diff --git a/lib/Command/Tail.php b/lib/Command/Tail.php
index 0f317e72..ab125a0e 100644
--- a/lib/Command/Tail.php
+++ b/lib/Command/Tail.php
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
-use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\StringInput;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Style\SymfonyStyle;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Terminal;
@@ -51,42 +50,49 @@ protected function configure() {
 			->setName('log:tail')
 			->setDescription('Tail the nextcloud logfile')
 			->addArgument('lines', InputArgument::OPTIONAL, 'The number of log entries to print', "10")
-			->addOption('follow', 'f', InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Output new log entries as they appear');
+			->addOption('follow', 'f', InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Output new log entries as they appear')
+			->addOption('raw', 'r', InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Output raw log json instead of formatted log item');
 		parent::configure();
 	}
 
 	protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int {
+		$raw = $input->getOption('raw');
 		$count = (int)$input->getArgument('lines');
-		$terminal = new Terminal();
-		$totalWidth = $terminal->getWidth();
-		// 8 level, 18 for app, 26 for time, 6 for formatting
-		$messageWidth = $totalWidth - 8 - 18 - 26 - 6;
 		$io = new SymfonyStyle($input, $output);
 		$logIterator = $this->logIteratorFactory->getLogIterator('11111');
-		$i = 0;
-		$tableItems = [];
-		foreach ($logIterator as $logItem) {
-			$i++;
-			if ($i > $count) {
-				break;
+		$logIterator = new \LimitIterator($logIterator, 0, $count);
+		$logItems = iterator_to_array($logIterator);
+		$logItems = array_reverse($logItems);
+
+		if ($raw) {
+			foreach ($logItems as $logItem) {
+				$output->writeln(json_encode($logItem));
 			}
-			$tableItems[] = [
-				self::LEVELS[$logItem['level']],
-				wordwrap($logItem['app'], 18),
-				$this->formatter->formatMessage($logItem, $messageWidth) . "\n",
-				$logItem['time']
-			];
+		} else {
+			$terminal = new Terminal();
+			$totalWidth = $terminal->getWidth();
+			// 8 level, 18 for app, 26 for time, 6 for formatting
+			$messageWidth = $totalWidth - 8 - 18 - 26 - 6;
+
+			$tableItems = array_map(function (array $logItem) use ($messageWidth) {
+				return [
+					self::LEVELS[$logItem['level']],
+					wordwrap($logItem['app'], 18),
+					$this->formatter->formatMessage($logItem, $messageWidth) . "\n",
+					$logItem['time'],
+				];
+			}, $logItems);
+			$io->table([
+				'Level',
+				'App',
+				'Message',
+				'Time',
+			], $tableItems);
 		}
-		$io->table([
-			'Level',
-			'App',
-			'Message',
-			'Time'
-		], array_reverse($tableItems));
 
 		if ($input->getOption('follow')) {
 			$watch = new Watch($this->formatter, $this->logIteratorFactory);
-			$watch->run(new StringInput(''), $output);
+			$watch->watch($raw, $output);
 		}
 
 		return 0;
diff --git a/lib/Command/Watch.php b/lib/Command/Watch.php
index 2b5048d3..b9e3817c 100644
--- a/lib/Command/Watch.php
+++ b/lib/Command/Watch.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 use OCA\LogReader\Log\Formatter;
 use OCA\LogReader\Log\LogIteratorFactory;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Terminal;
 
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ public function __construct(Formatter $formatter, LogIteratorFactory $logIterato
 	protected function configure() {
 		$this
 			->setName('log:watch')
-			->setDescription('Watch the nextcloud logfile');
+			->setDescription('Watch the nextcloud logfile')
+			->addOption('raw', 'r', InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Output raw log json instead of formatted log item');
 		parent::configure();
 	}
 
@@ -60,6 +62,11 @@ private function getLastLogId() {
 	}
 
 	protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int {
+		$raw = $input->getOption('raw');
+		return $this->watch($raw, $output);
+	}
+
+	public function watch(bool $raw, OutputInterface $output): int {
 		$terminal = new Terminal();
 		$totalWidth = $terminal->getWidth();
 		// 8 level, 18 for app, 26 for time, 6 for formatting
@@ -97,8 +104,12 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
 				array_reverse($lines);
 
 				foreach ($lines as $line) {
-					$this->printItem($line, $output, $messageWidth);
-					$output->writeln("");
+					if ($raw) {
+						$output->writeln(json_encode($line));
+					} else {
+						$this->printItem($line, $output, $messageWidth);
+						$output->writeln("");
+					}
 				}
 
 				$lastId = $id;