diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index d1c29bee..50ac53b2 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ noinst_HEADERS = \
     module.h \
     reportxml.h \
     reportxml_helper.h \
+    json.h \
     listensocket.h \
     fastevent.h \
     event.h \
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ icecast_SOURCES = \
     module.c \
     reportxml.c \
     reportxml_helper.c \
+    json.c \
     listensocket.c \
     fastevent.c \
     format.c \
diff --git a/src/json.c b/src/json.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11f72e1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/json.c
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/* Icecast
+ *
+ * This program is distributed under the GNU General Public License, version 2.
+ * A copy of this license is included with this source.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2018-2020, Philipp "ph3-der-loewe" Schafft <lion@lion.leolix.org>,
+ */
+
+/**
+ * This file contains functions for rendering JSON.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "json.h"
+
+#include "logging.h"
+#define CATMODULE "json"
+
diff --git a/src/json.h b/src/json.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c2fa8f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/json.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/* Icecast
+ *
+ * This program is distributed under the GNU General Public License, version 2.
+ * A copy of this license is included with this source.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2020,      Philipp "ph3-der-loewe" Schafft <lion@lion.leolix.org>,
+ */
+
+/* This file contains functions for rendering JSON. */
+
+#ifndef __JSON_H__
+#define __JSON_H__
+
+
+#endif