diff --git a/include/spdk/json.h b/include/spdk/json.h
index 6c21d1f56..42cb5e859 100644
--- a/include/spdk/json.h
+++ b/include/spdk/json.h
@@ -241,6 +241,19 @@ int spdk_json_write_val(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const struct spdk_json_va
  */
 int spdk_json_write_val_raw(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const void *data, size_t len);
 
+/* Utility functions */
+int spdk_json_write_named_null(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *name);
+int spdk_json_write_named_bool(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *name, bool val);
+int spdk_json_write_named_int32(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *name, int32_t val);
+int spdk_json_write_named_uint32(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *name, uint32_t val);
+int spdk_json_write_named_uint64(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *name, uint64_t val);
+int spdk_json_write_named_int64(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *name, int64_t val);
+int spdk_json_write_named_string(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *name, const char *val);
+int spdk_json_write_named_string_fmt(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *name,
+				     const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((__format__(__printf__, 3, 4)));
+int spdk_json_write_named_array_begin(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *name);
+int spdk_json_write_named_object_begin(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *name);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/json/json_write.c b/lib/json/json_write.c
index fa7074876..d1058c54d 100644
--- a/lib/json/json_write.c
+++ b/lib/json/json_write.c
@@ -579,3 +579,90 @@ spdk_json_write_val(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const struct spdk_json_val *v
 
 	return fail(w);
 }
+
+int spdk_json_write_named_null(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *name)
+{
+	int rc = spdk_json_write_name(w, name);
+	return rc ? rc : spdk_json_write_null(w);
+}
+
+int spdk_json_write_named_bool(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *name, bool val)
+{
+	int rc = spdk_json_write_name(w, name);
+
+	return rc ? rc : spdk_json_write_bool(w, val);
+}
+
+int spdk_json_write_named_int32(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *name, int32_t val)
+{
+	int rc = spdk_json_write_name(w, name);
+
+	return rc ? rc : spdk_json_write_int32(w, val);
+}
+
+int spdk_json_write_named_uint32(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *name, uint32_t val)
+{
+	int rc = spdk_json_write_name(w, name);
+
+	return rc ? rc : spdk_json_write_uint32(w, val);
+}
+
+int spdk_json_write_named_uint64(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *name, uint64_t val)
+{
+	int rc = spdk_json_write_name(w, name);
+
+	return rc ? rc : spdk_json_write_uint64(w, val);
+}
+
+int spdk_json_write_named_int64(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *name, int64_t val)
+{
+	int rc = spdk_json_write_name(w, name);
+
+	return rc ? rc : spdk_json_write_int64(w, val);
+}
+
+int spdk_json_write_named_string(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *name, const char *val)
+{
+	int rc = spdk_json_write_name(w, name);
+
+	return rc ? rc : spdk_json_write_string(w, val);
+}
+
+int spdk_json_write_named_string_fmt(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *name,
+				     const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	char *s;
+	va_list args;
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = spdk_json_write_name(w, name);
+	if (rc) {
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	s = spdk_vsprintf_alloc(fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+
+	if (s == NULL) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	rc = spdk_json_write_string(w, s);
+	free(s);
+	return rc;
+}
+
+int spdk_json_write_named_array_begin(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *name)
+{
+	int rc = spdk_json_write_name(w, name);
+
+	return rc ? rc : spdk_json_write_array_begin(w);
+}
+
+int spdk_json_write_named_object_begin(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *name)
+{
+	int rc = spdk_json_write_name(w, name);
+
+	return rc ? rc : spdk_json_write_object_begin(w);
+}