diff --git a/changelog/pending/20221025--auto-dotnet--add-json-option-to-updateoptions.yaml b/changelog/pending/20221025--auto-dotnet--add-json-option-to-updateoptions.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..46d460b3ac73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/pending/20221025--auto-dotnet--add-json-option-to-updateoptions.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+changes:
+- type: feat
+  scope: auto/dotnet
+  description: Add Json option to UpdateOptions.
diff --git a/sdk/dotnet/Pulumi.Automation/UpdateOptions.cs b/sdk/dotnet/Pulumi.Automation/UpdateOptions.cs
index db22894720d0..4a85c7079ef1 100644
--- a/sdk/dotnet/Pulumi.Automation/UpdateOptions.cs
+++ b/sdk/dotnet/Pulumi.Automation/UpdateOptions.cs
@@ -66,5 +66,10 @@ public class UpdateOptions
         /// Print detailed debugging output during resource operations
         /// </summary>
         public bool? Debug { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Format standard output as JSON not text.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool? Json { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sdk/dotnet/Pulumi.Automation/WorkspaceStack.cs b/sdk/dotnet/Pulumi.Automation/WorkspaceStack.cs
index 13ed9d1ff8bd..d6a29b0fae9b 100644
--- a/sdk/dotnet/Pulumi.Automation/WorkspaceStack.cs
+++ b/sdk/dotnet/Pulumi.Automation/WorkspaceStack.cs
@@ -800,6 +800,11 @@ static void ApplyUpdateOptions(UpdateOptions options, List<string> args)
             {
                 args.Add("--debug");
             }
+
+            if (options.Json is true)
+            {
+                args.Add("--json");
+            }
         }
     }
 }