diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 05304b3..aac0044 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ The reason this package exists is to give you peace of mind when providing a RES
     config.pyramid_openapi3_add_explorer(route='/api/v1/')
     ```
 
+    The spec is also served as JSON, alongside YAML, at `route` with its extension replaced by `.json` (e.g. `/api/v1/openapi.json`).
+
 3. Use the `openapi` [view predicate](https://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/latest/narr/viewconfig.html#view-configuration-parameters) to enable request/response validation:
 
     ```python
diff --git a/pyramid_openapi3/__init__.py b/pyramid_openapi3/__init__.py
index a1b661b..8b3fc78 100644
--- a/pyramid_openapi3/__init__.py
+++ b/pyramid_openapi3/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from openapi_spec_validator.readers import read_from_filename
 from openapi_spec_validator.versions.shortcuts import get_spec_version
 from pathlib import Path
+from pathlib import PurePosixPath
 from pyramid.config import PHASE0_CONFIG
 from pyramid.config import PHASE1_CONFIG
 from pyramid.config import Configurator
@@ -262,6 +263,11 @@ def add_spec_view(
 ) -> None:
     """Serve and register OpenApi 3.0 specification file.
 
+    Also serves the specification as JSON, at ``route`` with its extension
+    replaced by ``.json`` (e.g. ``/openapi.yaml`` -> ``/openapi.json``), under
+    ``route_name`` suffixed with ``_json``. Not available on
+    `add_spec_view_directory`.
+
     :param filepath: absolute/relative path to the specification file
     :param route: URL path where to serve specification file
     :param route_name: Route name under which specification file will be served
@@ -282,13 +288,26 @@ def register() -> None:
 
         validate(spec_dict)
         spec = SchemaPath.from_dict(spec_dict)
+        spec_json = json.dumps(spec_dict)
 
         def spec_view(request: Request) -> FileResponse:
             return FileResponse(filepath, request=request, content_type="text/yaml")
 
+        def spec_view_json(request: Request) -> Response:
+            return Response(spec_json, content_type="application/json", charset="UTF-8")
+
         config.add_route(route_name, route)
         config.add_view(route_name=route_name, permission=permission, view=spec_view)
 
+        route_name_json = f"{route_name}_json"
+        # PurePosixPath (not Path) so this always uses forward slashes for the
+        # URL path, regardless of the host OS this runs on.
+        route_json = str(PurePosixPath(route).with_suffix(".json"))
+        config.add_route(route_name_json, route_json)
+        config.add_view(
+            route_name=route_name_json, permission=permission, view=spec_view_json
+        )
+
         config.registry.settings[apiname] = _create_api_settings(
             config, filepath, route_name, spec
         )
diff --git a/pyramid_openapi3/tests/test_routes.py b/pyramid_openapi3/tests/test_routes.py
index 95037c9..4f15fbc 100644
--- a/pyramid_openapi3/tests/test_routes.py
+++ b/pyramid_openapi3/tests/test_routes.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ def test_register_routes_simple() -> None:
     ]
     assert routes == [
         ("pyramid_openapi3.spec", "/openapi.yaml"),
+        ("pyramid_openapi3.spec_json", "/openapi.json"),
         ("foo", "/foo"),
         ("bar", "/bar"),
     ]
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ def test_register_routes_with_factory() -> None:
     ]
     assert routes == [
         ("pyramid_openapi3.spec", "/openapi.yaml", None),
+        ("pyramid_openapi3.spec_json", "/openapi.json", None),
         ("foo", "/foo", None),
         ("bar", "/bar", dummy_factory),
     ]
@@ -128,5 +130,6 @@ def test_register_routes_with_prefix() -> None:
     ]
     assert routes == [
         ("pyramid_openapi3.spec", "/openapi.yaml"),
+        ("pyramid_openapi3.spec_json", "/openapi.json"),
         ("foo", "/api/v1/foo"),
     ]
diff --git a/pyramid_openapi3/tests/test_views.py b/pyramid_openapi3/tests/test_views.py
index 882f4b0..94f9b63 100644
--- a/pyramid_openapi3/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/pyramid_openapi3/tests/test_views.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from pyramid.testing import testConfig
 from pyramid_openapi3.exceptions import RequestValidationError
 
+import json
 import os
 import pytest
 import tempfile
@@ -126,6 +127,38 @@ def test_add_spec_view() -> None:
             assert view(request=None, context=None).body == MINIMAL_DOCUMENT
 
 
+def test_add_spec_view_json() -> None:
+    """Test that the openapi document is also served as JSON, alongside YAML."""
+    with testConfig() as config:
+        config.include("pyramid_openapi3")
+
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as document:
+            document.write(MINIMAL_DOCUMENT)
+            document.seek(0)
+
+            config.pyramid_openapi3_spec(
+                document.name, route="/foo.yaml", route_name="foo_api_spec"
+            )
+
+            # assert route
+            mapper = config.registry.getUtility(IRoutesMapper)
+            routes = mapper.get_routes()
+            assert routes[1].name == "foo_api_spec_json"
+            assert routes[1].path == "/foo.json"
+
+            # assert view
+            request = config.registry.queryUtility(
+                IRouteRequest, name="foo_api_spec_json"
+            )
+            view = config.registry.adapters.registered(
+                (IViewClassifier, request, Interface), IView, name=""
+            )
+            response = view(request=None, context=None)
+            assert response.content_type == "application/json"
+            spec = config.registry.settings["pyramid_openapi3"]["spec"]
+            assert json.loads(response.body) == spec.read_value()
+
+
 def test_add_spec_view_already_defined() -> None:
     """Test that creating a spec more than once raises an Exception."""
     with testConfig() as config: