diff --git a/changes.d/6892.feat.md b/changes.d/6892.feat.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ca1eda92a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes.d/6892.feat.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added `--format=json` option to `cylc broadcast` for use with the `--display` option. Deprecated the `--raw` option in favour of `--format=raw`.
diff --git a/cylc/flow/scripts/broadcast.py b/cylc/flow/scripts/broadcast.py
index 86b96cc39d6..b9ae72863cb 100755
--- a/cylc/flow/scripts/broadcast.py
+++ b/cylc/flow/scripts/broadcast.py
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@
     from optparse import Values
 
 
+RAW_DEPR_MSG = (
+    "DEPRECATED: the --raw option will be removed at Cylc 8.7; "
+    "use --format=raw instead."
+)
+
 REC_ITEM = re.compile(r'^\[([^\]]*)\](.*)$')
 
 MUTATION = '''
@@ -312,12 +317,33 @@ def get_option_parser() -> COP:
         help="Use unicode box characters with -d, -k.",
         action="store_true", default=False, dest="unicode")
 
+    # BACK COMPAT: --raw
+    # From: < 8.5.1
+    # To: 8.5.1
+    # Remove at: 8.7.0
     parser.add_option(
         "-r", "--raw",
-        help="With -d/--display or -k/--display-task, write out "
-             "the broadcast config structure in raw Python form.",
+        help=(
+            "With -d/--display or -k/--display-task, write out "
+            "the broadcast config structure in raw Python form. "
+            f"{RAW_DEPR_MSG}"
+        ),
         action="store_true", default=False, dest="raw")
 
+    parser.add_option(
+        '--format',
+        help=(
+            "With -d/--display or -k/--display-task, write out "
+            "the broadcast config structure in one of the following formats: "
+            "tree, json, or raw (like json but as a Python dictionary). "
+            r"Default: %default."
+        ),
+        action='store',
+        dest='format',
+        choices=('tree', 'json', 'raw'),
+        default='tree',
+    )
+
     return parser
 
 
@@ -356,6 +382,9 @@ async def run(options: 'Values', workflow_id):
 
     }
 
+    if options.raw:
+        ret['stderr'].append(cparse(f"<yellow>{RAW_DEPR_MSG}</yellow>"))
+
     if options.show or options.showtask:
         if options.showtask:
             try:
@@ -369,7 +398,12 @@ async def run(options: 'Values', workflow_id):
         for wflow in result['workflows']:
             settings = wflow['broadcasts']
             padding = get_padding(settings) * ' '
-            if options.raw:
+            if options.format == 'json':
+                import json
+                ret['stdout'].append(
+                    json.dumps(settings, indent=2, sort_keys=True)
+                )
+            elif options.raw or options.format == 'raw':
                 ret['stdout'].append(str(settings))
             else:
                 ret['stdout'].extend(
diff --git a/tests/functional/broadcast/14-display-format.t b/tests/functional/broadcast/14-display-format.t
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..239d10827a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/broadcast/14-display-format.t
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# THIS FILE IS PART OF THE CYLC WORKFLOW ENGINE.
+# Copyright (C) NIWA & British Crown (Met Office) & Contributors.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Test the --format option.
+
+. "$(dirname "$0")/test_header"
+set_test_number 6
+
+init_workflow "${TEST_NAME_BASE}" << '__EOF__'
+[scheduler]
+  [[events]]
+    stall timeout = PT0S
+    abort on stall timeout = True
+[scheduling]
+  [[graph]]
+    R1 = foo
+[runtime]
+  [[foo]]
+    pre-script = """
+      cylc broadcast "$CYLC_WORKFLOW_ID" \
+        -p "$CYLC_TASK_CYCLE_POINT" -n "$CYLC_TASK_NAME" \
+        --set '[environment]horse=dorothy' \
+        --set 'post-script=echo "$horse"'
+    """
+    script = """
+      cylc broadcast "$CYLC_WORKFLOW_ID" --display --format json > out.json
+      cylc broadcast "$CYLC_WORKFLOW_ID" --display --format raw > raw1.stdout
+      # Test deprecated option:
+      cylc broadcast "$CYLC_WORKFLOW_ID" --display --raw 1> raw2.stdout 2> raw2.stderr
+    """
+__EOF__
+
+run_ok "${TEST_NAME_BASE}-validate" cylc validate "${WORKFLOW_NAME}"
+workflow_run_ok "${TEST_NAME_BASE}-run" cylc play "${WORKFLOW_NAME}" --no-detach
+
+FOO_WORK_DIR="${WORKFLOW_RUN_DIR}/work/1/foo"
+
+TEST_NAME="${TEST_NAME_BASE}-cmp-json"
+cmp_json "$TEST_NAME" "${FOO_WORK_DIR}/out.json" << '__EOF__'
+{
+  "1": {
+    "foo": {
+      "environment": {
+        "horse": "dorothy"
+      },
+      "post-script": "echo \"$horse\""
+    }
+  }
+}
+__EOF__
+
+cmp_ok "${FOO_WORK_DIR}/raw1.stdout" << '__EOF__'
+{'1': {'foo': {'environment': {'horse': 'dorothy'}, 'post-script': 'echo "$horse"'}}}
+__EOF__
+
+cmp_ok "${FOO_WORK_DIR}/raw2.stdout" "${FOO_WORK_DIR}/raw1.stdout"
+
+cmp_ok "${FOO_WORK_DIR}/raw2.stderr" << __EOF__
+DEPRECATED: the --raw option will be removed at Cylc 8.7; use --format=raw instead.
+__EOF__
+
+purge