diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index cfd3355c4b..10c8420341 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -419,6 +419,12 @@ ThisBuild / mimaBinaryIssueFilters ++= Seq(
   ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingTypesProblem](
     "com.spotify.scio.bigquery.types.package$Json$"
   ),
+  ProblemFilters.exclude[IncompatibleMethTypeProblem](
+    "com.spotify.scio.bigquery.types.package#Json.apply"
+  ),
+  ProblemFilters.exclude[IncompatibleResultTypeProblem](
+    "com.spotify.scio.bigquery.types.package#Json.parse"
+  ),
   // tf-metadata upgrade
   ProblemFilters.exclude[Problem](
     "org.tensorflow.metadata.v0.*"
@@ -1017,6 +1023,7 @@ lazy val `scio-google-cloud-platform` = project
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       // compile
       "com.esotericsoftware" % "kryo-shaded" % kryoVersion,
+      "com.fasterxml.jackson.core" % "jackson-core" % jacksonVersion,
       "com.fasterxml.jackson.core" % "jackson-databind" % jacksonVersion,
       "com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype" % "jackson-datatype-joda" % jacksonVersion,
       "com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype" % "jackson-datatype-jsr310" % jacksonVersion,
diff --git a/integration/src/test/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/TypedBigQueryIT.scala b/integration/src/test/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/TypedBigQueryIT.scala
index 8c53c34b34..12fc0a2221 100644
--- a/integration/src/test/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/TypedBigQueryIT.scala
+++ b/integration/src/test/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/TypedBigQueryIT.scala
@@ -79,9 +79,12 @@ object TypedBigQueryIT {
   )
   implicit val arbJson: Arbitrary[Json] = Arbitrary(
     for {
-      key <- Gen.alphaStr
+      isArray <- Arbitrary.arbBool.arbitrary
+      // f is a key field from TableRow. It cannot be used as column name
+      // see https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/33531
+      key <- Gen.alphaStr.retryUntil(_ != "f")
       value <- Gen.alphaStr
-    } yield Json(s"""{"$key":"$value"}""")
+    } yield Json(if (isArray) s"""["$key","$value"]""" else s"""{"$key":"$value"}""")
   )
 
   implicit val arbBigNumeric: Arbitrary[BigNumeric] = Arbitrary {
diff --git a/scio-google-cloud-platform/src/main/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/syntax/TableRowSyntax.scala b/scio-google-cloud-platform/src/main/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/syntax/TableRowSyntax.scala
index 69283fdf0b..0d8e6bada1 100644
--- a/scio-google-cloud-platform/src/main/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/syntax/TableRowSyntax.scala
+++ b/scio-google-cloud-platform/src/main/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/syntax/TableRowSyntax.scala
@@ -121,10 +121,11 @@ object TableRowOps {
   }
 
   def json(value: AnyRef): Json = value match {
-    case x: Json     => x
-    case x: TableRow => Json(x)
-    case x: String   => Json(x)
-    case _           => throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot convert to json: " + value)
+    case x: Json                => x
+    case x: java.util.Map[_, _] => Json(x)
+    case x: java.util.List[_]   => Json(x)
+    case x: String              => Json(x)
+    case _ => throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot convert to json: " + value)
   }
 
   def bignumeric(value: AnyRef): BigNumeric = value match {
diff --git a/scio-google-cloud-platform/src/main/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/types/package.scala b/scio-google-cloud-platform/src/main/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/types/package.scala
index 687c2f17d5..4a3e909667 100644
--- a/scio-google-cloud-platform/src/main/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/types/package.scala
+++ b/scio-google-cloud-platform/src/main/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/types/package.scala
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.typelevel.scalaccompat.annotation.nowarn
 import java.math.MathContext
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer
 import scala.annotation.StaticAnnotation
+
 package object types {
 
   /**
@@ -72,8 +73,17 @@ package object types {
       .disable(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS)
       .disable(SerializationFeature.FAIL_ON_EMPTY_BEANS);
 
-    def apply(row: TableRow): Json = Json(mapper.writeValueAsString(row))
-    def parse(json: Json): TableRow = mapper.readValue(json.wkt, classOf[TableRow])
+    def apply(value: AnyRef): Json = Json(mapper.writeValueAsString(value))
+    def parse(json: Json): AnyRef = {
+      val node = mapper.readTree(json.wkt)
+      if (node.isObject) {
+        mapper.treeToValue(node, classOf[java.util.Map[_, _]])
+      } else if (node.isArray) {
+        mapper.treeToValue(node, classOf[java.util.List[_]])
+      } else {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException(s"Invalid json ${json.wkt}")
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/scio-google-cloud-platform/src/test/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/types/ConverterProviderSpec.scala b/scio-google-cloud-platform/src/test/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/types/ConverterProviderSpec.scala
index 580fb6f092..a37326a08c 100644
--- a/scio-google-cloud-platform/src/test/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/types/ConverterProviderSpec.scala
+++ b/scio-google-cloud-platform/src/test/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/types/ConverterProviderSpec.scala
@@ -53,11 +53,12 @@ final class ConverterProviderSpec
   }
   implicit val arbJson: Arbitrary[Json] = Arbitrary(
     for {
+      isArray <- Arbitrary.arbBool.arbitrary
       // f is a key field from TableRow. It cannot be used as column name
       // see https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/33531
       key <- Gen.alphaStr.retryUntil(_ != "f")
       value <- Gen.alphaStr
-    } yield Json(s"""{"$key":"$value"}""")
+    } yield Json(if (isArray) s"""["$key","$value"]""" else s"""{"$key":"$value"}""")
   )
   implicit val eqByteArrays: Eq[Array[Byte]] = Eq.instance[Array[Byte]](_.toList == _.toList)
   implicit val eqByteString: Eq[ByteString] = Eq.instance[ByteString](_ == _)
diff --git a/scio-google-cloud-platform/src/test/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/types/ConverterProviderTest.scala b/scio-google-cloud-platform/src/test/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/types/ConverterProviderTest.scala
index 1df7580117..614dcb2a3b 100644
--- a/scio-google-cloud-platform/src/test/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/types/ConverterProviderTest.scala
+++ b/scio-google-cloud-platform/src/test/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/types/ConverterProviderTest.scala
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import org.joda.time.{Instant, LocalDate, LocalDateTime, LocalTime}
 import org.scalatest.matchers.should.Matchers
 import org.scalatest.flatspec.AnyFlatSpec
 
+import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters._
+
 class ConverterProviderTest extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers {
   import ConverterProviderTest._
 
@@ -49,13 +51,42 @@ class ConverterProviderTest extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers {
   }
 
   it should "handle required json type" in {
-    val wkt = """{"name":"Alice","age":30}"""
-    val parsed = new TableRow()
-      .set("name", "Alice")
-      .set("age", 30)
+    // JSON object
+    {
+      val wkt = """{"name":"Alice","age":30,"address":{"street":"Broadway","city":"New York"}}"""
+      val parsed = Map(
+        "name" -> "Alice",
+        "age" -> 30,
+        "address" -> Map(
+          "street" -> "Broadway",
+          "city" -> "New York"
+        ).asJava
+      ).asJava
+
+      RequiredJson.fromTableRow(TableRow("a" -> parsed)) shouldBe RequiredJson(Json(wkt))
+      BigQueryType.toTableRow[RequiredJson](RequiredJson(Json(wkt))) shouldBe TableRow(
+        "a" -> parsed
+      )
+    }
+
+    // JSON array
+    {
+      val wkt = """["Alice",30,{"street":"Broadway","city":"New York"}]"""
+      val parsed = List(
+        "Alice",
+        30,
+        Map(
+          "street" -> "Broadway",
+          "city" -> "New York"
+        ).asJava
+      ).asJava
+
+      RequiredJson.fromTableRow(TableRow("a" -> parsed)) shouldBe RequiredJson(Json(wkt))
+      BigQueryType.toTableRow[RequiredJson](RequiredJson(Json(wkt))) shouldBe TableRow(
+        "a" -> parsed
+      )
+    }
 
-    RequiredJson.fromTableRow(TableRow("a" -> parsed)) shouldBe RequiredJson(Json(wkt))
-    BigQueryType.toTableRow[RequiredJson](RequiredJson(Json(wkt))) shouldBe TableRow("a" -> parsed)
   }
 
   it should "handle required big numeric type" in {