diff --git a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Controller/Result/Json.php b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Controller/Result/Json.php
index 3349d4507577b..ddb7ca533df39 100644
--- a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Controller/Result/Json.php
+++ b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Controller/Result/Json.php
@@ -28,12 +28,21 @@ class Json extends AbstractResult
      */
     protected $json;
 
+    /**
+     * @var \Magento\Framework\Serialize\Serializer\Json
+     */
+    private $serializer;
+
     /**
      * @param \Magento\Framework\Translate\InlineInterface $translateInline
      */
-    public function __construct(InlineInterface $translateInline)
-    {
+    public function __construct(
+        InlineInterface $translateInline,
+        \Magento\Framework\Serialize\Serializer\Json $serializer = null
+    ) {
         $this->translateInline = $translateInline;
+        $this->serializer = $serializer ?: \Magento\Framework\App\ObjectManager::getInstance()
+            ->get(\Magento\Framework\Serialize\Serializer\Json::class);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -43,10 +52,14 @@ public function __construct(InlineInterface $translateInline)
      * @param boolean $cycleCheck Optional; whether or not to check for object recursion; off by default
      * @param array $options Additional options used during encoding
      * @return $this
+     * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.UnusedFormalParameter)
      */
     public function setData($data, $cycleCheck = false, $options = [])
     {
-        $this->json = \Zend_Json::encode($data, $cycleCheck, $options);
+        if ($data instanceof \Magento\Framework\DataObject) {
+            $data = $data->toArray();
+        }
+        $this->json = $this->serializer->serialize($data);
         return $this;
     }