diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/src/main/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchDocument.java b/sdk/core/azure-core/src/main/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchDocument.java
index 2fd4f3d7a7f9..7cdb9feff4f1 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/src/main/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchDocument.java
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/src/main/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchDocument.java
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 import com.azure.core.util.serializer.JacksonAdapter;
 import com.azure.core.util.serializer.JsonSerializer;
 import com.azure.core.util.serializer.JsonSerializerProviders;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonValue;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonSerialize;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -20,19 +19,15 @@
 /**
  * Represents a JSON Patch document.
  */
-//@JsonSerialize(using = JsonPatchDocumentSerializer.class)
-public class JsonPatchDocument {
+@JsonSerialize(using = JsonPatchDocumentSerializer.class)
+public final class JsonPatchDocument {
     private static final Object SERIALIZER_INSTANTIATION_SYNCHRONIZER = new Object();
     private static volatile JsonSerializer defaultSerializer;
 
-    @JsonIgnore
     private final ClientLogger logger = new ClientLogger(JsonPatchDocument.class);
 
-    @JsonValue
-    private final List<JsonPatchOperation> operations;
-
-    @JsonIgnore
     private final JsonSerializer serializer;
+    private final List<JsonPatchOperation> operations;
 
     /**
      * Creates a new JSON Patch document.
@@ -53,7 +48,14 @@ public JsonPatchDocument(JsonSerializer serializer) {
         this.serializer = serializer;
     }
 
-    List<JsonPatchOperation> getOperations() {
+    /**
+     * Gets a representation of the {@link JsonPatchOperation JSON patch operations} in this JSON patch document.
+     * <p>
+     * Modifications to the returned list won't mutate the operations in the document.
+     *
+     * @return The JSON patch operations in this JSON patch document.
+     */
+    public List<JsonPatchOperation> getOperations() {
         return new ArrayList<>(operations);
     }
 
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/src/main/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchDocumentSerializer.java b/sdk/core/azure-core/src/main/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchDocumentSerializer.java
index 31eba6abd7d2..08e0ff8b4a92 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/src/main/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchDocumentSerializer.java
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/src/main/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchDocumentSerializer.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 /**
  * Handles serialization of a {@link JsonPatchDocument}.
  */
-class JsonPatchDocumentSerializer extends JsonSerializer<JsonPatchDocument> {
+final class JsonPatchDocumentSerializer extends JsonSerializer<JsonPatchDocument> {
     @Override
     public void serialize(JsonPatchDocument value, JsonGenerator gen, SerializerProvider serializers)
         throws IOException {
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/src/main/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchOperation.java b/sdk/core/azure-core/src/main/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchOperation.java
index cab3bd1528db..f9c6d9d18cf4 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/src/main/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchOperation.java
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/src/main/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchOperation.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 package com.azure.core.util;
 
+import com.azure.core.annotation.Immutable;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonSerialize;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
@@ -11,8 +12,9 @@
 /**
  * Represents a JSON Patch operation.
  */
+@Immutable
 @JsonSerialize(using = JsonPatchOperationSerializer.class)
-final class JsonPatchOperation {
+public final class JsonPatchOperation {
     private final JsonPatchOperationKind op;
     private final String from;
     private final String path;
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ final class JsonPatchOperation {
      *
      * @return The kind of operation.
      */
-    JsonPatchOperationKind getOp() {
+    public JsonPatchOperationKind getOp() {
         return op;
     }
 
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ JsonPatchOperationKind getOp() {
      *
      * @return The operation from target path.
      */
-    String getFrom() {
+    public String getFrom() {
         return from;
     }
 
@@ -59,16 +61,18 @@ String getFrom() {
      *
      * @return The operation target path.
      */
-    String getPath() {
+    public String getPath() {
         return path;
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets the operation value.
+     * <p>
+     * If the operation doesn't take a value {@link Option#uninitialized()} will be returned.
      *
      * @return The operation value.
      */
-    Option<String> getValue() {
+    public Option<String> getValue() {
         return value;
     }
 
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/src/main/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchOperationKind.java b/sdk/core/azure-core/src/main/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchOperationKind.java
index 57fe594f7bc5..2520e1f15572 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/src/main/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchOperationKind.java
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/src/main/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchOperationKind.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 /**
  * Represents the JSON Patch operation kind.
  */
-enum JsonPatchOperationKind {
+public enum JsonPatchOperationKind {
     /**
      * Add operation.
      */
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ enum JsonPatchOperationKind {
         this.op = op;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the string representation of the JSON patch operation kind.
+     *
+     * @return The string representation of the JSON patch operation kind.
+     */
     @JsonValue
     public String toString() {
         return op;
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/src/main/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchOperationSerializer.java b/sdk/core/azure-core/src/main/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchOperationSerializer.java
index acc60d4dee84..38ae5b5439a4 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/src/main/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchOperationSerializer.java
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/src/main/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchOperationSerializer.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 /**
  * Handles serialization of a {@link JsonPatchOperation}.
  */
-class JsonPatchOperationSerializer extends JsonSerializer<JsonPatchOperation> {
+final class JsonPatchOperationSerializer extends JsonSerializer<JsonPatchOperation> {
     @Override
     public void serialize(JsonPatchOperation value, JsonGenerator gen, SerializerProvider serializers)
         throws IOException {
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/src/test/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchDocumentTests.java b/sdk/core/azure-core/src/test/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchDocumentTests.java
index 96e31e26bb4c..e530bd35731e 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/src/test/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchDocumentTests.java
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/src/test/java/com/azure/core/util/JsonPatchDocumentTests.java
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ public void jsonifyDocument(JsonPatchDocument document, String expected) throws
         assertEquals(expected, SERIALIZER.serialize(document, SerializerEncoding.JSON).replace(" ", ""));
     }
 
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @MethodSource("formattingSupplier")
+    public void jsonifyOperations(JsonPatchDocument document, String expected) throws IOException {
+        assertEquals(expected, SERIALIZER.serialize(document.getOperations(), SerializerEncoding.JSON)
+            .replace(" ", ""));
+    }
+
     private static Stream<Arguments> formattingSupplier() {
         JsonPatchDocument complexDocument = newDocument()
             .appendTest("/a/b/c", "foo")