diff --git a/docs/commands/env.md b/docs/commands/env.md
index a38da1edd65..1ba283df72e 100644
--- a/docs/commands/env.md
+++ b/docs/commands/env.md
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ netlify env:list
 **Flags**
 
 - `context` (*string*) - Specify a deploy context or branch (contexts: "production", "deploy-preview", "branch-deploy", "dev")
+- `json` (*boolean*) - Output environment variables as JSON
 - `plain` (*boolean*) - Output environment variables as plaintext
 - `scope` (*builds | functions | post-processing | runtime | any*) - Specify a scope
 - `debug` (*boolean*) - Print debugging information
diff --git a/src/commands/env/env-list.mjs b/src/commands/env/env-list.mjs
index 2200deb09bb..0187fb2b7a5 100644
--- a/src/commands/env/env-list.mjs
+++ b/src/commands/env/env-list.mjs
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ export const createEnvListCommand = (program) =>
       normalizeContext,
       'dev',
     )
+    .option('--json', 'Output environment variables as JSON')
     .addOption(new Option('--plain', 'Output environment variables as plaintext').conflicts('json'))
     .addOption(
       new Option('-s, --scope <scope>', 'Specify a scope')