diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d974dc2d..09a745b8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1634,6 +1634,19 @@ For example:
 See the [net.logstash.logback.decorate](/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/decorate) package
 and sub-packages for other decorators.
 
+If you prefer pretty printing for easier interactive viewing of (error) logs, you
+may also prefer to write the stacktrace as an array of strings where each string
+is a stacktrace line:
+
+```xml
+<encoder class="net.logstash.logback.encoder.LogstashEncoder">
+    <decorator class="net.logstash.logback.decorate.PrettyPrintingDecorator">
+		<indentArraysWithNewLine>true</indentArraysWithNewLine>
+    </decorator>
+	<writeStackTraceAsArray>true</writeStackTraceAsArray>
+</encoder>
+```
+
 ### Registering Jackson Modules
 
 By default, Jackson modules are dynamically registered via
@@ -2871,6 +2884,7 @@ The provider name is the xml element name to use when configuring. Each provider
         <ul>
           <li><tt>fieldName</tt> - Output field name (<tt>stack_trace</tt>)</li>
           <li><tt>throwableConverter</tt> - The <tt>ThrowableHandlingConverter</tt> to use to format the stacktrace (<tt>stack_trace</tt>)</li>
+          <li><tt>writeAsArray</tt> - write the stacktrace as an array of strings where each string is a stacktrace line</li>
         </ul>
       </td>
     </tr>
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/LogstashFormatter.java b/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/LogstashFormatter.java
index 75f6288e..0ec312ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/LogstashFormatter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/LogstashFormatter.java
@@ -396,6 +396,14 @@ public void setThrowableConverter(ThrowableHandlingConverter throwableConverter)
         this.stackTraceProvider.setThrowableConverter(throwableConverter);
     }
 
+    public boolean isWriteStackTraceAsArray() {
+        return this.stackTraceProvider.isWriteAsArray();
+    }
+
+    public void setWriteStackTraceAsArray(boolean writeStackTraceAsArray) {
+        this.stackTraceProvider.setWriteAsArray(writeStackTraceAsArray);
+    }
+
     public String getVersion() {
         return this.versionProvider.getVersion();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/composite/loggingevent/StackTraceJsonProvider.java b/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/composite/loggingevent/StackTraceJsonProvider.java
index 52f88b02..a4987502 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/composite/loggingevent/StackTraceJsonProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/composite/loggingevent/StackTraceJsonProvider.java
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ public class StackTraceJsonProvider extends AbstractFieldJsonProvider<ILoggingEv
      */
     private ThrowableHandlingConverter throwableConverter = new ExtendedThrowableProxyConverter();
 
+    /**
+     * If true, stacktrace will be output as a json array of strings split by newlines
+     * If else, stacktrace will be output as a json string
+     */
+    private boolean writeAsArray;
+
     public StackTraceJsonProvider() {
         setFieldName(FIELD_STACK_TRACE);
     }
@@ -60,8 +66,15 @@ public void stop() {
     @Override
     public void writeTo(JsonGenerator generator, ILoggingEvent event) {
         IThrowableProxy throwableProxy = event.getThrowableProxy();
-        if (throwableProxy != null) {
-            JsonWritingUtils.writeStringField(generator, getFieldName(), throwableConverter.convert(event));
+        if (throwableProxy == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        String stacktrace = throwableConverter.convert(event);
+        if (writeAsArray) {
+            String[] lines = stacktrace.split("\n");
+            JsonWritingUtils.writeStringArrayField(generator, getFieldName(), lines);
+        } else {
+            JsonWritingUtils.writeStringField(generator, getFieldName(), stacktrace);
         }
     }
 
@@ -73,7 +86,17 @@ public void setFieldNames(LogstashFieldNames fieldNames) {
     public ThrowableHandlingConverter getThrowableConverter() {
         return throwableConverter;
     }
+
     public void setThrowableConverter(ThrowableHandlingConverter throwableConverter) {
         this.throwableConverter = throwableConverter;
     }
+
+    public boolean isWriteAsArray() {
+        return writeAsArray;
+    }
+
+    public void setWriteAsArray(boolean writeAsArray) {
+        this.writeAsArray = writeAsArray;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/decorate/PrettyPrintingDecorator.java b/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/decorate/PrettyPrintingDecorator.java
index 8fe431ff..001df01c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/decorate/PrettyPrintingDecorator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/decorate/PrettyPrintingDecorator.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import ch.qos.logback.core.CoreConstants;
 import tools.jackson.core.PrettyPrinter;
+import tools.jackson.core.util.DefaultIndenter;
 import tools.jackson.core.util.DefaultPrettyPrinter;
 import tools.jackson.core.util.Separators;
 import tools.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
@@ -28,10 +29,13 @@
  */
 public class PrettyPrintingDecorator<M extends ObjectMapper, B extends MapperBuilder<M, B>> implements MapperBuilderDecorator<M, B> {
 
+    private static final DefaultPrettyPrinter.FixedSpaceIndenter DEFAULT_ARRAY_INDENTER = DefaultPrettyPrinter.FixedSpaceIndenter.instance();
+
     private Separators separators = PrettyPrinter.DEFAULT_SEPARATORS
             .withRootSeparator(CoreConstants.EMPTY_STRING);
 
-    private DefaultPrettyPrinter prettyPrinter = new DefaultPrettyPrinter(separators);
+    private DefaultPrettyPrinter prettyPrinter = new DefaultPrettyPrinter(separators)
+            .withArrayIndenter(DEFAULT_ARRAY_INDENTER);
 
     @Override
     public B decorate(B mapperBuilder) {
@@ -66,4 +70,17 @@ public void setSpacesInObjectEntries(boolean spacesInObjectEntries) {
         separators = separators.withObjectNameValueSpacing(spacesInObjectEntries ? Separators.Spacing.BOTH : Separators.Spacing.NONE);
         prettyPrinter = prettyPrinter.withSeparators(separators);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets whether arrays are indented with a new line.
+     *
+     * @param indentArraysWithNewLine whether arrays are indented with a new line.
+     */
+    public void setIndentArraysWithNewLine(boolean indentArraysWithNewLine) {
+        if (indentArraysWithNewLine) {
+            prettyPrinter = prettyPrinter.withArrayIndenter(DefaultIndenter.SYSTEM_LINEFEED_INSTANCE);
+        } else {
+            prettyPrinter = prettyPrinter.withArrayIndenter(DEFAULT_ARRAY_INDENTER);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/encoder/LogstashEncoder.java b/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/encoder/LogstashEncoder.java
index 94cb4aae..58805fdd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/encoder/LogstashEncoder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/encoder/LogstashEncoder.java
@@ -203,6 +203,14 @@ public void setThrowableConverter(ThrowableHandlingConverter throwableConverter)
         getFormatter().setThrowableConverter(throwableConverter);
     }
 
+    public boolean isWriteStackTraceAsArray() {
+        return getFormatter().isWriteStackTraceAsArray();
+    }
+
+    public void setWriteStackTraceAsArray(boolean writeStackTraceAsArray) {
+        this.getFormatter().setWriteStackTraceAsArray(writeStackTraceAsArray);
+    }
+
     public String getTimeZone() {
         return getFormatter().getTimeZone();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/layout/LogstashLayout.java b/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/layout/LogstashLayout.java
index 0d473958..b0621320 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/layout/LogstashLayout.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/logstash/logback/layout/LogstashLayout.java
@@ -215,7 +215,15 @@ public void setTimestampPattern(String pattern) {
     public void setThrowableConverter(ThrowableHandlingConverter throwableConverter) {
         getFormatter().setThrowableConverter(throwableConverter);
     }
-    
+
+    public boolean isWriteStackTraceAsArray() {
+        return getFormatter().isWriteStackTraceAsArray();
+    }
+
+    public void setWriteStackTraceAsArray(boolean writeStackTraceAsArray) {
+        this.getFormatter().setWriteStackTraceAsArray(writeStackTraceAsArray);
+    }
+
     public String getVersion() {
         return getFormatter().getVersion();
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/logstash/logback/composite/loggingevent/StackTraceJsonProviderTest.java b/src/test/java/net/logstash/logback/composite/loggingevent/StackTraceJsonProviderTest.java
index 3814eead..a2e5bc0e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/logstash/logback/composite/loggingevent/StackTraceJsonProviderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/logstash/logback/composite/loggingevent/StackTraceJsonProviderTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package net.logstash.logback.composite.loggingevent;
 
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.anyString;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.atLeastOnce;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@
 import ch.qos.logback.classic.pattern.ThrowableHandlingConverter;
 import ch.qos.logback.classic.spi.ILoggingEvent;
 import ch.qos.logback.classic.spi.IThrowableProxy;
+import org.assertj.core.util.Throwables;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
@@ -90,4 +93,22 @@ public void testFieldNames() {
         verify(generator).writeStringProperty("newFieldName", "stack");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testWriteAsArray() {
+        String stacktrace = Throwables.getStackTrace(new RuntimeException("testing exception handling"));
+        when(converter.convert(event)).thenReturn(stacktrace);
+
+        provider.setWriteAsArray(true);
+
+        when(event.getThrowableProxy()).thenReturn(ThrowableProxy);
+
+        provider.writeTo(generator, event);
+
+        verify(generator).writeName("stack_trace");
+        verify(generator).writeStartArray();
+        verify(generator).writeString("java.lang.RuntimeException: testing exception handling");
+        verify(generator, atLeastOnce()).writeString(anyString());
+        verify(generator).writeEndArray();
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/logstash/logback/decorate/PrettyPrintingDecoratorTest.java b/src/test/java/net/logstash/logback/decorate/PrettyPrintingDecoratorTest.java
index d88135c4..954378b6 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/logstash/logback/decorate/PrettyPrintingDecoratorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/logstash/logback/decorate/PrettyPrintingDecoratorTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import java.io.StringWriter;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import tools.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
@@ -89,4 +90,29 @@ void noSpacesInObjectEntries() {
         writer.flush();
         assertThat(writer.toString()).isEqualTo("{\n  \"key1\":\"value1\"\n}{\n  \"key2\":\"value2\"\n}");
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void arrayElementsOnNewLine() {
+        PrettyPrintingDecorator<JsonMapper, JsonMapper.Builder> decorator = new PrettyPrintingDecorator<>();
+        decorator.setIndentArraysWithNewLine(true);
+
+        StringWriter writer = new StringWriter();
+        JsonGenerator generator = decorator.decorate(JsonMapper.builder()).build().createGenerator(writer);
+
+        generator.writePOJO(Collections.singletonMap("key1", List.of(
+                "RuntimeException: foobar",
+                "\tat com.example.Foobar")));
+        generator.writePOJO(Collections.singletonMap("key2", "value2"));
+
+        generator.flush();
+        writer.flush();
+        assertThat(writer.toString()).isEqualTo("{\n"
+                + "  \"key1\" : [\n"
+                + "    \"RuntimeException: foobar\",\n"
+                + "    \"\\tat com.example.Foobar\"\n"
+                + "  ]\n"
+                + "}{\n"
+                + "  \"key2\" : \"value2\"\n"
+                + "}");
+    }
 }