diff --git a/tests/integration/test_auth.py b/tests/integration/test_auth.py
index 6b52b1c..6720f8b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_auth.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_auth.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from tests.integration.conftest import TRUMPET
 from toot import api
+from toot.entities import Account, from_dict
 from toot.utils import get_text
 
 
@@ -16,6 +17,13 @@ def test_update_account_display_name(run, app, user):
     assert account["display_name"] == "elwood"
 
 
+def test_update_account_json(run_json, app, user):
+    out = run_json("update_account", "--display-name", "elwood", "--json")
+    account = from_dict(Account, out)
+    assert account.acct == user.username
+    assert account.display_name == "elwood"
+
+
 def test_update_account_note(run, app, user):
     note = ("It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack "
            "of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses.")
diff --git a/toot/commands.py b/toot/commands.py
index 92d0085..d564cbf 100644
--- a/toot/commands.py
+++ b/toot/commands.py
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ def update_account(app, user, args):
     if all(option is None for option in options):
         raise ConsoleError("Please specify at least one option to update the account")
 
-    api.update_account(
+    response = api.update_account(
         app,
         user,
         avatar=args.avatar,
@@ -355,7 +355,10 @@ def update_account(app, user, args):
         sensitive=args.sensitive,
     )
 
-    print_out("<green>✓ Account updated</green>")
+    if args.json:
+        print(response.text)
+    else:
+        print_out("<green>✓ Account updated</green>")
 
 
 def login_cli(app, user, args):
diff --git a/toot/console.py b/toot/console.py
index 70d5bed..41583c1 100644
--- a/toot/console.py
+++ b/toot/console.py
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ AUTH_COMMANDS = [
                 "type": language,
                 "help": "Default language to use for authored statuses (ISO 639-1)."
             }),
+            json_arg,
         ],
         require_auth=True,
     ),
diff --git a/toot/entities.py b/toot/entities.py
index 17f7406..d41a236 100644
--- a/toot/entities.py
+++ b/toot/entities.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class Account:
     statuses_count: int
     followers_count: int
     following_count: int
+    source: Optional[dict]
 
     @staticmethod
     def __toot_prepare__(obj: Dict) -> Dict: