diff --git a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/lang/RT.java b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/lang/RT.java
index 094568fde..96801b24b 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/lang/RT.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/lang/RT.java
@@ -1654,8 +1654,8 @@ public static <T> T jvm(ACell o) {
 	 * - Characters become a String
 	 * - Blobs become a hex string representation '0x....'
 	 * 
-	 * @param o Value to convert to JVM type
-	 * @return Java value which represents JSON object
+	 * @param o Value to convert to JSON value object
+	 * @return Java Object which represents JSON value
 	 */
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public static <T> T json(ACell o) {
@@ -1672,16 +1672,7 @@ public static <T> T json(ACell o) {
 			return (T) (Long)((Address) o).toExactLong();
 		if (o instanceof AMap) {
 			AMap<?,?> m= (AMap<?,?>)o;
-			long n=m.count();
-			HashMap<String,Object> hm=new HashMap<>();
-			for (long i=0; i<n; i++) {
-				MapEntry<?,?> me=m.entryAt(i);
-				ACell k=me.getKey();
-				String sk=(k instanceof AString)?k.toString():RT.toString(k);
-				Object v=json(me.getValue());
-				hm.put(sk, v);
-			}
-			return (T) hm;
+			return (T)jsonMap(m);
 		}
 		if (o instanceof ASequence) {
 			ASequence<?> seq= (ASequence<?>)o;
@@ -1695,9 +1686,38 @@ public static <T> T json(ACell o) {
 			return (T) list;
 		}
 
-
 		return (T) o.toString();
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Converts a CVM Map to a JSON representation
+	 * @param m Map to convert to JSON representation
+	 * @return Java value which represents JSON object
+	 */
+	public static HashMap<String,Object> jsonMap(AMap<?,?> m) {
+		int n=m.size();
+		HashMap<String,Object> hm=new HashMap<String,Object>(n);
+		for (long i=0; i<n; i++) {
+			MapEntry<?,?> me=m.entryAt(i);
+			ACell k=me.getKey();
+			String sk=jsonKey(k);
+			Object v=json(me.getValue());
+			hm.put(sk, v);
+		}
+		return hm;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets a String from a value suitable for use as a JSON map key
+	 * @param k Value to convert to a JSON key
+	 * @return String usable as JSON key
+	 */
+	public static String jsonKey(ACell k) {
+		if (k instanceof AString) return k.toString();
+		if (k instanceof Keyword) return ((Keyword)k).getName().toString();
+		return RT.toString(k);
+	}
+
 
 	/**
 	 * Get the runtime Type of any CVM value
diff --git a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/transactions/Transactions.java b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/transactions/Transactions.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd1bc4276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/transactions/Transactions.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package convex.core.transactions;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+import convex.core.lang.RT;
+
+public class Transactions {
+
+	public static HashMap<String,Object> toJSON(ATransaction tx) {
+		HashMap<String,Object> result= RT.jsonMap(tx);
+		result.put("type", tx.getClass().getSimpleName());
+		return result;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/TransactionTest.java b/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/TransactionTest.java
index cbeea38a6..5a3310edf 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/TransactionTest.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/TransactionTest.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import convex.core.data.AVector;
@@ -18,7 +20,9 @@
 import convex.core.lang.Symbols;
 import convex.core.transactions.ATransaction;
 import convex.core.transactions.Call;
+import convex.core.transactions.Invoke;
 import convex.core.transactions.Multi;
+import convex.core.transactions.Transactions;
 import convex.core.transactions.Transfer;
 import static convex.test.Assertions.*;
 
@@ -56,6 +60,13 @@ public void testTransfer() {
 		doTransactionTests(t1);
 	}
 	
+	@Test public void testJSON() {
+		Invoke tx=Invoke.create(VILLAIN, 1, "(+ 2 3)");
+		HashMap<String,Object> hm=Transactions.toJSON(tx);
+		assertEquals("Invoke",hm.get("type"));
+		assertEquals(1L,hm.get("sequence"));
+	}   
+	
 	@Test 
 	public void testMulti() {
 		Transfer t1=Transfer.create(HERO, 120, VILLAIN, 1000);
diff --git a/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/lang/RTTest.java b/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/lang/RTTest.java
index 5e357fe9a..a523119ca 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/lang/RTTest.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/lang/RTTest.java
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ public void testJSON() {
 		assertEquals("foo",RT.json(Symbols.FOO));
 		assertEquals(":foo",RT.json(Keywords.FOO));
 		
+		// Note keywords get colon removed when used as JSON key
+		assertEquals(":bar",RT.jsonMap(Maps.of(Keywords.FOO, Keywords.BAR)).get("foo"));
+
+		
 		// JSON should convert keys to strings
 		assertEquals(Maps.of("1",2), RT.cvm(RT.json(Maps.of(1,2))));
 		assertEquals(Maps.of("[]",3), RT.cvm(RT.json(Maps.of(Vectors.empty(),3))));