diff --git a/cli/ast/mod.rs b/cli/ast/mod.rs
index 464c89257b..80cbd5c4bb 100644
--- a/cli/ast/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/ast/mod.rs
@@ -351,11 +351,23 @@ pub fn transpile_module(
   cm: Rc<SourceMap>,
 ) -> Result<(Rc<deno_ast::swc::common::SourceFile>, Module), AnyError> {
   let source = strip_bom(source);
+  let source = if media_type == MediaType::Json {
+    format!(
+      "export default JSON.parse(`{}`);",
+      source.replace("${", "\\${").replace('`', "\\`")
+    )
+  } else {
+    source.to_string()
+  };
   let source_file =
-    cm.new_source_file(FileName::Url(specifier.clone()), source.to_string());
+    cm.new_source_file(FileName::Url(specifier.clone()), source);
   let input = StringInput::from(&*source_file);
   let comments = SingleThreadedComments::default();
-  let syntax = get_syntax(media_type);
+  let syntax = if media_type == MediaType::Json {
+    get_syntax(MediaType::JavaScript)
+  } else {
+    get_syntax(media_type)
+  };
   let lexer = Lexer::new(syntax, deno_ast::ES_VERSION, input, Some(&comments));
   let mut parser = deno_ast::swc::parser::Parser::new_from(lexer);
   let module = parser
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration/bundle_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration/bundle_tests.rs
index 9010ec9b19..adc0dbd1df 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration/bundle_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration/bundle_tests.rs
@@ -346,6 +346,70 @@ fn bundle_import_map_no_check() {
   assert_eq!(output.stderr, b"");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn bundle_json_module() {
+  // First we have to generate a bundle of some module that has exports.
+  let mod7 = util::testdata_path().join("subdir/mod7.js");
+  assert!(mod7.is_file());
+  let t = TempDir::new().expect("tempdir fail");
+  let bundle = t.path().join("mod7.bundle.js");
+  let mut deno = util::deno_cmd()
+    .current_dir(util::testdata_path())
+    .arg("bundle")
+    .arg(mod7)
+    .arg(&bundle)
+    .spawn()
+    .expect("failed to spawn script");
+  let status = deno.wait().expect("failed to wait for the child process");
+  assert!(status.success());
+  assert!(bundle.is_file());
+
+  let output = util::deno_cmd()
+    .current_dir(util::testdata_path())
+    .arg("run")
+    .arg(&bundle)
+    .output()
+    .expect("failed to spawn script");
+  // check that nothing went to stderr
+  assert_eq!(output.stderr, b"");
+  // ensure the output looks right
+  assert!(String::from_utf8(output.stdout)
+    .unwrap()
+    .contains("with space"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn bundle_json_module_escape_sub() {
+  // First we have to generate a bundle of some module that has exports.
+  let mod8 = util::testdata_path().join("subdir/mod8.js");
+  assert!(mod8.is_file());
+  let t = TempDir::new().expect("tempdir fail");
+  let bundle = t.path().join("mod8.bundle.js");
+  let mut deno = util::deno_cmd()
+    .current_dir(util::testdata_path())
+    .arg("bundle")
+    .arg(mod8)
+    .arg(&bundle)
+    .spawn()
+    .expect("failed to spawn script");
+  let status = deno.wait().expect("failed to wait for the child process");
+  assert!(status.success());
+  assert!(bundle.is_file());
+
+  let output = util::deno_cmd()
+    .current_dir(util::testdata_path())
+    .arg("run")
+    .arg(&bundle)
+    .output()
+    .expect("failed to spawn script");
+  // check that nothing went to stderr
+  assert_eq!(output.stderr, b"");
+  // make sure the output looks right and the escapes were effective
+  assert!(String::from_utf8(output.stdout)
+    .unwrap()
+    .contains("${globalThis}`and string literal`"));
+}
+
 itest!(lock_check_err_with_bundle {
   args: "bundle --lock=lock_check_err_with_bundle.json http://127.0.0.1:4545/subdir/mod1.ts",
   output: "lock_check_err_with_bundle.out",
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/subdir/json_3.json b/cli/tests/testdata/subdir/json_3.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b20bc06494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/subdir/json_3.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"${globalThis}`and string literal`"
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/subdir/mod7.js b/cli/tests/testdata/subdir/mod7.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2bd4b5eb78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/subdir/mod7.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import json1 from "./json_1.json" assert { type: "json" };
+
+console.log(json1);
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/subdir/mod8.js b/cli/tests/testdata/subdir/mod8.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bf7a49a88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/subdir/mod8.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import json3 from "./json_3.json" assert { type: "json" };
+
+console.log(json3);