/0",
+		"/0/for_cmd_ls",
+		"/0/for_cmd_ls/file1.txt",
+		"/0/for_cmd_ls/file2.txt",
+		"/0/for_cmd_ls/python.py",
+	}
+
+	env, cleanup := withTestEnvironment(t)
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	testSetupBackupData(t, env)
+	opts := BackupOptions{}
+	testRunBackup(t, env.testdata, []string{"0/for_cmd_ls"}, opts, env.gopts)
+	snapshotIDs := testRunList(t, "snapshots", env.gopts)
+	rtest.Assert(t, len(snapshotIDs) == 1, "expected one snapshot, got %v", snapshotIDs)
+
+	buf, err := withCaptureStdout(func() error {
+		env.gopts.Quiet = true
+		env.gopts.JSON = true
+		return runLs(context.TODO(), LsOptions{}, env.gopts, []string{"latest"})
+	})
+	rtest.OK(t, err)
+	byteLines := bytes.Split(buf.Bytes(), []byte{'\n'})
+
+	// the snapshot structure from cmd_ls
+	type lsSnapshot struct {
+		*restic.Snapshot
+		ID          *restic.ID `json:"id"`
+		ShortID     string     `json:"short_id"`     // deprecated
+		MessageType string     `json:"message_type"` // "snapshot"
+		StructType  string     `json:"struct_type"`  // "snapshot", deprecated
+	}
+
+	var snappy lsSnapshot
+	rtest.OK(t, json.Unmarshal(byteLines[0], &snappy))
+	rtest.Equals(t, snappy.ShortID, snapshotIDs[0].Str(), "expected snap IDs to be identical")
+
+	// the node structure from cmd_ls
+	type lsNode struct {
+		Name        string      `json:"name"`
+		Type        string      `json:"type"`
+		Path        string      `json:"path"`
+		Permissions string      `json:"permissions,omitempty"`
+		Inode       uint64      `json:"inode,omitempty"`
+		MessageType string      `json:"message_type"` // "node"
+		StructType  string      `json:"struct_type"`  // "node", deprecated
+	}
+
+	var testNode lsNode
+	for i, nodeLine := range byteLines[1:] {
+		if len(nodeLine) == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+
+		rtest.OK(t, json.Unmarshal(nodeLine, &testNode))
+		rtest.Assert(t, testNode.Path == pathList[i], "expected %s actual %s", pathList[i], testNode.Path)
+	}
+}