diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b1690d5a9a..4a399446ce 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ build/
 *.a
 *.la
 .cproject
+.idea
 .project
 .settings/language.settings.xml
 
diff --git a/docs/manual/manual.adoc b/docs/manual/manual.adoc
index a30ec8f3e5..1a78406dd2 100644
--- a/docs/manual/manual.adoc
+++ b/docs/manual/manual.adoc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 = OpenSCAP User Manual
 :imagesdir: ./images
 :workbench_url: https://www.open-scap.org/tools/scap-workbench/
+:json_tailoring_url: https://github.com/ComplianceAsCode/schemas/tree/main/tailoring
 :sce_web:       https://www.open-scap.org/features/other-standards/sce/
 :openscap_web: https://open-scap.org/
 :oscap_git:     https://github.com/OpenSCAP/openscap
@@ -868,6 +869,12 @@ $ autotailor --unselect service_usbguard_enabled --output /tmp/tailoring.xml \
 --new-profile-id custom /usr/share/xml/scap/ssg/content/ssg-rhel8-ds.xml ospp
 ----
 
+The `autotailor` tool can also consume {json_tailoring_url}[JSON tailoring] files and convert them into XCCDF Tailoring.
+
+----
+$ autotailor --json-tailoring custom.json /usr/share/xml/scap/ssg/content/ssg-rhel8-ds.xml
+----
+
 For more details about other options of the `autotailor` program please read the `autotailor(8)` man page or run `autotailor --help`.
 
 
diff --git a/tests/utils/autotailor_integration_test.sh b/tests/utils/autotailor_integration_test.sh
index 92ef0a2288..815b9b9bbc 100755
--- a/tests/utils/autotailor_integration_test.sh
+++ b/tests/utils/autotailor_integration_test.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ set -e -o pipefail
 autotailor="$top_srcdir/utils/autotailor"
 tailoring="$(mktemp)"
 ds="$srcdir/data_stream.xml"
+json_tailoring="$srcdir/custom.json"
 stdout="$(mktemp)"
 original_profile="P1"
 result="$(mktemp)"
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/rule-result[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www
 assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/rule-result[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www_rule_R3"]/result[text()="pass"]'
 assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/rule-result[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www_rule_R4"]/result[text()="notselected"]'
 
-# refine value v1 to 30
+# set value v1 to thirty
 python3 $autotailor --id-namespace "com.example.www" --var-value V1=thirty $ds $original_profile > $tailoring
 $OSCAP xccdf eval --profile P1_customized --progress --tailoring-file $tailoring --results $result $ds
 assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/set-value[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www_value_V1" and text()="thirty"]'
@@ -101,3 +102,25 @@ assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/rule-result[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www
 assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/rule-result[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www_rule_R2"]/result[text()="pass"]'
 assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/rule-result[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www_rule_R3"]/result[text()="notselected"]'
 assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/rule-result[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www_rule_R4"]/result[text()="notselected"]'
+
+# refine value v1 to 'thirty' (30) and v2 to 'other' (Other Value)
+python3 $autotailor --id-namespace "com.example.www" --var-select V1=thirty --var-select V2=other $ds $original_profile > $tailoring
+$OSCAP xccdf eval --profile P1_customized --progress --tailoring-file $tailoring --results $result $ds
+assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/set-value[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www_value_V1" and text()="30"]'
+assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/set-value[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www_value_V2" and text()="Other Value"]'
+assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/rule-result[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www_rule_R1"]/result[text()="pass"]'
+assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/rule-result[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www_rule_R2"]/result[text()="pass"]'
+assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/rule-result[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www_rule_R3"]/result[text()="notselected"]'
+assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/rule-result[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www_rule_R4"]/result[text()="notselected"]'
+
+# use JSON tailoring
+python3 $autotailor $ds --id-namespace "com.example.www" --json-tailoring $json_tailoring > $tailoring
+$OSCAP xccdf eval --profile JSON_P1 --progress --tailoring-file $tailoring --results $result $ds
+assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/set-value[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www_value_V1" and text()="New Value"]'
+assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/set-value[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www_value_V2" and text()="Some Value"]'
+assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/rule-result[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www_rule_R1"]/result[text()="notselected"]'
+assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/rule-result[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www_rule_R2"]/result[text()="pass"]'
+assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/rule-result[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www_rule_R3"]/result[text()="notchecked"]'
+assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/rule-result[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www_rule_R3" and @role="unchecked"]'
+assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/rule-result[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www_rule_R3" and @severity="unknown"]'
+assert_exists 1 '/Benchmark/TestResult/rule-result[@idref="xccdf_com.example.www_rule_R4"]/result[text()="notselected"]'
diff --git a/tests/utils/custom.json b/tests/utils/custom.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7fc06f8f1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/utils/custom.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "id": "JSON_P1",
+  "title": "JSON Tailored Profile P1",
+  "base_profile_id": "P1",
+  "rules": {
+    "R1": {
+      "selected": false
+    },
+    "R3": {
+      "selected": true,
+      "role": "unchecked",
+      "severity": "unknown"
+    }
+  },
+  "variables": {
+    "V1": {
+      "value": "New Value"
+    },
+    "V2": {
+      "select": "some"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/utils/data_stream.xml b/tests/utils/data_stream.xml
index 7f748d839f..5ebf4dc2b0 100644
--- a/tests/utils/data_stream.xml
+++ b/tests/utils/data_stream.xml
@@ -65,12 +65,20 @@
         <select idref="xccdf_com.example.www_rule_R2" selected="true"/>
       </Profile>
       <Value id="xccdf_com.example.www_value_V1" operator="equals" type="number">
-        <title>value</title>
+        <title>value 1</title>
         <description xml:lang="en">cccc</description>
         <question xml:lang="en">ssss</question>
         <value>5</value>
         <value selector="thirty">30</value>
       </Value>
+      <Value id="xccdf_com.example.www_value_V2" operator="equals" type="string">
+        <title>value 2</title>
+        <description xml:lang="en">22222</description>
+        <question xml:lang="en">Q2</question>
+        <value>Default</value>
+        <value selector="some">Some Value</value>
+        <value selector="other">Other Value</value>
+      </Value>
       <Rule selected="false" id="xccdf_com.example.www_rule_R1">
         <title>Rule R1</title>
         <description>Description</description>
diff --git a/utils/autotailor b/utils/autotailor
index df91a6bf3f..a510e7e9c3 100755
--- a/utils/autotailor
+++ b/utils/autotailor
@@ -32,12 +32,18 @@ DEFAULT_PROFILE_SUFFIX = "_customized"
 DEFAULT_REVERSE_DNS = "org.ssgproject.content"
 ROLES = ["full", "unscored", "unchecked"]
 SEVERITIES = ["unknown", "info", "low", "medium", "high"]
+ATTRIBUTES = ["role", "severity"]
 
 
 def quote(string):
     return "\"" + string + "\""
 
 
+def assignment_to_tuple(assignment):
+    varname, value = assignment.split("=", 1)
+    return varname, value
+
+
 def is_valid_xccdf_id(string):
     return re.match(
         r"^xccdf_[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+_(benchmark|profile|rule|group|value|"
@@ -59,6 +65,7 @@ class Tailoring:
         self.rules_to_select = []
         self.rules_to_unselect = []
         self._rule_refinements = collections.defaultdict(dict)
+        self._value_refinements = collections.defaultdict(dict)
 
     @property
     def profile_id(self):
@@ -75,7 +82,7 @@ class Tailoring:
         return self._rule_refinements[rule_id][attribute]
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _find_enumeration(attribute):
+    def _find_rule_enumeration(attribute):
         if attribute == "role":
             enumeration = ROLES
         elif attribute == "severity":
@@ -90,13 +97,23 @@ class Tailoring:
         if not is_valid_xccdf_id(rule_id):
             msg = f"Rule id '{rule_id}' is invalid!"
             raise ValueError(msg)
-        enumeration = Tailoring._find_enumeration(attribute)
+        enumeration = Tailoring._find_rule_enumeration(attribute)
         if value in enumeration:
             return
         allowed = ", ".join(map(quote, enumeration))
-        msg = (
-            f"Can't refine {attribute} of rule '{rule_id}' to '{value}'. "
-            f"Allowed {attribute} values are: {allowed}.")
+        msg = (f"Can't refine {attribute} of rule '{rule_id}' to '{value}'. "
+               f"Allowed {attribute} values are: {allowed}.")
+        raise ValueError(msg)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _validate_value_refinement_params(value_id, attribute, value):
+        if not is_valid_xccdf_id(value_id):
+            msg = f"Value id '{value_id}' is invalid!"
+            raise ValueError(msg)
+        if attribute == 'selector':
+            return
+        msg = (f"Can't refine {attribute} of value '{value_id}' to '{value}'. "
+               f"Unsupported refine-rule attribute {attribute}.")
         raise ValueError(msg)
 
     def _prevent_duplicate_rule_refinement(self, attribute, rule_id, value):
@@ -104,9 +121,17 @@ class Tailoring:
         if attribute not in refinements:
             return
         current = refinements[attribute]
-        msg = (
-            f"Can't refine {attribute} of rule '{rule_id}' to '{value}'. "
-            f"This rule {attribute} is already refined to '{current}'.")
+        msg = (f"Can't refine {attribute} of rule '{rule_id}' to '{value}'. "
+               f"This rule {attribute} is already refined to '{current}'.")
+        raise ValueError(msg)
+
+    def _prevent_duplicate_value_refinement(self, attribute, value_id, value):
+        refinements = self._value_refinements[value_id]
+        if attribute not in refinements:
+            return
+        current = refinements[attribute]
+        msg = (f"Can't refine {attribute} of value '{value_id}' to '{value}'. "
+               f"This value {attribute} is already refined to '{current}'.")
         raise ValueError(msg)
 
     def refine_rule(self, rule_id, attribute, value):
@@ -114,22 +139,39 @@ class Tailoring:
         self._prevent_duplicate_rule_refinement(attribute, rule_id, value)
         self._rule_refinements[rule_id][attribute] = value
 
-    def change_attributes(self, assignements, attribute):
-        for change in assignements:
+    def refine_value(self, value_id, attribute, value):
+        Tailoring._validate_value_refinement_params(value_id, attribute, value)
+        self._prevent_duplicate_value_refinement(attribute, value_id, value)
+        self._value_refinements[value_id][attribute] = value
+
+    def change_rule_attribute(self, rule_id, attribute, value):
+        full_rule_id = self._full_rule_id(rule_id)
+        self.refine_rule(full_rule_id, attribute, value)
+
+    def change_value_attribute(self, var_id, attribute, value):
+        full_value_id = self._full_var_id(var_id)
+        self.refine_value(full_value_id, attribute, value)
+
+    def change_rules_attributes(self, assignments, attribute):
+        for change in assignments:
             rule_id, value = assignment_to_tuple(change)
-            full_rule_id = self._full_rule_id(rule_id)
-            self.refine_rule(full_rule_id, attribute, value)
+            self.change_rule_attribute(rule_id, attribute, value)
 
-    def change_roles(self, assignements):
-        self.change_attributes(assignements, "role")
+    def change_roles(self, assignments):
+        self.change_rules_attributes(assignments, "role")
 
-    def change_severities(self, assignements):
-        self.change_attributes(assignements, "severity")
+    def change_severities(self, assignments):
+        self.change_rules_attributes(assignments, "severity")
 
-    def change_values(self, assignements):
-        for change in assignements:
+    def change_values(self, assignments):
+        for change in assignments:
             varname, value = assignment_to_tuple(change)
-            t.add_value_change(varname, value)
+            self.add_value_change(varname, value)
+
+    def change_selectors(self, assignments):
+        for change in assignments:
+            varname, selector = assignment_to_tuple(change)
+            self.change_value_attribute(varname, "selector", selector)
 
     def _full_id(self, string, el_type):
         if is_valid_xccdf_id(string):
@@ -159,7 +201,7 @@ class Tailoring:
             change.set("idref", self._full_rule_id(rule_id))
             change.set("selected", "false")
 
-    def _add_value_selections(self, container_element):
+    def _add_value_overrides(self, container_element):
         for varname, value in self.value_changes:
             change = ET.SubElement(container_element, "{%s}set-value" % NS)
             change.set("idref", self._full_var_id(varname))
@@ -172,6 +214,13 @@ class Tailoring:
             for attr, val in refinements.items():
                 ref_rule_el.set(attr, val)
 
+    def value_refinements_to_xml(self, profile_el):
+        for value_id, refinements in self._value_refinements.items():
+            ref_value_el = ET.SubElement(profile_el, "{%s}refine-value" % NS)
+            ref_value_el.set("idref", value_id)
+            for attr, val in refinements.items():
+                ref_value_el.set(attr, val)
+
     def to_xml(self, location=None):
         root = ET.Element("{%s}Tailoring" % NS)
         root.set("id", self.id)
@@ -198,16 +247,45 @@ class Tailoring:
         title.text = self.profile_title
 
         self._add_rule_select_operations(profile)
-        self._add_value_selections(profile)
+        self._add_value_overrides(profile)
         self.rule_refinements_to_xml(profile)
+        self.value_refinements_to_xml(profile)
 
         root_str = ET.tostring(root)
         pretty_xml = xml.dom.minidom.parseString(root_str).toprettyxml()
         with open(location, "w") if location != "-" else sys.stdout as f:
             f.write(pretty_xml)
 
+    def import_json_tailoring(self, json_tailoring):
+        import json
+        with open(json_tailoring, "r") as jf:
+            tailoring = json.load(jf)
+
+        self.extends = tailoring["base_profile_id"]
+
+        self.profile_id = tailoring.get("id", self.profile_id)
+        self.profile_title = tailoring.get("title", self.profile_title)
+
+        if "rules" in tailoring:
+            for rule_id, props in tailoring["rules"].items():
+                if "selected" in props:
+                    if props["selected"]:
+                        self.rules_to_select.append(rule_id)
+                    else:
+                        self.rules_to_unselect.append(rule_id)
+                for attr in ATTRIBUTES:
+                    if attr in props:
+                        self.change_rule_attribute(rule_id, attr, props[attr])
 
-def parse_args():
+        if "variables" in tailoring:
+            for variable_id, props in tailoring["variables"].items():
+                if "value" in props:
+                    self.add_value_change(variable_id, props["value"])
+                if "select" in props:
+                    self.change_value_attribute(variable_id, "selector", props["select"])
+
+
+def get_parser():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="This script produces XCCDF 1.2 tailoring files "
         "to be used by SCAP scanners and SCAP data streams.")
@@ -215,10 +293,14 @@ def parse_args():
         "datastream", metavar="DS_FILENAME",
         help="The tailored data stream filename.")
     parser.add_argument(
-        "profile", metavar="BASE_PROFILE_ID",
+        "profile", metavar="BASE_PROFILE_ID", nargs='?', default="",
         help="Specify ID of the base profile. ID of the profile can be "
         "either its full ID, or the suffix, in which case the "
         "'xccdf_<id-namespace>_profile' prefix will be prepended internally.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--json-tailoring", metavar="JSON_TAILORING_FILENAME", default="",
+        help="JSON Tailoring (https://github.com/ComplianceAsCode/schemas/blob/main/tailoring/schema.json) "
+        "filename.")
     parser.add_argument(
         "--title", default="",
         help="Title of the new profile.")
@@ -234,6 +316,13 @@ def parse_args():
         "or the suffix, in which case the 'xccdf_<id-namespace>_value' prefix "
         "will be prepended internally. Specify the argument multiple times "
         "if needed.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-V", "--var-select", metavar="VAR=SELECTOR", action="append", default=[],
+        help="Specify refinement of the XCCDF value in form "
+        "<varname>=<selector>. Name of the variable can be either its full name, "
+        "or the suffix, in which case the 'xccdf_<id-namespace>_value' prefix "
+        "will be prepended internally. Specify the argument multiple times "
+        "if needed.")
     parser.add_argument(
         "-r", "--rule-role", metavar="RULE=ROLE", action="append", default=[],
         help="Specify refinement of the XCCDF rule role in form "
@@ -273,30 +362,37 @@ def parse_args():
         "-o", "--output", default="-",
         help="Where to save the tailoring file. If not supplied, write to "
         "standard output.")
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-    return args
-
-
-def assignment_to_tuple(assignment):
-    varname, value = assignment.split("=", 1)
-    return (varname, value)
+    return parser
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    args = parse_args()
+    parser = get_parser()
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if not args.profile and not args.json_tailoring:
+        parser.error("one of the following arguments has to be provided: "
+                     "BASE_PROFILE_ID or --json-tailoring JSON_TAILORING_FILENAME")
 
     t = Tailoring()
-    t.reverse_dns = args.id_namespace
-    t.extends = args.profile
-    t.profile_id = args.new_profile_id
     t.original_ds_filename = args.datastream
+    t.reverse_dns = args.id_namespace
+
+    if args.json_tailoring:
+        t.import_json_tailoring(args.json_tailoring)
+
+    if args.profile:
+        t.extends = args.profile
+    if args.new_profile_id:
+        t.profile_id = args.new_profile_id
+    if args.title:
+        t.profile_title = args.title
+
+    t.rules_to_select.extend(args.select)
+    t.rules_to_unselect.extend(args.unselect)
+
     t.change_values(args.var_value)
+    t.change_selectors(args.var_select)
     t.change_roles(args.rule_role)
     t.change_severities(args.rule_severity)
 
-    t.profile_title = args.title
-
-    t.rules_to_select = args.select
-    t.rules_to_unselect = args.unselect
-
     t.to_xml(args.output)
diff --git a/utils/autotailor.8 b/utils/autotailor.8
index 5679f071d9..4e13ad0e9c 100644
--- a/utils/autotailor.8
+++ b/utils/autotailor.8
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-.TH autotailor "8" "October 2023" "Red Hat, Inc." "System Administration Utilities"
+.TH autotailor "8" "January 2024" "Red Hat, Inc." "System Administration Utilities"
 .SH NAME
 autotailor \- CLI tool for tailoring of SCAP data streams.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-autotailor produces tailoring files that SCAP-compliant scanners can use to complement SCAP data streams.
+The autotailor tool produces tailoring files that SCAP-compliant scanners can use to complement SCAP data streams.
 A tailoring file adds a new profile, which is supposed to extend a profile that is already present in the data stream.
 
 Tailoring can add, remove or refine rules, and it also can redefine contents of XCCDF variables.
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Note however, that the referenced data stream is not opened, and the validity of
 The tool doesn't prevent you from extending non-existent profiles, selecting non-existent rules, and so on.
 
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-autotailor [OPTION...] DATASTREAM_FILE BASE_PROFILE_ID
+autotailor [OPTION...] DATASTREAM_FILE [BASE_PROFILE_ID]
 
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ The reverse-DNS style string that is part of entities IDs in the corresponding d
 Specify modification of the XCCDF value in form <varname>=<value>. Name of the variable can be either its full name, or the suffix, in which case the 'xccdf_<id-namespace>_value' prefix will be prepended internally. Specify the argument multiple times if needed.
 .RE
 .TP
+\fB-v VAR=SELECTOR, --var-value VAR=SELECTOR\fR
+.RS
+Specify refinement of the XCCDF value in form <varname>=<selector>. Name of the variable can be either its full name, or the suffix, in which case the 'xccdf_<id-namespace>_value' prefix will be prepended internally. Specify the argument multiple times if needed.
+.RE
+.TP
 \fB-r RULE=ROLE, --rule-role RULE=ROLE\fR
 .RS
 Specify refinement of the XCCDF rule role in form <rule_id>=<role>. Name of the rule can be either its full name, or the suffix, in which case the 'xccdf_<id-namespace>_rule_' prefix will be prepended internally.
@@ -57,6 +62,12 @@ Specify the rule to unselect. The argument works the same way as the --select ar
 Specify the ID of the tailored profile. The ID of the new profile can be either its full ID, or the suffix, in which case the 'xccdf_<id-namespace>_profile_' prefix will be prepended internally.
 If left out, the new ID will be obtained by appending '_customized' to the tailored profile ID.
 .RE
+.TP
+\fB--json-tailoring JSON_TAILORING_FILE\fR
+.RS
+Import tailoring from a JSON file (https://github.com/ComplianceAsCode/schemas/tree/main/tailoring). This option makes BASE_PROFILE_ID positional argument optional.
+However, data passed in the command line options takes precedence over JSON contents, including the BASE_PROFILE_ID argument.
+.RE
 
 .SH USAGE
 .SS Modify a variable value
@@ -74,6 +85,9 @@ The tailoring tailoring_file defines a new profile, xccdf_org.ssgproject.content
 .SS Perform more modifications
 $ autotailor --var-value var_screensaver_lock_delay=120 --select gconf_gnome_screensaver_idle_delay --var-value inactivity_timeout_value=600 ssg-rhel8-ds.xml pci_dss
 
+.SS Import JSON tailoring
+$ autotailor ssg-rhel8-ds.xml --json-tailoring tailoring.json
+
 .SH REPORTING BUGS
 .nf
 Please report bugs using https://github.com/OpenSCAP/openscap/issues
@@ -81,4 +95,6 @@ Please report bugs using https://github.com/OpenSCAP/openscap/issues
 .SH AUTHORS
 .nf
 Matěj Týč <matyc@redhat.com>
+Jan Černý <jcerny@redhat.com>
+Evgenii Kolesnikov <ekolesni@redhat.com>
 .fi